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<blockquote data-quote="CuseJacket" data-source="post: 44958" data-attributes="member: 274"><p>Couldn't suppress the Syracuse pride enough to withhold a quick rebuttal. I won't debate the current perception of Syracuse, however the assertion that they have had no success historically is unfounded. Just hope to provide some perspective without derailing every thread where I see 'Cuse football portrayed as nothing more than a rented mule.</p><p></p><p><strong>History</strong></p><p>Copy/pasted from my 'Cuse game preview in the fall...</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Until the worst period in school history in the 2000's one could argue Syracuse was more relevant than GT. Syracuse has more wins all-time, more NFL Hall of Famers, the first black Heisman winner (Ernie Davis), an undefeated season in 1987, and a lot of recent household names (e.g., Donovan McNabb, Marvin Harrison, Dwight Freeney)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NFL Hall of Fame</li> </ul><p>Syracuse (7) <a href="http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=33" target="_blank">Jim Brown</a> , <a href="http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=50" target="_blank">Larry Csonka</a>, <a href="http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=292" target="_blank">Floyd Little</a> , <a href="http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=138" target="_blank">John Mackey</a> , <a href="http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=248" target="_blank">Art Monk</a> , <a href="http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=181" target="_blank">Jim Ringo</a>, <a href="http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=51" target="_blank">Al Davis</a>*</p><p>Georgia Tech (2) <a href="http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=192" target="_blank">Billy Shaw</a>, <a href="http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=84" target="_blank">Joe Guyon</a>*</p><p></p><p><strong>Last Year</strong></p><p>This might be mind-blowing to folks who only remember the head-to-head result, but you could also look at the full year schedule and make a case that Syracuse was a better team last year (I don't agree with the statement, but they had a better record and their best wins were as good if not better than ours). To be clear my rebuttal here isn't meant to say we should be thumping our chests over beating Syracuse, but in fairness from a Syracuse perspective it was one of those WTF games that no one can really explain a la GT/MTSU.</p><p></p><p>That's all. And I'm still glad GT won.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CuseJacket, post: 44958, member: 274"] Couldn't suppress the Syracuse pride enough to withhold a quick rebuttal. I won't debate the current perception of Syracuse, however the assertion that they have had no success historically is unfounded. Just hope to provide some perspective without derailing every thread where I see 'Cuse football portrayed as nothing more than a rented mule. [B]History[/B] Copy/pasted from my 'Cuse game preview in the fall... [LIST] [*]Until the worst period in school history in the 2000's one could argue Syracuse was more relevant than GT. Syracuse has more wins all-time, more NFL Hall of Famers, the first black Heisman winner (Ernie Davis), an undefeated season in 1987, and a lot of recent household names (e.g., Donovan McNabb, Marvin Harrison, Dwight Freeney) [*]NFL Hall of Fame [/LIST] Syracuse (7) [URL='http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=33']Jim Brown[/URL] , [URL='http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=50']Larry Csonka[/URL], [URL='http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=292']Floyd Little[/URL] , [URL='http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=138']John Mackey[/URL] , [URL='http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=248']Art Monk[/URL] , [URL='http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=181']Jim Ringo[/URL], [URL='http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=51']Al Davis[/URL]* Georgia Tech (2) [URL='http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=192']Billy Shaw[/URL], [URL='http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=84']Joe Guyon[/URL]* [B]Last Year[/B] This might be mind-blowing to folks who only remember the head-to-head result, but you could also look at the full year schedule and make a case that Syracuse was a better team last year (I don't agree with the statement, but they had a better record and their best wins were as good if not better than ours). To be clear my rebuttal here isn't meant to say we should be thumping our chests over beating Syracuse, but in fairness from a Syracuse perspective it was one of those WTF games that no one can really explain a la GT/MTSU. That's all. And I'm still glad GT won. [/QUOTE]
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