Syracuse's Recruiting Class Just Got 37% More Attractive
Fit and finish. Charley Loeb fits the offense because he knows how to finish a play. That's why the Syracuse University coaching staff offered Loeb a scholarship. And that's why Loeb made a verbal commitment to sign with the Orange.
Loeb is 6-foot-4, 220-pound quarterback from Lawrence Academy in Groton, Mass. He made his verbal commitment this weekend as part of an official visit to Syracuse University.
Loeb is coming off a season where he passed for 24 touchdowns and led his team to a 7-1 record. Not jarring statistical numbers but clearly Marrone and Spence see something in him that fits with the offense they're trying to run. They certainly put the full-court press on young Charles:
"I guess about a week and a half ago that Coach Spence flew into town," Loeb said. "He met with me a little bit. He said he'd been looking at a few other quarterbacks. He was going to narrow it down to a handful he was going to analyze. After he he had completed his analysis, I came up being his guy. From there, it kind of took off.
"With the new staff, they're so impressive. Where they're coming from and just everything about them is very impressive."
At the moment, Loeb has as good a shot as any to start for the Orange in 2010. His heavy recruitment also answers the questions about why SU rescinded their scholarship offer to Garret Barnas and didn't offer one at all to Clayton Moore. This also probably puts the kibosh on Robert Marve coming to SU.
SU did more than just lock in a new QB this weekend, they also got some verbal commitments at other positions as well...
Cornerback Dale Peterman gave the Orange his thumbs up as well as two Florida recruits, safety Phillip Thomas of Miami and outside linebacker E.J. Carter of Orlando. Carter seemed especially blown away by the opportunity:
"I can't wait to get back," Carter said. "I had a great weekend. The whole experience of Syracuse University, everything was great, the players and the coaches and the people and the fans are great."
"I picked the Orange because I feel I'm a good football player and they're a good school," Thomas said. "They haven't been right. Me and some of the other recruits can come in and get it started, play hard and get the Syracuse Orange to a bowl game this year; maybe even better ....
"Coach Marrone has big plans. I want to be a part of that history. I want to be able to sit down in four or five years and people say it was those guys. That's why I picked Syracuse."
Done. Welcome E.J. Help yourself to some Sassy Sauce.
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recruits?
mostly they l seem pretty solid to me, and thats great-they are actually working on getting good defense players,as well as FLORIDA KIDS! however, i see no reason, why they would prefer this loeb kid to say the moore kid. he seems like a typical statute drop back guy, with no quickness or mobility.. hello.. welcome to yet another arob! and i just dont get it.. this insane persistance with su fans thinking they are actually be winners pretending to play like USC. heck, even the boomer sooners get their butt handed to them game after game in bowls, by opton teams.. and they got lots more talent then SU is ever gonna have. they are far better at mining the talent from texas then we are from jersey and Pa. so i really dont see how yet another psuedo nfl pro style pass offense is gonna be a winner. and i tell u one thing, rutgers, ct, and boston college will never, ever play for the big one.. not a way in the world they are even gonna match up talent wise, pro style offense vs say the big boys playing the same game, namely: USC..LSU… bama.. u know, the usual suspects. and as far as barras -i would take a juco all american kid over the loeb kid anyday of the week. and no matter what anyone says, marve?the number uno ranked qb in florida 2 years ago.. THATS WAY, WAY BETTER THEN THIS KID LOEB.. from mass? come on, get serius!
The kid runs a 4.7 40
It’s not blistering speed I know, but that’s not terribly slow either. He is probably quick enough to scramble if need be and move around a little bit behind the line. It seems they were most concerned with a QB who can get the ball to receivers at multiple depths and move around enough to buy some time if needed. The talk has been around a spread offense, not an option styled one, so this move makes plenty sense. And I am guessing this staff wanted to bring in their own guy. Someone without any college baggage (JUCO or transfer). Other positions that might not be an issue, but I could see how a coach would want a fresh slate to work with at the QB spot.
Also to keep in mind
ARob was not so bad when he actually had time to make throws (and when he had receivers to throw to). If this staff can get the OL in order, with Mike Williams back, a pro-style QB could do just fine. We all know that you want an option offense, but I think the recruits, players and coaches have all hinted at the offensive situation and the word option never comes up. Multiple, spread, quick. These are all things that have been talked about, so it might serve you best to realize that option just isn’t where we are going right now. If it makes you feel better I don’t think a pro-style offense (or West Coast or whatever) is the goal either.
to reiterate?
and not to bad mouth, i hope marrone does well here. but i dont see any rich rodraquz or urban meyer thinking outside the box vision yet.. and whats up with hiring the retreads from programsin big big trouble, namely Tn and clemson-oops.. of course, they usually have the big gawky white bread statues playing qb!
stubborness or stupidity?
guess we will have our answer sooner or later. but when i see really traditional coaches like tressel, paterno, and obrian, this year, further going to mobile" qbs..i personnally think we are barking up the wrong tree. and i did get a kick outa of the sooners losing as usual this year. cause the only traditional" team that has beaten them bcs wise lately was LSU. boise state, gators and of wvu were certainly not the genaric wanna be nfl offense. i do know one thing.. the sooners looked really lame out there.. with their heisman trophy dream qb. who also failed miserably vs the wvu defense. and that has to be embarrassing, piling up 54 points a game, and the first and only time u run into a sec offense all year, get run over and held to 14 points. and this new guy from clemson? me know think so.. the last time they were playing innovative offense was with woodrow dantzler, and guess who was running the offense, rich rodruquez.. i think?
gimmick offense
it had better be some kind of gimmock offense. tho i dont think the hurry up and throw 50 passes a game is gonna work at all. by now, its no mystery whatsoever to college defenses. as the beat down that the sooners and their wonderful " heisman nfl c’ant miss prospect absorbed. the only time they actually looked decent was when the starting halfback was running the ball. got to laugh, after boise state, wvu,and now florida, the sooner fans got to be consulting old opton playbooks.. and while the pass spread has helped missouri and kansas hang out with the big dogs, surely they flat out don’t win vs the big dogs.. usually. hate to say it, but frank beamer does have a good point, its all about defense, special teams.. run game, not some 50+passes a game, by qbs who trip over their own feet.. anyone who serius thinks that a no huddle hurry up throw the pass 50+ times agame wins vs the big dogs, needs a reality check..
losing and the big dogs
and i would ascertain, that when u are throwing the ball like 50-60 times a game.. that means the big dogs are beating up on u some fierce and u are way behind,and totally desparate. and the clown joe tiller? not only poor sportmanship like the game when he ran up the score vs pasqualbolgna on a sunday, but also he consistly, lost… every year pretty much to the big dogs.. michigan and ohio state. they were not fooled a bit usually by his sophisticated" pass happy offense. they simply had far better talent, expecially on defense..
A multiple look offense does not have to mean pass happy
It very could mean lots of rushing too. It just means that you put enough to weapons out there that a defense has to decide whether they will put a priority on stuffing the run or extra pass coverage. We have some decent running backs already here, if the OL problems can be resolved I don’t imagine Marrone will abandon the run anytime soon.
agreed
i think if we can for a change actually get some push from the o line, we have some real talent thanks to grob at running back. give credit where its due, he did have some sucess in recruiting rbs. and i would assume that marrone being a o lineman at su, would hopefully favor the run, at least with the talent, and also the mentality, that the lineman can actually take go on the offense" when run blocking. naturally u have to have some semblance of pass to to show balance. in fact, i would love to see us throw the long ball more often.as well as bring the tight end and fullback back into the su offense.

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