Trueblue25
Cali Award Magistrate; 2023 Cali Award Rushing Yds
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*Deep breath*
*Tiny violin*
*beer*
Somebody feel free to correct me if you know the exact number, but I count between 20-25 scholarship, contributing players who missed at least one game due to injury or opt out this year. Of that.. our first three running backs, our starting QB, a large portion of our starting OL, our two starting safeties, and an nfl calibre nickle/cb. You do not see many armies/belligerents achieve victory in a war with a casualty rate like ours. This in the first year of a new OC and DC, without any spring practices amidst other limitations imposed by COVID. Maybe it took the duration of the season for reality to set in for me, but honestly I’m not sure we ever really stood much of a chance. Props to the Athletic Department and Football Program for being a standard in following protocol and doing their best to keep the student athletes safe.
Now to the hardest category to come to terms with, our Regular Season performance, through 5 games.
Regular Season Through 5
Let me just say, I admire our group of hardcore fans here. Despite everything last year taught us, we still managed to convince ourselves that wins were here for the taking. Not at the end of 2019, not in the spring, but all the way up in September 2020. Stay positive syracusefan.
Average wins predicted through 5 games: 3
Reality: 1
Ouch. I’d imagine we all thought Duke, Liberty and GT were wins. Well, one was. And it can’t be said that Syracuse didn’t get it done in the home opener at the new Dome.
Instead of obvious glaring negatives from this 5 game span, I’ll pick out arguably the greatest positive. The emergence of Sean Tucker. The freshman running back, of Maryland stock, bowled onto the seen after Howard/Adams opted out, and Jordan sustained an injury. Babers must have known he had some sort of commodity in Tucker as he took carries from Pierre fairly early on. Despite going 1-4 to start the year, Tucker racked up two 100 yard performances. That’s something to be optimistic and happy about.
And onto the award. Shockingly no one predicted the 1-4 record through 5. However a few predicted 2. Of those are Consigliere , OrangeFair44 and Upstate . Once again, the Cali Awards reward sensibility, realism and a healthy glass half empty attitude. You guys stared what our current team and situation is in the eyes and said “no bueno”. The winner of this bunch will be decided on Jan 1st via the 24/7 recruiting class rankings (2021) bonus category. Hopefully optimism wins here.
Onto the next category!
Regular Season Record Through 11
Average Prediction: 6
Actual: 1
Stockholm syndrome? Are we naturally unrealistic, being of a fan forum? Homerism glowed in these predictions fiercely and, yet again, Cuse burned us. 1-10 is 1-10, there’s nothing to applaud. Asterisk or no asterisk, I worry we have faith in Dino because we feel we have no other choice, not because he’s earned it.
No post predicted 1, none for 2, or 3. “We can’t be that bad, can we?”. As our casual fan friends look back at us like we’re insane. Maybe we are.
The Award for this category goes to a board favorite, and past Cali Award winner, MSOrange . He predicted 4 wins. As he wisely offered us all a glass of water, we shook him off and opted for more Cuse Juice. Well, we’ve woken up after 11 games and the hangover is formidable. Maybe MSOrange can offer us a coffee and some words of encouragement, as he’s not hurting as bad.
To be continued...
*Tiny violin*
*beer*
Somebody feel free to correct me if you know the exact number, but I count between 20-25 scholarship, contributing players who missed at least one game due to injury or opt out this year. Of that.. our first three running backs, our starting QB, a large portion of our starting OL, our two starting safeties, and an nfl calibre nickle/cb. You do not see many armies/belligerents achieve victory in a war with a casualty rate like ours. This in the first year of a new OC and DC, without any spring practices amidst other limitations imposed by COVID. Maybe it took the duration of the season for reality to set in for me, but honestly I’m not sure we ever really stood much of a chance. Props to the Athletic Department and Football Program for being a standard in following protocol and doing their best to keep the student athletes safe.
Now to the hardest category to come to terms with, our Regular Season performance, through 5 games.
Regular Season Through 5
Let me just say, I admire our group of hardcore fans here. Despite everything last year taught us, we still managed to convince ourselves that wins were here for the taking. Not at the end of 2019, not in the spring, but all the way up in September 2020. Stay positive syracusefan.
Average wins predicted through 5 games: 3
Reality: 1
Ouch. I’d imagine we all thought Duke, Liberty and GT were wins. Well, one was. And it can’t be said that Syracuse didn’t get it done in the home opener at the new Dome.
Instead of obvious glaring negatives from this 5 game span, I’ll pick out arguably the greatest positive. The emergence of Sean Tucker. The freshman running back, of Maryland stock, bowled onto the seen after Howard/Adams opted out, and Jordan sustained an injury. Babers must have known he had some sort of commodity in Tucker as he took carries from Pierre fairly early on. Despite going 1-4 to start the year, Tucker racked up two 100 yard performances. That’s something to be optimistic and happy about.
And onto the award. Shockingly no one predicted the 1-4 record through 5. However a few predicted 2. Of those are Consigliere , OrangeFair44 and Upstate . Once again, the Cali Awards reward sensibility, realism and a healthy glass half empty attitude. You guys stared what our current team and situation is in the eyes and said “no bueno”. The winner of this bunch will be decided on Jan 1st via the 24/7 recruiting class rankings (2021) bonus category. Hopefully optimism wins here.
Onto the next category!
Regular Season Record Through 11
Average Prediction: 6
Actual: 1
Stockholm syndrome? Are we naturally unrealistic, being of a fan forum? Homerism glowed in these predictions fiercely and, yet again, Cuse burned us. 1-10 is 1-10, there’s nothing to applaud. Asterisk or no asterisk, I worry we have faith in Dino because we feel we have no other choice, not because he’s earned it.
No post predicted 1, none for 2, or 3. “We can’t be that bad, can we?”. As our casual fan friends look back at us like we’re insane. Maybe we are.
The Award for this category goes to a board favorite, and past Cali Award winner, MSOrange . He predicted 4 wins. As he wisely offered us all a glass of water, we shook him off and opted for more Cuse Juice. Well, we’ve woken up after 11 games and the hangover is formidable. Maybe MSOrange can offer us a coffee and some words of encouragement, as he’s not hurting as bad.
To be continued...