Spring Break
The Daily OrangeFBALL| SU defense defeats offense in 1st unveiling under new staff
By Scott Bisang
Posted: 4/25/05, 12:43 AM EST Section: Sports
After Hale connected a long touchdown pass to pull the Orange offense within three points, Robinson announced a change to the crowd - the two point conversion would become a three-point try.
"They handed me that thing before the game and I said, 'what the heck,'" Robinson said. "I threw a little something in there. I forgot about it for a while. I probably didn't even use it as much as I should have."
It didn't really matter that Robinson's offense flat-lined for most of the afternoon. Syracuse's two quarterbacks, junior Perry Patterson and sophomore Joe Fields, managed just one touchdown and two field goal drives between 16 combined possessions.
Robinson didn't dwell on his dominating defense or sub-par offense. He'll let the coaching staff and players analyze the film. Preseason camp in August will provide an additional chance to evaluate new players and implement a game plan, beginning with West Virginia on Sept. 4.
Robinson instead spoke about the future and how his team needs to work this summer to be competitive next fall.
"We're progressing. We've got to keep working," Robinson said. "The summer months are the most important because that's where football teams can make a jump on other football teams. Coaches can't coach, but it's all about the leadership ability of the football team working together and making progress."
Robinson listed a slew of requirements for the summer:
"They've got to lift. They've got to run. They've got to study. They've got to go out and throw at night. They've got to work together, the offensive line and the defensive line," Robinson said. "They've got to do it and that's the exciting thing."
As Robinson called for Syracuse's leadership to assert itself, Patterson described his plans for the summer, eerily in sync with Robinson's cry.
"Getting everybody together, keeping everybody close," Patterson said. "Making sure everyone stays up during the summer working out and working on the things we need to work on."
Patterson said it's expected the team's quarterbacks take charge and lead the team this summer. Robinson hopes that's exactly what happens. He'll focus on recruiting in the immediate future, attempting to fuse new talent into the program.
The players will have to take charge and continue the momentum that Robinson started. The fans in the Carrier Dome on Saturday saw a little bit of that excitement.
"I hope (the fans) see coach Robinson's energy and how it rubs off on us," Fields said. "I hope they see the energy and the effort that we are putting out in both quarters.
"Right now we feel like we can beat everybody on our schedule. And our coaching staff has not even coached one game. Right now we are just trying to show the effort and keep getting better."
"They handed me that thing before the game and I said, 'what the heck,'" Robinson said. "I threw a little something in there. I forgot about it for a while. I probably didn't even use it as much as I should have."
It didn't really matter that Robinson's offense flat-lined for most of the afternoon. Syracuse's two quarterbacks, junior Perry Patterson and sophomore Joe Fields, managed just one touchdown and two field goal drives between 16 combined possessions.
Robinson didn't dwell on his dominating defense or sub-par offense. He'll let the coaching staff and players analyze the film. Preseason camp in August will provide an additional chance to evaluate new players and implement a game plan, beginning with West Virginia on Sept. 4.
Robinson instead spoke about the future and how his team needs to work this summer to be competitive next fall.
"We're progressing. We've got to keep working," Robinson said. "The summer months are the most important because that's where football teams can make a jump on other football teams. Coaches can't coach, but it's all about the leadership ability of the football team working together and making progress."
Robinson listed a slew of requirements for the summer:
"They've got to lift. They've got to run. They've got to study. They've got to go out and throw at night. They've got to work together, the offensive line and the defensive line," Robinson said. "They've got to do it and that's the exciting thing."
As Robinson called for Syracuse's leadership to assert itself, Patterson described his plans for the summer, eerily in sync with Robinson's cry.
"Getting everybody together, keeping everybody close," Patterson said. "Making sure everyone stays up during the summer working out and working on the things we need to work on."
Patterson said it's expected the team's quarterbacks take charge and lead the team this summer. Robinson hopes that's exactly what happens. He'll focus on recruiting in the immediate future, attempting to fuse new talent into the program.
The players will have to take charge and continue the momentum that Robinson started. The fans in the Carrier Dome on Saturday saw a little bit of that excitement.
"I hope (the fans) see coach Robinson's energy and how it rubs off on us," Fields said. "I hope they see the energy and the effort that we are putting out in both quarters.
"Right now we feel like we can beat everybody on our schedule. And our coaching staff has not even coached one game. Right now we are just trying to show the effort and keep getting better."
