Sin City Showdown
It’s Wednesday, so you know what that means… time for the blog that gives you the internet’s most ridiculous college football preview series- it’s #FakeNunes time. Can we keep finding ways to get #jokesandgarbage into a Syracuse Orange preview? You be the judge….
Now onto this week’s opponent
Opponent: University of Nevada Las Vegas Rebels
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Students: 31,142 students
The 2024 Fake Nunes Statistical Index (#FNSI)
We continue to look to innovate our analytics model so we here’s what the lab cooked up for this season.
Rivalry Trophy
The FNSI staff won’t give up on their quest to bring back more tradition into today’s college game. Let’s see what they’ve got for this one
The Al Davis’ Memorial Torch Flame
This game will be played in Allegiant Stadium so it is only right that the winner should get the memorial to the Orange alum and Raiders owner. It would make a lovely addition to the Dome exterior and help drunk freshmen navigate their way back home to BBB from Euclid house parties.
Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Jersey Boys
Fran Brown wants to reclaim the Garden State so let’s see how the Orange stack up against each opponent.
The Rebels have 0 players from New Jersey which is surprising since Hollywood has told us lots of people from New Jersey end up in Vegas. Anyway, that’s not even close to the 25 for the Orange.
Advantage: Syracuse
Notable Alum
Bringing back this one as we love to drop, some knowledge every now and then to help our loyal readers possibly win a trivia night. After all we are the Syracuse blog that loves you back and we take that seriously.
Guy Fieri vs Peter Guber
The man from Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives goes up against the CEO of Mandalay Entertainment and owner of the Golden State Warriors. In Las Vegas, no one cares about some white guy in a suit when Guy Fieri’s around.
Advantage: UNLV
Head Coach Radio Show Sponsor
PKWY Tavern Flamingo vs AmeriCU
You don’t need a financial advisor to tell you that $2 Miller Lites is a prudent economic decision
Advantage: UNLV
Fran Brown Hat Tracker
Fran broke out the Orange and white last week and was looking pretty sharp for Family Weekend.
The Official #FakeNunes Game Prediction
Strange things happen in Vegas on a Friday night so after a game marred by turnovers on both sides, Kyle McCord drives the Orange late in a tie ball game. The drive stalls and Fran Brown rolls the dice with Brady Denaburg who spilts the uprights from 44 yards out to give the Orange the jackpot.
As a wise man once said, “Always bet on Orange”
Final Score: Syracuse 23, UNLV 20