Syracuse post game thread

[maple]

Joe is good pocket throwing quarterback but he doesn't throw the ball that well when he is moving in the the pocket.

And he did it so many times this game. Do we not have a QB coach on the sidelines who can tell him to stop doing it?

 

[ScottVib]

Fagnano had missed 8 straight passes prior to the completion to Bell on 4th in 10 in the game tying drive

 

[rich1122]

Like the defense just ran out of gas toward the end.

 

[nycscooby]

When you play not to lose, often you do. Really disappointed in Sammis and Mora. Need a different mind set altogether

 

[UCan3]

Joe is good pocket throwing quarterback but he doesn't throw the ball that well when he is moving in the the pocket.

Joe barely got moved out of the pocket and he threw terrible passes. Has he ever tried a little thing called a pump fake once in a while?

 

[BugsyCT]

This one is going to hurt for a long time. They'll play the rest of this season, they'll win more games, we'll feel good again, but this one is going to stick in our craw for a long time.

They outplayed Cuse for 55 minutes. They had the game and let it get away. It sucks in every way.

BUT - you move on and get ready for the next game. That's sports.

 

[UConnDan97]

I meant the babying on this board. He had similar bad throws last week and people waved it off because of the big win.

Fagnano missed a lot today. He would have missed even more if not for some spectacular catches by Bell.

I think he's still probably the best QB in our locker room (maybe not by the wide margin that some thought 3 hours ago)...

 

[B1GEast]

Shameful. That was a game we should have won. Poor play calling when we were up 17-12 with the ball.

Three straight run plays. Three and out.

You can't do that. There has to be plays for Joe to pick up yards on his own.

We just gave Syracuse a gift. Disgusting.

 

[ZooCougar]

I'm wondering what happened in the second half!! Joe Fagnano was good in passing game, but it seemed that he couldn't complete any passes.

That said, it was a game that was listed by the experts as a loss. We lost, but even though there's no moral victories, we took them to overtime and some on Syracuse You tube channel said Syracuse will be us by 40+ points.

It doesn't matter. Syracuse will be one of the worst teams in the ACC. Our team is simply not good. They are better than the dregs of FBS but worse than the worst in the P4.

That's just the way it is.

 

[Bomber36]

Terrible loss. Kids played their hearts out. The coaches failed them.

 

[uconnfan68]

someone on the in-game chat said that Joe F throws well only when there is a perfect pocket. I never noticed this but it checks out, last year this was true too. a GOOD quarterback will put it on the money when the play breaks down and he needs to escape the pocket and find someone. I can't think of a single instance today where JF hit a receiver while improvising (ie. the pocket broke down and he had to scramble some).

if you need perfectly calm seas to do your job, you are not good at your job. but alas, he remains our best hope. I don't see anyone else doing any better for us this year.

You missed that one then.

 

[Scoe]

Mel Brown wasn’t used enough, why not try using Edward’s and Brown together on some plays.

 

[noeynox]

I'm wondering what happened in the second half!! Joe Fagnano was good in passing game, but it seemed that he couldn't complete any passes.

That said, it was a game that was listed by the experts as a loss. We lost, but even though there's no moral victories, we took them to overtime and some on Syracuse You tube channel said Syracuse will be us by 40+ points.

They were hoping to win, not trying to win. Talking about the coaches. They went full conservative mode trying to nurse a lead. My heart breaks for that defense. They were let down by the coaches.

 

[Tdaley]

Executing the plays is more of the problem than play calling in my opinion. This was a very frustrating loss.

 

[Hamms30]

Yes, but it still doesn’t prevent those of little football thought from saying “we played not to lose”. Oldest trope in the book. It pisses them off because they really had planned to go with “why are we throwing with the lead”. We did not execute on offense. Plain and simple.

It's skewed though to the beginning of the 3rd and the last drive and overtime. We threw 7 passes on the last drive to tie it and then what, 4 or 5 times in OT?

 

[TheDrifter75]

I can't appreciate a 'good game" when im this invested in the team that loses. If my wife fell in love with another guy I wouldnt say "okay, hes a pretty good dude"

My x married a pretty good dude.

 

[RuffRuff]

Yeah obviously it sucks but I can appreciate a thriller of a game. I'd rather lose the way we did than not take the game to OT.

Sometimes you can just appreciate a good game instead of feeling upset that your team lost

Not in our situation. When you have a P4 team on road on the fritz, need to step on the juggler. Not play scared. Awful loss.

 

[mauconnfan]

Prevent defense? Always a loser and proven out yet again, why change from what was successful? Awful loss.

 

[Palatine]

You wonder why the defense was tired? Now, you know.

Third quarter offense
Field Goal.
Three and out.
Three and out.
Three and out.
Six and out.

Four quarter offense
Three and out.
Three and out.
Five and out.
Six and out.
Touchdown.

 

[Bongo Fury]

Sometimes you win close sometimes lose close. Bounce back Huskies!

 

[maple]

I think he's still probably the best QB in our locker room (maybe not by the wide margin that some thought 3 hours ago)...

Why do we seem to be allergic to getting great QBs. I’m not asking for the next Heisman winner, just someone who can consistently make the big plays.

 

[PackTheRent]

Horrible loss. We have 2 more chances to beat a P4 team. Need to do that make the leap to a respectable program. And the defense on the TD pass to make it 17-12 was puzzling. Why stop when a guy has you beat by 2 steps? There were no other receivers in the area that he had responsibility for

 

[housekeys]

1) Any team that misses the playoffs is in the same boat we are in. Bowling is now the target.

2) Better to lose early than late in the season. Humans have an amazingly short memory.

3) We are competitive and worth watching. We can only get better.

 

[king conn]

The reason you even bring Fagnano back for his 7th year is to win games like this. And with a big head start, he still couldn't do it.

We should be considering developing next years QB then, we have a runway of bad teams to do it.

 

[gtcam]

Cuse was going after the same side of the secondary all 2nd half.
The offensive play calling in the 2nd half was pure rubbish as well as the soft prevent D in the 4th qtr.
This loss lies with Mora - he acted like he wasn't even involved and the HC could stop those awful run only plays in the 4th qtr