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Message: [QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 3206506, member: 4819"] Obviously no surprises in the schedule, but I think it's a pretty good one for the Orange. Not taking into account home/away advantages, I really think SU should be favored in all their games save for the UVA game. Now, do I think they'll finish the season with one loss? Absolutely not. The home scheduled is about as front loaded as it could be, and every team save maybe two, they should be pretty even. But if they manage things right they should have a good record by the end of the year. As last season showed us, Syracuse has a way of winning the games they shouldn't (Duke), and losing the ones they should (Colgate). I've ranked them as most to least likely to win below - [B]Binghamton[/B]- not my first choice team to add to the schedule, but SU should be heavy favorites. [B]Colgate[/B] - obviously this game stands out as we thought this should have been an easy win last year. I think the Raiders have a decent amount returning, but if SU plays to their potential they should run away with this. [B]Hobart[/B] - The Statesmen had a strong start to season but the Orange handled them pretty easily. Always a rivalry game and not one that SU can overlook. [B]Army[/B] - The Black Knights lose a bunch on defense but return Nictern who will probably be the best offense player on the field. This game is always close no matter what. [B]Albany[/B] - The big question is which version of Nanticoke are you going to get? He looked motivated in fall videos. It should be an intense atmosphere at Casey stadium, should be interesting to see how SU deals with that. [B]Rutgers[/B] - Never sure what to make of Rutgers, but they have a lot of offense returning, though they do lose their game changing stopper. [B]Cornell[/B] - The Big Red had a down year last year, but still have a great talent in Teat, and games in Ithaca are always tough. [B]UNC[/B] - I think having Grey on the team will be a difference maker and they return almost everyone. [B]JHU[/B] - Great attack that turned into a buzzsaw late in the season last year, but have serious questions at midfield and lose their best defender from a defense that wasn't very good last year. [B]Notre Dame[/B] - Lose Gerry Byrne but return one of the best midfielders in the country. Always recruit well, will this be the year these top recruits "breakout"? [B]Duke[/B] - Some of the best talent in the country, but might not be the most balanced. I wonder about their depth. [B]UVA[/B] - SU should have won last year but they didn't face the monster the Cavs turned into late in the year. [/QUOTE]

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