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Kowalski said:
Watch the Duke game again if you get the chance. There was clear interference on a pass to Buckman near the goal line with 5+ minutes left that the officials ate their whistle on. The ACC network guys called it a good no call but it was another obvious horsesh_t call. A TD there would have given Uconn the lead.
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yeah, you've got a good point there and I remember that one. My bar has been set so low for ACC games that I overlooked it! I agree that was an absolutely horrendous call. But there were parts that came. I remember thinking that they were getting it right. If we can get hosed only once badly during the Syracuse game, it will be an improvement lol
 
Syracuse in Sothern Canada is just a bridge too far in my opinion. I’d say 35-21, 35-24 Something like that. We won’t get blown out but we aren’t at Syracuse’s level right now.
 
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Because our defense seems to be able to turn it up a notch in the 2nd half of games this season I think we got a shot... our offense has to do their part... can't come out the gate too inconsistent.. with that said I say we fall just short (27-24)
 
We really need to show up in all three phases of the game, and even then I think we'll have our hands full. Going more with my heart than my head, we edge out an epic road win 30-27.
 
uconnbill said:
They are a passing team as we see by the numbers they have put up. McCord has the most passing yards in a year at Syracuse. They have three main targets with Allen the rb catching 50 passes this year. They are dangerous and not sure UConn can get into a shootout with them.
The good guys can win if they can hold them under 27 or so. UConn needs to score some and create turnovers
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One area UCONN needs to exploit is Syracuse' horrific special teams. The team has been blocked kick U this year, I can not think of a worse special teams unit anywhere, ever. A couple of blocked punts or field goals can keep things close.
 
freescooter said:
Syracuse in Sothern Canada is just a bridge too far in my opinion. I’d say 35-21, 35-24 Something like that. We won’t get blown out but we aren’t at Syracuse’s level right now.
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I thought you needed a like. Opinions like yours (and mine) will not be popular on this board. Hope to high heavens I’m wrong, Lord I wish I was wrong, but I think your predictions are extremely optimistic. My apologies to everyone, but I think this is not going to be pretty one bit.
 
I'm going to predict a blow-out by either team. I just feel so many are calling for a close game but I feel if one team has one facet playing exceptional then the other units on that team will also place exceptional. I feel this game has blow - out potential. I just hope it is UConn. Does Syracuse make 3 ACC winning teams against UConn or does UConn win the one to make this season simply unbelievable?
 
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I am just glad we aren't playing you guys in hoops this year. It would not be close, it would not be pretty. I am getting nauseous just visualizing it.
 
Greg said:
I am just glad we aren't playing you guys in hoops this year. It would not be close, it would not be pretty. I am getting nauseous just visualizing it.
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I agree, if we played Cuse in hoops now and probably in the foreseeable future it would be non-competitive. Honestly, UConn is oceans ahead of Cuse so the thought of playing you is not appealing and it does nothing for UConn’s brand. No insult intended. Just being honest.
 
gars44 said:
I thought you needed a like. Opinions like yours (and mine) will not be popular on this board. Hope to high heavens I’m wrong, Lord I wish I was wrong, but I think your predictions are extremely optimistic. My apologies to everyone, but I think this is not going to be pretty one bit.
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There are no bad opinions here. You are an Analyst and this is what you are seeing. The Fan Boys may be upset but so what?
 
gars44 said:
I thought you needed a like. Opinions like yours (and mine) will not be popular on this board. Hope to high heavens I’m wrong, Lord I wish I was wrong, but I think your predictions are extremely optimistic. My apologies to everyone, but I think this is not going to be pretty one bit.
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Nothing wrong with that. The way I look at is regardless of point spread, who would you put a dollar-to-dollar payout bet on? Clearly that is Syracuse. I think UConn can keep it competitive, with Fagnano, but will probably lose by two scores. I am not sure Evers will do much of anything. I really hope Mora starts Fagnano.

I any case if I am wrong and UConn wins, no matter who the QB is, I will be very pleased and take all the posts flaming me.
 
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31-20 Naranjas

You worry about getting housed early and they'll be looking to come out aggressive. But we might keep this thing close for 3 quarters (with JF). I worry our OC will fall into that conservative trap in the second half and we have some crucial 3 and outs putting pressure on the D. 2nd and long has not been good for us this year and having the right or wrong answers may determine what happens with the offense. We're going to find out how far Sammis has progressed this year.

Defense is solid if they get a little rest. But we need to be disciplined on special teams and tackle well. I think the D gets us at least one turnover but this game can't be all on them. As always good blocking by the OL is a must. An extra week to recover may help them.
 
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Jimdish255 said:
31-20 Naranjas

You worry about getting housed early and they'll be looking to come out aggressive. But we might keep this thing close for 3 quarters (with JF). I worry our OC will fall into that conservative trap in the second half and we have some crucial 3 and outs putting pressure on the D. 2nd and long has not been good for us this year and having the right or wrong answers may determine what happens with the offense. We're going to find out how far Sammis has progressed this year.

Defense is solid if they get a little rest. But we need to be disciplined on special teams and tackle well. I think the D gets us at least one turnover but this game can't be all on them. As always good blocking by the OL is a must. An extra week to recover may help them.
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I swear I read somehwere the Cuse's ST is absolutely attrocious this year. The get kicks blocked all the time. The D on Cuse is beatable as long as the our Oline plays fundamentally sound.
 
huskymedic said:
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Would love that scoreline to be the other way in our favor, or maybe just reverse the numbers 43 - 2 for us as as our one gaffe is giving up a safety. If we get even keeled and unbiased officiating, we have a shot, but only if our offense can move the ball and dominate time of possession keeping our defense fresh.
 
At first glance it should be a blowout in Syracuse’s favor but when looking at their results they have played some really close games. I’ll go Syracuse by 17 but not be surprised at all if it’s a close one.
 
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If Syracuse plays like they did against Pitt (I think Cuse's QB had like 5 INTs? though some were a bit lucky), then we have a shot. IMO.
 
37-20 Cuse

The reality is that even though we have 7 wins, we haven’t comfortably beaten a team since the Buffalo game, and we’ve played some BAD teams since then. Syracuse has the best offense we’ve faced all year, and while I don’t expect the defense to give up 48 like we did in 2022 against Cuse, I think we’ll struggle to stop their pass game.

With that being said, I can see a closer game if Fagnano gets the start and gets the offense going early. I feel like there’s a wide range of possible outcomes in this game, and I won’t be surprised by any of them
 
BlueandOG said:
I predict the poster of this Tweet predicting a 20-34 loss for UConn will feel dumb when the game is over. No way our D gives up that many points. We may score 20 (I hope for more) but they WILL NOT score 34 points.
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If we can’t pressure the QB effectively, the Cuse receivers are going to be a lot to handle.
 
Nice to see GARS weigh in on this thread. We will get run out of the building if our offense does not show up. I love our D but they can not win the game. The offense has to run the ball to control clock but also hit big passes for points. I would start Fagnano. Our top level receivers deserve to have the chance to make plays. On a side note for some reason our punt receiving team has shown no ability to block the gunners for a few games now. I would find players who want to block and play them so Sheffield can make big returns. Our punt coverage team should have every linebacker and safety on it. Having Jelani Stafford trying to make saving tackles in open space is not smart IMHO.
 
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