This game has the feel of the PSU game in 87

[OburgOrange]

Going into the game undefeated , and having struggled for a few seasons, we pulled off a huge win against PSU. Set us up for a magical season. I’ll never forget being at that game.

I can feel it

 

[SUfanNC]

Flea flicker bomb first play?

 

[OburgOrange]

Flea flicker bomb first play?

It was the freeze option. I miss that offense

 

[Trueblue25]

Before i was born

 

[OburgOrange]

Before i was born

Thanks

 

[SUfanNC]

It was the freeze option. I miss that offense[/QUOTE

I knew it was something. My memory is a little foggy

 

[Killdozer]

Before i was born

I was 24 yrs old and it was a great time to be an SU fan...football, basketball, lacrosse...all on top!

 

[Trueblue25]

I was 24 yrs old and it was a great time to be an SU fan...football, basketball, lacrosse...all on top!

24 now, wish i could say the same!

 

[Pearl309]

I was allegedly at the game at 3 and half years young
Have no recollection until Marvin graves showed up

 

[Suball10]

That freeze option, the Kirby dar dar reverse, throw back to brom, and 2 pt conversion hAve Ben the most memorable for me. Love to see a dar dar w shy or Dungey doing his best Donnie to start this off

 

[OburgOrange]

That freeze option, the Kirby dar dar reverse, throw back to brom, and 2 pt conversion hAve Ben the most memorable for me. Love to see a dar dar w shy or Dungey doing his best Donnie to start this off

I was at them all

 

[OrangeDW]

24 now, wish i could say the same!

You’ve...never watched Syracuse as a good football program have you? Jeez.

We’ve gotta make a run now. Enough is enough.

 

[IthacaMatt]

You’ve...never watched Syracuse as a good football program have you? Jeez.

We’ve gotta make a run now. Enough is enough.

Yeah, there are a whole generation of people who don't realize we beat the very best teams in America for around 15 years, and were ranked all the time, played in a lot of bowls, including major bowls on New Year's Day. Colorado, Georgia, Auburn, Ohio State, Penn State, Miami, LSU, Arizona, Clemson.

 

[Trueblue25]

You’ve...never watched Syracuse as a good football program have you? Jeez.

We’ve gotta make a run now. Enough is enough.

Not really no. My earliest syracuse football memory is the bc beat down with Reyes.

Since then...yikes.

 

[OrangeDW]

Yeah, there are a whole generation of people who don't realize we beat the very best teams in America for around 15 years, and were ranked all the time, played in a lot of bowls, including major bowls on New Year's Day. Colorado, Georgia, Auburn, Ohio State, Penn State, Miami, LSU, Arizona, Clemson.

My first 15 or so years as a fan coincided with that run. I still consider that the “real Syracuse”. As frustrated as I get for myself and the older fans who go back much further...I can’t even imagine being a mid 20s or younger diehard whose most memorable season was a Pinstripe Bowl champion. Man. These guys need a RUN to enjoy.

 

[IthacaMatt]

My first 15 or so years as a fan coincided with that run. I still consider that the “real Syracuse”. As frustrated as I get for myself and the older fans who go back much further...I can’t even imagine being a mid 20s or younger diehard whose most memorable season was a Pinstripe Bowl champion. Man. These guys need a RUN to enjoy.

My first games were Floyd Little's first year. My dad took me to 3 home games that year, and I was hooked, even though I was only about 5, going on 6. First we had Jim Nance as the fullback, then Larry Csonka.

We stayed good until I was about 10 or 11, and as the football team collapsed and had to be rebuilt, the basketball team was just coming to prominence.

Basketball has never gone away, of course, but football has had 2 peaks, and 2 valleys so far in my 50+ years as a fan. I'm hoping for that third peak. As Toga used to say about basketball - "one championship before the pine box." I was born in the year of the football championship, 1959.

I would like to see us just return to being a good team, capable of winning any game. Not necessarily EVERY game, but any game. Give me a team that can win a consistent 8+ games every year, and a 10 win season a couple times a decade, and that would be just fine for me. Football would be FUN again. We would matter again.

 

[MadNY3]

Going into the game undefeated , and having struggled for a few seasons, we pulled off a huge win against PSU. Set us up for a magical season. I’ll never forget being at that game.

I can feel it

It does not have that feeling.

Penn State was an unexpected dismantling of a team ranked hire than us. It was a catapult.

FSU is already being questioned nationally.

 

[storange]

It was the freeze option. I miss that offense

That play was an iconic play in the Syracuse University Football story. Maybe only behind the 87 yd pass to Ernie in the Cotton Bowl and maybe the Michael Owens 2 pt conversion.

 

[OrangeTarheel]

Not really no. My earliest syracuse football memory is the bc beat down with Reyes.

Since then...yikes.

That was a great game, listened to it on the radio and it was amazing.

As great as the McNabb era was there were so many frustrations ... early season losses that took us out of national ranking, timeouts called at the completely wrong time/wasted, being blown out by hated rivals ... guess we would take that in a heartbeat if offered. Ip

 

[CuyahogaCuse]

That play was an iconic play in the Syracuse University Football story. Maybe only behind the 87 yd pass to Ernie in the Cotton Bowl and maybe the Michael Owens 2 pt conversion.

This might be the most eloquent and perfect description of that play in the context of Syracuse football history I’ve ever read.

It was a great, great day.

 

[adk(roc)CUSE]

Well that game was against the defending national champion (though they had a loss already I believe?) I was 11. That season is what hooked me SU sports..magical. we loved it up in the ADKs, Cuse was our team too. Anyway, FSU isnt a defending champ or all time rival like PSU was. Now win this, uconn and at Clemson? That's the biggest win in Syracuse football history. Title game considered. But first, beat an FSU team we should beat.

 

[RCDICK44]

My first games were Floyd Little's first year. My dad took me to 3 home games that year, and I was hooked, even though I was only about 5, going on 6. First we had Jim Nance as the fullback, then Larry Csonka.

We stayed good until I was about 10 or 11, and as the football team collapsed and had to be rebuilt, the basketball team was just coming to prominence.

Basketball has never gone away, of course, but football has had 2 peaks, and 2 valleys so far in my 50+ years as a fan. I'm hoping for that third peak. As Toga used to say about basketball - "one championship before the pine box." I was born in the year of the football championship, 1959.

I would like to see us just return to being a good team, capable of winning any game. Not necessarily EVERY game, but any game. Give me a team that can win a consistent 8+ games every year, and a 10 win season a couple times a decade, and that would be just fine for me. Football would be FUN again. We would matter again.

I've got to completely agree with you IthacaMatt.I am 80 years old now and been an SU Fan since 1956
and if we could do these things I believe the fans would return to the dome. I would love to have this happen before I pass on as I don't have many years left to enjoy my team.

 

[OburgOrange]

It does not have that feeling.

Penn State was an unexpected dismantling of a team ranked hire than us. It was a catapult.

FSU is already being questioned nationally.

I didn’t say the circumstances were exactly the same. Whatever

 

[Chip]

It does not have that feeling.

Penn State was an unexpected dismantling of a team ranked hire than us. It was a catapult.

FSU is already being questioned nationally.

Plus, I believe we were 5-0 going into that game, which is unchartered waters.

2-0 isn’t exactly a build up. We’ve managed that recently. And still had a bad season.

But this can springboard some momentum. Unfortunate that we have to beat them first to build it but such is life in the SU overall fanbase.

 

[Toga]

Would have beaten PSU by 50 if Mac hadn't called off the dogs.