Syracuse on SUnday (Conference Championships)

by sieg44 on Jan 23, 2012 4:55 PM EST

As mentioned before: NFL Playoffs - Who are we rooting for?

Only the Ravens & Giants had links to the Orange.

As pointed out last week by Lots of Pulp New England Patriots coach Matt Patricia (who is listed on the team's website as the Safties coach) was a graduate assistant at Syracuse from 2001-2003.

Jameel McClain (Baltimore Ravens) – 2 tackles in loss @ New England

Arthur Jones (Baltimore Ravens) – 1 tackle in loss @ New England

Tom Coughlin (New York Giants) - The Giants ran 90 plays (58 pass/26 run) for 352 total yards in an OT win @ San Francisco. Coughlin was 1/1 on coaches challenges which included a costly turnover by the 49ers. The Giants will now travel to Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI & a rematch of Super Bowl XLII which was highlighted by former Orange WR David Tyree.

With Tom Coughlin left as the only SU alum taking part in the Super Bowl (kind of) we all become de facto Giants fans, so let's go G-men!

Lets also not forget the Patriots were responsible for ending the Dick MacPherson era at Syracuse when he left to become the coach in 1991.

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As a self-respecting Eagles fan

I will not root for the Giants. I will however root my ass off for a Patriots loss.

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by theNYsportsguy on Jan 23, 2012 5:54 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

He did use a challenge; on the first punt return fumble that went of Williams’ keg.

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by Matthew Ventolo on Jan 23, 2012 6:44 PM EST reply actions

This is correct

Came to post same thing.

Go Orange(men)!

by SUmonkey on Jan 23, 2012 9:13 PM EST up reply actions

Correct (NOW Updated)

I forgot about that which was one of the most important plays in the game, sorry.

by sieg44 on Jan 23, 2012 9:14 PM EST up reply actions

Isn't Coughlin

one of the best at coach’s challenges in the NFL?

Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10

by PoetryInMoten on Jan 23, 2012 11:53 PM EST up reply actions

Yes, I believe he has one of the (if not best) overturn %s in the NFL.

Though that could to do more with having a good video crew upstairs and/or lousy officiating crews. I don’t know if that stat is very telling about Coughlin, himself.

Go Orange(men)!

by SUmonkey on Jan 24, 2012 11:00 AM EST up reply actions