Syracuse Orange vs. UConn Huskies GameThread
by Sean Keeley on Nov 28, 2009 11:00 AM EST
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Syracuse Orange at Connecticut Huskies, Nov 28, 2009 12:00 PM EST
This is it. A chance for Syracuse to win five games in a football season for the first time since 2004. Standing in their way...the UConn Huskies. Last week the Orange kick-started the budding football rivalry with Rutgers. A win today could do the same for our Connecticut counterparts, who need a win in order to become bowl eligible. Let's see what we can do to prevent that.
Leave your pre, in- and post-game comments below. G'Orange!
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Will Cameron Dantley get some snaps?
His last game… 3rd string QB… I say no.
by Josh in Syracuse on Nov 28, 2009 12:04 PM EST reply actions
I missed it, what happened with Long?
Did he miss a field goal?
by Josh in Syracuse on Nov 28, 2009 12:21 PM EST reply actions
i want to strangle the announcer
who keeps saying, “Instant field position.” It makes no sense! You can have good field position or bad field position, but instant field position? That’s just idiotic.
I heard this too and it hurt my brain.
“You catch that ball and you’ve got instant field position!” Right, it’s called a forward pass. What a concept!
Just got here
Looks like we at least had a nice drive. Too bad it ended in a FG
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
seven yard punt???
i can understand a 20 yard punt bc of wind but SEVEN! seven? come on. you need to overcome the intangibles..
At least the run back for a touchdown is hard to blame on rob long. It was an okay punt into the wind. The coverage is shit.
Actually...
Long has been at the forefront of several debacles… the missed XP… the punts TO Guy… blocked punts last week… woefully out of position on long returns… short punt today… terrible kickoffs. How the fuck can’t you kick a touchback with that wind????
Seriously… we need someone who can handle kickoffs next year. It’s worth a scholarship.
TD
As long as we don’t have to play special teams, we could stick around in this game.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
nice play-calling & execution on that drive
great adjustment by Owen on a ball thrown behind him for the TD
So
When UConn plays in MSG, do the “experts” claim it a home game for them like they do for us?
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
6 big East teams closer to NYC than Syracuse is
And Georgetown is about equal.
Of course, it’s not UConn’s or ’Nova’s home game at MSG, it’s Syracuse’s home game!
Well
That sucked. Also, I really hope the Big East pulls UConn aside and says, “Um, the Big East IS a BCS conference. Can you please upgrade your generic Wal-Mart uniforms? Thanks.”
"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998
Difference between Rutgers and today
#1… penalties. Not only do we get penalties, we get them at the worst times. Sigh.
#2… drops. None against Rutgers. Two big ones today. Not just because they are drops, but also makes it 2nd and 10.
#3… turnovers. Carter, for all his good running, has a lot of work to do. Can’t block well. Complete stone hands on that pitch.
Just not
feeling it today. Not sure if I really want to stick around for the 2nd half.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
Think of how much it will suck on Wednesday
when there will be no more games for 9 months.
special teams
yes we have like 50 players dressed but come on. speial teams has lost us a couple games this year. this is looking to be another… god this is a frustrating team.
What's the deal
with UConn and shady ref calls? Seems like they attract this stuff
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Syracuse needs to leave the Big East
If we are going to get screwed by refs, we might as well be somewhere new.
Only 20% serious.
But not 0% serious.
Well
I guess I’ve stuck around this long in the season, I might as well stick around for another drive.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
why not
One more chance to savor SHAMARKO
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How many
People are at this game??? 50? The band is really annoying.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
not to be an optimist
but Paulus is having a tremendous game.
by TheRenegadePumpkin on Nov 28, 2009 2:45 PM EST reply actions
2008 again
Big win in next-to-last game. Defense gets steamrolled to end season.
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We've finally worked out the kinks
We’ll be really good next week…
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We can use this absense to our avantage
spread the defense, use more Stallion package
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If you remove all the missed opps and raised expectations
That’s solid for Doug Marrone Era Year One
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Yeah wtf
Dick moves, UConn. I guess they want a rival. Big mistake as we look toward the future. This will be their last win for awhile in this series.
The good news...
56 points is going to really appeal to the Kansas faithful. Offer up $3M a season for ol Randy and let him turn it down. Or accept. Or force UConn to match…makes sense that he would make more than Calhoun.
What an assbag.
Up by 11 with a minute left against your Alma mater and you call a pass to the endzone?! Fucking Judas! I hope Marrone piles it on you at the first chance he gets and at every chance he gets. No class. No respect. Better take your shots at us while you can. Don’t get used to it.
by nc44 on Nov 28, 2009 4:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Marrone
It seemed like Marrone had something to say to Edsall after the game. Perhaps, “Good game asshole – beat you next year.” I wonder what was said.
The other good news...
I don’t see two many teams falling over each other to get Shafer either.
There was defintely something
going on. Marrone probably pissed about that last offensive TD
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Hey.... I know.
Let’s move Casullo to just Associate Head Coach… and then hire Kragthorpe to be our special teams coach. I bet he comes cheap with a 2-year buyout.
I left after the 4th down and missed that last TD
You stay classy UConn. Way to improve your BCS ranking. Revenge better be sweet in the Dome next year.
Homer: Aw, twenty dollars! I wanted a peanut!
Homer's Brain: Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts!
Homer: Explain how!
Homer's Brain: Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Homer: Woo-hoo!
by bigbluethruandthru on Nov 28, 2009 4:13 PM EST reply actions
I'll save my commentary on the season for the last couple of posts
but suffice to say, with the weapons we bring back I’m genuinely excited for next year. Going to be a long 9 months, but at least the hoops team will keep us going over the winter. For Doug next year obviously the recruiting is going to be important, but a huge task will be to get this team used to competing, which means not shooting ourselves in the foot. Where does the game swing against them today?
A) Special teams. THey take one back for a TD, we fair catch on our four yard line.
B) 4th down. They convert a key 4th and 6 because we had no pass rush. We face a blitz, which leads to holding, which would have negated the easy first down we should have had, but didn’t because of another dropped pass.
C) We did have alot of big plays on offense, but some drops were crucial. They were making circus catches and hanging on to the ball.
D) We lost an enormous fumble recovery because a CB lined up in the neutral zone. I can honestly say I don’t remember ever seeing that in 20+ years of watching football.
Homer: Aw, twenty dollars! I wanted a peanut!
Homer's Brain: Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts!
Homer: Explain how!
Homer's Brain: Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Homer: Woo-hoo!
by bigbluethruandthru on Nov 28, 2009 4:23 PM EST reply actions
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