Image and great Connecticut hatred from Hoya SuxaThe Syracuse Orange - led by the respected and regal Doug Marrone take on the UConn Huskies, led by dancin' Randy Edsall tomorrow night at 7 pm in the teflon house of horror also known as the Carrier Dome. Will all three idiots be there? You bet. Will we spend all day standing in a windy parking lot sucking down beers? Absolutely. We will SU beat UConn? Let's find out -- to the prediction machine we go!
Champ
The tailgating gods have been kind to us. We've waited a while for a night game and to say we're just a little excited is like saying Tony Parker was just a little bit out of control down in San Antonio.
Let's get to the game. Our bowl eligible Syracuse Orangemen return to the (hopefully) Loud House to take on the boys from Storrs. Cuse fans are due for a home win against a non 1-AA school and our date with the Huskies is just what the doctor ordered. Let's pound the puppies.
This Orange team has a lot of Joe Frazier in them. Confused by that one. Well let's take a look at how wikipedia characterized the great Smokin' Joe's style:
"Frazier's style was often compared to that of Henry Armstrong, dependent on bobbing, weaving and wearing down his opponents with relentless pressure. His best known punch was a powerful left hook, which accounted for most of his knockouts. Compared to Ali's style, he was close enough to the ideal bruiser that some in the press and media characterized the bouts as the answer to the classic question: "What happens when a boxer meets with a brawler?"
In other words, this Syracuse team isn't flashy but they "win ugly" by wearing you out and their all-out attacking.
The D leads the way again this week. Rob Long plays a big role in the battle of field position, and the combination of Carter and Bailey keeps the pups on their heals.
Final
Syracuse: 20
Bad Guys: 14
Poncho Sinatra
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
(The freaks come out)
The freaks come out at night
Artist: Whodini
The 5-4 Connecticut Huskies come to the Dome this saturday boasting a Golden Corral like "sizzling" running attack with Jordan Todman and a huge offensive line. This scares me. We aren't that good against the run, being close to the bottom in the conference in that category. I'm hoping the Orange defensive line will step up and realize that UConn is going to run straight into their underbelly. Their passing attack is awful, so I want to see that corner blitzin', full out attack style defense we were introduced to at South Florida. I want Max Suter playing a TSA Security attendant, inappropriately touching Huskie quarterback Zach Frazer all damn night.
Evening games are always a "hoot". It's usually one of the more rowdier crowds of the season due to the face that the students have enough time to roll out of bed and make it to the Dome prior to kickoff. The locals will be knee deep into double figures of their favorite booze...and counting. It should make for a good tailgate and even better game experience.
As sad as it hurts me to say this, I don't believe the Orange will win this game. Connecticut is playing the way most thought they would be prior to the season. They are probably the most physical team in the Big East on offense and we saw what physical teams to to us, ie. Louisville.
Final
Connecticut - 35
Syracuse - 17
*Let's hope I'm incredibly wrong on this one.
Rush
UConn has played four games on the road this year. Those four games have resulted in a loss to Michigan, where they could only muster 10 points against G-Rob's pathetic defense, a two touchdown loss to Temple, a three point loss to Rutgers in which they somehow allowed the Scarlet Jesters to score 27 points, and a 26-0 shut beat down by the Louisville Cardinals. To recap, four road trips, four losses.
So while the Huskies have put together two nice back to back wins over West Virginia and Pitt, both of those games were at Rentschler Field. This is clearly a different team at home versus on the road. Probably because when they play for night games at home the place is so dark you can barely see anything. Seriously, high school fields have better lighting than that dump.
As Poncho points out, UConn has a great running attack. Their big offensive line clears holes for Jordan Todman - who happens to be really, really good. This will present problems for SU's defense. The Huskies are also hot and peaking at the right time. It won't be an easy game.
However, the Orange are now bowl eligible. The pressure is off this team. I think they play much looser than they have for the last couple of weeks, Doug Marrone empties his bag of tricks like he did against Rutgers last year and the Orange take this one - especially since the Huskies, much like cats -- don't travel well.
Final
Syracuse - 23
UConn - 16
Besides - I can't really predict SU will lose to a team coached by a guy who does this.
Mr. T
Hang on kids - I'll give you my prediction just as soon as I'm done working out. Mr. T understands the need to be in good shape - and you should too.
Does Mr. T hate the UConn Huskies? No, I don't hate the Huskies. I pity the fools. SU will destroy any team who tries to take what they got. The Orange are bowl eligible, Connecticut is trying to win the title, but they just a paper champion. Here's what happens when Mr. T faces a paper champion:
Here's Mr. T's prediction.
Final
Syracuse - Real Champion
UConn - Paper Champion
Champ
The tailgating gods have been kind to us. We've waited a while for a night game and to say we're just a little excited is like saying Tony Parker was just a little bit out of control down in San Antonio.
Let's get to the game. Our bowl eligible Syracuse Orangemen return to the (hopefully) Loud House to take on the boys from Storrs. Cuse fans are due for a home win against a non 1-AA school and our date with the Huskies is just what the doctor ordered. Let's pound the puppies.
This Orange team has a lot of Joe Frazier in them. Confused by that one. Well let's take a look at how wikipedia characterized the great Smokin' Joe's style:
"Frazier's style was often compared to that of Henry Armstrong, dependent on bobbing, weaving and wearing down his opponents with relentless pressure. His best known punch was a powerful left hook, which accounted for most of his knockouts. Compared to Ali's style, he was close enough to the ideal bruiser that some in the press and media characterized the bouts as the answer to the classic question: "What happens when a boxer meets with a brawler?"
In other words, this Syracuse team isn't flashy but they "win ugly" by wearing you out and their all-out attacking.
The D leads the way again this week. Rob Long plays a big role in the battle of field position, and the combination of Carter and Bailey keeps the pups on their heals.
Final
Syracuse: 20
Bad Guys: 14
Poncho Sinatra
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
(The freaks come out)
The freaks come out at night
Artist: Whodini
The 5-4 Connecticut Huskies come to the Dome this saturday boasting a Golden Corral like "sizzling" running attack with Jordan Todman and a huge offensive line. This scares me. We aren't that good against the run, being close to the bottom in the conference in that category. I'm hoping the Orange defensive line will step up and realize that UConn is going to run straight into their underbelly. Their passing attack is awful, so I want to see that corner blitzin', full out attack style defense we were introduced to at South Florida. I want Max Suter playing a TSA Security attendant, inappropriately touching Huskie quarterback Zach Frazer all damn night.
Evening games are always a "hoot". It's usually one of the more rowdier crowds of the season due to the face that the students have enough time to roll out of bed and make it to the Dome prior to kickoff. The locals will be knee deep into double figures of their favorite booze...and counting. It should make for a good tailgate and even better game experience.
As sad as it hurts me to say this, I don't believe the Orange will win this game. Connecticut is playing the way most thought they would be prior to the season. They are probably the most physical team in the Big East on offense and we saw what physical teams to to us, ie. Louisville.
Final
Connecticut - 35
Syracuse - 17
*Let's hope I'm incredibly wrong on this one.
Rush
UConn has played four games on the road this year. Those four games have resulted in a loss to Michigan, where they could only muster 10 points against G-Rob's pathetic defense, a two touchdown loss to Temple, a three point loss to Rutgers in which they somehow allowed the Scarlet Jesters to score 27 points, and a 26-0 shut beat down by the Louisville Cardinals. To recap, four road trips, four losses.
So while the Huskies have put together two nice back to back wins over West Virginia and Pitt, both of those games were at Rentschler Field. This is clearly a different team at home versus on the road. Probably because when they play for night games at home the place is so dark you can barely see anything. Seriously, high school fields have better lighting than that dump.
As Poncho points out, UConn has a great running attack. Their big offensive line clears holes for Jordan Todman - who happens to be really, really good. This will present problems for SU's defense. The Huskies are also hot and peaking at the right time. It won't be an easy game.
However, the Orange are now bowl eligible. The pressure is off this team. I think they play much looser than they have for the last couple of weeks, Doug Marrone empties his bag of tricks like he did against Rutgers last year and the Orange take this one - especially since the Huskies, much like cats -- don't travel well.
Final
Syracuse - 23
UConn - 16
Besides - I can't really predict SU will lose to a team coached by a guy who does this.
Mr. T
Hang on kids - I'll give you my prediction just as soon as I'm done working out. Mr. T understands the need to be in good shape - and you should too.
Does Mr. T hate the UConn Huskies? No, I don't hate the Huskies. I pity the fools. SU will destroy any team who tries to take what they got. The Orange are bowl eligible, Connecticut is trying to win the title, but they just a paper champion. Here's what happens when Mr. T faces a paper champion:
Here's Mr. T's prediction.
Final
Syracuse - Real Champion
UConn - Paper Champion
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