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Message: [QUOTE="K Otto XLIV, post: 1510439"] Welcome to this week’s Tale of the Tape as the Syracuse University Orange take on the University of Virginia Cavaliers. Born on Date SU: 1879 vs UVA: 1819 Otto’s Edge: UVA… Jefferson, Monroe, Madison, and Marshall all played a role in starting UVA, while SU was started by a bunch of Walter Whites. Speaking of White… Colors SU: Orange (sometimes) vs UVA: Blue & Orange Otto’s Edge: UVA… they actually use their colors Which makes little sense since… Team is named SU: Orange vs UVA: Cavaliers Otto’s Edge: SU… they also go by the Wahoos From wahoo to yahoo… Short Journalist SU: Bob Costas vs UVA: Katie Couric Otto’s Edge: SU… this is his time of year Sticking with news folk… Fox News SU: Megyn Kelly vs UVA: Brit Humme, Laura Ingraham Otto’s Edge: Push… if you like Fox then we are all winners, if you don’t then we are all losers. And if you use social media to get your news then who cares. While we are on social media news… Recently fired HC alumn SU: HCRE vs UVA: Jim Grobe Otto’s Edge: SU… ours is more recent Staying with coaches… Winningest HC SU: Schwartzwalder vs UVA: George Welsh Otto’s Edge: SU… Welsh only had one ACC title and one consensus Top 15 finish in his career Former Parcells assistant SU: Coughlin vs UVA: Al Groh Otto’s Edge: SU… future 3 time SB champ Former assistant turned Dolphins HC SU: Saban vs UVA: Don Shula Otto’s Edge: UVA… his career was slightly longer BBall coach alumn SU: Boeheim vs UVA: Rick Carlisle Otto’s Edge: SU… he bleeds Syracuse White Sticking with BBall… Center SU: Seikaly vs UVA: Ralph Sampson Otto’s Edge: SU… thanks to injuries the DJ has better NBA career stats Women’s BBaller SU: Raquel Nurse vs UVA: Dawn Staley Otto’s Edge: UVA… she had the honor of carrying the US flag at the Olympics Final Fours SU: Five vs UVA: Two Otto’s Edge: SU… and they think they are a basketball school? You would think they aren’t very smart but… Edumactation SU: 61st vs UVA: 26th Otto’s Edge: UVA… but how is a public school so high? Oh… Students SU: 15k vs UVA: 14.9k Otto’s Edge: SU… that is tiny for a public university Those students often pass… Campus centerpiece SU: Hendricks Chapel vs UVA: the Rotunda Otto’s Edge: SU… try to be original and not copy the Pantheon. Jefferson created the Rotunda as a secular centerpiece while Hendricks was created for every religion. Who are we kidding the real jewel of a campus is the... No one, and I mean no one, comes into our house and pushes us around SU: Dome vs UVA: Scott Stadium 61.5k Otto’s Edge: UVA… you cannot beat sundresses Also at the stadium you can find the… Mascot SU: Otto vs UVA: Cavalier Otto’s Edge: SU… can you at least give the guy a name? The stadiums are located in… GPS SU: Syracuse vs UVA: Charlottesville Otto’s Edge: SU… naming a town after King George’s wife? It is good to be the king… ACC Titles SU: Zero vs UVA: Two (1989 & 1995) Otto’s Edge: SU… they barely have more than us and we just joined. We are both better at… Lax SU: 11 vs UVA: 5 Otto’s Edge: SU… although it has been awhile since we last won UVA just won the… Baseball SU: a minor league sport vs UVA: current CWS champs Otto’s Edge: UVA… Ryan Zimmerman played there as well Sticking with baseball… Stark SU: Jayson vs UVA: Melissa Otto’s Edge: UVA… she covers football which is a better sport I guess this is a sport… Wrassler SU: IRS vs UVA: Virgil Otto’s Edge: SU… I will refer to The Iron Sheik for this: VIRGIL IS A DUMB JABRONI, I BREAK HIS BACK MAKE HIM HUMBLE Although some will say that they are really… Actors SU: Neal McDonough vs UVA: Benjamin McKenzie Otto’s Edge: Push… how many of you recognize the faces and not the names? Other people you have probably heard of… Some people who think they are important SU: Mark Emmert, Donna Shalala, Joe Biden, Dave Bing vs UVA: Ted Kennedy, RFK, Thurgood Marshall, Robert Mueller, FDR Jr, Woodrow Wilson Otto’s Edge: UVA… I guess they are more famous Some people who were instrumental in the NFL… AFL/NFL Owner SU: Al Davis vs UVA: Ralph Wilson Otto’s Edge: SU… just win baby Speaking of which… All Time Ws SU: 707 vs UVA: 639 Otto’s Edge: SU… quite a few more Despite the same… 1st year of FB SU: 1889 vs UVA: 1888 Otto’s Edge: Push… really what is one year? More info on football… Head to Head SU: 2 Ws vs UVA: 2 Ws Otto’s Edge: Push… both games in Charlottesville were blowouts with each winning team once ACC Division SU: Atlantic vs UVA Coastal Otto’s Edge: SU… since joining our division has never lost an ACC CG Bowls SU: 15-9-1 vs UVA: 7-11 Otto’s Edge: SU… we need to beat UVA to add to this number QB SU: McNabb, Nassib vs UVA: Schaub, Aaron Brooks, Don Majkowski Otto’s Edge: SU… poor Majkowski got Wally Pipped 10,000 yard rusher SU: Jim Brown vs UVA: Thomas Jones Otto’s Edge: SU… can’t believe Jones had that many yards in his career Used to be the school’s all time leading rusher SU: Csonka vs UVA: Terry Kirby Otto’s Edge: SU… ask the Dolphins who was better WR Moore SU: Rob (51st all time yards) vs UVA: Herman (53rd all time yards) Otto’s Edge: Push… both had similar careers although Rob led the league in yards one year while Herm never finished higher than 3rd. Tight End SU: John Mackey vs UVA: Heath Miller Otto’s Edge: UVA… since he won that award for best college TE OL SU: Pugh vs UVA D’Brickasaw Ferguson Otto’s Edge: SU… the Jets are a JV team DL SU: Bromley, Freeney vs UVA: Chris Long, Chris Canty, Patrick Kerny Otto’s Edge: UVA… with all that talent how did they not win more? LB SU: Bulluck vs UVA: Chris Slade, James Farrior Otto’s Edge: UVA… poor Slade left the Pats a season too soon Non NFL Great SU: Tony Gabriel (CFL) vs UVA: Darryl Hammond (Arena League) Otto’s Edge: SU… it is closer to real football Speaking of real football… Goalie SU: Bono vs UVA: Tony Meola Otto’s Edge: UVA… they also had Bruce Arena coach, players John Harkes and Claudio Reyna, and have 7 national titles. Real football is often enjoyed with… Let's put the women and children to bed and go lookin' for dinner SU: Buffalo Wings vs UVA: Virginia Ham Otto’s Edge: SU… that along with beer Sticking with hams… Female comedian SU: Lisa Lampanelli vs UVA: Tina Fey Otto’s Edge: UVA… she is most famous for the movie Beer league Fey is also a… Writer SU: Stephen Crane vs UVA: Edgar Allan Poe Otto’s Edge: UVA… the famous Simpsons writer Eddie surely could have written about… Let the hate flow through you SU: um yeah vs UVA: UNC Otto’s Edge: UVA… the South’s oldest rivalry has been played continuously since 1919 While we are on dislikes… VA Tech SU: sucks ass vs UVA: sucks balls Otto’s Edge: Push… we are all winners here While beating VA Tech you can hear the… This is my fight song SU: Down the Field vs UVA: the Cavalier Song Otto’s Edge: SU… I thought that was a Led Zeppelin song And finally the category of the year... Sports Family SU: Art & Chandler Jones vs UVA: Tiki & Ronde Barber Otto’s Edge: SU… poor Tiki is the only one without a ring And there you have it folks the Cuse will win this 27-16. Remember the numbers never lie. Until next week! [/QUOTE]

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