Nesting Dolls Used in Syracuse Voodoo Ritual

It seemed like a cool thing. A Syracuse alum traveling in Russia actually found a set of Syracuse themed nesting dolls. The dolls even have the numbers of the best players on the Orange squad for this year painted on the back.

#91 -- Brandon Gilbeaux, DT
#9 -- Andrew Robinson, QB
#1 -- Mike Williams, WR
#4 -- Taj Smith, WR
#97 -- Arthur Jones, DT

Who knew they were really cursed matryoshka dolls.

Let's look at the facts. The dolls were created in the bowels of the Kremlin, made from the ashes of Josef Stalin's remains, remnants of Hitler's brain and Orange #3. The ingredients were mixed together in a cauldron by this manand set in molds. From there they were placed in a shop that just so happened to be somewhere where American and Syracuse fan Bob Kalka would see them, just HAVE TO buy them, and bring them back to America.

And the curse had begun.

Clearly something was happening.
Taj Smith opted to enter the NFL Draft after his junior year. He went undrafted, signing a rookie free agent deal with the Green Bay Packers.

Mike Williams was suspended from the university for academic violations, and is at a community college trying to regain his eligibility. Brandon Gilbeaux was just suspended for academic issues of his own.

That leaves just Arthur Jones -- a likely preseason All-Big East player and who led the team with 17.5 tackles for losses -- and Andrew Robinson.

Robinson was doomed before this. As the QB behind one of the worst offensive lines, he took a beating last year. His situation has not improved. Now he has to fear that he won't even make it through training camp.

Mr. Jones is on notice.