Posted by Steve Infanti - If you left the Carrier Dome on Saturday shaking your head, you're not alone.  In his press conference following that 38-14 loss to Rutgers, Greg Robinson admitted that he and his coaching staff would spend the next 24 hours searching for answers.  "When I see the same things happening, then is that the players?  Is it the coaching?  Or is it both?  I don't know." Robinson made several similar comments on Saturday in the heat of the moment discussing who's to blame for the poor results. He added, "Is this the players' fault or is it the coaches' or what is it?  I don't have the answers right now, but I'm gonna really look."

Well, after dissecting the film on Sunday, the coach again met with the media and this time he was a bit more diplomatic with his comments. "There are some things that we could've done better as players in protection situations.  There's things we could've done better in route running that would've helped.  And there's things that we could've done better as coaches."  Robinson refused to go into further detail when pressed about the "blame-game" citing his "24-hour rule."  As in "you have 24-hours to celebrate a win or dwell on a loss, then it's time to move on."

Speaking of moving on, Syracuse must now get ready for a much-improved Buffalo team.  Buffalo, much-improved?!  That's right, this team is 3-4.  The Bulls have shown they can score points (they're averaging better than 25 points per game) and they've shown that they can move the ball (Buffalo racked up 395 yards against Penn State --- the Nittany Lions have the nation's 7th-ranked defense)  Most importantly, the Bulls have shown that they know how to win.  They're coming off of back-to-back victories and are enjoying their best season since joining the Division-1A ranks in 1999.

I was just like you, before the season I looked at this Buffalo game as a guaranteed win for Syracuse.  That is certainly not the case anymore.  In fact, Las Vegas odds makers have Syracuse as an early 4.5 point favorite.  SU last played Buffalo in 2005.  The Orange won that game 31-0.  You gotta believe that this game will be much, much closer.  The football program at Buffalo has definitely taken a step forward since 2005.  Can we say the same about the football program at Syracuse?  We may have a better idea about that by this time next week.