tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19661823241835257632024-02-19T11:13:35.351-05:00King Ottos WorldKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.comBlogger276125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-27130572930450945832014-12-06T18:48:00.004-05:002014-12-06T18:48:54.058-05:00Bottom five P5 Sagarin teamsLooking at the bottom five P5 in the Sagarin rankings since 2010 shows that the HC will eventually be fired. The only HCs to recover were Cutcliffe, who took over perennial bottom 5 Duke, and Edsall, whose fate is still TBD. Also with Edsall it was his 1st year, so that had something to do with finishing so poorly. So Edsall is the only HC to bring his team down into the bottom 5 and recover. ForKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-88587960460060934252014-11-23T00:10:00.000-05:002014-11-23T00:10:21.205-05:00A look back at last yearA lot of SU fans want to dismiss Shafer's major flaws this year due to injuries. Based on that premise, let us then take a closer look back at last season to see what really happened. Looking at national rankings is highly flawed. Differing schedules can skew the stats quite a bit. So IMO it is better to look at how your opponents did on average against similar caliber teams as yourself. For KingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-42305427724662684122013-12-19T17:51:00.002-05:002013-12-19T17:54:21.810-05:00King Otto to the rescueDr Daryl Gross wants change to the ACC divisions. Well I have come to save the day.
Under the current system of playing only 8 ACC games it is impossible to find a perfect solution. I believe my solution gets the most out of an 8 game ACC schedule.
FSU is still in the Atlantic division every year
Miami is still in the Coastal division every year
The remaining schools are broken into 4 KingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-78855191572407643902013-10-27T09:31:00.000-04:002013-10-27T09:31:26.285-04:00Peer programsSo who have been our peers that last 12 years? To compare I am going to look at Big 5 programs within +/- 10 in the Sagarin rankings each year.
2001 SU 13th
Peers: Texas, Tenn, Neb, Oregon, Oklahoma, Colorado, FSU, MD, LSU, Wash St, Stanford, Illinois, UCLA, South Carolina, Michigan, Virginia Tech, Georgia, K St, UNC
2002 SU 77th
Peers: Zona, Stanford, Utah, UNC, Mich St
2003 SU 61st
Peers: KingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-84669443922439972512013-10-25T13:59:00.002-04:002013-10-25T13:59:38.489-04:00How SU should recruitI looked back at data from the 2000-2012 NFL draft to see where players came from. Here is what I found at each position:
Quaterbacks (minimum 5 players)
California 26
Texas 15
Alabama 7
Pennsylvania 7
Louisiana 6
Ohio 6
Oregon 6
New York 0.0
This tells me SU should be recruiting QBs from either PA or OH from within our territory.
Running Backs (minimum 10 players)
California 25
Florida 24
KingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-91042973630804533722013-10-22T20:27:00.000-04:002013-10-22T20:27:00.762-04:00Doing Herm Frazier's jobGoing forward this is how SU should schedule:
One 1AA/FCS team
This should be Colgate every year. Out of all the 1AA schools out there this will get the most fan interest and even a few Colgate fans showing up in the Dome. By 2016 they will count toward Bowl eligibility (maybe even by 2015) as they now give out scholarships. Nova has been rumored for the 2014 schedule, if not I would add AlbanyKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-37144946636732981972012-09-18T16:19:00.000-04:002012-09-18T16:19:32.870-04:00Tale of the Tape: Syracuse at Minnesota
Welcome to this week’s ToT where the Syracuse Orange take on
the Minnesota Golden Gophers. We need to go out and beat every one of them. We
don’t even have to have a reason. Our players should have a license to beat the
Gophers by the government of the United Nations. To win you must know your
enemy, and in this case the enemy is a varmint. And a varmint will never quit,
ever. They’re like KingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-66298249702576550932012-09-11T14:14:00.001-04:002012-09-11T14:14:33.066-04:00Tale of the Tape: Stony Brook vs Syracuse
Welcome to this week’s ToT where the State University of New
York at Stony Brook takes on Syracuse University.
Born on Date
SB: 1957 vs SU: 1870
Otto’s Edge: SU… SB was founded as the State University
Center on Long Island at Oyster Bay before changing location and names
Speaking of location…
GPS
SB: Long Island vs SU: CNY
Otto’s Edge: SU… LI is a PIA to get to and fro
While KingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-18433250206081536872012-09-05T09:49:00.002-04:002012-09-05T09:49:59.679-04:00Tale of the Tape: Southern Cal vs SyracuseWelcome back to the 2nd ToT of the season. Let's get started.
Born on Date
USC: 1880 vs SU: 1870
Otto’s Edge: SU… older and wiser
Edumacation
USC: 23rd vs SU: 62nd
Otto’s Edge: USC…
just not smarter
A common choice for major…
Undeclared
USC: shot there vs SU: Ben Stiller, son of Jerry (SU alumn),
had a bit part
Otto’s Edge: USC… ok this category was a stretch but that
KingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-13068751264912180382012-08-29T20:11:00.000-04:002012-08-29T20:11:23.835-04:00Cuse Cast LXIIKingOtto and Cuseman preview the season by breaking down each unit and the offering a prediction of things to come. Including the opener against Northwestern.
Length about 26:45
KingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-60037812546551065282012-08-28T20:15:00.002-04:002012-08-28T20:39:41.371-04:00Tale of the Tape: Northwestern vs Syracuse
I want everybody in the place to put your hands together and
make some nah-oys! I can’t hear you. I still can’t hear you! Give it up y’all
for the return of the ToT!!!!!!!!!!!
Don’t call it a comeback, ToTs been here for years. Rockin its
peers and putting suckas in fear. Some of y’all might know this, and some of
y’all don’t. It’s that ol’ skool ToT with that new skool hit. And it goes a
KingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-52755831103216900042011-12-08T22:45:00.004-05:002011-12-08T23:10:12.015-05:00Scheduling for ACC BBallI think the ACC should do the following-Play every team once (13 games)-Play 3 permanent rivals a 2nd time (up to 16)-Rotate two more teams to play a 2nd time (18 total).By having 3 permanent rivals that means there are 10 teams left. If you rotate 2 teams from that 10, then you will play each of those teams twice a year every 5 years. Meaning the total over those 5 years would be 6 games (3 homeKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-40830003921367556172011-12-01T21:52:00.002-05:002011-12-01T21:54:20.159-05:00Cuse Cast LXIKingOtto and Cuseman give a brief recap of the Cincy game, preview the Pitt game, and touch on the BBall teamLength about 22 minsKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-58874165913597658722011-11-22T20:10:00.002-05:002011-11-22T20:12:56.675-05:00Cuse Cast LXCuse Cast LX featuring KingOtto and Cuseman as they discuss the upcoming FB game vs CIncy, and touch on the BBall team's start of the season.Length about 18 minsKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-38144972942664530312011-11-09T21:35:00.002-05:002011-11-09T21:41:13.940-05:00Cuse Cast LIXHear KingOtto and Cuseman recap the UConn game and then get into a heated exchange on who will win the USF game. Length about 25 minsKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-63504174348616692842011-11-02T20:48:00.002-04:002011-11-02T21:00:35.563-04:00Cuse Cast LVIIIKingOtto and Cuseman discuss the UL loss and preview the UConn win. After giving their predictions, they quickly touch on the BBall team, who started their season. Length about 17:30 minsKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-88034493816259308982011-10-26T20:07:00.003-04:002011-10-26T20:14:12.741-04:00Cuse Cast LVIIHas the Cuse turned a corner? Find out in this week's Cuse Cast, as KingOtto and Cuseman recap WV and look ahead to Louisville. Length about 22 minsKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-89662787611724354182011-10-12T21:15:00.002-04:002011-10-12T21:19:00.864-04:00Cuse Cast LVIKingOtto and Cuseman recap the Tulane game and then offer predictions for the rest of the year. Length about 24 minsKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-86006534648428656572011-10-05T21:06:00.001-04:002011-10-05T21:09:28.186-04:00Cuse Cast LVKingOtto and Cuseman recap the RU game, talk about the O system, and preview the Tulane game.Length about 24 minsKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-71408181120123746632011-09-28T20:18:00.003-04:002011-09-29T17:49:58.455-04:00Cuse Cast LIVKingOtto and Cuseman discuss the Toledo win and give their predictions on Rutgers. Length about 24 minsKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-86365785120144211922011-09-27T19:45:00.002-04:002011-09-27T20:21:33.850-04:00How the ACC should scheduleWhile the easy thing would be to do a North and South set up, that isn't possible for several reasons. First the South is a lot stronger in FB. Second, teams that would be in the North would be losing rivalries from the South. So my solution is a pod system. FSU and Miami would always be split. For FB this is beneficial as you want those two meeting in the ACC CG. They can still play yearly and KingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-23856269919916740142011-09-25T17:27:00.002-04:002011-09-25T18:34:42.864-04:00Game reviewOnce again SU was able to pull one out at home. This was a big W IMO. Had SU lost it would make next week's RU game a must win. Now SU has some breathing room to get to a Bowl.HCYou have to love how Marrone has been able to piece together wins the last two years. When he is able to get talent here look out. We have a good HC. However Marrone continues to struggle on time management and nearly KingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-85751659825836447972011-09-21T22:19:00.002-04:002011-09-21T22:23:10.138-04:00Cuse Cast LIIIIn this edition of the Cuse Cast KingOtto and Cuseman recap the USC game and discuss the upcoming game vs Toledo. Length about 25.5 minsKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-69218314354497136462011-09-20T21:55:00.002-04:002011-09-20T23:04:22.258-04:00USC game thoughtsOnce again I was at the game live and watched again on DVR. These are my thoughts.We are now a quarter of the way through the season. Before the season I picked us to go 6-6 but be 1-2 at this point. So we are ahead of the game. However after watching the first 3 games I am concerned we do not get to 6 Ws and a Bowl. Overall I have been happy with our O, especially our passing game. But the totalKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966182324183525763.post-58342445437991375222011-09-18T23:32:00.002-04:002011-09-18T23:44:49.021-04:00Cuse Cast LIIIn a special edition of the Cuse Cast KingOtto and Cuseman discus the move to the ACC.Length about 40 minsKingOttoIIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09082458780184567159noreply@blogger.com0