ok boys and girls, it's that time of year again...Preseason Progs

[44PRIDE]

I reserve judgement until the preseason practices have come to an end.

Preliminary guesstimation is 5-7.

 

[texascpa]

Question: When I win, what the heck am I going to do with a Dino BBQ certificate? I live in Texas!

 

[Cuseregular]

Question: When I win, what the heck am I going to do with a Dino BBQ certificate? I live in Texas!

put it in your will to one of the fine Fine lot tailgaters.....

Or rather get your a$$ up here for a game to be able to use it next year or for hoops. You can grab a ride with TexanMark

Actually if you or someone in similar circumstances wins this thing it'll be changed to an applebee's or some other similar place down a notch from dino

 

[texascpa]

put it in your will to one of the fine Fine lot tailgaters.....

Or rather get your a$$ up here for a game to be able to use it next year or for hoops. You can grab a ride with TexanMark

Actually if you or someone in similar circumstances wins this thing it'll be changed to an applebee's or some other similar place down a notch from dino

Believe me, I've been wanting to come up for some time, but it's tough with work and money.

 

[edowd26]

Syracuse vs. Northwestern (W) 24 - 20

Syracuse vs. So. Cal. (L) 20 - 42

Syracuse vs. Stony Brook (W) 38 - 13

Syracuse @ Minnesota (L) 21 - 24

Syracuse vs. Pitt (W) 27 - 24

Syracuse @ Rutgers (W) 28-13

Syracuse vs. Connecticut (W) 35 - 20

Syracuse @ South Florida (L) 28 - 38

Syracuse @ Cincinnati (W) 33 - 24

Syracuse vs. Louisville (L) 17 - 28

Syracuse @ Missouri (W) 28 - 24

Syracuse @ Temple (W) 42 - 27

8 - 4

 

[javadoc]

7-5

I have no idea how they get there, and don't care. Given the progress I expect, this is where they should be this year. I don't know enough about our opponents and how good they will be this year. But I expect 7-5. 6-6 would be OK as long as we go bowling. 5-7 and I am feeling the first doubts about the staff.

 

[SUfaninAZ]

7 Wins... NW, SB, Minn, Pitt, Rots, Conn, Temple.
5 Losing... USC, USF, Cinn, Louis, Mizz.

 

[Shenexon]

Syracuse vs. Northwestern (W) 31 - 21

Syracuse vs. So. Cal. (W) 17 - 9 in memory of an important win in SU football history

Syracuse vs. Stony Brook (W) 42 - 10

Syracuse @ Minnesota (W) 28 - 17

Syracuse vs. Pitt (L) 21 - 24

Syracuse @ Rutgers (W) 28 - 14

Syracuse vs. Connecticut (W) 31 - 17

Syracuse @ South Florida (W) 27 - 24

Syracuse @ Cincinnati (W) 33 - 30

Syracuse vs. Louisville (L) 27 - 28

Syracuse @ Missouri (L) 17 - 21

Syracuse @ Temple (W) 35 - 21

SU Leaves the BE in style at 9 - 3

 

[ElwoodJBlues]

Syracuse vs. Northwestern W 27 - 17
Syracuse vs. So. Cal. L 13 - 37
Syracuse vs. Stony Brook W 31 -0
Syracuse @ Minnesota W 20-7
Syracuse vs. Pitt L 17-21
Syracuse @ Rutgers W 24-1o
Syracuse vs. Connecticut W 10-6
Syracuse @ South Florida W 23-13
Syracuse @ Cincinnati W 20-10
Syracuse vs. Louisville L 7-27
Syracuse @ Missouri L 16- 30
Syracuse @ Temple W 17-14

 

[boog7]

Syracuse vs. Northwestern (W) 28 - 17 Hello world, my name is Jerome Smith. 1st career 1oo yd game

Syracuse vs. #2 So. Cal. (W) 28 - 27 MPB 2.5 sacks & early forced fumble sets tone. Late Barkley INT seals upset

Syracuse vs. Stony Brook (W) 40 - 13 GMIII 100+ yds, 1st collegiate TD; all in the 2nd half

Syracuse @ Minnesota (W) 24 - 20 Hard fought road victory helps SU crack the Top 25

#25 Syracuse vs. Pitt (W) 31 - 17 Hello world, my name is Ashton Broyld. 15o+ all-purpose yds; 2 TDs

#23 Syracuse @ Rutgers (W) 17 - 14 Defensive stalemate. Krautman field goal seals it late ala 2010

#22 Syracuse vs. Connecticut (W) 27 - 7 No more quarterbacks running wild, though SU backs do; 300+ yds

#20 Syracuse @ South Florida (L) 31 - 21 Too much BJ Daniels & too much USF speed in the Florida heat

#25 Syracuse @ Cincinnati (L) 17 - 27 Team looks spent as key injuries mount; primed for late season slide

Syracuse vs. #18 Louisville (W) 17 - 14 Fears of collapse unfounded; SU wins de facto BE championship game

Syracuse @ Missouri (W) 24 - 20 Mizzou's first go round in the SEC leaves them bruised, battered & scarred

Syracuse @ Temple (W) 42 - 23 Temple rout gives SU a 5-2 BE record, tied w/ LV; SU gets tiebreaker, wins BE

10-2, Big East champs, BCS bowl (a loss).
10-3, #22 final ranking = Marrone in consideration for national COY

All Big East 1st Team (offense): Pugh, McPherson, Sales, Smith (BE 2nd leading rusher; 1100+ yds)
All Big East 1st Team (defense): MPB (newcomer of the year), Bromley, Spruill, Thomas
All Big East 2nd Team (offense): Nassib, Hickey, Lemon
All Big East 2nd Team (defense):Reddish, Crume, Goggins, Diabate

 

[Crusty]

OK, here goes - The O improves but points for go down due to SOS. The D makes big strides and points against drop sharply.

Syracuse vs Northwestern W 23 - 17
Syracuse vs So Cal L 17 - 30
Syracuse vs Stony Brook W 31 - 0
Syracuse vs @ Minnesota W 30 - 14
Syracuse vs Pitt W 21 - 17
Syracuse vs @ Rutgers W 14 - 10
Syracuse vs Connecticut W 24 - 21
Syracuse vs @ South Florida L 21 - 23
Syracuse vs @ Cincinnati W 20 - 17
Syracuse vs Louisville L 17 - 21
Syracuse vs @ Missouri L 21 - 30
Syracuse vs @ Temple W 31 - 14
8-4 270 214
22.5
17.8

 

[Chip]

Scores are too hard. So are story lines.

NW - W
USC - L
SB - W
Minny - W
Pitt - W (finally)
RU - W
UConn - W
USF - L
Cincy - L
Louisville - L
Mizzou - L
Temple - W

7-5, kool aid...

Splitting the money with SUfaninAZ.

Oh, and we'll beat NC State in the Tire Bowl, or whatever the kids call it these days.

 

[ImperialOrange]

Syracuse vs. Northwestern (W) 56 - 42 Special teams TD's and defensive growing pains = fun game for the fans

Syracuse vs. So. Cal. (L) 28 - 37 We make a game of it, clean up some of the week 1 issues, but just don't have enough yet.

Syracuse vs. Stony Brook (W) 45 - 13 Nassib has another huge game against a lower division school.

Syracuse @ Minnesota (W) 34 - 17 Lower level Big Ten team will be amazed by how far we've improved since they last visited the Dome.

Syracuse vs. Pitt (W) 21 - 17 Get this monkey off our back. Will be an ugly game but we've got the players to finally get over the hump.

Syracuse @ Rutgers (W) 24 - 9 They'll have a tough defense but no offense to offer. We take better care of the ball this year and win with ease.

Syracuse vs. Connecticut (W) 38 - 17 We're just better everywhere on the field and finally start playing with some consistancy that reflects that.

Syracuse @ South Florida (W) 24 - 21 BJ Daniels comes through for us with a big pick or fumble late that seals a hard fought win in Tampa once again for the Orange.

Syracuse @ Cincinnati (W) 27 - 20 Cinci - Pead and ? at QB isn't all that scary. Their defense will be solid but we'll prevail.

Syracuse vs. Louisville (L) 20 - 24 Still can't get over the hump vs them. I think we'll have a better record but they'll win this one.

Syracuse @ Missouri (W) 28 - 24 After what feels like a huge let down loss the week prior, we shock a beaten down SEC foe on their own turf.

Syracuse @ Temple (W) 35 - 17 Orange cap a great season in front of myself, and a largely pro SU crowd at the Linc.

10-2?! Yeah sure why not. ALL IN!

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Syracuse vs. Northwestern (W) 56 - 42

I would be a believer if we hang 56 our first game.

 

[ImperialOrange]

I would be a believer if we hang 56 our first game.

Seemed strange to type that but I had a dream about that game and it ended exactly that. Lot's of quick scores and all TD's to get there so we'll see how it plays out. I don't think our D should give up 42 anymore than I think we'll be scoring 56 but stranger things have happened.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Seemed strange to type that but I had a dream about that game and it ended exactly that. Lot's of quick scores and all TD's to get there so we'll see how it plays out. I don't think our D should give up 42 anymore than I think we'll be scoring 56 but stranger things have happened.

Honestly, I'm so hungry for offense we could lose every game 49-42 and I'd be absolutely thrilled.

 

[Cuseregular]

Scores are too hard. So are story lines.

NW - W
USC - L
SB - W
Minny - W
Pitt - W (finally)
RU - W
UConn - W
USF - L
Cincy - L
Louisville - L
Mizzou - L
Temple - W

7-5, kool aid...

Splitting the money with SUfaninAZ.

Oh, and we'll beat NC State in the Tire Bowl, or whatever the kids call it these days.

Then they'll be no soup (gift cert). for you. I'm sure you're tremendously dissappointed

So too for anyone in this thread that doesn't put scores as in all the years we've been doing this there's always been multiples that get the W-L record correctly.

 

[CaliCuse]

Syracuse vs Northwestern - W
Syracuse vs USC - L
Syracuse vs SB - W
Syracuse @ Minnesota - L
Syracuse vs Pittsburgh - W
Syracuse @ Rutgers - L
Syracuse vs Uconn - W (on the fence with this one coach p's teams usually start slow out the gate and pick up steam would feel better if we played them earlier)
Syracuse @ USF - L
Syracuse @ Cincinnati - L
Syracuse vs Louisville - L
Syracuse @ Missouri - L
Syracuse @ Temple - W

5 - 7. We are getting better, but so are other teams. Anything above this and I will be more than happy.

SUvs NWwin34-23W
SUvsB42-24W
SUat Minn 31-27W
SUvs USC 28-35L
SUvs Pitt 38-31W
SAU at Rutgers42-31W
SUvs Conn 28-21W
SUat USF31-28W
SUvs Cincy42-27W
SUat LOuis3428W
SU@Missou14-28 L
SU@Temple 52-28W
Apreview of whats coming 10-2. I have no idea if I'm serious. Iknow I'm not crazy. My wife had me tested.:crazy:

 

[CaliCuse]

Honestly, I'm so hungry for offense we could lose every game 49-42 and I'd be absolutely thrilled.

Offense wins games.Screw the freaking adage about wins and sells tivkets. Winning sells tickets. You must score more than the other set of bastards. When you get a solid lead send the defense in hard and fast to bayonet the survivors.

 

[Crusty]

Seemed strange to type that but I had a dream about that game and it ended exactly that. Lot's of quick scores and all TD's to get there so we'll see how it plays out. I don't think our D should give up 42 anymore than I think we'll be scoring 56 but stranger things have happened.

Hmmmmmm

 

[orangepack]

SU 14 NW 31 (L)
SU 17 USC 48 (L)
SU 20 SB 17 (W)
SU 20 UM 24 (L)
SU 10 Pitt 20 (L)
SU 13 RU 7 (W)
SU 14 UConn 28 (L)
SU 10 USF 31 (L)
SU 10 LVille 35 (L)
SU 17 Mizz 30 (L)
SU 24 Temple 14 (W)

Overall 3-9. Not drinking the Kool-Aid as there are the same issues that have plagued this team for years, one of the main ones being winning games in the last half of the season.

 

[ImperialOrange]

SU 14 NW 31 (L)
SU 17 USC 48 (L)
SU 20 SB 17 (W)
SU 20 UM 24 (L)
SU 10 Pitt 20 (L)
SU 13 RU 7 (W)
SU 14 UConn 28 (L)
SU 10 USF 31 (L)
SU 10 LVille 35 (L)
SU 17 Mizz 30 (L)
SU 24 Temple 14 (W)

Overall 3-10. Not drinking the Kool-Aid as there are the same issues that have plagued this team for years, one of the main ones being winning games in the last half of the season.

0% chance that happens. You just named an offensive identical to the 2007 GRob year. Player wise, and coaching wise we are light years ahead. We had Andrew Robinson and Cam Dantley splitting snaps that year getting hammered behind an Oline that allowed Brinkley to only run for 3.3 YPC.

 

[OrangeinBoston]

0% chance that happens. You just named an offensive identical to the 2007 GRob year. Player wise, and coaching wise we are light years ahead. We had Andrew Robinson and Cam Dantley splitting snaps that year getting hammered behind an Oline that allowed Brinkley to only run for 3.3 YPC.

Where is there any evidence that this year's OL is any better than that one? They MAY turn out to be better, but where is there any evidence to support that possibility?

Let's review: The best tackle, Pugh, is out for possibly 4 games. SU returns Chibane who has always been suspect. SU returns Mackey who is subject to being run over. And SU needs to replace an OG and an OT. These are HUGE question marks.

 

[ImperialOrange]

Where is there any evidence that this year's OL is any better than that one? They MAY turn out to be better, but where is there any evidence to support that possibility?

Let's review: The best tackle, Pugh, is out for possibly 4 games. SU returns Chibane who has always been suspect. SU returns Mackey who is subject to being run over. And SU needs to replace an OG and an OT. These are HUGE question marks.

Our backup RT in 2007 was true Frosh Jonathan Meldrum who couldn't crack the 2 deep as a 5th year senior at center last year much less pass Mackey. Go look at our 2007 depth chart again. We might end up not being great this year but it won't look like that team.

 

[SUfaninAZ]

Then they'll be no soup (gift cert). for you. I'm sure you're tremendously dissappointed

So too for anyone in this thread that doesn't put scores as in all the years we've been doing this there's always been multiples that get the W-L record correctly.

But if Chip and myself are the only ones with every weekend right, who cares about scores.