Northeast rivals collide
It’s Wednesday, so you know what that means… time for the blog that gives you the internet’s most ridiculous college football preview series- it’s #FakeNunes time. Can we keep finding ways to get #jokesandgarbage into a Syracuse Orange preview? You be the judge….
Now onto this week’s opponent
Opponent: Boston College Eagles
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Students: 15,106 students who are glad it’s hockey season
The 2024 Fake Nunes Statistical Index (#FNSI)
We continue to look to innovate our analytics model so we here’s what the lab cooked up for this season.
Rivalry Trophy
The FNSI staff won’t give up on their quest to bring back more tradition into today’s college game. Let’s see what they’ve got for this one
The Coughlin Clock
The former Syracuse running back and BC Head Coach should be honored when these two schools meet on the gridiron. Why a clock? Well because Coughlin was notorious for saying that player were late if they showed up five minutes early for a meeting.
Jersey Boys
Fran Brown wants to reclaim the Garden State so let’s see how the Orange stack up against each opponent.
The Eagles have eight players from New Jersey, but that’s not even close to the twenty five for the Orange.
Advantage: Syracuse
Notable Alum
Bringing back this one as we love to drop, some knowledge every now and then to help our loyal readers possibly win a trivia night. After all we are the Syracuse blog that loves you back and we take that seriously.
Ed McMahon vs Dick Clark
Two long-time entertainment legends and original co-hosts of TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes. A lot of people remember McMahon as Carson’s sidekick, but who could forget Star Search. Anyway, Ed had a nice career, but only one person has a Rockin’ New Years Eve which bears their name.
Advantage: Dick Clark
Head Coach Radio Show Sponsor
Blank vs AmeriCU
Can’t find a sponsor for BOB’s show at the Stockyard so this one is another win by default.
Advantage: Syracuse
Fran Brown Hat Tracker
Fran went with the D.A.R.T. hat last week and you can’t argue with the results.
Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images
The Official #FakeNunes Game Prediction
The Eagles had the week off and we’ll see what Bill O’Brien and Doug Marrone have cooked up for this one. Look for the Eagles to empty the playbook early in this one and they’ll jump out to an early lead thanks to an errant Syracuse snap that ends up as a safety. The Orange get the lead back but a long drive from Castellanos gets the Eagles in range for the game-winner.
Final Score: Boston College 5, Syracuse 3