Doug Marrone Monday Presser: Critical Standpoint

by Sean Keeley on Nov 23, 2010 9:00 AM EST

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Don't you think Doug Marrone knows how critical this juncture is? He knows, and he's brought back the standpoints to prove it:

TREMENDOUS (0)

STANDPOINT (3)

It is a standpoint of those things, a breakdown in protection, getting knocked down on a rout...

Very simple from a standpoint of a flat or a curl route and reading that.

Obviously our numbers will be better but just the standpoint of players realizing that the season is long...

NICE JOB (1)

He has done a very good job so we put him in and he did a nice job.

I wasn't a big fan of the way Doug opened up the conference. He turned it into a "look at all the great moral victories we've had this year" funfest. Those things are all good and should be noted and recognized, but now's not the time. What happened to Mr. We Don't Worry About That Stuff Until The Season Is Over? I thought we were supposed to focus on the game ahead and only the game ahead?

I don't have very many criticisms of Marrone as a coach but if there's one I think he deserves it's his inability to brush off what he thinks the fans think of the program. Because I don't think he knows the fans are upset. I think he thinks the fans are upset. And because of that he's decided to start throwing out stats to try and quell us. In doing so, he sounds like the kind of coach that's happy with "baby steps" and I don't think that's really him.

Still, it's good to know Doug wants to be proactive about making fans happy, and honoring his players at the same time.

"It is very important for us as a program and very personal for us to have a type of performance where the people who come out, and I thought they did an outstanding job last week, that we give them that. I feel like we owe them that. That is what is a disappointment for myself personally, I can’t really put that on our football team. It is important that these seniors, and all of the players, that we go out there and find a way to win a game, that is exactly how we’re going to have to do it. Get ready to be 8-4 and get our eighth win of the season and go out the right way. That is important. That will be our emphasis today, to play for each other, play for our fans and make our seniors go out the right way."

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seems like

He is extremely frustrated with the no-win in the Dome. He knows that is how fans are repaying the team for really bringing it on the road, by showing up, and seems to understand that there is some frustration that the games at home are not falling our way. While that sentiment is there and we all REALLY want to see them finish 8-4, we are still really happy I think with the outcome this season.

Looks like we are starting to see him get a little big nostalgic though finally after 11 games, a bowl bid and a winning record. Thats OK.

Syracuse is 2-0 non-BE FCS teams in the Dome
Syracuse is 0-3 for BE FBS teams in the Dome.

By this logic, do they beat BC if BC is playing like an FCS team?

by Pinker on Nov 23, 2010 9:48 AM EST reply actions

I perfer to look at it this way

Syracuse is 0-3 against Big East teams in the Dome.
Syracuse is 2-0 against OOC teams in the Dome.

I’m hoping these trends continue (atleast for this last game), because by that logic Syracuse will beat BC because they are an OOC foe. Not to mention we have never lost two in a row.

Lets keep those trends going.

You stay classy Syracuse.

by frattycuse on Nov 23, 2010 12:13 PM EST up reply actions

Its the

FCS thing that scares me. If one was FBS and one was FCS, it would be “OOC”, not FCS in that little statistic, but since I had to bring the lowest common denominator into play, thats what it ended up being.

However, your statistic of them not dropping two in a row may be the hidden variable in there, leading to success. One last win in the Dome erases the bad taste out of our mouths.

The BC game is Listerine after a garlic and onion pork sandwich, so to speak.

by Pinker on Nov 23, 2010 1:27 PM EST up reply actions