TATTOO: Northeastern Huskies vs Syracuse Orange

Welcome to this weeks Team Against Team: Trivia and Obscure Observations (TATTOO). First we had the Sox and Yanks. Then we had the Pats and GMen. And now competing for the TATTOO are the Northeastern Huskies and the Syracuse Orange. This weeks TATTOO reflects the latest in Boston vs NY:

Born on Date

NE: 1898 vs SU: 1870

Ottos Edge: SU... they were founded as the Evening Institute for Younger Men at the YMCA. In 1922 it was renamed the Northeastern University of the Boston Young Men's Christian Association. Then it was changed to its current name in 1935. It wasn't until 1948 that it completely separated from the YMCA.

GPS (Location)

NE: Boston vs SU: Syracuse

Ottos Edge: SU... you have to be wicked retahded to like Boston. NE is in the Fenway-Kenmore section of the city.

Type of School

NE: Private vs SU: Private

Ottos Edge: SU... NE is primarily a commuter school, which is unprivate like

Edumacation

NE: 96th vs SU: 53rd

Ottos Edge: SU... I am pretty shewah higher is better

School known for

NE: Co-Op/Internship Program vs SU: Newhouse

Ottos Edge: SU... they place about 5k students annually with employers in Boston. Students alternate periods of study with periods of paid employment related to their major.

Zero Point Zero (alumnus that didn't graduate)

NE: Shawn Fanning (founded Napster) vs SU: Lou Reed

Ottos Edge: NE... music should be free

School Paper

NE: Huntington News vs SU: DO

Ottos Edge: SU... their paper was founded in 1926 as the NE News. The paper went indy in 2008 and changed the name.

School Colors

NE: Red and Black vs SU: Orange

Ottos Edge: SU... just because

Mascot

NE: Paws vs SU: Otto

Ottos Edge: SU... Paws is a live mascot. The first husky was named King Husky and had an honorary degree. King Husky VII passed away in 1989 and there was no mascot until the arrival of Paws in 2003.

Team Name

NE: Huskies vs SU: Orange

Ottos Edge: NE... Otto is kinda Husky himself

1st year FB

NE: 1932 vs SU: 1889

Ottos Edge: SU... nearly 50 years better

All Time Wins

NE: 284 vs SU: 670

Ottos Edge: SU... a lot more

HC record at current school

NE: Rocky Hager 15-31 vs SU: GRob 7-31

Ottos Edge: NE... he has more Ws. How bizah that they are tied in Ls. Loser takes the lead.

Division

NE: FCS Vs SU: FBS

Ottos Edge: NE... their champ is decided on the field

Conference

NE: Colonial Athletic Association vs SU: BE

Ottos Edge: NE... I dont think SU could beat a Colonial team in FB or BBall this year. Before 2005 NE was in the A10 for FB and America East for other sports. When they moved to the CAA for all sports the A10 FB died. CAA absorbed the A10 FB teams.

Conf Titles

NE: 1 (2002 A-10 Co-Champ) vs SU: 4

Ottos Edge: SU... we play real teams

For instance...

Last time played at UConn

NE: won 35-27 (2000) vs SU: lost 30-7

Ottos Edge: NE... ok maybe that was a bad example. We have never won at UConn

Lets try…

Team played most

NE: Rhode Island 55 (25-28-2) vs SU: PSU 69

Ottos Edge: NE... their series is a lot closer

The players that made up the teams…

DE

NE: Sean Jones vs SU: Dwight Freeney

Ottos Edge: SU… that’s Sean Jones of the Raiders, Oilers, and Pack

TE

NE: Dan Ross (former Bengal) vs SU: John Mackey

Ottos Edge: SU... Ross set SB records for TEs when he had 11 catches for 104 yards and 2 TDs.

No one, and I mean no one, comes into our house and pushes us around (Home Field)

NE: Parsons Field (7K) vs SU: Dome

Ottos Edge: SU... we will likely only have 7K for this game. They share their field with the Brookline HS FB team

Arena

NE: Boston Arena (Matthews Arena) vs SU: War Memorial

Ottos Edge: NE... the arena is the original home of the Broons, Seltz, and Whalers. As well as the Beanpot Tournament. It is the oldest surviving hockey arena in the world, opening in 1910. In 1979 it was renamed after NE alumnus George Matthews, who helped fund its refurbishment.

Speaking of hockey...

Sport with Sticks

NE: Hockey vs SU: Lax

Ottos Edge: SU... we have 10 titles in our sport. In the 80s NE won the Beanpot Tournament 4 times and was runner up twice. In 1982 they made it to the Frozen Four.

Other sports…

BBall Coach

NE: Dave Leitao is alumnus vs SU: JB

Ottos Edge: SU... he is a Husky Squared

Athletes of note

NE: Carlos Peña, Reggie Lewis vs SU: Dave Bing, Melo

Ottos Edge: SU… two BBall greats

Rowing

NE: usually Top 10 vs SU: long history

Ottos Edge: Push… I don’t know enough to pick a winner

Sports Media

NE: Michelle Bonner, Dan Orsillo (NESN/SOX) vs SU: Mike Tirico, Joe Castiglione (Sox radio), and all

Ottos Edge: SU... we have had some good ones

McDonough

NE: Will vs SU: Sean

Ottos Edge: NE… father comes first

Speaking of fathers…

FB Founder

NE: George Matthews (helped create USFL, owned Boston Breakers) vs SU: Al Davis (helped create AFL, owns Raiders)

Ottos Edge: SU... the AFL was a tad better

From Sports founders to…

Business

NE: Robert Black (founder Black & Decker), Robert Davis (founder Lycos) vs SU: Arthur Rock (provided capital to start Intel), David Rockwell (founder Rockwell Group)

Ottos Edge: NE… tools (power and web search) rule

JFK, Teddy, and Bill Clinton (no this has nothing to do with a Hollywood star and going to town, nor a car and watching one drown, nor a cigar and a dirty gown)

NE: commencement speakers vs SU: commencement speakers

Ottos Edge: Push... they also had Michael Dukakis, Mikhail Gorbachev, Madelein Albright, Bill Richardson, Christine Todd Whitman, Tip ONeill, Coretta Scott King, and Henry Cabot Lodge all speak at commencement.

Many of those were politicians…

Poly Sci Prof

NE: Michael Dukakis vs SU: Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Ottos Edge: NE... he has more to talk about like Dukakis in the tank

Dem VP Candidate Connection

NE: Hadassa Lieberman (Joey's wife) vs SU: Joe Biden

Ottos Edge: SU… unless he loses and then it goes to NE (since Gore/Lieberman at least won the popular vote)

Speaking of elected office...

Scranton

NE: Patrice ONeal (on Office) vs SU: GMac (could be Mayor of Scranton)

Ottos Edge: SU… as well as Mayor of the Cuse

Sticking with NBC...

Comedian

NE: Jane Curtin (SNL) vs SU: Jerry Stiller (Seinfeld)

Ottos Edge: SU... that was a great show

As was…

Flavor Flav

NE: Jennifer Toof (Toastee) vs SU: Tiffany (New York is from Syracuse)

Ottos Edge: NE… she downs drinks like water out of the bubblah

Since Toastee often gets drunk, you want to make sure you take her...

Khakis

NE: what you staht the cah with vs SU: pants

Ottos Edge: SU… most annoying accent

Sticking with transportation…

Getting around

NE: Orange Line of T runs by campus, have underground tunnels linking 13 campus buildings vs SU: Centro and snow shoes

Ottos Edge: NE… underground tunnels sure beat snow tunnels

And finally the category of the week…

I love the 80s (aka oh yeah I remember him)

NE: DE Keith Willis (1978-81) vs SU Terry Wooden (1986-89)

Ottos Edge: NE… Willis played for the Steelers in the 80s

And the TATTOO goes to....

The Syracuse Orange as they win one that is tighter than it should be.