Syracuse Post Game Thread

[Chin Diesel]

Quarterback play was the difference.

A true statement we have said after a majority of the losses for 10+ years in a row.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

A major factor in our next few season will be how well Brad Robbins can develop QB's.

 

[UC70]

Really sad that we lost to every p4 team we played. Dang, not even one.

But we are on the friggin way. Haven’t felt this excited about an upcoming portal season ever. UConn bout to be a problem in FBS and I can’t wait.

Sad? We’ve competed with every P4 team we’ve played except Maryland. We’re not supposed to win these games right now. Level the playing field via NIL support and continued talent upgrade and we will win these P4 games. Give to Bleeding Blue for Good.

 

[UC70]

Keep on getting agressive in the portal and recruiting and raise that NIL, Mora and D’amelio need to stay agressive in off-season but we got more to play for lets take it to Umass.

Yup, we ALL need to support NIL. Bleed Blue for Good.

 

[RSTuthill]

I've never watched a football game in my life but my take is that we were outclassed.

I assume this is for some obscure reason sarcasm?

 

[RSTuthill]

Was Nick available today or is his injury season ending?

 

[UC70]

Sorry to be a glass half empty guy but I was very disappointed with this loss. It would have been sweet to finish 8-4 and say we beat a P4 conference team. Especially cuse who I hate. 8-4 is nice but our schedule was a joke

Wish they would have won but I’m hardly disppointed. I’m energized by the way they competed. Cuse has more talent across the board.

 

[PackTheRent]

Well then we'd be 9-3, right?

Haha. Yes you are right. 8-4 after next week but no wins vs P4 teams is bad look for our conference realignment dreams

 

[UC70]

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I've never watched a football game in my life but my take is that we were outclassed. They had a bunch of explosive plays. We missed a lot tackles. We had a bunch of three and outs. Their QB started 10-10. Our QB started by throwing a bunch of passes into the ground. When he stopped throwing into the ground he missed many open receivers. We hung on by our fingertips. It seemed like they were on the verge of blowing us out for 60 minutes. But we were a gritty bunch and never let them get out of sight.

”out classed? “ If you mean Syracuse has more talent then you’re right. That said, they competed to the very last second and belong on the field with Syracuse.

 

[EastCoast2]

Well played game today. You guys are much better than last time I watched you during the Edsall years. 8-4 is a great year I think most fanbases would buy at the start of the season if given the chance.

 

[CL82]

Was Nick available today or is his injury season ending?

 

[UCMB88]

We have a pretty solid team. We definitely need an A grade QB and some pass rushers, and better DBs. LBs, DL run, are pretty drab good. Oline is strong, RBs are strong, and receivers are decent.

Can’t complain about where we are. Just need to take the next half step to get over the hump to a mid- level P4 quality.

Agree about the QB and D-line. Seems like Stafford is very quiet this year compared to last year, as is the entire D-line. I realize there is a new DC and a new scheme this year, but we've had some very good D-linemen the past few years -- Fatukasi, Watts, Jones. No one is standing out this year.

 

[BonaConn]

Riding shotgun on a rainy NYS Thruway in Utica, some of my takeaways:

- this was an absolute disasterclass by the secondary, McCord is obviously a talented QB but his receivers were very wide open on almost every pass play. I’m not sure MDW playing in the first half would have changed this

- Fagnano probably did better than Evers would have (especially on the last first half and backdoor cover drives) but the consistent accuracy just isn’t there. Too many balls low/behind WRs

- I’m overall happy with Sammis at OC but those 3 passes that went nowhere after Mel’s almost TD run was Charlton-level playcalling. Running is our strength and it didn’t get established enough early beyond Cam’s huge TD run

- Louis Hansen keeps being underutilized in the pass game

- This team clearly has the talent to hang with mid to lower P4s, give me one of them over a G5 in a bowl

- Please go up to Amherst after your Thanksgiving/Black Friday festivities, it would be great to take over the UMass junkyard (emphasis on “junk”)

- Cuse spent how many millions on renovations and still has trough potties and the circular sinks with foot pedals? No more complaints about the Rent for a while please lmao

 

[jdb50]

First half was a story of poor coverage, bad tackling and inaccurate passes by our QB. Second half we got better but the dropped INT, poor deep throws, the missed defensive holding/PI call on third down when we passed to Bell, Barron's trip up of Brown and the chance for #21 to get the onside kick. Cam Edwards is a real warrior for us. Our pass pro was good enough to win. No matter which QB starts next week we have to be better at placement of our deep throws. Missed a number of chances today with the wideout having to wait for the throw or it being right at the sideline and uncatchable. Hit our receivers in stride Please! The plays are there to be made. Sammis had a headscratcher on 4th and 2 but overall he had us play to win and not just survive.

 

[Greg]

Sorry to be a glass half empty guy but I was very disappointed with this loss. It would have been sweet to finish 8-4 and say we beat a P4 conference team. Especially cuse who I hate. 8-4 is nice but our schedule was a joke

Hard to schedule a lot of good teams as an indy. Notre Dame can, but how many teams catty their cache? Massive improvement even with two SU touchdowns talen off the board due to penalties. No room for UCONN to bitch about ACC refs. UCONN needs two things, more games against decent P4 teams and to fill Renschler Field. Should try and play SU, BC, Pitt, West Virginia and 3 or four other P4 games a year. Maybe even 1 real good one.

 

[huskymedic]

Was Nick available today or is his injury season ending?

Mora post-game:

-> Fagnano for UConn, for now: UConn coach Jim Mora chose Joe Fagnano to start at quarterback, citing his winning performances as a backup and Nick Evers‘ lingering foot and hip injuries. But he hinted Evers could be back to play vs. UMass next week.

“Joe’s done some really good things for us when we’ve put him in those situations,” Mora said. “We felt that was the best decision for today’s game, it means nothing going forward.” … <-

 

[Slick]

Our receivers looke very angry when they were open and our QB couldn’t come close to hitting them.

 

[UC70]

Well played game today. You guys are much better than last time I watched you during the Edsall years. 8-4 is a great year I think most fanbases would buy at the start of the season if given the chance.

Thanks. Definitely getting better. UConn FB is trending up. Watched Cuse BB against Texas Tech. Wasn’t pretty - yikes. Is Red the answer?

 

[Purple Stein]

Mora post-game:

-> Fagnano for UConn, for now: UConn coach Jim Mora chose Joe Fagnano to start at quarterback, citing his winning performances as a backup and Nick Evers‘ lingering foot and hip injuries. But he hinted Evers could be back to play vs. UMass next week.

“Joe’s done some really good things for us when we’ve put him in those situations,” Mora said. “We felt that was the best decision for today’s game, it means nothing going forward.” … <-

Mora just feeding The Boneyard. Lots of hits for Tom at least...

 

[UCan3]

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”out classed? “ If you mean Syracuse has more talent then you’re right. That said, they competed to the very last second and belong on the field with Syracuse.

“Out classed“ would be the last thing in the world I would use to describe what happened there today.

Actually it was polar opposite.

We got beat, yes.
Syracuse played offense with a pro like efficiency, yes.
Even facing this, we were inches away from having a chance to steal this game.

“Out Classed” might have been a term to describe our team last year. But not this year..

Not this year!

 

[uconnbill]

Sorry to be a glass half empty guy but I was very disappointed with this loss. It would have been sweet to finish 8-4 and say we beat a P4 conference team. Especially cuse who I hate. 8-4 is nice but our schedule was a joke

You only play the schedule you have, so stop your complaining. I will take this over what we have seen the last 12 years or so. I don't get people complaining about wins. It is what it is

 

[HCCForever]

- I’m overall happy with Sammis at OC but those 3 passes that went nowhere after Mel’s almost TD run was Charlton-level playcalling. Running is our strength and it didn’t get established enough early beyond Cam’s huge TD run

I couldn't understand the passes either after Mel's run and the fact that Syracuse DLine seemed to be getting tired.

I'm just surprised that the game was so close in score after McCord started out so hot. I believe he was 14 for 14 until the incompletion due to UConn pass rush forced him to throw it away. On to next week.

 

[HCCForever]

Our receivers looke very angry when they were open and our QB couldn’t come close to hitting them.

I believe the announcers talked about Gathings's pronounced strut after one of those misses.

 

[RSTuthill]

Haha. Yes you are right. 8-4 after next week but no wins vs P4 teams is bad look for our conference realignment dreams

A profound statement of the obvious. We are all disappointed. It is what it is. Rome wasn't built in a day.

 

[Rich]

So far, the team has demonstrated proof of concept. But the ceiling won't get any higher unless Mora is able to level up his recruiting, both high school and portal. And he's gonna have to get a better QB, whether Welliver, another high school kid, or a transfer. Put a McCord, Rourke, Murphy etc. things would have been much different.

We're damn sure going to need those improvements given the upcoming season schedules though. Either that or look into cancelling some of those buy games......we have zero business playing an SEC team unless and until we can improve the overall roster quality. I don't want to see any of those Tennessee results ever again, it's just not necessary.

 

[zls44]

Welliver will be playing on Sundays.

UConn will go heavy in the portal at QB. Tough for Cole but it’s the reality.

 

[Bubba1957]

I believe the announcers talked about Gathings's pronounced strut after one of those misses.

Gathings did the same crap last game on balls thrown by Evers. That needs to stop.

 

[PackTheRent]

You only play the schedule you have, so stop your complaining. I will take this over what we have seen the last 12 years or so. I don't get people complaining about wins. It is what it is

Take off the blinders. Since Mora started in 2022 we have not improved. 2 wins against BC and Liberty in 2022, then 0-9 vs P4 or ranked teams in 2023 and 2024. That’s not good. How are we ever going to get into a legitimate conference?

 

[uconnfan68]

The refs let the play with the game winning TD go on forever. Syracuse probably would have scored on that drive anyway but I couldn't believe how long it took them to blow it dead.

Well they had to wait until they thought he was over the goal line, and he was definitely stopped short.

 

[ZooCougar]

Take off the blinders. Since Mora started in 2022 we have not improved. 2 wins against BC and Liberty in 2022, then 0-9 vs P4 or ranked teams in 2023 and 2024. That’s not good. How are we ever going to get into a legitimate conference?

Are you for real?

In three seasons he has won more games than the program has won going back how many years?

Go get help.