OK, I have to admit I missed the game on TV as I was at the concert. And then I never got around to figuring out how Brendan did in the 34-14 win over Miami of Ohio. Our man does not appear in any of the reports I can find even though his performance was a notch above of last week. Most of the focus is on the loss of the surprisingly good Taj Smith. There was this exchange in the Syracuse Post's sports mailbag:

[Comment]...Finally, say what you want about Brendan Carney - he rarely delivers the big kick when you need it most - that will keep him out of the NFL....

[Answer]...As for Brendan Carney, I exchange emails with one fan that absolutely hates him. But consider this - Miami had one of the top punt returners in the nation in Ryne Robinson. Did you know Robinson did not have a single return in the game? Carney either got hang time to force a fair catch or kicked them away from Robinson. - DW

Attaboy. Carney is doing everything that is asked of him and puts the "N" in orange as far as I am concerned. Here are his numbers for 23 September:

Kickoffs	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg
CARNEY,Brendan	7	449	1	0	64.1

Punting	No.	Yds	Ave	Long	In 20	TB
CARNEY,Brendan	5	203	40.6	50	1	0

My eldest brother was telling me to mix up the photos in this series and I said no. Then I read that Sophomore Patrick Shadle for SU was named Big East Special Teams Player of the Week after popping two field goals to average 1.5 a game. And who holds the ball? Mr Unsung Hero, Number 47.

Next week, we are live at the Carrier Dome for the Wyoming game. Woot. If you want to say hi, I will be the guy in the orange t-shirt in the cheap seats.

More Brendan Carney here.