Welcome to football in 2020.
It's not the year we thought it would be. Syracuse and everyone on the planet is dealing with a pandemic, still raging in the US. But somehow they're playing college football. Orange::44 didn't give our typical ACC preview, because like a lot of people, we have no idea how this is gonna go, or if it will even finish. What we do know, is that they're playing a game between Syracuse and UNC today in college football that will allegedly count. And Syracuse is a major underdog.
Syracuse has already had some opt outs for the season in key offensive spots. But really, the biggest fix needed for 2020 was the offensive line. By all accounts, they are young, but should be better. The main question is... how much better? And frankly, it's not looking good. While they should provide QB Tommy DeVito a little more time to throw this season, I'm guessing he's gonna get roughed up along the way. UNC is looking like the class of their division (even though there aren't any divisions this season). UNC QB Sam Howell will be looking to prove he's able to dominate. So this will actually be a pretty fun QB dual to watch today. But UNC should have more pieces of the puzzle on both sides of the ball, compared to Syracuse. While I think Syracuse will put up a decent fight, UNC will pull away in the 2nd half pretty significantly. UNC over the Orange in the road opener 41 to 27.
We're a long ways away from me listening to Syracuse take on UNC from my car radio at Skytop in 2003. But not by much. This game is on the ACC Network at 12:00pm (I still recommend YouTubeTV). Both John and I will be watching from our respective home offices. Stay safe, enjoy as much as you can, and GO ORANGE!
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