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SyracuseUniversity football team offers sneak peak of new uniforms...

Syracuse uniforms for USC game to honor Ernie Davis

Orange Insider, USC vs. Syracuse: Orange prepare to face a powerhouse in Southern Cal

Syracuse University football team's California JUCO pipeline is built on trust

Game Notes & HCDM's PC
N.Y.'s College Classic has Orange Tint

Chris Clark: "You can never give up your dream"

Syracuse sees benefits to game in NYC area

Syracuse football gets good news - senior receiver Alec Lemon ...

Eric Duick: Syracuse's Shamarko Thomas plays to honor family

Syracuse football dilemma: How to control the tempo against USC

The Morning Orange: So what do you think, are football games too long?

SyracuseUniversity reports brisk ticket sales; USC's allotment is gone

Win 4 private suite tickets to SU-Pitt

Syracuse University football defensive tackle John Raymon will sit...

Syracuse 'looking to do well' against No. 2 USC

SU can't afford to drop to 0-2

Syracuse'spassing game turning eyes

Orange Watch: Syracuse in ACC state of mind

Doug Marrone fielded questions Thursday from Red Robin

Orange Watch:Syracusefans need to embrace MetLife Stadium...

No. 2 Southern Cal at Syracuse, 12:30 p.m., ABC

Hayes (9-1 last week): USC 34, Syracuse 14. Long trip for the Trojans, who looked solid in the season opener against Hawaii. Syracuse will play harder after the gut-punch loss to Northwestern, but the Orange can’t match up physically.

Greenberg (9-1 last week): USC 45, Syracuse 17. Don’t think the size of the trip—nor how hard Syracuse plays—will matter much in this one.
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Quick hitters: Barkley does NY

USC's Matt Barkley shows his loyalty by returning for senior year

USC's Lane Kiffin wants East Coast players focused on business

Kiffin: Crowd noise won't be a factor

Thursday Pac-12 links: USC simply can't stay out of trouble

Big East Teams With Strong Start

Southern Cal DB McDonald has a lot in common with QB Barkley

USC Tailback Has Knee Surgery – Fan's Reaction

USC Football Behind Enemy Lines- Q&A With Syracuse Blogger

Preview: No. 2 USC Trojans at Syracuse Orange

Amid latest allegations, does 2012 still hold the same promise for USC?

Southern California-Syracuse capsule

The running back situation should change

Barkley uses tech-savvy mind to lead USC

Trojans prepare forSyracuse

USC: Wittek finds his way against Hawaii

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: USC ready for off-Broadway moment

Trojans head east to face Syracuse

USC Trojans football team heads east to face Syracuse

USC FOOTBALL: Freshman receiver Rogers says NCAA clears him

USC football team appears ready for off-Broadway production

Orange Watch: Syracuse fans need to embrace MetLife Stadium ...

Art Modell remembered for how he treated Syracuse Football legend Ernie Davis

Videos

Orange Appeal - Return of Otto's Army

Linemakers TSN USC @ Syracuse

CFL Extra: USC-Syracuse Preview

Stephen A. Hill breaks down USC-SU

Major Test For Syracuse Hosting USC

WeAreSC: USC-Syracuse Preview

SU-USC starting at 33 seconds

Gambling Sites

Should you take the over or under?

College Football Predictions: USC Trojans vsSyracuseOrange

Recruiting

Laray Smith has set the date for his official visit to SU

Three-star CB Boaz Joseph not shutting the door on anyone

OOC Opponents

Coming off a blowout win, Stony Brook hosts Pace

Weekend Watch List: Mizzou DT pops off before SEC debut -- he'll learn

Former Players

Brinkley in the mix: RB Ryan Mathews (broken right clavicle) remained limited in practice, and it's unlikely he will play against the Raiders. RB Ronnie Brown will get the start, with RB Jackie Battle listed as the backup.

RB Curtis Brinkley will factor into the game plan after not playing in the last two preseason games. “He had a strained quad early,” Turner said. “He is 100 percent. So we have Brinkley available. We have a variety of different packages we can use. Yeah, I would expect Brinkley to play some.”
CBS

Marcus Hayes: Hard to fathom McNabb as an NFL analyst

Around The Big East

UC cruises to win over Pitt

Big East considers new name

Jim Williams: Fox is a player in prime time for college football

Big East Week 2: Did you know?

Around The Nation

Oregon trying random drug testing for athletes

Sources: Big 12 to announce $2.6B media deal

UW's Gordon itching to play

Ped State

Penn State president says university needs to 'move on'

2 PSU officials argue for dismissal of charge

Redd then Belton now Day, Dukes must be pretty bad

Penn State Message Board Meltdown

Jerry Sandusky Has Regrets, Expects Life Sentence In October ...

NFL

NFL players are three times more likely to die from neurodegenerative diseases, CDC says

Blogs

College Football Predictions: Experts Picking USC Trojans Over...

Why The USC Trojans Need To Pick It Up AgainstSyracuse

Lane Kiffin On USC Football Getaway Day: Trojans Are "All Business"

Syracuse Q&A with Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician

Throwback Thursday: USC vs. Syracuse 2011

USC vs. Syracuse: Latest Spread Info, BCS Impact and Predictions

Reign of Troy - A USC Trojans Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Syracuse Vs. USC Injury Report: Alec Lemon Still Questionable, Trojans Dealing With Minor Injuries

USC will dominate

USC Vs. Syracuse Preview: Spotlight On Trojans Defensive Line

USC Trojans vs. Syracuse Orange: Watch Live Stream Online for Free; Preview

 

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Dennis Dodd in an article above:

Prediction: USC 56, Syracuse 17

I picked USC 49 SU 14 because:

1. I think USC has too many offensive weapons Barkley, Lee, Woods, Reid

2. Special teams, I think the Syracuse kickers did a good job with distance but they have to be wiser with the direction of their kicks. Last week our coverage team looked slow and didn't stay in their lanes. Punts have to go in a direction that limits USC's return options and go where the coverage team know where it's going. With Lee back there for USC, kicking the ball out of bounds might be the best option. Big returns energize the offensive team and deflate the defenders. Why give him a chance?

3. USC is extra motivated to pour it on as they let their foot off the accelerator against Hawaii and the voters jumped Alabama over them as the Crimson Tide thrashed a better opponent in Michigan.

4. While Ryan Nassib, at times, looked like a Heisman candidate, you have to remember he was going up against 3 rookie DB's who have no where near the pedigree that the Trojan D-backs do. Northwestern's pass rush was nearly nonexistent. They made our three replacement O-line starters look All Big East. Meanwhile, USC's D line got into the Rainbow's backfield 12 times. Look for Ryan to be scrambling more and hurrying his throws. The SU receivers won't be into their breaks in time and there will be a lower completion ratio and possibly some interceptions. USC is the #2 team in the country, Northwestern will probably be in the bottom third of the Big 10.

5. There is no home field advantage, no deafening crowd noise, no sweltering heat caused by the Dome. USC will be able to hear their signals and audible's.

6. Too many penalties, too many turnovers. The same things that plagued SU last year are back again and cost us a victory in the opener. In our final game in 2011, where we needed a win against Pitt to become bowl eligible, we had 10 penalties and 5 turnovers. Against Northwestern we had 12 penalties for 72 yards. There was that pass that should have been caught by Sales that turned into a touchdown one play after the interception .The fumble on a mental mistake by Jerome Smith, he did not play through the whistle, the ball was scooped up and turned into another Northwestern touchdown.

That crucial penalty by Keon Lynn which has been debated but nonetheless led to the winning touchdown for Northwestern on the very next play from the nine yard line.

Against a team like USC, with a veteran QB, one who could very likely be a top five contender for the Heisman Trophy, that stuff won't fly. I hope I'm wrong and SU pulls a Nebraska like upset. That would be huge as there are going to be a large number of recruits attending this game at MetLife Stadium.