Tuesday presser

Wow. Talk about being off your game. It was like the first day of school again. JSilver's Blog gives a thumbs down to multiple bye weeks. Huskies incredibly enough, have one more. One of the worst schedules I have ever encountered. Big East has to do a better job scheduling games.

Anyhow, on to Syracuse...

Don't ask. We aren't going to get into it. Gametime decision at quarterback between Zach Frazer(who is honestly healthy) and Cody Endres.

Tyler Lorenzen has resumed some running and practice, but it doesn't appear he is going to be considered an option this week (maybe next week?). Randy Edsall had some insightful things to say about Lorenzen and the QB position.

Edsall talked to Jim Calhoun recently and the hoops jefe said that Edsall defending Lorenzen was like him defending Taliek Brown.

There is some truth in that and Lorenzen is under-appreciated. What I got from Edsall's presser was that if healthy,without a doubt, Lorenzen will play when he is cleared and healthy.

I talked to Tyler today and he is feeling better, but he hasn't pushed it yet. Edsall said as of Tuesday, it's between Cody Endres and Zach Frazer. I believe Edsall.

Edsall said the Huskies are missing the game management and the leadership of Lorenzen. No issues here from me. Lorenzen is a winner and I think the Huskies beat Rutgers and WVU with him at the helm. It's about intangibles.

As far as Endres vs. Frazer. They are both close, it's about who will make better decisions and won't make turn the ball over. It's more leadership and intangibles than talent. Frazer isn't available on Tuesday's he has class, though he is available on Wednesday's. Don't read anything more into that when you see Lorenzen and Endres quotes.

We'll see how this develops over the coming weeks. My bet is Lorenzen starting home against Pittsburgh Dec. 6.


* Edsall tried to down play all Syracuse angles. He ducked even the question whether at one time he coveted the expected opening at Syracuse when Greg Robinson is deposed. There is going to be a lot of talking in coming weeks, I won't put much stock in it. UConn is a better job now, more secure, and with greater upside. It's functionally a sideways move. It would take him 4 years to get the Cuse program to where UConn is now. Maybe the Cuse ceiling is higher because of its tradition. Tradition seems to be the best thing the Orange has going for them, and that's not a great position to be in. Syracuse has some structural challenges to returning as a football power, chiefly the almost unlimited resources of UConn and Rutgers as state schools. In almost every instance except tradition, Syracuse is at a disadvantage to Rutgers and UConn.

There is no rational reason for Edsall to even consider the Cuse job. Now, if he has a soft spot for the Cuse, needs a career challenge, is sick of the CT media, and he thinks that he can get Cuse to be a Big East power in a way UConn can't, then perhaps it's possible. But, that is an emotional decision, not a rational one. He can accomplish all his career goals at UConn in a much more secure environment. You have to see a job as what it is and what it can be, not what it once was or how you wish it to be (Notre Dame anyone?).

Be back later, have some good stuff