National Signing Day 2013: Deciphering Malik Brown's Syracuse Score

Three-star recruit Malik Brown verbally-committed to play for the Syracuse Orange back when Doug Marrone was in charge. When Marrone left, apparently, so did Malik's heart. The DE/LB flipped his commitment and signed with the Tennessee Volunteers on National Signing Day in what he called "a business decision."

Things had been all business from the get-go considering Scott Shafer's intense push to keep Brown included, "a Powerpoint presentation that explained their coaching philosophies and what it means to be a Syracuse football player on and off the field."

In spite of that, it wasn't enough to overcome whatever it is Tennessee had to offer. And the points showed that:

Malik Brown's point system finished like this: Tennessee 242, Syracuse 202, South Florida 156.

— Michael Cohen (@Michael_Cohen13) February 6, 2013

I've done some digging and I've uncovered just how Syracuse scored 202 points and what we could have done to score just 41 more.

Points Scored

Wears Orange: 100 points

Play In A Damn Conference: 30 points

Chipotle Within 5 Miles Of Campus: 20 points

Play In The House Mikhail Marinovich Built: 15 points

DOC Gross backrubs: 15 points

Coach Shafer Brands Initials Into My Arm: 10 points

Chance To Legally Become Fourth Jones Brother: 10 points

Two Minutes In Closet With Otto, No Questions: 2 points

Lost Points

Lost Daily Dose Of Doug Marrone's Thighs: -25 points

Lost Bologna Scraps: -15 points

One-On-One On-Camera Interview Lessons With Roger Springfield: -50 points

Complimentary Calendar With Sexy Photos Of SU Football Staff: -70 points

As you can see, Syracuse could have run away with this one. Ah, what could have been...

Also, does that mean a DOC Gross backrub is available?