Staff The Syracuse victory over Rutgers on Saturday officially made them bowl eligible, but to determine which bowl they’ll end up in isn’t exactly so clear. Possible destinations include the Champs Sports Bowl, Meineke Car Care Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, the coveted Beef O’Brady Bowl and the “it’s ok to dream” Fiesta Bowl. The college football [...]
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Ask The Army: Are You Buying Into The Syracuse Basketball Hype?
November 10th, 2010 
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6 Comments Staff It’s that time of year for all the sports heads to offer their yearly prognostications, and many of them think pretty highly of the Orange. The ESPN power rankings put Syracuse at #8, while the Sporting News pushed them up two spots to #6. Jerry Palm over at CBS Sports thinks they are a [...]
Ask The Army: Big East Road Environments
October 22nd, 2010 Contributors 1 Comment Staff There’s no question that a team’s home stadium can add an extra advantage for the pure fact that it instills fear in the opposition. Looking across the collegiate landscape, certainly Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon jumps out as maybe the toughest place to play in the country, not to mention The Swamp in Gainesville, [...]
Ask The Army: Are You Buying Syracuse Football Stock?
October 14th, 2010 Contributors No Comments Staff For the first time in years, there is excitement surrounding Syracuse football and the general consensus is that the program is taking the right steps to return to its former self. The good vibrations coming from Syracuse are being felt in more places than just upstate New York, as Syracuse is not only rising [...]
Ask The Army: Syracuse vs. South Florida Over/Unders
October 8th, 2010 Contributors 1 Comment Staff Otto’s converge down in South Florida this week as Syracuse begins its journey through the heart of the Big East. For Syracuse to be successful on Saturday, they’re going to have to establish a consistent ground game on the offensive side of the ball. Defensively, they are going to have to get pressure on [...]
Ask The Army: Who Is The Big East Favorite At This Point?
September 30th, 2010 Contributors 2 Comments Staff Syracuse is sitting at 3-1 after the first four weeks of play, heading into a bye week before their first Big East game against South Florida on October 9th. Looking ahead to conference play, there are a lot of question marks. At the top of the conference sits Syracuse and West Virginia, both at [...]
Ask The Army: What Are Your Over/Unders This Week?
September 23rd, 2010 Contributors 2 Comments Staff After last’s week win over Maine, Syracuse faces another cupcake this week in Colgate in an attempt to iron out the remaining kinks and build confidence heading into the Big East stretch that October brings. A win this week and Syracuse rounds out September with a 3-1 record, but just beating Colgate won’t be [...]
Ask The Army: What Can Syracuse Do Against Maine and Colgate?
September 17th, 2010 Contributors 2 Comments Staff After taking down the Zips in Akron and falling to the Huskies in Seattle, the Orange return home for the next two weeks with matchups against Maine and Colgate. While Maine gave Syracuse a run for its money in the first half when they met last year, the Orange ended up pulling away with [...]
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Tags: syracuse football, syracuse vs. colgate, syracuse vs. maine 2 Comments »Ask The Army: Biggest Syracuse Win Since…
September 10th, 2010 Contributors 1 Comment Staff After coming away with a victory in Akron, their first opening day win since 2003, Syracuse travels to the northwest to take on Heisman candidate Jack Locker and the Washington Huskies. For Washington, this is their home opener after going out on the road and losing to BYU, 23-17. How big is this [...]
Ask The Army: Freshman Year Syracuse Football Memories
August 25th, 2010 Contributors 10 Comments Staff Freshman move-in day at Syracuse: arguably one of the most monumental days you’ll ever live. Given the chance, most people would gladly go back in a time machine to this very day. It’s the day you meet your roommates, your floormates, and for most, the people who you will talk Syracuse football with for [...]
