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Message: [QUOTE="K Otto XLIV, post: 1501901"] Welcome to this week’s Tale of the Tape where the Syracuse University Orange visit the University of South Florida Bulls. And away we go... Born on Date USF: 1956 vs SU: 1870 Otto’s Edge: SU... heck we have Syracusefan members older than their school GPS USF: Tampa vs SU: Syracuse Otto’s Edge: USF… although most people who live in that area are older too Area known for USF: sunshine, beaches, and babes vs SU: snow, snow, and more snow Otto’s Edge: USF... sign me up Party district USF: Ybor City vs SU: Armory Square Otto’s Edge: USF... they built this city on cigars And sticking with drinking… Joy of Beer USF: free samples at Busch Gardens vs SU: actually sold at a CFB stadium Otto’s Edge: USF... you can’t beat free beer Staying with stadiums… No one, and I mean no one, comes into our house and pushes us around USF: Raymond James vs SU: Carrier Dome Otto’s Edge: SU... we have our own place Inside the stadium you will find the…. Band USF: Herd of Thunder (HoT) vs SU: SUMB Otto’s Edge: SU... heard of lame names? The band plays the... This is my fight song USF: Golden Brahman March vs SU: Down the Field Otto’s Edge: SU… too bad our band won’t be there to play it all day That song is part of our FB tradition… 1st year of FB USF: 1997 vs SU: 1889 Otto’s Edge: SU... close, oh wait that is 1997 and not 1897 All Time Ws USF: 118 vs SU: 707 Otto’s Edge: SU... if my gazintas are right we are 6x better Head to Head USF: 6 Ws vs SU: 2 Ws Otto’s Edge: USF… wait really? Bowl Games USF: 4-2 vs SU: 15-9-1 Otto’s Edge: SU... that is more like it Let the hate flow through you USF: UCF vs SU: ??? Otto’s Edge: USF… wait a minute they have been a program for less than 20 years and have a rival but we don’t? What? Although they have played their rival a grand total of SIX times! Conference USF: AAC vs SU: ACC Otto’s Edge: SU… unless you take away FSU & Clemson then they are better Titles USF: None vs SU: 4 Conference & 1 National Otto’s Edge: SU… they must have been the one team that didn’t tie in 2012 Speaking of champions... Wrassler USF: Terry Bollea vs SU: Mike Rotunda Otto’s Edge: SU… even the IRS isn’t as bad as racism Terry is also known as… MSG Hero USF: Hulk Hogan vs SU: GMac Otto’s Edge: SU... an atomic leg drop isn’t as devastating as a GMac bomb. Whatcha gonna do when GMac goes wild on you? Games at MSG are often aired on… WFAN USF: Ann Liguori vs SU: Mark Malusis Otto’s Edge: SU... are either of them still on? Sticking with The Fan… Zero Point Zero (alumnus who didn’t graduate) USF: Mike Francessa vs SU: Lou Reed Otto’s Edge: SU… maybe one day DA can be as big as Mike (his career not his waist) And continuing with sports… Hockey USF: Lightning vs SU: Crunch Otto’s Edge: USF... NHL beats AHL but how does Florida have two NHL teams? It just doesn’t seem right. Minor League Baseball USF: Tampa Yanks vs SU: Chiefs Otto’s Edge: USF... baseball season lasts a month in Syracuse Horse racing USF: Tampa Downs vs SU: Vernon Downs Otto’s Edge: USF... and while you are in the area you can hit the greyhound track too. Mail used to be brought via horseback aka the Pony… Express USF: Serengeti at Busch Gardens vs SU: Elmira Otto’s Edge: SU... ED was faster Staying on trains and travel… Transportation USF: Streetcars vs SU: Centro Ottos Edge: USF... trolleys are cool But they can’t get you to… Italy USF: Florida is the boot of America vs SU: named after Siracusa, Sicily Otto’s Edge: USF... better to be the boot than the ball While we are on balls… Lottos USF: Bolitas vs SU: State run Ottos Edge: USF... tax free if you win Sticking with the underworld… Zoo USF: Lowry Park vs SU: Burnet Park Otto’s Edge: USF... where you can also see Henry Hill and Jimmy Conway holding people over the lion cage. Mafia USF: Santo Trafficante Jr vs SU: Western Michigan Mafia Ottos Edge: USF... he was rumored to be involved in the Kennedy assassination Speaking of Kennedy… JFK link USF: alum Ruth Paine (friend of Oswald's Wife) vs SU: commencement speaker as a Senator Otto’s Edge: SU... how can you be friends with a Commie? We were protected from Commies by soldiers stationed at... Military Base USF: MacDill Air Force Base vs SU: Fort Drum Ottos Edge: Push... we are all winners Who give us the freedom to choose… Miss America USF: Nicole Johnson (1999) vs SU: Vanessa Williams (1983) Ottos Edge: SU... we have the first African American Heisman winner and Miss America winner. Some other famous alumni USF: Tony La Russa, Elayne Boosler, Mark Consuelos (Kelly Ripa hubie) vs SU: Marty Glickman, John Zogby, Megyn Kelly Ottos Edge: SU… we can add many more to that list. Scary Movie USF: Once Bitten (Lauren Hutton) vs SU: Jaws (Carl Gottlieb) Ottos Edge: USF... I rather be bitten by Hutton than a shark And vampires suck just like… Nick Carter USF: lived in Tampa vs SU: born Jamestown Ottos Edge: Push... there are no winners here. His band did produce a smash hit, speaking of which... Watermelons USF: used for smashing (Gallagher) vs SU: used for eating Ottos Edge: SU... when I recently saw Gallagher on Youtube I got mad at my 10 year old self for finding him funny. Sticking with food… Let's put the women and children to bed and go lookin' for dinner USF: Outback vs SU Dino Ottos Edge: SU… OSI Restaurant Partners (Carrabbas, Outback) HQ is in Tampa. Which is why the Outback Bowl is in Tampa. Staying with Bowls… Major sporting event USF: Super Bowls vs SU: Sweet 16s Ottos Edge: USF... it's the biggest event of the year Another big event… City holds State Fair of USF: Florida vs SU: NY Ottos Edge: SU... NY is the emperor of states From big events to big tops... Dome USF: Sun vs SU: Carrier Ottos Edge: SU... loud house wins this one. Interesting note the Sun Dome opened in 1980 as well. Sticking with buildings… Structure easily seen from highway USF: Sulphur Springs Water Tower vs SU: Lawrinson Ottos Edge: SU... one holds something to drink the other people who drink While we are on dorms… School known as USF: commuter school vs SU: communications School Ottos Edge: SU... 99.9% of the reason to go to college is for the freedom to discover yourself Not only are they staying home, they don’t seem to be learning much... Edumactation USF: 156th vs SU: 61st Ottos Edge: USF… they have been going up while we have been going down Getting back to the student body… Enrollment USF: 36k vs SU: 15k Ottos Edge: USF... larger pool of hotties. Which means they have a larger circulated… School Paper USF: The Oracle which was the first student paper to use color vs SU: Daily Orange Ottos Edge: SU... we are good because of content not pretty colors Sticking with color… Orange USF: what you pick off trees vs SU: what you call your teams Ottos Edge: USF… we should be men and women The most famous orange… Mascot USF: Rocky the Bull vs SU: Otto the Orange Ottos Edge: SU... Otto is the best Mascots can be considered... Great fictional characters USF: Drew, Office Space "O Face" guy (Greg Pitts) vs Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller) Ottos Edge: SU… or Arthur Spooner if you prefer Sticking with great… Best Basketball Player USF: Chucky Atkins vs SU: Dave Bing Otto’s Edge: SU… I didn’t realize they played basketball. From basketball to football… MLS Player USF: Dom Dwyer vs SU: Alex Bono Otto’s Edge: USF… they also had Subotic attend there To the real football… NY Giants USF: JPP & Selvie vs SU: Nassib, Pugh, Bromley, Coughlin Otto’s Edge: Push… let’s give them a hand for beating the Bills And finally the category of the week... Sports family USF: current players Corian & James Hamilton are cousins vs SU: the MacPhersons Otto’s Edge: SU… God love ‘em And there you have it folks the Orange will beat the Bulls 28-20 and remember the numbers never lie. [/QUOTE]

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