January 12th, 2011 
Contributors 
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Staff
Over the past few weeks, we have broken down the 2010 season, selecting offensive and defensive MVP’s, revisiting memorable games and figuring out which player was most improved from most disappointing. On Tuesday, we took a look at the most memorable moment of the season, and there were many. As we wind down, we open up the memories once again and ask ourselves, what was the most forgettable moment of 2010?
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Steve Schaefer, Otto’s Army
The team’s performance in the Carrier Dome all year was eminently forgettable, but for this one I go to Husky Stadium in Washington. Before the season started I highlighted Washington as an upset opportunity for the Orange, and even after the Huskies cut the lead to 10-6 early in the second half the possibility was still on the table. But then Prince-Tyson Gulley fumbled the ensuing kickoff and it wasn’t long before Syracuse was back on a cross-country flight after a 41-20 beating.
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Euclid 419er, Otto’s Army
The 2nd Quarter of Syracuse’s loss to Pittsburgh
Thankfully, I’ve never seen the inside of a methadone clinic. But perhaps we should have paid one a visit after the triumph over South Florida in Tampa. The week after Syracuse’s first win over the Bulls since their arrival in the Big East was one filled with high expectations. But in hindsight, those expectations made us look just plain high.
We knew that Pittsburgh would be a tough game since the Panthers have given Syracuse plenty of misery over the last decade. After one quarter of play, Syracuse was down 14-7 and at least hanging in there with the perennial Big East power. Then the 2nd quarter happened. Syracuse opted for the three-and-out strategy while Pittsburgh marched down the field on two relatively quick drives to bury the ‘Cuse by halftime. SU looked equally lifeless in the 2nd half and came crashing down to Earth, losing to Pitt 45-14.
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Dave Cooperman, Otto’s Army
This was a great season but far from perfect as Syracuse clearly had their share of clunkers. Every time they played in the Carrier Dome against a 1-A team would qualify and the Battle of Seattle in week two was a harsh crash back to Earth for the 1-0 Orange.
Despite the ugly losses the most forgettable moment cam e in what may have been their most triumphant win and was completely out of their control. The excessive celebration in the Pinstripe Bowl ruined what may have been the most entertaining bowl game of the 75 or so we have been subjected to over the last month. Instead of people talking about Syracuse being back with a huge win in Yankee Stadium against a Big 12 opponent everyone was discussing the asinine call by the incompetent officials from the Big Ten. Everyone who was at or watched the game was cheated of perhaps a classic ending.
It was a moment to forget and hopefully the Big Ten forgets to renew the contracts of that officiating crew for next season.
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Tom Sullivan, Otto’s Army
If there’s one particular moment over the course of the season that Orange fans wish they could forget, it has to be the 79 yard quick slant from first year Tino Sunseri to Devin Street in the 45-14 pasting Pittsburgh laid on Syracuse at the Dome. The Orange were fresh off an upset season-opening Big East win at South Florida and back at the Dome to take on the pre-season conference favorite Panthers. It was a game for all of a minute and 30 seconds. That’s went Street took the Sunseri pass to the end zone and the Panthers never looked back.
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Brandon Matthews, Otto’s Army
It’s 13-10 Washington at the half. Syracuse has been battling with a team led by the future number one pick in the NFL Draft (at the time). And the Orange look like they have a chance! Never had dreams be dashed so quickly. Just 20 seconds into the second half Locker finds Kearse on a 57 yard bubble screen for a touchdown. A stab in the heart…the back, the head, pretty much anywhere that hurts. That play single-handedly sucked the blissful ignorance out of the Orange
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Tim Schlittner, Otto’s Army
For me, the most disappointing moment was losing to Louisville. Charlie Strong definitely has the Cardinals moving in the right direction but as the only Big East team Greg Robinson beat twice, I figured we would have cracked the Louisville nut by now. In 2009, Syracuse lost on a botched PAT. This year, it wasn’t even that close as Louisville broke its 12-game Big East road losing streak in the Carrier Dome. Both teams emerged from the conference basement to bowl games so this could be a decent rivalry going forward and I’d like to start getting some wins.
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