By Steve Schaefer It’s said that when life closes a door it opens a window, which is an apt cliche for the state of the the Syracuse linebacking corps. In my last Football Friday story, on running backs, the primary theme was the departure of a high-impact senior and what the team will need to [...]
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Football Friday: Linebackers
July 22nd, 2011 
Steve Schaefer 
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Tags: Football Friday, linebackers, Syracuse, syracuse football 8 Comments »Football Friday: Defensive Line
July 15th, 2011 Tim Schlittner No Comments By Tim Schlittner For the last five weeks, Otto’s Army has examined the experience and talent on Syracuse’s offense. From Ryan Nassib to Antwon Bailey to Marcus Sales to Nick Provo to Justin Pugh, the Orange return a corps of players poised to contribute in a major way in 2011. In past years, any discussion of the offense [...]
Posted in Football Friday, Tim Schlittner Tags: defensive line, Football Friday, Syracuse No Comments »Football Friday: Offensive Line
July 8th, 2011 Tom Sullivan 1 Comment By Tom Sullivan Brace yourself for what is about to follow. Considering where this program has been over the last decade, it’s just about the most surprising thing any Syracuse football fan could read as they prepare for the 2011 season – the Orange offensive line will be the strength of this team as it [...]
Posted in Football Friday, Thomas Sullivan Tags: Football Friday, offensive line, Syracuse, syracuse footall 1 Comment »Football Friday: Tight Ends Looking Provo-catively Top Heavy
July 1st, 2011 Zach Lowe No Comments By Zach Lowe The news out of spring camp on the second day of April was dispiriting: “Syracuse tight end Cody Catalina will not be able to return to the football field for the Orange due to a knee injury suffered during the 2009 season.” So the book on Catalina’s orange odyssey, which began all [...]
Posted in Football Friday, Zach Lowe Tags: Football Friday, Nick Provo, Syracuse, tight ends No Comments »Ask The Army: Should Syracuse Play Georgetown Twice A Year?
June 30th, 2011 Contributors 2 Comments Staff The Big East released its repeat opponents for the 2011-2012 basketball season and it was a little surprising seeing Syracuse’s home and homes: UConn, Providence and Louisville. Last year, Syracuse both hosted and traveled to Seton Hall, Villanova and rival Georgetown, which of course, resulted in the Georgetown ticket scandal of 2011. No Georgetown [...]
Football Friday: Wide Receivers
June 24th, 2011 Dave Cooperman No Comments By Dave Cooperman What a difference a year makes. The theme of last season’s run of Football Friday was all about needing a veteran defense to carry an inconsistent, question mark filled offense. This season it is the offense who returns the core of impact starters and a bulk of that core comes from the [...]
Posted in David Cooperman, Football Friday Tags: Syracuse, syracuse football, wide receivers No Comments »Football Friday: Running Backs
June 17th, 2011 Steve Schaefer 3 Comments By Steve Schaefer Delone Carter rushed for 1,233 yards last season and averaged 5.3 yards per carry. Delone Carter ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns in the Pinstripe Bowl. Delone Carter was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round. To paraphrase the opening argument of Kevin Bacon’s character in A Few Good [...]
Posted in Football Friday, Steve Schaefer Tags: running backs, Syracuse, syracuse football 3 Comments »Football Friday: Quarterbacks
June 10th, 2011 Tim Schlittner 1 Comment By Tim Schlittner We are 83 days away from the kickoff vs. Wake Forest and we here at OttosArmy.com will be bringing you football content every Friday from this point forward. Let me start with a simple question: is this the most comfortable you’ve felt with your starting quarterback at Syracuse since Paul Pasqualoni was [...]
Ask The Army: Who Has The Best Shot of Making It In The NFL?
April 27th, 2011 Contributors No Comments Staff The NFL is in a full fledge labor war, and while business may be closed until further notice, its open this weekend as future NFL hopefuls invade Radio City Music Hall for the 2011 NFL Draft. While there may not be any Orange chosen on Thursday, there may be some that filter through on [...]
Ask The Army: Tournament Predictions
March 17th, 2011 Contributors 6 Comments Staff We are nearly underway with the greatest sports tournament in the land. Everyone from the President to the lady in accounts receivable have compiled their picks and entered a bracket. Its official bracket overload, so here are a few more predictions by the folks at OA.com. — Zach Lowe, Otto’s Army Final Four: Ohio [...]
