WHO YA GOT?

Welcome to a new feature here, where each week (note: I will do this once and then forget) we play out a hypothetical matchup between two opponents who, despite a long history, have never met. Using deep statistical rigor and well-thought out analytics, we’ll settle the question once and for all:

WHO YA GOT?

Let’s meet our first combatant today.

THE SYRACUSE ORANGE

After a 4-8 campaign in head coach Dino Babers’ first season with the team in 2016, many - myself included - expected the team to make a leap into contention for bowl eligibility in 2017.