‘25 Recruiting Forum: Official Syracuse vs Tennessee Pre-game/Game Thread

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Adam Sandler said:
Players that surprised you in a good way today? Mine would be Joey a, star thomas, Ty Redmond, and Colton hood.
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-The entire O Line first and foremost. Really impressed by them
-Nathan Robinson with a freaking cast on
-Jalen McMurray made some huge plays
-DeSean Bishop has amazing balance and burst at the point of attack
-Braylon Staley and Brazzell stepped up
- a bunch of other guys who made plays i wasn't expecting (Telander, Ross, Harmon, Spillman)
 
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SmyrnaATLVolisback said:
My thoughts (not that they matter):

OL, RBs and TEs looked good. Great blocking and moving the pile.WRs looked mid and had some dumb drops. Hoping it’s first game jitters and working out the kinks. Joey played well and did what he was asked.

DL looked small and got pushed around. Herring and Joseph did not work. Ross was really good, don’t know why we forced herring. Interior needs beef. Hope Moi is ok. And Hobbs gets back soon.

LB looked good. DB good. Some busts but they played well. I was shocked how small we looked at interior DL.
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Joseph did not work?
 
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VolGee4 said:
Hobbs, Moi, Robinson, West, Bailey. and Wallace are 290+. Moi, Robinson, and Wallace are 300+. Hobbs is out, and Moi didn’t come back. Even Campbell and House are 290+. Just need to get healthy.
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Speaking of Tyre West...

That dude is an enigma. Sometimes he looks like a 1st round pick, unstoppable; other games he's MIA...like today. I'm not sure I saw him a single time?
 
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SmyrnaATLVolisback said:
My thoughts (not that they matter):

OL, RBs and TEs looked good. Great blocking and moving the pile.WRs looked mid and had some dumb drops. Hoping it’s first game jitters and working out the kinks. Joey played well and did what he was asked.

DL looked small and got pushed around. Herring and Joseph did not work. Ross was really good, don’t know why we forced herring. Interior needs beef. Hope Moi is ok. And Hobbs gets back soon.

LB looked good. DB good. Some busts but they played well. I was shocked how small we looked at interior DL.
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I’m in the same boat with the DLine
They looked small on TV as well
They Need to start eating again lol
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
All good points...I concur with all those points...

It's just that the way the defense looked...uhmm...extremely soft...a lot of the time today was really unexpected to me. I thought we were past that.

But as you rightly pointed out, we had to (or in any case we did, whether we HAD to or not) go really deep on the depth chart today and that was the most likely culprit along with Boo screwing up badly several times on 3rd or 4th down...and speaking of Boo it is obvious that everything that has happened has either..

#1...Really caused him to regress..or..
#2...He isn't even trying out of pure dontgivasheitness or spite.

I think it is probably and most likely #1...but if there is any evidence that it is #2...then either kick his ass off the team...OR...make him sit his ass all season all the way at the end of the bench and leave him off the travel squad since in the case of #2 getting kicked off is probably what he wants. If he causes problems, suspend him, but don't release him...just keep him away from the team.

Having said all that...I really don't think it is #2, he would be really reallllyyy stupid to do that. I really think he is so distracted and discombobulated that he is way behind where he should be.

But it wouldn't just totally shock me for #2 to be the case.
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You're also only focusing on his mistakes. He had a couple of elite plays earlier in the game, one of which was a beautifully contested ball. I think he played ok but not nearly up to his full capability. Part of that was a smart QB/OC who attacked our offense smartly and got decent pass blocking once our DL got banged up and their OL got going.

Hood looking like an all-pro didn't help Boo's look either.
 
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Adam Sandler said:
Players that surprised you in a good way today? Mine would be Joey a, star thomas, Ty Redmond, and Colton hood.
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Staley. His performance makes me feel much better about our WR room. I see shades of Hyatt's potential.....just less (not a lot but more than a bit) straight line speed but better overall agility and route running. And the ability to make plays outside. He could blow up this year and I bet we see him take some snaps in the slot to get him some bigtime mismatches.
 
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After Cuse cut it to 24-14.....How about that frun by Bishop where he got blasted in the backfield on the 22 by a DT as soon as he got the ball, ducked to slip the hit and then took it almost 59 yards to set up the red zone drive before the half? Then he breaks 3 tackles to push it in from the 6(had to run another play because of BS officiating but he still got it). That play and series was huge by extending it back to a 21 point halftime lead.
 
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gainesvol82 said:
You're also only focusing on his mistakes. He had a couple of elite plays earlier in the game, one of which was a beautifully contested ball. I think he played ok but not nearly up to his full capability. Part of that was a smart QB/OC who attacked our offense smartly and got decent pass blocking once our DL got banged up and their OL got going.

Hood looking like an all-pro didn't help Boo's look either.
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That's because they were catastrophic mistakes on long 3rd and 4th downs that led directly to two TDs...but I will admit that I missed the good plays you say he made. I want him to do well and I want him to not be a cancerous tumor in the clubhouse.

It is really hard to root for somebody that hates Tennessee...it colors my perception, and that is all on him and his stupid big mouthed idiot mother.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
That's because they were catastrophic mistakes on long 3rd and 4th downs that led directly to two TDs...but I will admit that I missed the good plays you say he made. I want him to do well and I want him to not be a cancerous tumor in the clubhouse.

It is really hard to root for somebody that hates Tennessee...it colors my perception, and that is all on him and his stupid big mouthed idiot mother.
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What's proven to you that he hates UT? I can understand the feeling about his mom, but it wouldn't seem fair to hold her idiocy against him, unless he's given good reason to believe he hates UT.
 
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