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Syracuse football vs. Boston College: See our picks, make your predictions (PS; Staff)
The Syracuse football team will face Boston College at noon Saturday (ACC Network) at the Carrier Dome.
It’s time for our predictions. The panel includes Brent Axe, video and audio engagement; Stephen Bailey, SU football reporter; Nate Mink, SU football reporter; and Dennis Nett, photographer.
Hop in the comments and offer your picks.
BRENT AXE
Syracuse 24, Boston College 20
I’m going to take the leap of faith that Tommy DeVito will get the ball in his playmakers’ hands facing a Boston College defense that is ranked 126th in the country and has a total of eight sacks on the season. All the Orange defense will have to ride the wave of facing all-world running back AJ Dillon. No big deal.
STEPHEN BAILEY
Boston College 24, Syracuse 23
This is the most winnable game left on the Orange’s schedule. The Eagles boast one of the nation’s least-effective pass rushes, are without quarterback Anthony Brown and got demolished by Clemson last weekend. But the Orange’s offensive line has made less-than-stellar defensive fronts look dominant this fall, and BC star running back AJ Dillon could be too much for a wearing-down Syracuse defense. This one should be close at the end.
NATE MINK
Boston College 28, Syracuse 27
AJ Dillon and David Bailey are two powerful runners, putting the onus on SU’s defense to match BC’s physicality up front to keep them in check.
Syracuse is a bit banged up on defense at all three levels, which is why it’s going to need its senior players who are healthy to tackle well and get off blocks.
Quarterback Tommy DeVito and the receivers must take advantage of a BC defense that is allowing nearly 300 passing yards per game, which ranks 125th out of 130 FBS teams.
Dino Babers has talked a lot recently about the small margins between winning and losing. This Syracuse team is begging for somebody – anybody – to make a play to perhaps spark a much-needed win.
Will it come Saturday?
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Syracuse football: 3 keys to defeating Boston College (D&C; Johnson)
Well here we are, the home stretch for the Syracuse football season.
There's still a chance to salvage somewhat of a successful season, but the Orange can't afford a setback during their final four games.
To be clear, finishing 6-6 or 5-7 isn't enough to rid the stain of disappointment, but — as crazy as it sounds — 5-7 would be Syracuse's second best finish since 2013.
Next up is Boston College, the Eagles are coming off a humbling 59-7 loss to Clemson last week, but they're still more than capable of delivering Syracuse its fourth straight defeat.
With games against Louisville and No. 23 Wake Forest remaining, this is a game that the Orange can't afford to lose. Especially considering the Eagles will be without starting quarterback Anthony Brown.
Here are three keys for the game Saturday at noon:
Brace for the run
With Brown out of the lineup, that means Boston College will rely even more on star running back AJ Dillon. In the two games since the signal caller went down, the junior tailback is averaging just under 150 yards and that includes a 223-yard performance in a win over N.C. State.
Dillon is similar to Florida State tailback Cam Akers in the sense that both would receive more pub if their teams were more successful. Dillon will hear his name called early whenever he decides to come out for the NFL draft and the Syracuse rush defense should come prepared for a long day. Dillon has already topped 1,000 yards and has rushed for more than 100 yards in five games.
At 6-foot and 250 pounds, Dillon is a load to bring down and it will take more than one defender to do so. The Orange rank 67th against the rush and the defense has gotten worse as the season has gone on. The game plan should be simple, stuff the box and focus on shutting down Dillon. Limiting him to 100 or less will increase the chances of a win.
Will the offensive line be fired up?
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Boston College vs. Syracuse odds: 2019 Week 10 college football picks, predictions from proven computer (cbssports.com; Staff)
An ACC battle is on tap between the Syracuse Orange and the Boston College Eagles at noon ET on Saturday at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse is 3-5 overall and 2-2 at home, while Boston College is 4-4 overall and 1-2 on the road. Boston College is only so-so against the spread (5-3), but Syracuse has really struggled (2-6). Syracuse is a disappointing 0-4 in conference play and has also lost all four of its conference games against the spread. Boston College is 2-3 in the league and is 4-1 against the spread in conference games. The Orange are favored by three points in the latest Syracuse vs. Boston College odds, while the over-under is set at 60. Before entering any Boston College vs. Syracuse picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times, and those who have followed it have seen huge returns. Over the past four-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of over $4,200 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. The model enters Week 10 of the 2019 season on a strong run, going 100-64 on all its top-rated college football picks. Anybody who has been following it is way up.
Now, it has simulated Syracuse vs. Boston College 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
The contest between the Orange and Florida State last week was on the verge of becoming a blowout, with the Orange falling 35-17. Syracuse was down by 35-3 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. The Syracuse offense has averaged just 3.9 yards per play in conference, so getting the offense jumpstarted will be a top priority. Starting quarterback Tommy Devito's numbers haven't been horrible on the whole of the season, as he's completing 63.4 percent of passes for 1,786 yards and 12 touchdowns with just five interceptions. But Devito will have to push the ball down the field against a Boston College defense that allows 298.5 passing yards per game.
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Syracuse Orange v. Boston College Eagles Predictions (11/2/19) - The Juice Online (the juice; Staff)
Syracuse will try for their first ACC win of the season when it hosts Boston College on Saturday afternoon (12:00 p.m. ET / ACC Network). Ahead of the game, The Juice Online’s Brad Bierman and Steve Auger give their predictions below.
BRAD BIERMAN (Season Record: 3-3): As illogical as it sounds with the way the season has transpired, Syracuse can still remain eligible to go to a bowl game by beating or losing to Boston College Saturday afternoon.
That’s crazy, but true. Not that we think the Orange is going to find enough offense to win three of the last four games, especially with two contests coming on the road where the ‘Cuse is just 5-17 in its brief ACC history.
BC is continuing a stretch of playing four of its last five on the road, including SU, Notre Dame and Pitt, while hosting Florida State so one of these teams will be feeling a lot better about itself by staying to stay out of the Atlantic Division basement.
It’s not hard to predict that Eagles running back A.J. Dillon will receive plenty of carries. We all remember what happened when he played on the fast Dome surface in 2017 – 193 yards rushing and three touchdowns – and he comes off setting school career rushing marks in last week’s blowout loss at Clemson.
The Orange defense is again missing a couple of key players to injury, and the offense has averaged just over 13 points in four conference games, can it score more than two touchdowns versus the Eagles?
Since re-establishing contact with Boston College in the ACC, the ‘Cuse is 4-2 against its longtime Northeast rival, and if there was ever a time for a win, the first in the ACC and over a Power 5 team, it’s now, there’s urgency. This may turn out to be the last victory of the season, but we think somehow SU holds on for a 24-21 victory over Boston College.
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Throwback Thursday: The Undefeated 1993 Mountaineers Taste Sweet Revenge (SI; Woods)
The date is October 30, 1993. The location is the Carrier Dome - the home of Syracuse Orange football since it opened in 1980 and one of the most raucous environments around the country.
On this night, the West Virginia Mountaineers trek north to Syracuse on a night where that indoor environment will be welcomed as within an hour of kickoff, temperatures outside will reach 0 °.
Before the scene can be set for this game, the events of the 1992 game between West Virginia and Syracuse in Morgantown must be understood. With West Virginia leading 17-13 and just over three-and-a-half minutes left to play and Syracuse in possession of the ball, quarterback Marvin Graves scrambled toward the sideline and was hit by Tommy Orr as he went out of bounds. In response to what he deemed a late hit, Graves launched the ball at Orr, hitting him in the helmet. Immediately after, Syracuse assistant coach Kevin Rogers grabbed Orr by the jersey and both benches cleared.
David Mayfield and Mike Collins took the brunt of the attacks from the Orange sideline with the former being clubbed over the head with an injured Syracuse players’ cast and Collins being thrown to the ground in the middle of a mob of the opposition. However, the most outrageous part of the entire incident was the ejection decisions by the officials. Three Mountaineers were disqualified from the game: Collins, a starting defensive back, Tom Briggs, a starting defensive lineman with two sacks already in the game, and nickel back Leroy Axem. For Syracuse, only one player was ejected, a reserve lineman named Ken Warren. Marvin Graves, the brawl’s instigator, was allowed to remain in the game. Less than two minutes later, Graves threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to tight end Chris Gedney for the winning score. After the results of the fight, and West Virginia coach Don Nehlen’s comments following the game, the bad blood between these two storied programs was at an all-time high.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...dea8f2-fc72-11e9-9e02-1d45cb3dfa8f_story.html (washingtonpost.com; AP; Kekis)
Dino Babers figures he knows what’s wrong in what has become a tough season for Syracuse, and he needs a quick fix.
“We need to reel it back in,” Babers said. “We talked about eliminating mental mistakes, playing physical. I think that this adversity that we’re going through is going to make them better. We need to work our way through it and persevere, and I believe we will.
“There’s good things happening, but there’s not enough good things.”
That’s for sure.
Syracuse (3-5, 0-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) is the only team in the ACC without a league win, and there are just four games left in the regular season to reach the six-win total needed to qualify for the postseason.
The Orange have lost three straight as they prepare to host Boston College (4-4, 2-3) in an Atlantic Division matchup on Saturday. The Eagles have dropped three of four, including 59-7 at No. 2 Clemson last week.
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“We played the national champion. I’d say it was the best game they played all year,” said BC coach Steve Addazio, a former Orange assistant. “It was a homecoming game at night, Saturday night, Death Valley. I mean, they were humming.”
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Thursday Morning Roundtable: Syracuse University Capital Projects - Syracuse.edu (syracuse.edu)
Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer at Syracuse University, will speak about the progress at the Dome and other capital projects.
ACC football follows ACC basketball (if Clemson is removed from the picture) (allsportsdiscussion.cvom; Zemek)
We have one month left in the ACC regular season. Teams are scrambling for postseason positions.
The pressure on coaches is intensifying.
Teams have been forced to confront the weaknesses which have been exposed over the previous few weeks of conference play. Coaches have to adjust to new and evolving realities, learning from their most stinging defeats.
Players who have gone through rough stretches of time cannot allow those failures to hijack their performances. They need to arrive in uniform with a happy face and a positive attitude, and make the improvements needed to push their teams over the top.
We have one month left in the ACC regular season. One month for programs to reach the heights they hope for. One month for identities to be defined and legacies to be captured.
Virginia versus North Carolina is a bigger game than Miami versus Florida State.
Basketball season, right? Well, YES.. but also football season.
Throughout the college football industry, it makes basic sense for various Power Five conferences to “backload” their schedules, putting the premium conference matchups in November when teams are 7-1 or 8-0 and can play for high stakes in front of larger television audiences.
The Big Ten lucked into the Penn State-Minnesota game. That was not a planned backloaded game.
However, Penn State-Ohio State is a purposefully backloaded game this year (Nov. 23). Michigan-Michigan State is backloaded, even though that game won’t turn out to be especially significant.
LSU-Alabama is a November CBS fixture. Oregon-USC, this Saturday, is a backloaded Pac-12 game, as is Utah-Washington (even though USC and Washington did not give these matchups maximum spice and zest).
In the ACC, it was hoped that Miami and Florida State — usually October dance partners in the course of their rivalry over the past 30 years — would have a lot to play for on Nov. 2.
Well, they ARE playing for something: avoiding a losing season and getting the chance to play in Shreveport during bowl season.
In a comparison of importance, there IS no comparison: Virginia-North Carolina is clearly a bigger game than Miami-Florida State.
JUST LIKE FOOT-BALL!
Clap. Clap. Clap-clap-clap!
It is jarring, but it is true: Hoos-Heels contains much more ACC resonance than Canes-Noles. It is a reality which explains the ACC’s diminished national profile (with Clemson being the exception which proves the rule). I don’t need to tell you what the ACC expected from The U and FSU 15 years ago.
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Duke football: ACCN has audacity to tweet absurd clip without apology (balldurham.com; Giles)
On Thursday, the ACC Network Twitter account decided to share a Halloween horror scene — adding a false narrative and neglecting a necessary apology — that still haunts Duke football to this day.
Dear ACC Network, I won’t allow you to spook me on Halloween without calling you out for it. You disrespected me — and all other Duke football fans, I presume — by tweeting what you did without even having the decency to at least add #Sorry.
Four Halloweens back, I lost a touch of respect for and interest in all things pigskin because of the incompetence, shadiness, and then thin skin of ACC zebras. The next day, I lost even more respect and interest due to what was at the very least cowardly inaction — smelled like more than just that, though — from ACC big wigs (they technically could have reversed the final score then).
Call it sour grapes. Call it a lost cause. I choose to keep calling it just as I see it every time anyone decides to share it without any mention of #TheTruth.
Close your eyes, #DukeGang. As for the ACC and its network, please open your eyes and adjust your account of the below kickoff return accordingly:
You’ve got to be kidding me with the wording of this tweet. Pulled off? The only thing Miami pulled off in the above clip was the ability to avoid an “L” on its permanent record as a result of some suspiciously friendly ACC eyes.
Those who reviewed the tape that night decided to favor a final score, 30-27, that just so happened to favor the dwindling ACC Championship Game hopes of the Hurricanes — always a much bigger draw than the Duke football program, which had dinged ratings two years prior by unexpectedly punching a ticket to Charlotte.
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ACC teams looking for postseason berths down the stretch (wccourier.com; AP; Graves)
Fourth-ranked Clemson and No. 23 Wake Forest could lead another long line of ACC schools playing after the regular season ends.
Ten of the other 12 Atlantic Coast Conference schools enter the regular season's final month with a shot at becoming bowl eligible. Pittsburgh, Virginia and Virginia Tech could reach the six-win threshold this weekend.
Even struggling programs such as Syracuse (3-5) and last-place Georgia Tech (2-5) have a chance to play in December. It might be a stretch for the ACC to surpass last season's record-tying total of 11 bowl participants, but it could be an intriguing November for the league with so many postseason berths within reach for so many teams.
Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall said in some ways ACC teams can thank Clemson for what's happening.
"It's wide open with four weeks to go, which I think is great for college football," Mendenhall said. "At some point the number of teams that play Clemson in our league, the learnings that come from that, will improve the programs."
The ACC has 13 bowls available including the Orange, where the league champion or highest-ranked team will play if that team is not in the four-team College Football Playoff. The first CFP rankings will be released next week.
Fourth-ranked Clemson (8-0, 6-0) is no playoff lock despite dominating the ACC again. If anything, the Tigers have tried to maintain their standing since their lone hiccup, a 21-20 escape of North Carolina (4-4) in September — which has led to a steady drop from No. 1.
Clemson's recent romp since that narrow win has bolstered a perception of the ACC as a two-tiered league consisting of the Tigers and everybody else . High-scoring Wake Forest (6-1, 2-1) looks to prove otherwise in a Nov. 16 showdown that will likely decide the ACC's Atlantic Division.
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Throwback Thursday: In 2012, Dabo Swinney said the ACC will produce a national champion )nbcsports.com; McGuire)
In doing some quick searching through the archives for another story on the docket, I just so happened to stumble upon a fun little quote and headline form the past. Dabo Swinney, head coach of the Clemson Tigers, is widely regarded as one of the top college football coaches in the sport today, and some might even argue he is the best even ahead of Alabama’s Nick Saban.
But it wasn’t really all that long ago Swinney was a coach who was charming but still clearly attempting to climb the ladder in the college football world. But lacking in confidence was never a part of Swinney’s personality, and the human quote machine turned up quite a prediction back in 2012 when the talk of various realignment discussions were at their best.
One rumor that never came to fruition was the idea of Florida State and Clemson leaving the ACC for the Big 12. Clearly, that never came to be, as both programs have remained in the ACC. But the topic was commented on by Swinney, in 2012 who made it clear the struggling ACC would regain its status as a power conference. Keep in mind at the time the ACC was similar in stature to its power-conference peers it is perceived to be today, without the benefit of having a national title contender in its lineup. Florida State was down (although some FSU fans would prefer 2012’s “down” to 2019’s “down”) and the conference was lacking in star power.
So when Swinney proclaimed the ACC will produce a national champion, you would be forgiven for not taking that comment too seriously.
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ACC Power Rankings: Parity Still Defines the Conference (bcheights.com; Kim)
Clemson stopped sliding in the AP Poll, thanks to an emphatic win over Boston College, but Week 8 was once again a reminder that parity is king in the ACC. Louisville took down Virginia, while Pittsburgh, which was riding high on a four-game win streak, suffered a bizarre loss to Miami. That makes for difficulty telling which teams are the class of the conference—aside from the Tigers, of course—but also sets the stage for an entertaining slate of games this week
1. Clemson (8-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast, AP No. 4) ↔
The Tigers just kept on rolling, winning their 23rd straight game with a 59-7 beatdown of BC, a victory in which they removed most of their starters midway through the third quarter. The Tigers have dropped three spots in the national rankings since the beginning of the year despite not losing a game, but with Trevor Lawrence—who completed an astonishing 84.5 percent of his passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns against the Eagles—finding his groove, there’s not a team in the country Clemson can’t beat.
Next up: vs. Wofford (-47), Saturday, 4 p.m.
2. Wake Forest (6-1, 2-1 ACC, AP No. 23) ↔
After barely escaping a Saturday night contest against Florida State, the Demon Deacons got a week to rest up and recover before playing host to North Carolina State. Questions still surround the starting quarterback position—the depth chart lists Sam Hartman or Jamie Newman, who is still recovering from a shoulder injury—but head coach Dave Clawson will likely be confident in whoever gets the nod. After all, Wake Forest just keeps winning.
Next up: vs. N.C. State (-7.5), Saturday, 12 p.m.
3. Louisville (5-3, 3-2) ↑3
The Cardinals rebounded from a decisive loss to Clemson by rallying from a seven-point halftime deficit to slip by UVA, 28-21. Micale Cunningham and Javian Hawkins both accounted for two touchdowns with Heisman Trophy winner and former Louisville great Lamar Jackson in the house, and the Cardinals were able to move within one win of bowl eligibility with four games still to play. The hiring of head coach Scott Satterfield continues to pay huge dividends.
Next up: Bye
4. Virginia (5-3, 3-2) ↓1
The Cavaliers have now lost three of four after dropping their second conference game of the year at Louisville. UVA still has the 18th-best defense in the country by Bill Connelly’s SP+, but an inconsistent offense—which has scored 21 points or fewer in three of its last four games—has held the Cavaliers back from reaching their full potential for much of the conference slate.
Next up: at North Carolina (+2), Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
5. North Carolina (4-4, 3-2) ↔
A win over your biggest rival is a great way to erase a heartbreaking, six-overtime loss, and the Tar Heels did just that, beating Duke, 20-17, courtesy of a goal line interception from Chazz Surratt with just 14 seconds left. UNC now faces its biggest game of the season Saturday, as UVA comes to town in a contest that gives the winner the inside track to the Coastal Division title.
Next up: vs. UVA (-2), Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
6. Pittsburgh (5-3, 2-2) ↓2
The Panthers have made a habit of winning close games this season—their last four wins (all in a row) came by seven points or fewer—but their luck finally ran out against Miami. Kenny Pickett tossed two interceptions, Pittsburgh lost another fumble, and the Hurricanes’ Jarren Williams—who replaced starting QB N’Kosi Perry in the fourth quarter—led a nine-play, 62-yard game-winning touchdown drive on Miami’s final possession of the night to hand the Panthers a 16-12 defeat. On the bright side, it’s clear that head coach Pat Narduzzi can still coach a great defense, as Pittsburgh has held four consecutive opponents to 20 points or less.
Next up: at Georgia Tech (-7.5), Saturday, 4 p.m.
7. Virginia Tech (5-2, 2-2) ↑1
The talk around Justin Fuente’s job security has quieted and the Hokies are somehow 5-2 coming off a bye week and a wild six-overtime win against UNC that kept a possible Coastal Division title alive. Fuente was silent on whether Hendon Hooker, who started against the Tar Heels before leaving with a knee injury, would make it back in time to face No. 16 Notre Dame, but the Hokies look to have a capable replacement in Quincy Patterson—who rushed for 122 yards against UNC—should Hooker not make it back in time.
Next up: at Notre Dame (+17.5), Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
8. Duke (4-4, 2-3) ↑1
The Blue Devils came agonizingly close to knocking off the Tar Heels but lost after calling a questionable trick play at the goal line that ended in an interception rather than a game-winning touchdown. That pick was the most costly of four Duke turnovers, and head coach David Cutcliffe has to be concerned that his team has been too careless with the ball this season. The Blue Devils have 19 turnovers so far—just five FBS teams have committed more in 2019.
Next up: Bye
9. Florida State (4-4, 3-3) ↑2
After falling just short of knocking off Wake Forest, the Seminoles picked up an important win against Syracuse, keeping the Orange winless in conference with a 35-17 victory. FSU also unveiled a new wrinkle to its offense, putting star tailback Cam Akers in the wildcat formation for some of the game, and it worked to great effect. The junior, who spent some time running a wildcat offense in high school, rushed for 144 yards and four touchdowns, and also completed a pair of passes for 26 yards.
Next up: vs. Miami (-3), Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
10. Boston College (4-4, 2-3) ↓3
Any dreams the Eagles had of pulling off the upset of the season in Death Valley were quickly squashed by Clemson, which raced out to a 38-7 halftime lead and never looked back. BC has serious defensive problems—it gave up a program-worst 674 yards of offense to the Tigers—and with Dennis Grosel now the starting quarterback for the rest of the season, a unit that porous simply won’t give the Eagles a chance to win many games. The lone bright spot? AJ Dillon now has the most rushing yards in program history after a 75-yard performance against Clemson.
Next up: at Syracuse (+3), Saturday, 12 p.m.
11. N.C. State (4-3, 1-2) ↓1
The Wolfpack had a week off to reflect after giving up 429 rushing yards to BC and will hope the defense can make enough adjustments to give redshirt freshman Devin Leary—who is making his first career start—a chance to keep up with Wake Forest’s explosive offense. Leary did throw for 259 yards and three touchdowns against the Eagles, and will likely have to top that if head coach Dave Doeren’s team wants to pull off an upset of the Demon Deacons.
Next up: at Wake Forest (+7.5), Saturday, 12 p.m.
12. Miami (4-4, 2-3) ↑1
An up-and-down first year of head coach Manny Diaz’s tenure continued for Miami, which scraped past Pittsburgh, 16-12, with a late touchdown pass from Williams. The Hurricanes definitely have offensive issues to sort out ahead of a rivalry game with FSU, and Diaz not knowing who his starting quarterback certainly isn’t helping matters.
Next up: at Florida State (+3), Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
13. Georgia Tech (2-5, 1-3) ↑1
For the first time all season, the Yellow Jackets aren’t on the bottom of our Power Rankings, thanks to the continued struggles of the Orange. Georgia Tech is still in the midst of a rebuild under first-year head coach Geoff Collins, but at least it has a conference win—something Dino Babers and his team can’t say.
Next up: vs. Pittsburgh (+7.5), Saturday, 4 p.m.
14. Syracuse (3-5, 0-4) ↓2
Babers and Co. had no answer for Akers and are still the only team in the ACC without a win in conference play (or against a Power Five opponent, for that matter). FSU had a field day against a weak Syracuse offensive line, recording seven sacks to up the total allowed by the Orange in 2019 to 42—the most in the country. Syracuse’s 10-win campaign of a season ago feels like a distant memory at this point.
2019 Florida State / Miami Preview (RX; HM)
2019 Florida State / Miami Preview
Miami vs. Florida State
2019 Preview
Miami vs. Florida State: In one of the greatest historical rivalries in sports, Miami and Florida State face-off for the 64th time on Saturday in Tallahassee. Both teams are coming off wins. The Hurricanes got late-game heroics from Jarren Williams and K.J. Osborn to get past Pitt and Florida State handled Syracuse last weekend. This game usually comes down to the wire. Each of the last 5 games in the rivalry have been decided by 5 points or less. Hear from Manny Diaz & Willie Taggart as we take you inside one of the nation's most intense rivalries right here!
Saturday, November 2, 2019,
Miami (4-4, 2-3 ACC) at Florida State (3-3, 4-4 ACC)
Miami leads series, 33-30; Last meeting: UM, 28-27 (2018)
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Head Coaches:
Miami - Manny Diaz (4-4 in first season at Miami and overall)
Florida State - Willie Taggart (9-11 in second season season at FSU; 56-61 in 10th season overall)
Notes: Miami holds a 33-30 edge in the all-time series, which was first played in 1951
• Florida State closed the gap by winning seven consecutive games in the rivalry before the Hurricanes stopped the run with a 24-20 road victory in Tallahassee in 2017, followed by last year’s stunning win at Miami Gardens
• QB N’Kosi Perry threw four touchdown passes, and No. 17 Miami pulled off its biggest comeback ever against Florida State by rallying from 20 points down midway through the second half to top the Seminoles 28-27
• It marked the fifth straight game in the series decided by five or fewer points
• Miami holds a 15-10 edge over Florida State in games played in Tallahassee
• The Seminoles have won 10 of the 15 ACC meetings between the schools since Miami joined the conference for the 2004 season
• The teams have met every year since 1969.
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CFB GIFs: 4th Down Fails (RX; HM)
CFB GIFs: 4th Down Fails
I discovered a twitter feed called "CFB Gif'er" which features, you know, college football GIFs. I thought I'd introduce it to you readers with a selection of 4th down fails...
Time's running out - gotta convert this 4th & 10!
No.
Maybe we'll fool 'em with the fake punt?
No.
And one from the ACC... gotta get out of bounds, with :02, :01, ...
Aw, forget it!
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2020 Recruiting Update - 11/1/19 (RX; HM)
2020 Recruiting Update - 11/1/19
The early signing period will be here before you know it... how's your favorite team's recruiting?
| Rank | Team | CONF | Commits | 5-stars | 4-stars | 3-stars | Other |
| 1 | Clemson | ACC | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | LSU | SEC | 24 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 23 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | B1G | 24 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | Texas | XII | 18 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | SEC | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | IND | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan | B1G | 24 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | XII | 17 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Penn State | B1G | 27 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
| 12 | Auburn | SEC | 18 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Florida State | ACC | 20 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Florida | SEC | 18 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Washington | PAC | 19 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 16 | Oregon | PAC | 21 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | Miami | ACC | 22 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | North Carolina | ACC | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 0 |
| 19 | South Carolina | SEC | 18 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Mississippi St | SEC | 22 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Tennessee | SEC | 16 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Stanford | PAC | 16 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| 23 | Ole Miss | SEC | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| 24 | Kentucky | SEC | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 22 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
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Updated Odds of Making the Playoffs - 10/31/19 (RX; HM)
Updated Odds of Making the Playoffs - 10/31/19
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Odds of winning upcoming battles of unbeaten, ranked teams:
According to oddsmaker Adam Burns, "He's worth 3-4 points to the number."
In the other battle of unbeatens on Nov. 9 that are idle this week, Penn State is listed as a 6.5-point favorite against the surprising [Minnesota] Gophers.
source: https://www.sportsbetting.ag//football/ncaa
Odds of making the playoff field:
College Football Playoff Odds
| Alabama | 11/4 |
| Clemson | 3/1 |
| Ohio State | 3/1 |
| LSU | 9/2 |
| Georgia | 12/1 |
| Oklahoma | 20/1 |
| Oregon | 20/1 |
| Penn State | 20/1 |
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How a woman ended up in wrong group chat and became a Buffalo Bills fan for life (PS; Axelson)
Amanda Perino, a New Jersey native who now lives in Amsterdam (in the Netherlands, not Upstate New York), didn’t set out to see a Buffalo Bills game. She’d never even been to a football game before. Then one day, on a business trip from Europe to the United States, she bought a new SIM card for her phone and everything changed.
Below is her full account of how she was welcomed into the Bills Mafia, and met Ryan MacKinnon, Bryon Horstkotter, Richard Sterner, Brandon Glowacki, Ken Glowacki, Kenny Tee and Rich Niver. It might be the best “how I became a Buffalo Bills fan” story of all time. We’ve reprinted it here, with Amanda’s permission:
NOTE: There is some profanity in the text below
A story (bear with me, it’s long but it’s a good one): In September while in the States for work, I bought a US SIM card so that I could have a US number and use my phone for emails and work. Almost immediately I found myself pulled into an ongoing group chat with 10 other numbers. At first I ignored it thinking it would eventually stop, but my phone continued to ping with messages.
It turns out I had chosen a number that someone had recently given up. This was a group of Buffalo Bills fans, and this was their fantasy football group chat.
Eventually I messaged the group: “Hey, not sure who you think this number belongs to, but I just signed up to this number myself so I think your friend lost it.
My bad!” I thought they would remove me from the chat. Surely they would remove me from the chat! Any sane group of people would remove me from the chat!
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They refused. “If that’s true I feel bad for you” said one.
“Hahahahahahaha welcome to the show” said another.
“I’ve been trying to leave this for a year”. etc, etc. I asked again: “No chance of leaving me off this thread, huh?”
“It would probably be easier to change your number again” one replied.
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