Monday Articles

[Orangeyes]

Syracuse Football: The Airing Of NFL Draftability Grievances

ACC News

ACC expansion could change Virginia Tech's annual crossover football opponent from BC to Pitt

 

[echosofmanley]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ys-college_football_jc_transfer_team_122111

Tiller, all JC transfer team from a few days ago.

 

[sutomcat]

Syracuse Football: The Airing Of NFL Draftability Grievances

ACC News

ACC expansion could change Virginia Tech's annual crossover football opponent from BC to Pitt

The ACC article, or maybe another I just read, says the decision on what divisions SU and Pitt will be placed in, will be made in February.

If it is true that the ACC will keep the existing divisions and add Pitt to one and SU to the other, what is the best outcome for Syracuse?

I think the best thing that could happen is to be assigned to the Atlantic.

ATLANTIC DIVISION

School Conference Pct. Overall Pct.
Clemson 6-2 .750 10-3 .769
Florida State 5-3 .625 8-4 .667
Wake Forest 5-3 .625 6-6 .500
NC State 4-4 .50el0 7-5 .583
Boston College 3-5 .375 4-8 .333
Maryland 1-7 .125 2-10 .167

COASTAL DIVISION

School Conference Pct. Overall Pct.

Virginia Tech 7-1 .875 11-2 .846
Georgia Tech 5-3 .625 8-4 .667
Virginia 5-3 .625 8-4 .667
North Carolina 3-5 .375 7-5 .583
Miami 3-5 .375 6-6 .500
Duke 1-7 .125 3-9 .250

Why? We would play BC each year in football, a relatively weak team and the closest school in the ACC to Syracuse.

Pitt would presumably be our crossover rival. Another school relatively close by that we have a long history with.

For me, the next most desirable team to play each season would be VT or UMd. I'd love to play both each season but if push came to shove, I would rather play UMd. It is a shorter drive, we have a better fan base in the DC area, they have a good hoops team that could fill in for GTown and we have a better chance of beating them than VT. Lastly, Clemson and Florida State are great road trips and NC State and Wake are located close to a large alum area, are beatable football programs and are easy to get to from CNY. It is a nice mix...there is a lot to like about our setup for football in the Atlantic. (Note that the expectations are that the divisions will continue to open be used for football).

Thoughts?

 

[OrangeAl]

Why? We would play BC each year in football, a relatively weak team and the closest school in the ACC to Syracuse.

Thoughts?

Why do people regard BC as a weak team? Until this year they more than held their own, and last year they hit us like a stone wall. Unless they are falling right off the table, BC should pose a tough challenge for us. I have no less respect for them than for NC, NC State, VA, etc.

 

[sutomcat]

Why do people regard BC as a weak team? Until this year they more than held their own, and last year they hit us like a stone wall. Unless they are falling right off the table, BC should pose a tough challenge for us. I have no less respect for them than for NC, NC State, VA, etc.

The key word in that sentence is relatively. Even when they were good in the ACC, BC was not as good as VT, who has been the dominant power in the ACC since they joined it. For the record though, a 4-8 against a weak schedule is falling off the table. They lost to Duke and got killed by UCF. Might have been the worst BCS team in the country (they lost to Wake at home as well).

 

[rrlbees]

We'll be in the coastal for bball reasons. Our crossover will likely be BC with a possible chance it is Pitt.

Sent from my DROID X

 

[tipphill]

bc home and home has always been a big draw for us and we traveled well there. su fans love to go there,more so than pitt

 

[bnoro]

We'll be in the coastal for bball reasons. Our crossover will likely be BC with a possible chance it is Pitt.

Sent from my DROID X

Basketball won't be divided into divisions so this would have no impact on that. All about FB.