(03-26-2017 08:35 PM)Huskies12 Wrote:  

(03-26-2017 08:27 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(03-26-2017 07:15 PM)Huskies12 Wrote:  

(03-26-2017 06:27 PM)nzmorange Wrote:  

(03-26-2017 06:04 PM)Huskies12 Wrote:  Maybe that's the deal the ACC should have offered Syracuse because when we were in the Big East together Syracuse sure as ____ wasn't any better at football than UConn.

Yes, SU went 3-6 gains UConn in the worst decade of SU football ever/the best decade of UConn football ever.

The difference between the two programs is that I've seen SU go undefeated, be in contention for a heisman, and finish the season ranked - in some instances, highly ranked.

UConn has yet to do any of that. In fact, UConn has yet to have a good season - ever.

So yes, while the '00's were kinder to UConn, SU's proven ceiling is markedly higher.

You've seen Syracuse go undefeated? How old are you? New recruits haven't seen them go undefeated, the new recruits have never even seen a Syracuse player be in contention for a Heisman, Donovan McNabb is doing commentary now. SU's ceiling may have been higher in the future who knows. SU has the already received their golden ticket, if UConn gets one why would the ceiling be any different?

1) How young are you? SU went undefeated in '87.
2) UConn had a golden ticket and didn't do anything w/ it.
3) Whether or not today's high school kids remember McNabb, Harrison, Freeny, and the rest of the great SU players from the '90's, SU still demonstrated that it could win at a high level. The infrastructure is there. UConn hasn't, and UConn has brand new facilities in a P6 conference.

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2) I guess we proved we could be better than Syracuse given the same resources at the same time so I don't see why we couldn't do it again if we do manage to get in the ACC. We did win the conference as well. You remember Cuse was there.
3) It does matter what todays recruits think, you need them to reach that "high ceiling". There have been plenty of football powers of yesteryear.

Once again, the best decade of UConn football's short history playing at the FBS level is marginally better than Stracuse's worst. That's what the '00's proves.

It's not like SU hasn't been down before. Unlike UConn, we've consistently bounced back.

So yes, Syracuse undeniably has s higher ceiling than UConn, a school that has yet to have a good season and isn't competitive in the AAC.