Been A Long Time, Shouldnt've Left You W/O A Dope Beat To Step To

Damn its been a while. Sorry for the absence. But since my last post Ive lost both jobs and started up on a new and better one. Anyone who caught the game yesterday HAS to be optimistic about our Orange this season and beyond. Don't get me wrong, early on in the first quarter it looked like the same ol same ol. Snap over Paulus' head, turnover, Gopher RB takes in a score untouched. You know the script. But then not only did the D step it up, but the offense found some rhythm. I'm digging the new 'stalion' formation. I think if Bailey could throw out of the damn thing it'd be all the more difficult to defend. 'Cause towards the end of the game Minnesota D was stacking 8 in the box to defend it.
Greg Paulus didnt dissapoint. Dont get me wrong. He wasnt fantastic in his debut but for someone who's been away from the game for 4 freakin years he looked solid. But I know I wasnt the only one getting Troy Nunes flashbacks watching him scramble. And don't tell me that first play didn't look just like our old #11? Hand to God I had to do a double take. Speaking of which, not only do I dig the new NunesMagician site. But I completely agree with my fellow Blogger that on the last offensive play Paulus should have either found Williams sooner or gotten rid of the ball so 'Cuse could at least put up three. You cannot lay a goose egg on the first possesion in OT. Cannot Cannot CANNOT.
All in all I'm with so many other fellow Orange fans when I say I took some hope away from our home opener. Offense looked a hell of alot better than last season. D played with some heart. Crowd was into it the whole way. Looking forward to some good things this year. I truly believe Syracuse can pull off 4 or 5 wins and maybe steal another.
As for my thoughts on the Golden Gophers their QB, Weber, looks like he's going to break every Minnesota passing record that exists. The guy backing him up looked sick (in a good way) in what little time I saw him. He's gonna be a hoss somewhere down the road. That Decker fucker caught damn near everything thrown at him and finished with around 180 yards recieving. He'll be playing on Sundays.

Oh and speaking of playing on Sundays, Art Jones gets my Monster Quest award this week for being the beast of the D Line. After every tackle they should flash that shot from the show where the evil looking beast eye blinks and growls. Yeah... don't act like you've never watched that shit.



Side notes: Yesterday's menu included Hot Italian Sausages and Yuengling (on sale for $8.99 for a 12 pack..... kick ass!!!). Oh and a fresh pack of Pall Mall Ultra lights. Yeah... the Orange pack. Heh Heh heh...



And for anyone who's wondering, my Hakim Warrick collection is coming along nicely.

Hak Collection

Think collecting hoops cards is for little kids?? Wrong, bitch!!