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 Syracuse University considering dropping Academics to promote Football Program
Syracuse University considering dropping Academics to promote Football Program
In a surprising move by the Syracuse University governing body, the University has considered dropping the current Academic program to concentrate on the current dismal state of the University football program. University spokesperson, Cole Trickle stated that, "The University is currently deliberating cancelling all Academic programs starting in 2009 to concentrate on the Athletic programs."
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Who should go up on the Carrier Dome's walls next?
I've been reading around the SU blogs that the University of Texas is preparing to retire Kevin Durant's number and that, to some of the Orange bloggers, that makes no sense. While I can understand their points of view, I do not agree with them, at least not entirely.

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 One And Done And Memorialized Forever
One And Done And Memorialized Forever
Is Texas basketball a horrible program? That ESPN prestige thingy is going to place them in the Top 30 so I would guess not. So I'm at a loss as to why they are retiring the jersey of Kevin Durant , he who played but one season in Austin. Just ...
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My choice for the next SU head coach
A while back I had begun to read about what if Greg Robinson was gone. Many gave their opinion, and now I am going to give mine. I'm going to start off by saying that the head coach I am choosing is someone I have watched over the years, since being a Tar Heel (for those of you didn't know that), I see a lot of games in "Carolina". Who am I talking about? Skip Holtz, the son of ESPN's analyst ...
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 Double Secret Contract Probation
Double Secret Contract Probation
"We're talking about New Jersey contractors, of course the stadium will be done in time." Artificial turf expert Greg Schiano's contract is getting a closer look in the Garden State. In a related story, Daryl Gross denied rumors that Greg ...
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Rutgers and Schiano doing "sneaky" business, and I love it!
As I roamed into one of my favorite blogs, ZAGSBLOG, I read this short blog about Greg Schiano, the football head coach for Rutgers. The blog sent me to the front of the story, an article in The Star-Ledger. Read both of the links I gave you and then I will tell you my opinion about all of this.
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Pace playing overseas this season
Another great player from Syracuse's national championship team is headed overseas to play this season. Joining Gerry McNamara, who is playing in Latvia, is Josh Pace, who is going to be in Estonia this year as a member of the BC Kalev.
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Donte has a lot of faults, but not all are because of him
Before I write this post let me say that I am one of the many (and I should say MANY) people that thought Donte Greene should stay under the tutelage of head coach Jim Boeheim and his staff for one more year.
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 Syracuse underdog against Northwestern
Syracuse underdog against Northwestern
I've been reading around the Syracuse blogosphere and find it weird that Northwestern being a twelve point favorite is news. Heck, I have a feeling that by the time the game kicks off, the line will be over two touchdows (or more).
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 Big East Football, first weekend action (Aug. 28-30)
Big East Football, first weekend action (Aug. 28-30)
How close are we to the college football season? So close that we are beginning to see Las Vegas oddsmakers are begging to put out the odds on the first games of the season.
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 Do not tell me Penn State is the Big Ten orphan child
Do not tell me Penn State is the Big Ten orphan child
Just a few days ago, I introduced myself as a Penn State fan when discussing college football with someone I just met. His immediate response was “Oh, why did Penn State ever decide to join the Big Ten?, They have no rivals there.” What shocked me was that it was 2007, 15 years of Big Ten history and tradition since our inaugural season, but people still talked as if it was 1993.
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Pace will play in Estonia next year
Josh Pace, the former Syracuse guard who was part of the 2003 national championship team, will play professionally for BC Kalev in Tallinn, Estonia this upcoming season. Pace’s agent, Nate McCray of Dynasty Sports Management, said via email that ...
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 A couple of possible recruits for HC Boeheim
A couple of possible recruits for HC Boeheim
Even with head coach Jim Boeheim deep into his USA Basketball commitments it doesn't look like his coaching staff is letting anything, or should I say anyone, get past their attentive eyes.
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Greene hits for 40!
For those of you that follow Syracuse basketball but didn't see this (and I don't know how you wouldn't), two nights ago, in his debut of the NBA Summer League, Donte Greene had 40 points. Yes, let me repeat that, forty!
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 Onte (No 'D') Greene Drops 40 Points In Summer League
Onte (No 'D') Greene Drops 40 Points In Summer League
Donte Greene declared for the NBA Draft after just one year at Syracuse and was selected 28th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies. He was then traded along with a 2009 2nd round pick to the Rockets for Darrell Arthur. Greene ended up signing a contract with the Rockets just five minutes before his first summer league game, where he dropped 40 points against the Phoenix Suns.
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 Going the Wrong Way
Going the Wrong Way
Syracuse football, spiraling to new lows under head coach Greg Robinson
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Another tid bit about what Boeheim thinks of the Jennings story
As I continued to dig over the blog about Brandon Jennings and his going to Europe because he didn't pass the SAT's I found another piece that has head coach Jim Boeheim talking about the situation. And just like last blog I did coach Boeheim is sharp and to the point, and just like last time, I believe him to be fully correct.
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 Time to take a stand!
Time to take a stand!
Those of you that read this blog or know me personally know that, while I enjoy Syracuse Men's basketball, I have sometimes been critical of head coach Jim Boeheim. Well, if I'm going to be critical of someone when I think he's wrong, I think that I should also have his back when he's right in what he does or says. Right about now is where you are going to wonder what I am babbling about...
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 Glenn Bryant, the next SU hoops recruit?
Glenn Bryant, the next SU hoops recruit?
Reading around about Syracuse I stumbled upon an article that talked about a player that was high on the SU program. Glenn Bryant, a 6'7" 190 lbs. power forward, who currently attends Oak Hill Academy said that he liked Syracuse because of their run and gun style and because they play zone defense.
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 Could we see a white Dome and not an Orange one?
Could we see a white Dome and not an Orange one?
Before I write this blog let me say that the inspiration from it is because I read "The Dome could be very white on September 13th" by the "Three Idiots on Sports" blog. It talks about the day when a once yearly foe, Penn State, will come into the Carrier Dome for the first time in close to two decades.
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 Gerry McNamara's future...
Gerry McNamara's future...
Reading about recruits coming to Syracuse and hearing head coach Jim Boeheim talk about his SU team and the USA team, plus the small blog about one of the Orange's ex players who is now going to be an assistant coach, made me think about another ex player who I (as well as many others) thought would have a stint in the NBA.
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 ESPN and the Jimmy V Foundation Auction...
ESPN and the Jimmy V Foundation Auction...
I know that this is a Syracuse blog, but those that know me pretty well know that I am one of those that does like ESPN and also one that has always been behind the Jimmy V Foundation. Now, with my father-in-law having cancer I'm even more behind the foundation that Jim Valvano began over a decade ago.
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 Bullfeathers!
Bullfeathers!
So let's quickly get up to speed on this whole Oklahoma Football Message Board Rumor fiasco, shall we? Wizard of Odds , help us out: James Conradt, a Nebraska fan living in Austin, finds himself in considerable trouble today. On Wednesday, Conradt ...
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 Players do get tired...
Players do get tired...
One thing that I have always shook my head at when listening to Bud Poliquin is the fact that he likes to tell anyone that is listening to the radio show he co-hosts that people who think that student-athletes that play at the college level get tired are nuts.
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 Come Podcast With Me
Come Podcast With Me
In The Bleachers is hosting an All-Big East football podcast tonight at 9pm ET and yours truly will be taking part in the festivities. Stop by , will you, and listen as I share my optimism for the upcoming season with the world. You can listen ...
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 The Dome Could Be Very White on September 13
The Dome Could Be Very White on September 13
On September 13 at 3:30 pm under the teflon bubble that is the Carrier Dome, the Penn State Nittany Lions return to Syracuse for the first time since the series ended in 1990. As a kid, Penn State was right at the top of many Syracuse fan's most ...
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 Could the SU receivers "seize the opportunity"?
Could the SU receivers "seize the opportunity"?
I remember a long time ago a coach yelling onto the field to his offense "seize the opportunity". The game was close, and if the team could go down the field and score they would probably win the game. It was so long ago that I don't remember if the team did in fact "seize the opportunity", but that phrase always stuck in my mind for some reason.
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 Former SU fan favorite organizes football camp - Today
Former SU fan favorite organizes football camp - Today
Kirby Dar Dar collected nearly 3,000 all-purpose yards during his football career at Syracuse in the early '90s, and later spent three NFL seasons with the Miami Dolphins. As Post-Standard columnist Bud Poliquin recounts, Dar Dar quickly became a ...
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 One Man's Pain is Our Pleasure
One Man's Pain is Our Pleasure
For Syracuse University basketball fans, 2003 was the pinnacle - it simpy can not get any better than winning a National Championship. However, for Michael Lee - better known as the guy who had his shot swatted away by Hakim Warrick, things were a ...
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 The Odds are Not With the Orange
The Odds are Not With the Orange
While we would never encourage gambling of any kind (if you need to be encouraged you're a wuss and shouldn't be betting anyway), the web site Sports Odds did a story today on the betting prospects for the 2008 SU football team. As you can imagine, for Syracuse fans the story is not good. In the preview they note that Bet US has the odds of the Orange winning the Big East Conference at ...
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 Can the magic come back at the RB position?
Can the magic come back at the RB position?
Even if it's up in the rafters, can the legend of the 44 come down once more and give this Syracuse football team the jolt it needs to turn their destiny around? Maybe I watched "The Express" trailer too many times. Maybe I think of that magical number and think of years past and the fame it carried. Maybe I think that Syracuse can find another great back to rival the 44's of old.
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I don't like the newest marketing strategy for the SU football team
I have to say this: "I cannot wait to see the movie "The Express", about Ernie Davis." I think that the movie will go way beyond the achievements on the field of a running back that broke records as well as color barriers. I am all for the premiere to be held in Syracuse and when the DVD comes out I am going to be one of the first to have it, that is how much this movie means to me.
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 The future of Mike Williams is...
The future of Mike Williams is...
I know that if you go to a lot of the Syracuse blogs, such as The Daily Orange or Troy Nunes is an absolute Magician or Syracuse.com, you have already read over and over that Mike Williams hasn't enrolled at Onondaga Community College for the summer semester.
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 Oh Mike Williams, What Are We Gonna Do With You?
Oh Mike Williams, What Are We Gonna Do With You?
A few weeks back we got the tantalizing news that Mike Williams' suspension was cleared up and he would be returning to the Orange for the upcoming season. Of course, you should always check the source. Oddly enough, the source WAS Williams. And ...
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HARD TO FIND: KID WHO WANTS LESS PLAYING TIME
AKRON, Ohio – Jonny Flynn is a rarity. In a day and age when everyone wants playing time, the Syracuse point guard actually wants fewer minutes. Flynn played the entire game 14 times last season for a thin Syracuse club that suffered a pair of ...