Despite still not having a men’s lacrosse schedule right now, we do have a Syracuse Orange football schedule for 2021. Assuming vaccine rollout goes well and all, the schedule you see here should be the one SU actually ends up playing. For a refresher in one image, here’s what things look like:
Check that: Louisville is a road game. Here’s SU’s full 2021 schedule. Starts with five of seven games at home. pic.twitter.com/HPyBXoNkdV
— Stephen Bailey (@Stephen_Bailey1) January 28, 2021
Before we get into the game-by-game probabilities, some top-level thoughts:
- Syracuse has avoided a late bye for years now, so no surprise to see the Orange finally saddled with one again
- Going 3-1 (at least) in non-conference play is going to be pretty essential, as it always is
- Don’t love Clemson on short rest, but we probably weren’t winning that game anyway — so will take the extra day to prepare for Virginia Tech right after
- November’s pretty manageable if Louisville’s decline was real and NC State’s rise was not (big ifs)
- Going to be really hard to go bowling if Syracuse goes any worse than 5-2 at home
Cool?