I apologize for skipping last week, although there wasn’t much to write about. Clemson took care of business in their fashion in central New York. Syracuse had a couple chances to keep it close in the first half but just didn’t capitalize Two plays/moments that stood out to me in the Clemson game that nags …
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Clemson vs. Syracuse Preview
After getting dominated in Maryland last week, the Orange get to face the defending champion and #1 ranked Clemson in their home opener on Saturday. Let’s breakdown last week’s loss against the Terrapins: Run Game – The run game was pretty much non-existent for the Orange last week. Maryland seemed to have a great scheme …
Syracuse @ Maryland Preview
As Syracuse comes off a promising win on the road at Liberty, they look forward another road game against the Maryland Terrapins. But this is going to much more of a daunting task compared to last week. With all the good, there were some bad aspects of Syracuse’s game. Two things that really impressed me …
Syracuse Football Preview
Coming off their best season since 2001, there’s a lot of hype around the team this year. A special “buzz” has been created in Central New York in August for the first time in a while. Normally, fans have to wait until November when the basketball team starts to feel this type of “buzz”. But …
2019 College Football Preview, Analysis, and Predictions
I want to sincerely apologize for my blogging hiatus these past couple weeks. I’ve recently accepted and started a full-time job. I’ve FINALLY had some time to unwind and get ready for this upcoming college football season. Deep down, I think I enjoy college football more than the NFL. I don’t know if it’s because …
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The Ups and The Downs
First things first, I apologize for my lack of blogging lately. But, I’M BAAAACK. And the Red Sox looked like they were back after slaughtering the Yanks for 3 of 4, not looking terrible in the Sunday night game. Looked like they were right back in it. And then the Tampa Bay Rays come to …
Plunc’s Red Sox Weekend Recap and Weekly Look Ahead (7/22)
If you told me on Thursday that the Red Sox were going to score 19 runs this weekend against the Orioles, I would’ve thought that they’re taking at least 2 of 3 and if not, sweeping the series. But the Sox had a different thought process for the weekend. They clearly were looking past the …
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NEED MORE HOT MICS
In the 2nd inning of the first game of a doubleheader yesterday, Aaron Boone decided to lose it, but for a valid reason. Since the Red Sox game was wrapped up at the time, I was tuning in and the home plate umpire, Brennan Miller, missed about 5 ball/strike calls that all went against the …
Routine’s
Being a former college athlete, I was so routine based in my everyday life. During the season, my routine was wake-up, class, practice, lift, homework, maybe video games to relax with the boys, bed, and then back at 8 hours later. When I was in that routine, I was a machine. I felt focused, more …
The Most Frustrating Team In America – The Boston Red Sox
From the get-go, the Boston Red Sox just haven’t been the same as last year. Besides Kimbrel, it’s just about the same personnel as the 2018 World Championship team. So why are they just not the same this year? If I had the answer, I’d be spamming Alex Cora. But here’s two startling stats that …
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