Syracuse Orangmen Dynasty (NCAA 10)

[TheSensation]

With 09 finished, my UL Monroe dynasty over at the defunked MaddenMania has lead to this one. I have no serious plans of doing a Madden one along side this because I need to see proof that Madden will be a quality game first before I buy it. If Madden is good and I have the time I may have a dynachise going.


Quarter Length: 7 mins
Diff: Heisman
Rosters: OS community rosters via The Massacre771
AI sliders: will be adjusted as I see fit
Penalty sliders: default
Recruiting: No hold barred

[TheSensation]

Syracuse University Football, An Overview

Syracuse University is a private research university founded in 1870 and is located in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse is organized into 13 schools and colleges, with nationally-recognized programs in architecture, communications, business administration, public administration, and engineering and has an enrollment of approximately 19,000 graduate and undergraduate students.

The Syracuse Orange is the nickname used by the athletic teams of Syracuse University. The school is a member of the Big East Conference. The school's mascot is Otto the Orange. Teams were previously known as the Orangemen and Orangewomen until 2004 and before that were originally known as the Saltine Warriors. The men's basketball, football, men's lacrosse, and women's basketball teams play in the Carrier Dome.

Syracuse played its first intercollegiate football game in 1889, and achieved its first success in the 1890s and 1900s. With the construction of "state-of-the-art" Archbold Stadium in 1907, Syracuse rose to national prominence under Hall of Fame coach Frank "Buck" O'Neill. The 1920s saw continued success with teams featuring star end Vic Hanson, the only individual who is a member of both the Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame, and who later coached the team. Through this period, Colgate University was the school's biggest rival.

The late 1930s and 1940s saw a decline in fortunes that began to reverse when Ben Schwartzwalder took over as coach in 1949. Syracuse made its first bowl appearance in the 1953 Orange Bowl, followed by appearances in the 1957 Cotton Bowl and the 1959 Orange Bowl. The 1957 Cotton Bowl team featured Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown. During this era, Penn State emerged as Syracuse's principal rival, replacing Colgate University which had not kept up to compete at a national level.

In 1959, Syracuse earned its first National Championship following an undefeated season and Cotton Bowl victory over Texas. The team featured sophomore running back Ernie Davis, who went on to become the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961. Davis was slated to play for the Cleveland Browns in the same backfield as Jim Brown, but died of leukemia before being able to play professionally (go rent the express). Syracuse remained competitive through the 1960s with a series of All American running backs, including Floyd Little and Larry Csonka.

The program began a gradual decline, though, in the 1970s. The construction of the Carrier Dome in 1980 began to turn the program around, as did the success of future NFL stars Joe Morris and Art Monk.

The program returned suddenly to national prominence in 1987 under Coach Dick MacPherson with an undefeated 11-0 regular season record. The team featured Maxwell Award winning quarterback Don McPherson and fullback Daryl Johnston. The team missed an opportunity to play for the NCAA Division I-A national football championship, because both the University of Oklahoma and the University of Miami also finished undefeated that year and finished higher in the polls. Instead, the team faced Southeastern Conference champion Auburn University in the Sugar Bowl. The game ended in a tie when Auburn kicked a late field goal rather than trying for a game winning touchdown (oh boy what a stir that caused).

Over the next 14 seasons (1988-2001), the program enjoyed tremendous success under Coach MacPherson and his successor Paul Pasqualoni, appearing in 11 bowl games (including 3 major bowls) and winning 9. The team also captured or shared 4 Big East football championships during this period. Prominent players of the period included Bill Scharr, Donovan McNabb, Marvin Harrison, Dwight Freeny, Keith Bulluck, Rob Moore, Donovin Darius, Qadry Ismail, Kevin Johnson, Rob Konrad, Tebucky Jones and Marvin Graves. Rivalries shifted in the early 1990s as Penn State ended its series with Syracuse and joined the Big Ten. Syracuse, meanwhile, joined the newly formed Big East football conference with traditional rivals University of Pittsburgh, and West Virginia University and national programs Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech.

In 2004, Miami and Virginia Tech left the Big East to join the Atlantic Coast Conference, followed by Boston College in 2005, threatening the stature of the Big East. Syracuse was originally supposed to leave the Big East and join the ACC, but the ACC decided to invite Virginia Tech to join the conference instead. Thus, Syracuse remained in the Big East. However, the departures coincided with a "dry" period for the football program, prompting the University to hire Greg Robinson, former defensive coordinator for the Texas Longhorns, as head coach beginning with the 2005 season. That season, the Orange went 1–10, the worst season in Syracuse history.

On November 12, 2005, Syracuse University retired the uniform number 44, to honor Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, and the legacy of the number itself, which has become so associated with Syracuse that the university's ZIP code, 13244, was requested by university officials to remember those who wore 44 for the Orange. Syracuse also retired the uniform number 88 in honor of tight end John Mackey (1960–62) on Sept 15, 2007. Mackey, who is considered one of the greatest tight ends to play football, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

Since the 1980 season Syracuse has played its home games in the Carrier Dome also called “The Loud House.” The Carrier Dome is the largest domed stadium of any college campus and the largest domed stadium in the Northeastern United States and seats 49,250 occupants. Toward the end of the 1970s, Syracuse University was under pressure to improve its football facilities in order to remain a Division I-A football school. Its small concrete stadium, Archbold Stadium, was seventy years old and not up to the standards of other schools. The stadium could not be expanded; it had been reduced from 40,000 seats to 26,000 due to the fire codes. Therefore Syracuse University decided to build a new stadium, which, appropriately for Syracuse's often cold weather was to have a domed Teflon-coated, fiberglass inflatable roof. It would also serve as the home for the men's basketball team, as a replacement for Manley Field House. The Carrier Dome was constructed between April 1979 and September 1980. The total construction cost was $26.85 million, including a $2.75 million naming gift from the Carrier Corporation. Despite carrying the name Carrier there is no air conditioning in the dome.

(heavily borrowed from Wikipedia)

[TheSensation]

Return of the King
By Pat Forde of ESPN

The best news to Syracuse since the Erie Canal made the city an economic powerhouse has arrived. This time it was not in the form of a wondrous man-made ditch but in the shape of a 58 year old man with a magical mind for football. Syracuse fans have suffered much since the firing of head coach Paul Pasqualoni in 2004. The Greg Robinson era brought with it four years that produced a total of 10 wins. If it wasn’t for the Basketball team Syracuse sports fans may have simply stopped coming to the Carrier Dome completely.

Now things are different. When Greg Robinson was fired an old face familiar to many Syracuse fans started to show up around the city. Was that really Tony Macintosh they were seeing? It was and he was back on his old stomping grounds for a reason; the man was interested in bringing glory back to the city he enjoyed so many years of success in.

First there were a few things he needed fixed before he would come back and lead his beloved Syracuse football program. In January of this past year Mac went “On the Block” with Brent Axe, the local radio host of ESPN radio, to voice his willingness to return as head coach of the Orangemen pending a few choice things happen:
• Return the nickname of the university to the Orangemen. He felt it was a weak gesture to change the name to begin with. Mac believes in the descriptiveness of language and scoffs at claims of sexism.
• Ditch the horrendous current uniforms and a return to the style of the 1990s. The look was good then and there was no need to change it in the first place.
• Unretire the #44. Such a request could serve as blasphemy but Mac is a Saint here and his opinion is respected. The number serves not only as a recruiting tool but also as a symbol to the program of the history and living history they are trying to create. The honor that is bestowed on that number should not be lost. Mac also knows better than to throw it out to an undeserving player.
• Fire athletic director Daryl Gross. Gross has done some nice things for the fringe sports at Syracuse but he has not been able to connect with the people of the central New York area nor has he been able to create the atmosphere for a successful football program. Gross is more concerned about the bottom dollar than with creating a positive fan experience for the people of the region that need it so badly.
• Rebuild Archbold Stadium. This final and nearly absurd request was the most important one on Mac’s list. One of the snowiest cities in the nation needs to take advantage of its geography. Football is meant to be played outdoors and Archbold stadium holds a special place in the hearts of those who can remember it. The only change is that Mac wants a bigger grandstand.

How was Mac able to make such demands? Looking back on his career record of 213-24 over 20 seasons with Michigan, Syracuse, Army, North Carolina, and Utah State gives Mac quite a bit of leverage as does his 8 National Championships. During his last stop in Syracuse (NCAA 2004 & 2005) he compiled an 88-8 record over 8 seasons, won 8 Big East crowns, and registered 5 National Championships.

Remarkably every single request Mac made came to fruition. In February a deal was reached with an independent contractor to rebuild Archbold Stadium to Mac’s request (there is actually a firm designing an outdoor stadium for the Orange at their own expense), March brought on good news as new football uniforms were debuted in the style of the old ones, and in an attempted to keep his job Daryl Gross announced that the university would go back to being the Orangemen in April. Three of Mac’s demands were meet and when the final two were announced at the beginning of June, firing of Gross and the unretiring of #44, Mac signed on.

This is going to be an interesting last season in the Carrier Dome regardless of what happens. A coaching legend is back in town and will have the 2005 Gatorade National Player of the Year Greg Paulus under center as Paulus comes home to finish his football career.

Before becoming a head coach in the college ranks Tony Macintosh coached under Kevin Reed as the Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator (Madden 2003) and won 4 Super Bowls.

[TheSensation]

Roster Analysis
Quarterbacks

QB Greg Paulus (rSR) 6’1” 185 87ovr 87thp 84tha 79spd
QB Cameron Dantley (rSR) 6’1” 218 78ovr 85thp 80tha 68spd
QB Ryan Nassib (SO) 6’3” 215 74ovr 85thp 78tha 65spd

Greg Paulus returns to Central New York and the folks in Syracuse couldn’t be happier. Paulus played his high school ball for Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse and will reunite with one of his favorite targets from high school, Lavar Lobdell. Behind him will be Cameron Dantley. Ryan Nassib looks to be the future at quarterback.

Half Backs/Full Backs

RB Delone Carter (rJR) 5’10” 214 83ovr 87spd 84btk 65cth
RB Averin Collier (FR) 5’11” 195 75ovr 88spd 74btk 68cth
RB Antwon Bailey (SO) 5’8” 196 74ovr 89spd 70btk 70cth
FB Daniel Collier (rSR) 6’0“ 240 62ovr 65spd 70str 55rbk

Delon Carter was a freshman All-American but the injury to his hip has slowed his development significantly. If the offense is to have any balance this year he needs to be as productive as Curtis Brinkley was last season. There is promise behind Carter in Collier. Dan Collier will be the fullback; don’t look for anything special from him.

Recievers/Tightends

WR Mike Williams (rSR) 6’2” 204 85ovr 89spd 82cth 78spc
WR Lavar Lobdell (SR) 6’3” 200 81ovr 88spd 80cth 70spc
WR Da’Mon Merkerson (JR) 6’1” 182 79ovr 94spd 74cth 70spc
WR Donte Davis (rJR) 6’0” 169 78ovr 92spd 74cth 65spc
WR Daniel Bailey (rJR) 5’7” 167 77ovr 90spd 70cth 70spc
WR Marcus Sales (SO) 6’0“ 180 76ovr 90spd 72cth 70spc
WR Van Chew (SO) 6’1“ 165 65ovr 88spd 56cth 65spc
TE Andrew Robinson (rSR) 6’3” 225 53ovr 76spd 65cth 59rbk
TE Mike Owen (rSR) 6’4” 255 51ovr 68spd 65cth 62rbk
TE Cody Catalina (SO) 6’3“ 221 43ovr 65spd 68cth 56rbk

Getting Mike Williams back from academic purgatory was huge. Team him with Lobdell and Paulus is going to have some big boys to throw to. Track athlete Da’Mon Merkerson’s move to wideout will be a big one next year after his finishes his redshirt season.

Offensive Line

T Tucker Baumbach (rJR) 6’5” 307 82ovr 89str 84pbk 88rbk
T Nick Speller (FR) 6’5“ 307 80ovr 87str 84pbk 82rbk
T Josh White (SO) 6’5“ 290 79ovr 88str 78pbk 88rbk
G Adam Rosner (rJR) 6’6” 308 84ovr 90str 88pbk 86rbk
G Andrew Tiller (rJR) 6’6” 360 81ovr 91str 80pbk 85rbk
G Ryan Bartholomew (rJR) 6’3“ 290 72ovr 88str 80pbk 89rbk
G Justin Pugh (rFR) 6’5” 275 69ovr 85str 80pbk 80rbk
C Jim McKenzie (rJR) 6’4” 280 80ovr 82str 85pbk 85rbk

These are decent sized guys with just enough strength and run blocking ability to not piss Mac off. This group is extremely shallow and that is cause for concern.

Defensive Line

DE Jared Kimmel (rJR) 6’6” 259 74ovr 78spd 78pmv 80fmv
DE Chad Battles (rSO) 6’3” 224 65ovr 82spd 58pmv 65fmv
DE Zary Stweart (SO) 6’4” 229 62ovr 76spd 68pmv 66fmv
DE Mikhail Marinovich (rSO) 6’4” 234 57ovr 80spd 55pmv 62fmv
DE Romale Tucker (rFR) 6’4” 231 53ovr 78spd 60pmv 60fmv
DT Arthur Jones (SR) 6’4” 291 88ovr 89str 84pmv 79fmv
DT Bud Tribbey (rJR) 6’2” 280 69ovr 82str 78pmv 67fmv
DT Anthony Perkins (rJR) 6’4” 272 66ovr 78str 65pmv 74fmv
DT Ollie Haney (rSO) 6’3” 288 65ovr 85str 72pmv 78fmv
DT Andrew Lewis (rJR) 6’3” 282 63ovr 84str 68pmv 68fmv

Arthur Jones is a stud and will play in the NFL, as for the rest of this group who knows. There are enough bodies here to keep everyone fresh and that energy late in games will have to make up for the lack of talent.

Linebackers

OLB Derrell Smith (rJR) 6’1” 225 67ovr 82spd 75tak 78pur
OLB Shane Kimmel (FR) 6’1” 238 66ovr 78spd 80tak 76pur
OLB Doug Hogue (JR) 6’2” 216 66ovr 87spd 68tak 75pur
OLB Dan Vaughn (rFR) 6’2” 221 64ovr 78spd 70tak 77pur
OLB Ryan Gillum (rSO) 5’11” 220 62ovr 82spd 70tak 85pur
ILB Mike Stenclik (rJR) 6’0“ 225 70ovr 82spd 78tak 70prc
ILB Earl Carter (FR) 6’0“ 220 64ovr 82spd 71tak 72prc

There is not a single attribute that sticks out within this group. They don’t have tremendous size, physical skills, or brain power. They might be the definition of average.

Corners/Safeties

CB Nico Scott (JR) 5’10” 180 78ovr 89spd 83mcv 80zcv
CB Grant Mayes (SO) 6’0” 175 77ovr 89spd 77mcv 82zcv
CB John Mark Henderson (JR) 5’11” 190 75ovr 91spd 75mcv 85zcv
CB Michael Holmes (rJR) 5’11” 185 73ovr 91spd 80mcv 75zcv
CB Dale Peterman (FR) 5’11” 160 65ovr 89spd 64mcv 70zcv
S Randy McKinnon (JR) 5’10“ 200 66ovr 87spd 62cth 72prc
S Max Suter (JR) 5’11” 190 62ovr 92spd 62cth 65prc
S Kevyn Scott (rSO) 5’11” 197 59ovr 87spd 56cth 68prc

Average talent at the corner spot is going to be made to look much worse because the safeties are so bad. Suter is a fan favorite because of his Mighty Mouse style of play but that doesn’t mean he is going to be a difference maker. The one positive about this group is that they all return next year.

Kickers/Punters

K Shane Raupers (FR) 5’10” 175 81ovr 85kpw 84kac
P Rob Long (JR) 6’4” 175 87ovr 92kpw 87kac

Rob Long is a very good punter and Shane Raupers is going to be the best kicker in the Big East in a year.

[Chardon]

Looking good. Ill be following.

[Iceman5315]

Greg Paulus 87 OVR?

[TheSensation]

Quote: Originally Posted by Iceman5315

Greg Paulus 87 OVR?

ya well, i have to deal with the screwed up create a team rosters that were fubar for SU so i gave myself a gift.

[TheSensation]

Schedule-
1 Minnesota
2 @ #8 Penn State
3 Northwestern
4 Maine (FCS East)
5 USF
6 #23 West Virginia (Rivalry)
7 open
8 Akron
9 Cincinnati
10 @Pittsburgh
11 @Louisville
12 Rutgers (Homecoming, Senior Night, Rivalry)
13 @Connecticut
14 open

Starting Lineup-
QB Greg Paulus (87) sr
RB Delone Carter (83) jr
FB Dan Collier (62) sr
WR Mike Williams (85) sr
WR Lavar Lobdell (81) sr
TE Andrew Robinson (53) sr
T Tucker Baumbach (82) jr
G Andrew Tiller (81) jr
C Jim McKenzie (80) jr
G Adam Rosner (84) jr
T Josh White (79) so

DE Jared Kimmel (74) jr
DE Chad Battles (65) so
DT Arthur Jones (88) sr
DT Bud Tribbey (69) jr
OLB Derrell Smith (67) jr
MLB Mike Stenclik (70) jr
OLB Doug Hogue (66) jr
CB Nico Scott (78) jr
CB Grant Mayes (77) so
FS Randy McKinnon (66) jr
SS Max Suter (62) jr

K Shane Raupers (81) fr
P Rob Long (87) jr
KR Donte Davis (92) jr
KR Max Suter (86) jr
PR Max Suter (86) jr

Captains in italics
Returning starters in bold
Impact players in orange