Nassib can sling it
He made some dumb mistakes, and I mean really, REALLY, dumb mistakes. Seriously, he probably should have thrown three INTs to go along with his fumble. But he also made some really nice throws, including a perfect pass to Van Chew at the end of the first half, and some bullets to Alec Lemon and Aaron Weaver. For his first career start, it's hard to be disappointed with young Nassib. Now it's time to cut back on those mistakes going forward.
The defense is as good as advertised
This game should have been a shutout. If it weren't for a Nassib fumble deep in the SU end, Akron wouldn't have scored a point. In fact, on that scoring drive, the Zips actually lost five yards before kicking the field goal. More to come on this tomorrow.
Mike Holmes - Good God
What an up and down game for the defensive back. Some great plays in coverage, some muffed punts, some dumb decisions on punts, some remarkably dumb decisions on punts, and then a touchdown off a blocked field goal. Just when you have no idea why he'd be on special teams at all, he makes the play of the game and shows off those wheels, which is why he returns punts in the first place.
Wait, we don't have to punt on 3rd down?
In the 2005 season opener, SU went 1-14 on 3rd down in a horrendous loss to West Virginia (a fitting start to the Greg Robinson Era). Those days appear to be over, as the Orange converted 10 of 19 third downs on Saturday. It helps to have a competant quarterback and some surprisingly reliable receivers.
Nothing is better than a punt on 3rd down.
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