GREG ROBINSON PAIN INDEX: WE ARE AT ELEVEN

by Orson on Sep 4, 2008 1:27 PM EDT

I will eat your children, praise Allah. Love, Zippy.

Syracuse in the Gerg Robinson era in the Big East: 2-19 overall, with the two victories coming over the eleven-man sieve that was the 2007 Louisville defense and a 20-14 win mistakenly labeled as a conference win over "UConn." We're certain that if the records keepers of CFB look back, they'll see that was not the University of Connecticut taking the field that day under the Carrier Dome, but instead a plucky but overmatched University of Yukon team. (Motto: Y-U? Y-Not? Answer: frostbite, starvation, wolves.)

In addition to finding sudden joy in mistyping Gerg Robinson's name, since "Gerg" seems like such a better nickname than any other we can make up, the long, painful, fat-man-tumbling-downhill decline of Syracuse is made all the more interesting for us as teams now seemingly out of league are now licking their chops at the prospect of playing the Orangemen.

Sick lion, meet your menacing hyena of the week:

''This week is our week to show we can really play. We have to step it up a notch,'' said Zips defensive captain Doug Williams, a senior linebacker. ''We have to work hard, practice hard, give it all we got and show we are a team that can win a BCS game.''

They're unaware of the clause excising Syracuse from formal consideration as a "BCS victory" this season, but please don't tell them that. TNIAAM has the essential review here, where you can admire both his skill in learning all things Akron in a matter of days, and also admire his continued bravery in the face of a continual, unrelenting cockslapping by Fate. Godspeed, you Orange Emperors. You'll need it: Zippy is gaining on you.

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While I wasn’t afraid to mix it up with other MAC mascots during my midwestern collegiate days, I always knew better than to fuck with Zippy.

by Jerkwheat on Sep 4, 2008 1:40 PM EDT reply actions

What’s in Zippy’s pouch? A better arsenal than the Taliban and some drank.

by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Sep 4, 2008 1:55 PM EDT reply actions

The runner up to Karl Dorrell when he was hired to be head coach at UCLA? Greg Robinson, who is now 7-29 at Syracuse.

by Dr. Strange on Sep 4, 2008 1:59 PM EDT reply actions

Is Zippy wearing a beanie? You’d think they guy (gal?) would have enough hours to be an upperclassman by now.

by jakldawg on Sep 4, 2008 2:08 PM EDT reply actions

While on the subject of failed coaches, Gerry Faust must have a real powerhouse at Akron this year.

by yoyofutbawl on Sep 4, 2008 2:12 PM EDT reply actions

I motion that “Gerg” become a verb synonomous with football ineptitude. Examples include:

“That’s the third delay of game this drive… they are Gerg-ing away their field position”

“Look for Pat White to pad his passer rating against the Gerg-y defense of the Orange”

and of course… “Gerg’d!!”

by CincySooner on Sep 4, 2008 2:24 PM EDT reply actions

Motion seconded.

by SC_Gator on Sep 4, 2008 2:44 PM EDT reply actions

@ 6: I will be using that to refer to Cent Mich this weekend as I expect Georgia to gerg them up completely.

Photo caption made me giggle a little.

by Gen. Stoopnagle on Sep 4, 2008 2:48 PM EDT reply actions

I always assumed the pain caused by Gerg Robinson was immeasurable.

by Biggus Rickus on Sep 4, 2008 2:58 PM EDT reply actions

As an Orange fan, this game scares me…a lot. Couple this with the fact the Gators haven’t beaten Miami in a quarter century (even if our team is far superior to the Canes this year), and I’m going to have a nerve-racking, potentially anger-inducing Saturday. “Gerg” is now going to be a regular part of my vocabulary…

by OrangeGator on Sep 4, 2008 3:07 PM EDT reply actions