Fearless Predictions About Syracuse Athletics In 2012
by Sean Keeley on Jan 2, 2012 11:00 AM EST
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Print2012 Syracuse Orange predictions, apropos of nothing and without much merit...
Syracuse will break the Carrier Dome attendance record against UConn.
Syracuse basketball will finish the regular season 27-4, ranked No. 2 in the nation.
Matt Tomaszewski will not make another three-pointer this season.
One-seed Syracuse will represent the East, win both games in Pittsburgh. They will move to Boston where they will win their Sweet 16 game but lose in the Elite 8. Sorry.
Dion Waiters will go pro.
Syracuse lacrosse will finish the regular season 12-2. They will win the Big East semifinals game but lose the Big East finals in a shocker. They will still qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
SU lacrosse will return to the Final Four but lose in the semis.
Syracuse football will finish 5-7 in 2012 but it will be a different kind of 5-7. Doug Marrone will return for a fifth season. He will not be on the hot seat but it will be warm.
Marcus Sales will play for SU in 2012. He will have a respectable but not spectacular season.
Alec Lemon will have a spectacular season.
John Kinder will emerge as the clear favorite to be our quarterback in 2013.
SU women's basketball will miss the NCAA Tournament this season but will be ranked No. 23 in the 2012-2013 preseason rankings.
The federal investigation into Bernie Fine will lead to no charges but it will be made clear that Fine did something wrong.
Mike Hopkins will be offered a BCS conference job. He will turn it down. Jim Boeheim will officially announce that he is coaching for two more years and then turn the program over to Hopkins.
Syracuse will enter the 2012-2013 basketball season ranked No. 11 in the nation with a starting line-up of Brandon Triche, Michael Carter-Williams, Fab Melo, C.J. Fair and Rakeem Christmas.
Someone will call Brent Axe and say Boeheim should abandon the 2-3 zone.
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but made clear that Fine did something wrong.
That is the past man…
by PickleTJohnstone on Jan 2, 2012 11:19 AM EST via mobile reply actions
more like fearful play it safe prediction
Just like most SU fans rather play it safe then be bold, for the same reasons ppl hate a high preseason ranking, I think this team more confident fans so ill make some more realistic bball predictions, SU finishes the season with no more then 2 losses. SU makes it to new orleans facing baylor or uk in championship and win by 6.
by kevin66l on Jan 2, 2012 11:30 AM EST via mobile reply actions
also no way preseason rank eleven
Even if waiters goes pro draft express has 4 other players in the Mock nba draft, SU will have the best frontcourt in the nation next year and still a great backcourt. W/o waiters I see top 5 with him I see top 2
by kevin66l on Jan 2, 2012 11:33 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Has anyone looked at the 2012 FBall schedule?
Based on the last 5 games of this year, does anyone see 5 wins? Our OOC slate is BRUTAL
It's not a cake walk
But not too ridiculous either. Minnesota is terrible. No reason we can’t beat Northwestern – not a gimme, but they’re a mid level Big 10 team. USC is the tough one, especially with Barkley back. Add in a FCS team and a lousy D1, we can we the majority OOC.
Really, it’s not about the schedule, but rather what kind of team shows us week in and week out
NO, NO, NO.........all wrong 2012 is The Year for SU!
The CUSE will be great, do wonders, end up with huge wins! both in bb and lacrosse
Matt Tomaszewsk will sink many 3’s
And we will all be proud to be part of the SU family
Happy and Healthy New Year to all!
Troy/Sean, turn off the negativity, get happy and positive.
I'd like to see what Kinder can do
The whole back up QB race will be interesting. Hunt, Kinder, and Broyld. Someone will step up. We need to add a change of pace to Nassib and I don’t think RGLCL is the answer.
There is no way Kinder is playing QB here, neither is Loeb....
There was PLENTY of garbage time this year. They may not have been blowouts, but plenty of times where Nassib just plain stunk, and we could have gotten Kinder/Loeb some snaps. The fact that neither got ONE snap, tells me all i need to know about how ready either are.
by OrangeinJersey on Jan 2, 2012 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
He seems like the best up-and-coming.
Born in '87, Orange fan since '86
I guess I made a twitter, follow @StealthTurkey
by StealthTurkey on Jan 2, 2012 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
So
To grow an orange you should doubt the teams ability to win it all or even make the final four during the season they have their best team in history? That’s disturbing, anyone who claims to be a fan and doesn’t believe they won’t win it all is just sad
by Trump4w on Jan 2, 2012 12:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions
So
To be a fan is to completely abandon reality and previous experience?
Yeah, I guess you’re right, SU women’s basketball: 2012 national champions! You heard it here first! Also softball, fencing, an intramural lacrosse.
"That's no moon..."
"Now you will wittness the fire-power of this fully armed and operational Death Orange..."
by Benny The Red on Jan 2, 2012 1:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
As a fan, that's what I do.
I don’t get paid for my opinion (no offense, Sean) so I don’t have to be realistic or grounded. I’m a fan. I am the eternal optimist when it comes to Syracuse.
Born in '87, Orange fan since '86
I guess I made a twitter, follow @StealthTurkey
by StealthTurkey on Jan 2, 2012 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Really????
It’s unrealistic to believe that the best team we have ever had, who is currently #1 and near the top of most important statistical categories, is not likely to make the final four? Yeah I am the unrealistic one. Nothing like having negative people in our fan base, I think ezcuse is having an SU bashing party later, you should go check it out
by Trump4w on Jan 2, 2012 7:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Benny the red said
SU Women’s basketball: 2012 national champions!! He is basically saying that our predictions should all be “SU WINS EVERYTHING!!”. I agree with Benny. Its not how it works. Long time SU fans have seen hype and hope only for it to get dashed at some point throughout the year. Not saying the mens team WONT win the title, but bold predictions have scorned us in the past and kept the jinx alive.
by Mike Will is DoubleDown on Jan 3, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
oops
“saying that our predictions should NOT all be “SU WINS EVERYTHING”
by Mike Will is DoubleDown on Jan 3, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
All predictions are entirely plausible
If the slate comes out like this I wouldn’t be surprised, but I’d be incredibly depressed
This basically predicts syracuse to do slightly worse than expected for an entire year. Talk about a bummer.
Might be a little rosy on the lacrosse predictions.
Syracuse is probably behind UVA, JHU, UNC, Cornell, and Duke. Brutal schedule this year. This might be a tissue season.
Lowering Basketball expectations?
Regular season 30-1, seriously no one in this years Big East should beat us, with the possible exception of UConn; Ranked #1; Final Four minimum; Next Season Preseason top 3. Fab & Dion both stay for more development and another Run. Personally, Im a believer in stretch goals. Why set a goal if you know you can make it? …but I have been sensitive to the Jinx potential here…
No. 1 in the East?
That’s impossible. That slot is reserved for the Duke Blue Devils. It’s in CBS’ by-laws. We would have to go undefeated and, even then, get a court order to put us No. 1 in the East.
Sorry Sean. Not sure where you come up with these, so called, predictions.
"44 is embarrassing you!"
dujuan??
As it stands, why would Coleman not start next year? Of course assuming he’s ready and Christmas doesn’t explode.
by Dave Dixon on Jan 3, 2012 2:07 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Agreed
thats the only prediction I disagree with. Dejuan should start over Xmas next year. Otherwise, we will be heavily relying on Triche, MCW, Fair and Melo to do most of our scoring. With improvement, they certainly can. But I predict Coleman starts and we will be top 10.
by Mike Will is DoubleDown on Jan 3, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
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