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The Daily OrangeDEMOLITION: Penn State destroys winless Syracuse at the Dome, 55-13
By Jared Diamond
Posted: 9/13/08, 6:56 PM EST Section: Sports
The Nittany Lions commenced to score on five of its six remaining first-half drives, putting the game out of reach. Penn State had 28 points before Syracuse had a first down. In the first 30 minutes, the Nittany Lions had 393 yards of total offense to the Orange's 42. Clark and Devlin had both thrown for at least 100 yards, and tailback Evan Royster already had 95 yards.
"It was huge," Jones said of the early fumble. "They are a solid football team, and we didn't have room to make mistakes. And they capitalized on our mistakes, and they put points on the board."
The Orange never responded, marring what was supposed to be a graceful finish to an otherwise historic weekend for the program and the city of Syracuse, what with the premiere of "The Express" and constant festivities honoring the life of famed tailback Ernie
Instead, it was just another display of the same mistakes the Orange demonstrated in its disappointing 42-28 to Akron last week. The same mistakes that caused the Dome crowd to boo Director of Athletics Daryl Gross during halftime Saturday. The same flaws that made Robinson's hot seat even hotter.
"I'm constantly evaluating," Gross said after the game. "I mean, that's my job to evaluate constantly, constantly, constantly. I don't tell my people my inner workings. It's just not what we talk about.
"But, obviously, we don't sit idle. And I always like to feel like we're always evaluating, and we're fair people. And at the same time, we do whatever we need to do, because we want to have a great program."
As for Robinson, he managed to sum up the entire game - and maybe the entire season, maybe his entire Syracuse career thus far - in one sentence.
Said Robinson, "Tough day at the office."
Enterprise editor Andy McCullough contributed to this story.
jediamon@syr.edu
"It was huge," Jones said of the early fumble. "They are a solid football team, and we didn't have room to make mistakes. And they capitalized on our mistakes, and they put points on the board."
The Orange never responded, marring what was supposed to be a graceful finish to an otherwise historic weekend for the program and the city of Syracuse, what with the premiere of "The Express" and constant festivities honoring the life of famed tailback Ernie
Instead, it was just another display of the same mistakes the Orange demonstrated in its disappointing 42-28 to Akron last week. The same mistakes that caused the Dome crowd to boo Director of Athletics Daryl Gross during halftime Saturday. The same flaws that made Robinson's hot seat even hotter.
"I'm constantly evaluating," Gross said after the game. "I mean, that's my job to evaluate constantly, constantly, constantly. I don't tell my people my inner workings. It's just not what we talk about.
"But, obviously, we don't sit idle. And I always like to feel like we're always evaluating, and we're fair people. And at the same time, we do whatever we need to do, because we want to have a great program."
As for Robinson, he managed to sum up the entire game - and maybe the entire season, maybe his entire Syracuse career thus far - in one sentence.
Said Robinson, "Tough day at the office."
Enterprise editor Andy McCullough contributed to this story.
jediamon@syr.edu
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Manoj
posted 9/13/08 @ 7:21 PM EST
that was painful.
do we even have a secondary?
we made penn state look like bcs-material.
wow.
matt
posted 9/13/08 @ 7:45 PM EST
Get rid of him now.
Jack
posted 9/13/08 @ 8:21 PM EST
Get rid of Robinson now. He has made Syracuse into the laughing stock of college football in just four years. What good has he done for the university? Fire him now!
Matt
posted 9/13/08 @ 8:24 PM EST
Pathetic - the AD and the coach should be fired immediately! Gross actually had the nerve to send out an email to alums this week spouting about the success of SU athletics and asking for money. (Continued…)
Stu Walters
posted 9/13/08 @ 10:28 PM EST
Athletic Director Daryl Gross and his superior Chancellor Nancy Cantor are making losers of alumni and students. They have humiliated the poor kids wearing the uniform. (Continued…)
MARTY '80
posted 9/13/08 @ 10:43 PM EST
WHERE ARE JAKE CROUTHAMEL AND PAUL PASQUALONI,
BRING THEM BACK.
LET US NOT FORGET WHAT A LIAR NANCY CANTOR IS, SHE
GAVE COACH P. A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FOR ONE MORE
SEASON AND FIRED HIM 2 WEEKS LATER. (Continued…)
Steve Dye
posted 9/14/08 @ 8:36 AM EST
I'm sorry, I think I missed something Saturday. Was SU suppose to be playing football?
AS for AD Gross I think it would be a good idea for everyone to chip in and help him and his athletic program by sending him piles of Monopoly money. (Continued…)
Mike
posted 9/14/08 @ 9:36 AM EST
Fire these clowns now! They are bringing shame on anyone connected with SU, and screwing the rest of the sports teams at SU at the same time. Gross and Robinson should be run out of town. (Continued…)
Larry
posted 9/14/08 @ 7:47 PM EST
Just got back home to Milwaukee after coming in for the game. Dear God, what on earth is DR. Daryl Gross thinking. Fire G-Rob, or I'm not sending money to, or spending money on, Syracuse University. (Continued…)
john foran
posted 9/15/08 @ 12:08 PM EST
the cuse has now reached rock bottom.time to start over, first move is fire gross and robinson, they can use same moving van. then hire young african american coach, there out there just have to have excellent search. (Continued…)
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