While the Football team cracking the top ten worst teams and the the men's basketball team stuck in purgatory there has not been alot too root for until know.
We first have the Women's Basketball team cracking the top 25 for the first time there is hope. Now we have something else too look forward to. Otto the Orange was just ranked 6th best mascot in the country at The 2008 College Cheerleading & Dance Team National Championship recently in Orlando, Florida. Go Otto!
See i do write about the good!
Daryl you should be very proud! I think somebody needs a contact extension!
Friday, January 25, 2008
Veley or bust
I received a few comments this week y post about needing a new PA announcer and it is time to share them with the public:
This one comes from MJD:
True story: Right after Carl Eighlenberg announced his retirement, I approached the SID and Carrier Dome management about the job opening. They were receptive at first -- even said they were going to have tryouts. But they eventually fessed up that the job was going to this douche. Remember when he just used to do the promos during timeouts and halftime? The depth of his suckiness was apparent then. But at least then we didn't have to put up with "Drilled and Spilled" after every ankle tackle.
Champ says:
new PA announcer
new AD new football coach
The list keeps growing.
Nice job guys.
While we're at it, bring back Doug Logan on the radio!
The announcing at the Dome is a joke.
The Final one comes from my good Friend Brian over at Orange 44:
I'm jumping on the band wagon. I have always thought that, but I was inspired by your post.
Brian is a man of his words so here is a link to the article over at 44 .
Wow I guess i started something here. Well I am on board with Brian and I too will be posting the worst PA moments after each game. With no change up on the hill I have decided to focus all my attention on Veley, the games are bad enough that adding drilled and spilled after each ankle tackle and hearing that god dam bell sound during every third down I have had enough. This is war. Cantor is keeping Gross around, Gross is keeping Grob, and Gross is also keeping Veley. So look for Veley highlights at Orange 44 and here, maybe we can make a difference! Lets bring the fight to them boys!
This one comes from MJD:
True story: Right after Carl Eighlenberg announced his retirement, I approached the SID and Carrier Dome management about the job opening. They were receptive at first -- even said they were going to have tryouts. But they eventually fessed up that the job was going to this douche. Remember when he just used to do the promos during timeouts and halftime? The depth of his suckiness was apparent then. But at least then we didn't have to put up with "Drilled and Spilled" after every ankle tackle.
Champ says:
new PA announcer
new AD new football coach
The list keeps growing.
Nice job guys.
While we're at it, bring back Doug Logan on the radio!
The announcing at the Dome is a joke.
The Final one comes from my good Friend Brian over at Orange 44:
I'm jumping on the band wagon. I have always thought that, but I was inspired by your post.
Brian is a man of his words so here is a link to the article over at 44 .
Wow I guess i started something here. Well I am on board with Brian and I too will be posting the worst PA moments after each game. With no change up on the hill I have decided to focus all my attention on Veley, the games are bad enough that adding drilled and spilled after each ankle tackle and hearing that god dam bell sound during every third down I have had enough. This is war. Cantor is keeping Gross around, Gross is keeping Grob, and Gross is also keeping Veley. So look for Veley highlights at Orange 44 and here, maybe we can make a difference! Lets bring the fight to them boys!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Vaughan stay away
Grob received a verbal commitment from linebacker Dan Vaughan, well kind of. As quickly as Vaughan committed to Syracuse, he quickly announced that he would rather play for the Panthers. The problem is, at this point the panthers do not have any more scholarships. So the question is do we wait around till signing day and see if Vaughan signs or do we cut loose a player that clear does not bleed Orange. It's a tough choice, but personally I feel that Grob needs to pull the scholarship of anybody that does not want to play here. Syracuse has enough problems and they really do not need anymore. can you imagine playing the panthers and you are in the huddle with somebody who wants to be in one on the other side of the ball. well Greg here is your chance to stand up for your team that clearly needs somebody to stand up for it. Cut this future steel worker loose. If he doesn't want to be here then we don't want him to be here!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Coach P to Miami
Well i guess the rumors of Coach P being in demand are true. According to The Dallas Morning News Coach P has accepted the job of defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins.
a cat a day keeps the good doctor away!
Wow i thought i was the leader of the crazed group of people who demand Grob be fired but i have been upped severely. check out this article I found. I guess we are not going to have to worry about the large population of stray cats in Syracuse anymore. sorry solvians I guess you guys are going to have to find a new source of food!
Monday, January 21, 2008
Delone
Well he things change, and that is a good thing for Delone Carter. Having suffered the same injury that ended Bo jacksons Career, Delone says he is almost back, and he will be ready for spring ball. Take a look at this interview!
Sunday, January 20, 2008
We need a new pa
If you have been fortunate enough to make that trip up the hill to the Carrier Dome then you have noticed the PA announcer is god awful. I was siting in my seats when Donte Green just made a basket when i over heard a fan sitting next to me say "oh god I hope the pa guy does not say a deuce for the cuse"! seconds later i here "Mr. Excitement" Michael Veley said that very line. Then I realized how awful this guy really is.
It was not long ago when our fearful leader "Dr." gross said these very words;
Syracuse fans will hear a different voice over the public address system at the Carrier Dome this season. ‘Mr. Excitement’ Michael Veley.“Michael Veley is truly the right person for this job” Gross said. “His loyalty to Syracuse has been observed by many for years. He has the experience. His heart and passion will be felt by all of us in his voice on game day.”
Here is what Veley had to say after he was hired; "No, I don’t feel the pressure’s on the public address announcer," Veley said. "As I said, the fans don’t come to the game to hear me. Do I hope we can help the team? Absolutely. If my job is to get fans to come to the game and be part of the excitement and get this program turned around, I certainly am here to help the athletic department do that. I believe in coach (Greg) Robinson. He has a plan and a plan can’t happen overnight. I would encourage fans that are on the fence to come out Saturday and get behind this team. If you’re passionate about a program, it’s sort of like being passionate about your family. If a member of your family is going through a tough time, you don’t abandon a family member. You are there to try to help them through the tough time and its all the more gratifying at the other end of it. I hope our fans kind of take that approach. Obviously, the more fans there are in the crowd, the more excitement there is in the team and the more excitement I feel as the PA announcer. We have no excuse. Let’s rally around the troops, show up, and wear your orange on Saturday.”
Does anybody feel like he is accomplishing any of those things? honestly he is right about one thing, people do not come to the games to listen to him, how bad of a job is it when people notice how bad he is!
Honestly i don't want to feel his passion any longer. He is awful, Hey here is an idea, I know of a fellow blogger who would love to do the Announcements. I can personally attest to his ability hearing him every morning during home room. He also has had the same job doing crunch games. Also this person had a radio show that was the best sports talk show in the area, he is still missed! this man is non other than our fellow blogger Brent "the axeman"Axe! Come on Gross here is a chance to right one of your wrongs! how many times am i going to have to endure racked and stacked, deuce for the cuse, and A.O. (does he have a real name or what). Come is isn't bad enough that i have to endure all the advertisements. How much can we all take, seriously!
disgraceful
today i was scouring the Internet looking for something to blog about when all of a sudden i came across this article about Paul Harris not playing hard.
On why we lost to Villanova....
The reason why I think we lost is because I didn't come to play today," said Harris, who'd been unprovoked. "I was kind of going through the motions. When Coach took me out early on, it kind of just brought me down and it was, like, forget it. I really didn't play hard after that."
Why..
"I didn't play hard," he said. "I'm going to be honest with you. I shot a three and Coach yelled at me. I'm not saying, 'Don't yell at me.' But it just kind of threw me off and I didn't play after that. I know I shouldn't do that to my teammates, but sometimes I have days like that."
On rebounding...
"I didn't play half as good as I can play," he said. "Not at all. I didn't even really try to get rebounds. Some of them just kind of fell into my hands. And I didn't score as much. If I'd have made some game-changing plays - like, get offensive rebounds or anything - we could have won. I take the blame.
On would he rather be a cheerleader...
"As soon as I came out of the game, I was like . . . I don't know. I mean, I was just ready to cheer the team on. I should have told (Boeheim) after that, 'Don't put me back in.' Jonny Flynn kept telling me, 'C'mon. C'mon. When are you going to be ready to play?' I don't know. It is what it is."
This whole thing is very disturbing to me and it brings me right back to my post about the attitude problem of these players. I want to start this out by saying that i have been a Harris fan and I still am. That being said he needs to learn quickly that this is a team sport and that a large fan base is out there rooting on this team. By not playing hard he is hurting himself, his team, and the community that roots for the orange! I realize that he is a young man but he needs to understand that when Jimmy B takes him out of the game to scold him, he is doing it to teach him, not to degrade him. Harris is a good player the problem is he does not have the ability yet to hit long shots. he needs to take advantage of his strong points, getting inside and rebounding.
Now this team needs discipline and that should start right now. Jimmy B should sit Harris for a portion if not all of the game against Georgetown. this sends a few clear cut messages.
1. play hard all the time
2.I(jimmy B) am in charge listen to me cause i might know a thing or two about basketball
3. get your head out of your ass you premadonna
this is a cancer that can not be allowed to spread, if it does you might as well not play anymore games cause you are not going to win. I was at the game, and the whole time I was saying where is Harris, well I guess I now know.
So Paul if you are reading this shut the fuck up and start playing basketball with all your heart and sole. there are thousands of kids who would give there right arm for the chances that you have been given. what the is the matter with you, you should be ashamed at yourself!
Now hopefully that loss will not hurt us when the NCAA selection committee convenes in a few months cause if it does god have mercy on your sole!
On why we lost to Villanova....
The reason why I think we lost is because I didn't come to play today," said Harris, who'd been unprovoked. "I was kind of going through the motions. When Coach took me out early on, it kind of just brought me down and it was, like, forget it. I really didn't play hard after that."
Why..
"I didn't play hard," he said. "I'm going to be honest with you. I shot a three and Coach yelled at me. I'm not saying, 'Don't yell at me.' But it just kind of threw me off and I didn't play after that. I know I shouldn't do that to my teammates, but sometimes I have days like that."
On rebounding...
"I didn't play half as good as I can play," he said. "Not at all. I didn't even really try to get rebounds. Some of them just kind of fell into my hands. And I didn't score as much. If I'd have made some game-changing plays - like, get offensive rebounds or anything - we could have won. I take the blame.
On would he rather be a cheerleader...
"As soon as I came out of the game, I was like . . . I don't know. I mean, I was just ready to cheer the team on. I should have told (Boeheim) after that, 'Don't put me back in.' Jonny Flynn kept telling me, 'C'mon. C'mon. When are you going to be ready to play?' I don't know. It is what it is."
This whole thing is very disturbing to me and it brings me right back to my post about the attitude problem of these players. I want to start this out by saying that i have been a Harris fan and I still am. That being said he needs to learn quickly that this is a team sport and that a large fan base is out there rooting on this team. By not playing hard he is hurting himself, his team, and the community that roots for the orange! I realize that he is a young man but he needs to understand that when Jimmy B takes him out of the game to scold him, he is doing it to teach him, not to degrade him. Harris is a good player the problem is he does not have the ability yet to hit long shots. he needs to take advantage of his strong points, getting inside and rebounding.
Now this team needs discipline and that should start right now. Jimmy B should sit Harris for a portion if not all of the game against Georgetown. this sends a few clear cut messages.
1. play hard all the time
2.I(jimmy B) am in charge listen to me cause i might know a thing or two about basketball
3. get your head out of your ass you premadonna
this is a cancer that can not be allowed to spread, if it does you might as well not play anymore games cause you are not going to win. I was at the game, and the whole time I was saying where is Harris, well I guess I now know.
So Paul if you are reading this shut the fuck up and start playing basketball with all your heart and sole. there are thousands of kids who would give there right arm for the chances that you have been given. what the is the matter with you, you should be ashamed at yourself!
Now hopefully that loss will not hurt us when the NCAA selection committee convenes in a few months cause if it does god have mercy on your sole!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Jameson Eats, Donte Dunks
Having missed the game last night i can offer no opinion to the Cuse win last night. What I will offer is this, I found a video that presumably describes how exciting last nights blow out win was. Go Orange!
Jameson Eats, Donte Dunks
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At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
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At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Monday, January 14, 2008
oh where oh where was our Marvin
I have been on my death bed for the past few days with what i would classify as the Ebola Virus. During that time I watch some great Football. I witnessed Mr Timeless, Bret Favre bring his team back from 14 points down to win a tough playoff game. I then watched the Chargers without their starting QB or RB beat one of the hottest teams in the NFL, The Colts, I then watched the Gmen take down the Cowboys. The thing the stood out to me the most out of the games was the Heart that the players showed in coming back and winning their playoff games. The one player that i thought even hurt that could have made a difference was Marvin Harrison. The very same player that once dominated the stat sheets at Syracuse was nowhere to be found at the end of the game. I have to wonder if having him out there, even as a decoy would have helped free up a receiver for the Colts. A true Leader should have been out there when his team was done but not yet out. With less than a minute in the game Marvin Harrison should have starped on the helmet and should have been out there fighting along with his team mates. He played earlier not at 100% i will admit but he should still have been out there. This is the playoffs, one loss and your out, why was he on the side lines. I hope he had a good reason other than i am not in game shape, or I am not 100% cause there was alot of guys that were not 100% out there! Even the announcers where wondering why he was not out there. Very disappointing Marvin!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Cuse Reviewers
Well with the College football season over with and Syracuse Basketball sinking faster than the titanic I have decided to start another Blog. It is called the Cuse Reviewers. It is going to have movie reviews and the occasion Syracuse nonsport rant. It should be pretty interesting and i hope that all my readers will check it out!
Heart
Well I have seen enough of these guys to say that an NIT invite is in our future( at best ). I figured there would be learning pains along the way, but i figured by this point in the season these youngsters would have figured out that the old saying is true. Defense wins championships. I really do not think that defense is the only problem, it is pretty evident that other than Harris nobody wants to get down low and scrap for rebounds. This team has shown flashes of brilliance but at best they are glimpses of a future that is very far away. It really is sad but i honestly think that the one thing that is missing is HEART. Things like playing defense and rebounding is all about heart. This team is all about flash and has very little substance to back it up. A great example of this is Flynn trying for the third game in a row to posterize somebody. There is no need to tomahawk the ball over somebody when you are down by twenty. you need points not an ESPN play of the day. These guys need to get with the program. Jimmy B needs to grow a set of balls and stand up to these kids. When he sees something he does not like he needs to sit these guys. I would rather see Jake Presutti in the game trying his hardest then these guys playing 50%. This is disturbing. Say what you want about that pathetic football team but they never gave up. And that is admirable.
HEART!!!!!
HEART!!!!!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Troy Nunes Is an Absolute Magician
I have to give Sean over at Troy Nunes is a Magician for finding this Commercial. I have seen this commercial over thirty times. The funny thing is ever time i think Gross is a smart guy, I see this commercial and i realize what a dumb ass he is. This might be one of the worst commercial ever and if Gross had any intelligence at all he would have refused this. He looks like a complete idiot on those steps waging his arms like a stork. doesn't he have a pr guy whispering in his ear just say no!
Comments, I love em
Wow, every time i check the comments on my page a realize that people actually do read my rants. Last night Josh from Cuse country posted this. I just want everyone to know that this should be how people respond to my rants. While I was reading this, i realized that Josh is correct. I am sure Jimmy B does alot during practice. The Team has shown a ton of improvement during the last month. Thanks Josh for your comments. I really am excited to get to the meat and potatoes of the big east Schedule. I am curious on how this team is going to match up against the likes of Marquette and Georgetown! Go Orange
Josh from cuse country said...
I will say that I only watched the game on TV but I don't share your disdain for JB's coaching decision to leave Greene in the game (#3). The Orange offense this year is pretty moribund without Greene on the floor. And Donte will have to learn to play with 3 fouls, if he is going to be any factor on defense or the glass. It looked like he learned his lesson somewhat -- he played a long stretch against USF while in foul trouble and was more careful not to pick up another one.As for the surfeit of coaches, most coaches won't have much to do during games. (This isn't football.) But I'm sure they are all busy during practices -- heck, with the dwindling roster, I wouldn't be surprised if Z Sims was suiting up during practice so they can scrimmage 5-on-5. He was playing professionally last year. And even if not, I'm sure he has had a lot to do with Flynn's early success as a play maker
Josh from cuse country said...
I will say that I only watched the game on TV but I don't share your disdain for JB's coaching decision to leave Greene in the game (#3). The Orange offense this year is pretty moribund without Greene on the floor. And Donte will have to learn to play with 3 fouls, if he is going to be any factor on defense or the glass. It looked like he learned his lesson somewhat -- he played a long stretch against USF while in foul trouble and was more careful not to pick up another one.As for the surfeit of coaches, most coaches won't have much to do during games. (This isn't football.) But I'm sure they are all busy during practices -- heck, with the dwindling roster, I wouldn't be surprised if Z Sims was suiting up during practice so they can scrimmage 5-on-5. He was playing professionally last year. And even if not, I'm sure he has had a lot to do with Flynn's early success as a play maker
Friday, January 4, 2008
Anonymous
Well I was going through my blog today when i found this comment. I will respond to this blathering blowhole afterwards:
Anonymous said...
You and the others who posted comments on syr.com are idiots! The man is 25, he aint gettin any younger. 25 is old in the NFL. The man is got one chance to make the dough. he wasnt born with a silver spoon in his mouth, as i'm sure you were!
Just to state the facts and answer " Anonymous", I was brought up in a middle class family, I was not born "with a silver spoon in my mouth" I have held down jobs since i was 14 years old and paid for my own education, I then started my own business with my own money and work more hours in a week then most people. So I never want to hear that again. Secondly I have not posted anything on Syracuse.com regarding Taj Smith so check your facts before you start typing. Secondly Why are you Anonymous are you afraid of people knowing that you are an idiot. I want this to be known, I love the hard work and upbeat attitude Taj Smith has put fourth in Syracuse, he should be a role model for many people. As for my post i am stating the obvious here, Taj was not even the number 1 receiver on Syracuse, and last time I checked Syracuse football is pretty much on the same level at Buffalo. So for a number two receiver to announce his intentions to enter the draft a year early is ludicrous.
As for my friend Anonymous if you feel so strongly why don't you start your own blog, I will give you a great name how about http://www.retardedcusefan.com/
State of the Orange out!
P.S. gettin is not a word and if you did not know how to spell the city it goes like this S-Y-R-A-C-U-S-E. your welcome now run a long and go by yourself a Dictionary. look up Blowhole!
Anonymous said...
You and the others who posted comments on syr.com are idiots! The man is 25, he aint gettin any younger. 25 is old in the NFL. The man is got one chance to make the dough. he wasnt born with a silver spoon in his mouth, as i'm sure you were!
Just to state the facts and answer " Anonymous", I was brought up in a middle class family, I was not born "with a silver spoon in my mouth" I have held down jobs since i was 14 years old and paid for my own education, I then started my own business with my own money and work more hours in a week then most people. So I never want to hear that again. Secondly I have not posted anything on Syracuse.com regarding Taj Smith so check your facts before you start typing. Secondly Why are you Anonymous are you afraid of people knowing that you are an idiot. I want this to be known, I love the hard work and upbeat attitude Taj Smith has put fourth in Syracuse, he should be a role model for many people. As for my post i am stating the obvious here, Taj was not even the number 1 receiver on Syracuse, and last time I checked Syracuse football is pretty much on the same level at Buffalo. So for a number two receiver to announce his intentions to enter the draft a year early is ludicrous.
As for my friend Anonymous if you feel so strongly why don't you start your own blog, I will give you a great name how about http://www.retardedcusefan.com/
State of the Orange out!
P.S. gettin is not a word and if you did not know how to spell the city it goes like this S-Y-R-A-C-U-S-E. your welcome now run a long and go by yourself a Dictionary. look up Blowhole!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
around the state
Well i was reading some of the comments left this week. I really enjoy reading my haters and fans comments so keep them comming. let me share them for everyone to see. These were taken from my post titled outlawed in '08.
Chase said...
Thank you for the words about the people "down in front." I'm tired of people telling me to sit down. I was at the Northeastern game and nobody would make any noise. And I hate how everyone is in a hurry to sit down after the first basket. I want real fans damn it!
Chase I feel for you, check out what i witnessed last night. i wrote about it in the post below look at number 5. good luck Chase in your search for real fans, Honestly i would give anything to relocate my tickets into the student section.!! Keep the faith brother!
Brian Harrison said...
Hey man, don't feel sorry. I hate posting the kids. I wouldn't have to if we won some more games. My goal is to post more kids smiling/kids with puppies this year.
Well This one is from my buddy over at Orange 44. Brian take at look at the new me post i gave you a shout out with a smiling baby! Keep up the great work and I am going to bet you that you will have more smiling babies then crying one in '08! want to take that bet? Go 44
MariusJanulisForThree said...
I'd like to think I'm personally responsible for your disdain of the International Bowl. My year is complete.
This last one is from my personal Hero, Sean over at Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician. Sean I demand we set a higher goal for next year. Fiesta Bowl Baby!!!! Whats the worst that can happen, you x it out after the first game!
Chase said...
Thank you for the words about the people "down in front." I'm tired of people telling me to sit down. I was at the Northeastern game and nobody would make any noise. And I hate how everyone is in a hurry to sit down after the first basket. I want real fans damn it!
Chase I feel for you, check out what i witnessed last night. i wrote about it in the post below look at number 5. good luck Chase in your search for real fans, Honestly i would give anything to relocate my tickets into the student section.!! Keep the faith brother!
Brian Harrison said...
Hey man, don't feel sorry. I hate posting the kids. I wouldn't have to if we won some more games. My goal is to post more kids smiling/kids with puppies this year.
Well This one is from my buddy over at Orange 44. Brian take at look at the new me post i gave you a shout out with a smiling baby! Keep up the great work and I am going to bet you that you will have more smiling babies then crying one in '08! want to take that bet? Go 44
MariusJanulisForThree said...
I'd like to think I'm personally responsible for your disdain of the International Bowl. My year is complete.
This last one is from my personal Hero, Sean over at Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician. Sean I demand we set a higher goal for next year. Fiesta Bowl Baby!!!! Whats the worst that can happen, you x it out after the first game!
Interesting
Interesting Game last night at the dome. I am not sure what the oddest thing i saw last night was but I feel i need to tell everyone my night.
1. Grob sighting- yes the man actually is alive and well, I spotted him last night leaving his court side seat behind his body guard Gross and walked up to speak to the common folk in 109. I was hoping that i would not have to see his mug until spring ball but with my luck anything can happen.
2. Coaching staff vs players - has anybody taken a look down the SU bench lately, if you haven't then you really should. count the coaches then count the active players. If your math is correct you will end up with 9 coaches and 11 players. this doesn't include trainers. What do all these people do. Boehiem does not call offensive plays and other than changing from zone to man that is all the calls you will see, so who are these guys and why are they on the bench. I was talking to a few people last night and we were all dumb founded by this. The interesting thing is, the one man that should be on the bench that isn't is Gerry Mcnamara, remember the guy that Boeheim once proclaimed was the guy that if we did not have would not win 10 fucking games, the one that writers were calling over rated, and the very same guy that i believed would be working in a coal mine after college. Well that guy should be on the bench. Why is Lazarus Simms on the bench, what does he do, let me tell you what I saw, I saw Simms talking to Devo all game, It looked like these two guys were practicing for there stand up comedy act. so we dump Simms and a few of the no names at the end of the bench, they can put GMac on the bench were he belongs, leading Syracuse. think about the recruiting machine this kid youwould be!
3. Does anybody wonder what was going through the empty mind of Jimmy B last night.What would be your first instinct when your best player picks up his third foul? If it was me calling the shots i would sit him down so we can have him in the second, not jimmy b he keeps him in there so he can pick up number four. During a game when there where more fouls then assist and turnovers do you really want to take the chance of losing your star.
4. This one was my favorite, about midway through the second half i witness Paul Harris calling for the ball, well this would usually be normal but during this instance Harris pretty much was giving this guy a piggy back ride. most people would not want the ball during that moment but Harris wanted it and when he got it he immediately got whistled for the foul!
5. this one takes the cake. All week i have been bitch about the "down in fronters"! Well this was amazing during a game that had the energy of two kids playing paper football during detention i saw the ushers pleading for people to get up and cheer. This was great so i get up and start screaming defense(even though this is a moo point) but i got up and cheered and was having fun for the first time all game when i heard grandma who honestly was knitting. wait till you hear what they were saying, Down in front!! I wanted to reach out and rip there half dead souls out of there body's, when a Davine force supersede, a whole beer was spilled over them. True Story, best part of the game honest!
1. Grob sighting- yes the man actually is alive and well, I spotted him last night leaving his court side seat behind his body guard Gross and walked up to speak to the common folk in 109. I was hoping that i would not have to see his mug until spring ball but with my luck anything can happen.
2. Coaching staff vs players - has anybody taken a look down the SU bench lately, if you haven't then you really should. count the coaches then count the active players. If your math is correct you will end up with 9 coaches and 11 players. this doesn't include trainers. What do all these people do. Boehiem does not call offensive plays and other than changing from zone to man that is all the calls you will see, so who are these guys and why are they on the bench. I was talking to a few people last night and we were all dumb founded by this. The interesting thing is, the one man that should be on the bench that isn't is Gerry Mcnamara, remember the guy that Boeheim once proclaimed was the guy that if we did not have would not win 10 fucking games, the one that writers were calling over rated, and the very same guy that i believed would be working in a coal mine after college. Well that guy should be on the bench. Why is Lazarus Simms on the bench, what does he do, let me tell you what I saw, I saw Simms talking to Devo all game, It looked like these two guys were practicing for there stand up comedy act. so we dump Simms and a few of the no names at the end of the bench, they can put GMac on the bench were he belongs, leading Syracuse. think about the recruiting machine this kid youwould be!
3. Does anybody wonder what was going through the empty mind of Jimmy B last night.What would be your first instinct when your best player picks up his third foul? If it was me calling the shots i would sit him down so we can have him in the second, not jimmy b he keeps him in there so he can pick up number four. During a game when there where more fouls then assist and turnovers do you really want to take the chance of losing your star.
4. This one was my favorite, about midway through the second half i witness Paul Harris calling for the ball, well this would usually be normal but during this instance Harris pretty much was giving this guy a piggy back ride. most people would not want the ball during that moment but Harris wanted it and when he got it he immediately got whistled for the foul!
5. this one takes the cake. All week i have been bitch about the "down in fronters"! Well this was amazing during a game that had the energy of two kids playing paper football during detention i saw the ushers pleading for people to get up and cheer. This was great so i get up and start screaming defense(even though this is a moo point) but i got up and cheered and was having fun for the first time all game when i heard grandma who honestly was knitting. wait till you hear what they were saying, Down in front!! I wanted to reach out and rip there half dead souls out of there body's, when a Davine force supersede, a whole beer was spilled over them. True Story, best part of the game honest!
taj,what are you thinking
As reported o n Yahoo.com Taj smith is entering the NFL draft. Let me repeat myself cause i thought this was a joke at first, Taj Smith is entering the NFL draft. Interesting, I thought that a player who wants to be a receiver in the NFL had to have the ability to RECEIVE the ball, How many passes that were thrown to him were dropped. I bet that he dropped more than he caught. What the hell is this kid thinking. Hang on i am still in disbelief, is this the same guy that was the number two receiver on on Syracuse, that same team that averaged near the bottom of every stat that is recorded including passing yards! What is he thinking, this should have been an easy choice, one more year in college where he has no bills and can hone is skills for the following year or entering the NFL draft not get drafted, enter the CFL not get drafted and then get a job and say welcome to McDonald's can I take your order. This rates as the stupidest thing i have ever heard. good luck Taj nice knowing you!
Let me post some of the comments left on Syracuse.com
Taj had some good moments but entering the draft? Good luck in the cfl, maybe
hahahahahahahahaha- o ya? what is that porcelin framed, alligator armed, stone handed wide out thinking? the NFL???? hahahahahah , Syracuse Express/Storm maybe. . . prolly not tho
you have to have talent and skills to catch passes for a living. . . . KEY WORD . . .. "CATCH" this article is a joke right?
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
the new year, the new me!
well it's a new year and i hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season. my new years resolution is to be more positive so i have decided to do the top things i look forward to in the new season.
Que the smiling baby- well the in the new year i hope there are alot of smiling babies over at my friends blog Orange 44. with the new recruits and a experienced young SU team hopefully Grob and Crew can right the sinking ship we call Orange Football
Que the count down- with a new year and my positive outlook i would love to see Sean over at Troy Nunes put up the count down to the Fiesta Bowl. Come lets get on this one, with USF getting smoked, and West Virginia in turmoil We can do it, bring on the BCS.
Alverin Collier- I want to hear Touchdown coming from the announcers alot this year i am pretty giddy about this guys chances in taking it to the house!
Mitch Browning- With the pistol formation all but dead(thank god) it looks like a balanced attack is near, and hopefully with alittle luck and maybe with a revamped Oline can open up some holes and get the dust off the shelved running game. If Browning can have the same effect he has had in the past how nice would it be to have two one thousand yard runners in the backfield Alla muroney and barber.
Gross- Hopefully the grass is greener on the other side and Gross puts his house on the block and makes the plunge to another fine institution where he can freely spend money and ruin someone else's prized programs, somebody get hostra and hobart on the horn! I hear that Harvard has alot of money bring them a national championship in football!
Cantor- hopefully our wonderful chancellor will keep her mouth shut and stay out of the way of the sports teams, do i have to remind everyone we could have had Colt Brennan!
The Dome- In the new year hopefully plans will be confirmed that the Teflon bubble will be popped! FOOTBALL NEEDS TO BE PLAYED OUTDOORS, who's with me!! Come on think about it Ernie Davis Stadium or the Dr Gross athletic field(god help us!)
National Blogger Day- with holidays pooping out of the wood work everywhere shouldn't we get a day off for all the hours we put into these blogs. or how about this idea we all take a day off from work and get drunk! Sean we can video patch you in!
winning season- how i yearn for the day that i can walk around in Orange and stand tall, I really hate telling people i am a Illinois fan! The Paper bag must come off soon, i need some sun!
Grob please for the love of god earn some of that money.
one more year- will the dome chant for more more year be heard this time or will Donte make the plunge for the NBA, Donte think about it, National Champion sounds great!
Woman's Hockey- I have to admit as much as I hate the fact that Gross is draining the pool I am very excited about the fact that there will be a woman's hockey team on the hill. For all who do not follow hockey there is a very deep talent pool in Syracuse who vie for the national championship every year. I know what your thinking, there girls, but seriously they are a fun game to watch!
The Express- What a great recruiting tool this is going to be. a major movie based on Syracuse football. amazing
Good luck SU in the new year and hopefully nest year we can be talking about a repeat for big east championship and maybe a national championship, i know i am crazy but like all resolutions it will go by the wayside by February.
Que the smiling baby- well the in the new year i hope there are alot of smiling babies over at my friends blog Orange 44. with the new recruits and a experienced young SU team hopefully Grob and Crew can right the sinking ship we call Orange Football
Que the count down- with a new year and my positive outlook i would love to see Sean over at Troy Nunes put up the count down to the Fiesta Bowl. Come lets get on this one, with USF getting smoked, and West Virginia in turmoil We can do it, bring on the BCS.
Alverin Collier- I want to hear Touchdown coming from the announcers alot this year i am pretty giddy about this guys chances in taking it to the house!
Mitch Browning- With the pistol formation all but dead(thank god) it looks like a balanced attack is near, and hopefully with alittle luck and maybe with a revamped Oline can open up some holes and get the dust off the shelved running game. If Browning can have the same effect he has had in the past how nice would it be to have two one thousand yard runners in the backfield Alla muroney and barber.
Gross- Hopefully the grass is greener on the other side and Gross puts his house on the block and makes the plunge to another fine institution where he can freely spend money and ruin someone else's prized programs, somebody get hostra and hobart on the horn! I hear that Harvard has alot of money bring them a national championship in football!
Cantor- hopefully our wonderful chancellor will keep her mouth shut and stay out of the way of the sports teams, do i have to remind everyone we could have had Colt Brennan!
The Dome- In the new year hopefully plans will be confirmed that the Teflon bubble will be popped! FOOTBALL NEEDS TO BE PLAYED OUTDOORS, who's with me!! Come on think about it Ernie Davis Stadium or the Dr Gross athletic field(god help us!)
National Blogger Day- with holidays pooping out of the wood work everywhere shouldn't we get a day off for all the hours we put into these blogs. or how about this idea we all take a day off from work and get drunk! Sean we can video patch you in!
winning season- how i yearn for the day that i can walk around in Orange and stand tall, I really hate telling people i am a Illinois fan! The Paper bag must come off soon, i need some sun!
Grob please for the love of god earn some of that money.
one more year- will the dome chant for more more year be heard this time or will Donte make the plunge for the NBA, Donte think about it, National Champion sounds great!
Woman's Hockey- I have to admit as much as I hate the fact that Gross is draining the pool I am very excited about the fact that there will be a woman's hockey team on the hill. For all who do not follow hockey there is a very deep talent pool in Syracuse who vie for the national championship every year. I know what your thinking, there girls, but seriously they are a fun game to watch!
The Express- What a great recruiting tool this is going to be. a major movie based on Syracuse football. amazingGood luck SU in the new year and hopefully nest year we can be talking about a repeat for big east championship and maybe a national championship, i know i am crazy but like all resolutions it will go by the wayside by February.
GO SU
Monday, December 31, 2007
go away
found this picture complents of cuse scoop. i think it shows the feelings of all Syracuse fans.
su football season
So I was inspired by sean at troy nunes today to make a you tube of the syracsue football season.
not bad for my first attempt.
here it is.
not bad for my first attempt.
here it is.
outlawed in '08
With the New year upon us there are some words and phrases that I do not want to hear again in the new year.
ACL- with two experienced starters going down before a single big east game was played it is no wonder why all the Syracuse fans in the world do not want to hear ACL come up in '08
Pistol- I am not sure what Grob and crew where thinking here but that might be the worst formation known to man.
losing season- with Syracuse coming off another losing season i am pretty sure that everyone who bleeds orange has had enough, lets get some wins for gods sake.
Rutgers- I am not sure who Rutgers thinks they are, but there will be a day and hopefully soon that Rutgers takes back it's rightful position in the basement of the Big East. Everyone deserves a day in the sun, but come on it's Rutgers for gods sake.
I am seeing good things- Hopefully Grobs memorable quote will go to the waste side along with his inept ability to win games.
Quick kick- I know so some people think that a quick kick has its place, personally i think it should be banned from football. Honestly give your offense a little credit, everyone once in a while you might be surprised, but not giving them the chance at all is bad for moral. most importantly i think this offense needed every down they could get.
more attempts than yards- how many games did you look at the stat sheet and almost vomit when you saw that the number of rushing attempts out numbered the gained yards!
dynasty- The basketball team flashing the symbol is one thing, but what is the deal with the football team doing it. do you really want to be remembered for wanting a losing dynasty, cut the shit guys.
worst uninis ever- with the announcement that the football uniforms will be tweaked once again brings some excitement to the fact that they can't get any worse so any improvement will be looked forward to.
down in front- now everyone and there mother has commented on this, i am going to bring it a step further. I honestly feel that if you are telling somebody down in front, or quiet down then you do not belong in the dome. Stay the fuck home and do your knitting. Now this brings me to the fact that we need an outdoor stadium. The fact is that grandma and grandpa will not come to the game and complain about not seeing the game if the temperature is forty degrees and windy. those people that complain will be home where they belong leaving the true fans to stand up and cheer.
the crying baby- sorry orange 44- i want wins so i never have to see the crying baby, don't get me wrong its funny but i would much rather have wins.
international bowl- from here on out i am going with the thought that we are going to win the big east every year, is this really so hard to believe, lets face the facts all these teams are average top fifty teams, winning the big east every year should not be asking for a lot. i want gator bowls, sugar bowls or whatever bcs bowls the big east gets, going to Toronto in December is not something i look forward to. now if you said it was in Montreal then game on, see you on Catherine St.
Doug Gottlieb- seriously how much can a Syracuse fan take, he keeps this shit up and i am going to start http://www.killgottlieb.com/!
NIT- i will have to say that going to the NIT games in the dome was by far the most energetic and amazing experience i have ever had in the dome, due to the fact that all the down and fronters were no where to be found. i felt like i was in Cameron or rupp arena where cheering is allowed! but i would rather be watching Syracuse in the ncaa's!
ABA- What a crock of shit this league is, first they allow a team to fold mid season then they allow the same owner to start back up in another city less than one hundred mile away. what a joke. bring on a NBA Development league where we can watch players who might actually play in the NBA, and not ones that are one step away from the California penal league.
Local sports network- why is am620 allowed to call themselves the local sports network when they don't even have a local sports talk show on the air on Friday nor during the drive home. Bring back the axeman or down with 620.
Bud and the Manchild- is it just me or is the manchild the most obnoxious guy on the air. I would rather hear that asshole Jim Rome talk about how good he is! and what is the deal with Poliquin coming late and off on Friday, why don't they hire somebody who wants to be there. Bring back AXE. wow you would almost think i had a man crush on this guy, but i am just sick and tired of these two blow holes. GO LUDDEN CLASS OF '96
Wow i feel great now i just got 365 days of frustration out. up next are top words and phrases i want to hear in '08
State of the Orange OUT
ACL- with two experienced starters going down before a single big east game was played it is no wonder why all the Syracuse fans in the world do not want to hear ACL come up in '08
Pistol- I am not sure what Grob and crew where thinking here but that might be the worst formation known to man.
losing season- with Syracuse coming off another losing season i am pretty sure that everyone who bleeds orange has had enough, lets get some wins for gods sake.
Rutgers- I am not sure who Rutgers thinks they are, but there will be a day and hopefully soon that Rutgers takes back it's rightful position in the basement of the Big East. Everyone deserves a day in the sun, but come on it's Rutgers for gods sake.
I am seeing good things- Hopefully Grobs memorable quote will go to the waste side along with his inept ability to win games.
Quick kick- I know so some people think that a quick kick has its place, personally i think it should be banned from football. Honestly give your offense a little credit, everyone once in a while you might be surprised, but not giving them the chance at all is bad for moral. most importantly i think this offense needed every down they could get.
more attempts than yards- how many games did you look at the stat sheet and almost vomit when you saw that the number of rushing attempts out numbered the gained yards!
dynasty- The basketball team flashing the symbol is one thing, but what is the deal with the football team doing it. do you really want to be remembered for wanting a losing dynasty, cut the shit guys.
worst uninis ever- with the announcement that the football uniforms will be tweaked once again brings some excitement to the fact that they can't get any worse so any improvement will be looked forward to.
down in front- now everyone and there mother has commented on this, i am going to bring it a step further. I honestly feel that if you are telling somebody down in front, or quiet down then you do not belong in the dome. Stay the fuck home and do your knitting. Now this brings me to the fact that we need an outdoor stadium. The fact is that grandma and grandpa will not come to the game and complain about not seeing the game if the temperature is forty degrees and windy. those people that complain will be home where they belong leaving the true fans to stand up and cheer.
the crying baby- sorry orange 44- i want wins so i never have to see the crying baby, don't get me wrong its funny but i would much rather have wins.
international bowl- from here on out i am going with the thought that we are going to win the big east every year, is this really so hard to believe, lets face the facts all these teams are average top fifty teams, winning the big east every year should not be asking for a lot. i want gator bowls, sugar bowls or whatever bcs bowls the big east gets, going to Toronto in December is not something i look forward to. now if you said it was in Montreal then game on, see you on Catherine St.
Doug Gottlieb- seriously how much can a Syracuse fan take, he keeps this shit up and i am going to start http://www.killgottlieb.com/!
NIT- i will have to say that going to the NIT games in the dome was by far the most energetic and amazing experience i have ever had in the dome, due to the fact that all the down and fronters were no where to be found. i felt like i was in Cameron or rupp arena where cheering is allowed! but i would rather be watching Syracuse in the ncaa's!
ABA- What a crock of shit this league is, first they allow a team to fold mid season then they allow the same owner to start back up in another city less than one hundred mile away. what a joke. bring on a NBA Development league where we can watch players who might actually play in the NBA, and not ones that are one step away from the California penal league.
Local sports network- why is am620 allowed to call themselves the local sports network when they don't even have a local sports talk show on the air on Friday nor during the drive home. Bring back the axeman or down with 620.
Bud and the Manchild- is it just me or is the manchild the most obnoxious guy on the air. I would rather hear that asshole Jim Rome talk about how good he is! and what is the deal with Poliquin coming late and off on Friday, why don't they hire somebody who wants to be there. Bring back AXE. wow you would almost think i had a man crush on this guy, but i am just sick and tired of these two blow holes. GO LUDDEN CLASS OF '96
Wow i feel great now i just got 365 days of frustration out. up next are top words and phrases i want to hear in '08
State of the Orange OUT
Sunday, December 30, 2007
the ugly side of SU Basketball
So i have been wanting to talk more about the SU basketball teams problems. I wrote a story a few weeks ago that i feel was largely ignored due to the fact that SU basketball is all we have left. so i am going to repost it and add some to it.
This is what i wrote three weeks ago;
Well Here is the last of my Green bay trip posts. I was seated next to a certain NCAA Ref who lives in Syracuse and does alot of SU games. He told me and few of my buddies that the SU basketball Team is in shambles.If you had to guess, who on the SU basketball team would be the one mouthing off. If I had to guess, i would say Devo, Wrong!!! Now let me give you alittle more in site to this, this certain ref is good friends with Hopkins, and is also good friends with one of my buddies. Back to the story, He has told me that he has personally witnessed Johnny Flynn and Paul Harris tell Boeheim to shut the F#$% up and Leave me the F#$% alone. I feel that this could be the biggest problem with the team, if they are not listening, then they are not going to learn. I was also told that the reason that the recruiting classes have been so good, is because coach's like knight and Krzyzewski do not want these players cause they are hot heads and that they fear what they would do to the team chemistry. This ref also went one step further by saying that Hopkins actually went after Paul Harris in the Locker room for not listening and mouthing off. This does not seem like a marriage made in heaven. If this shit keeps up look for them to struggle throughout the season.
Now I am going to post a conversation that i had with Alex over at Cuse Chronicles.
State of the Orange: What do you think about this new class and all the off court rumors swirling around them?
Cuse Chronicles: I been a "part time" analyst for BB and FB for a while now (say 5-6 years off an on). I am going to say this and I hope that you do not take it the wrong way. That class that Boeheim got is because a lot of those players were off the radar of some of the more "narrowed" institutions. I am not sure what is going on with Jim Boeheim, who he has to prove himself to, but why go get all these kids that have played together and have a bond and are not going to listen to the HC as much when you could have easily could have had a decent team with lesser talent but more willingness to learn by going after other players. I feel like he (JB) is trying to win another NT at all cost. As they say, you sell your soul only once, hope that Boeheim didn't do it for this class. I also feel that these things happen because SU has no check and balance. The newspaper does not question anything that the team does (none of the teams). I am sure that if SU was in the South or West coast, where there are tons of other schools, and the media is a lot bigger, some of these things would come to the surface. Here in Syracuse with the paper being affiliated so tightly with the school it seems that for the most part there are the attacking articles but they go away mighty fast.
State Of the Orange: What do you feel is the biggest problem with the way this team is ran?
Cuse Chronicles: The biggest problem I have is the fact that the college hides them. What is the problem with admitting that there could be a problem and you are solving it? You think that by not saying anything people won't go looking into it? Actually the problem is that if you do not talk people will look into it, instead by admitting people will let it go. That is why I think that us "bloggers" need to be prudent, but effective in reporting the SU news.
Thank you Alex for your time.
To go deeper into this I have heard that Practices have been cut short do to team squabbles and not listening to the coaching staff. I just am dumbfounded that Boeheim would take this, if this was my team i would bench all the player until they grew up and learned some respect.
Another Rumor i heard was that the coaching staff went berserk after Paul Harris threw the ball of his own back board just to get another rebound and a double double during the Siena Game. I can not believe that these guys care more about their own stats then about the team and college that they represent.
This is what i wrote three weeks ago;
Well Here is the last of my Green bay trip posts. I was seated next to a certain NCAA Ref who lives in Syracuse and does alot of SU games. He told me and few of my buddies that the SU basketball Team is in shambles.If you had to guess, who on the SU basketball team would be the one mouthing off. If I had to guess, i would say Devo, Wrong!!! Now let me give you alittle more in site to this, this certain ref is good friends with Hopkins, and is also good friends with one of my buddies. Back to the story, He has told me that he has personally witnessed Johnny Flynn and Paul Harris tell Boeheim to shut the F#$% up and Leave me the F#$% alone. I feel that this could be the biggest problem with the team, if they are not listening, then they are not going to learn. I was also told that the reason that the recruiting classes have been so good, is because coach's like knight and Krzyzewski do not want these players cause they are hot heads and that they fear what they would do to the team chemistry. This ref also went one step further by saying that Hopkins actually went after Paul Harris in the Locker room for not listening and mouthing off. This does not seem like a marriage made in heaven. If this shit keeps up look for them to struggle throughout the season.
Now I am going to post a conversation that i had with Alex over at Cuse Chronicles.
State of the Orange: What do you think about this new class and all the off court rumors swirling around them?
Cuse Chronicles: I been a "part time" analyst for BB and FB for a while now (say 5-6 years off an on). I am going to say this and I hope that you do not take it the wrong way. That class that Boeheim got is because a lot of those players were off the radar of some of the more "narrowed" institutions. I am not sure what is going on with Jim Boeheim, who he has to prove himself to, but why go get all these kids that have played together and have a bond and are not going to listen to the HC as much when you could have easily could have had a decent team with lesser talent but more willingness to learn by going after other players. I feel like he (JB) is trying to win another NT at all cost. As they say, you sell your soul only once, hope that Boeheim didn't do it for this class. I also feel that these things happen because SU has no check and balance. The newspaper does not question anything that the team does (none of the teams). I am sure that if SU was in the South or West coast, where there are tons of other schools, and the media is a lot bigger, some of these things would come to the surface. Here in Syracuse with the paper being affiliated so tightly with the school it seems that for the most part there are the attacking articles but they go away mighty fast.
State Of the Orange: What do you feel is the biggest problem with the way this team is ran?
Cuse Chronicles: The biggest problem I have is the fact that the college hides them. What is the problem with admitting that there could be a problem and you are solving it? You think that by not saying anything people won't go looking into it? Actually the problem is that if you do not talk people will look into it, instead by admitting people will let it go. That is why I think that us "bloggers" need to be prudent, but effective in reporting the SU news.
Thank you Alex for your time.
To go deeper into this I have heard that Practices have been cut short do to team squabbles and not listening to the coaching staff. I just am dumbfounded that Boeheim would take this, if this was my team i would bench all the player until they grew up and learned some respect.
Another Rumor i heard was that the coaching staff went berserk after Paul Harris threw the ball of his own back board just to get another rebound and a double double during the Siena Game. I can not believe that these guys care more about their own stats then about the team and college that they represent.
the 29th of december
The Christmas season is finally over and i am looking forward to getting my life back in order. I have missed the hours on end i spend surfing the Internet for anything Orange, but the time is now to start back up my addiction. So lets get to it. (Just a warning i just watched v for vendetta)
Does anybody remember the 29th of December. Today, however, is a day, sadly, no longer remembered. So, I thought we could mark this December the 29th by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat. Of course, there are those who do not want us to speak. I suspect, even now, orders are being shouted into telephones and men with guns are racing to this station. But regardless of what weapons they try to use to effect silence, words will always retain their power. Words are the means to meaning, and for some, the annunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country. on this day that nobody on the hill likes to speak about is the day the our wonderful AD announced the dismissal of Coach P. It seems that a 6-6 record and a bowl game was not good enough for our new AD, so Dr. gross Pulled the plug on good old P. Now three years later our AD has yet to pull the plug on our new embarrassment, GRob. Three years later and a record that i will not mention due to the fact that i feel the need to vomit every time i think about it, no bowls games, Grob is still is our coach. Now with the recent firing and hiring of our third count it, 1, 2, 3 Offensive coordinators in three years, and the announcement of a few top recruits, all of a sudden the world is giddy about the 08 season. I myself was excited to hear names like colvin, sales, and preaster, but last time i checked these guys are not Oline man, nor are they Dline man, and they are Definitely not linebackers. So let me ask everyone one this question, how are these great recruits going to get the ball if we cant open up running lanes for colvin, or pass block for what ever qb is throwing the ball to the receivers. I was excited but then i realized they are trying to shine the same shit they were selling us last year. Now with the news that Our new Offensive Coordinator who has been with us for three weeks does not want to get help from juco players, i am now starting to sink further into SU football depression. I ask myself this, how much can one person take. seriously! Sure don't fire Grob, he has not had enough time, sure don't recruit juco players, sure don't allow Colt Brennan to come to Syracuse(cant wait to see him light up Georgia by the way, Cantor shame on you for taking him away from us, you suck),sure don't run a spread offense(it's not like it doesn't work), sure bring back the run, run, run, offense that we got rid of on the 29th of December. What is going on up there, does anybody else wish Gross would take one of these job offers. Does anybody remember what wise old Jake said, Hiring a new coach will set back Syracuse longer than fixing what we have in place, in hind site what a smart man he was. I still hate him though.
Voilà ! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. OK i think i got it out of me, the only question left is; can Gross and Grob prove me wrong, can they win now and can they return Syracuse to the power house they once where, and can they make me eat my words! I hope so, I really do.
Does anybody remember the 29th of December. Today, however, is a day, sadly, no longer remembered. So, I thought we could mark this December the 29th by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat. Of course, there are those who do not want us to speak. I suspect, even now, orders are being shouted into telephones and men with guns are racing to this station. But regardless of what weapons they try to use to effect silence, words will always retain their power. Words are the means to meaning, and for some, the annunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country. on this day that nobody on the hill likes to speak about is the day the our wonderful AD announced the dismissal of Coach P. It seems that a 6-6 record and a bowl game was not good enough for our new AD, so Dr. gross Pulled the plug on good old P. Now three years later our AD has yet to pull the plug on our new embarrassment, GRob. Three years later and a record that i will not mention due to the fact that i feel the need to vomit every time i think about it, no bowls games, Grob is still is our coach. Now with the recent firing and hiring of our third count it, 1, 2, 3 Offensive coordinators in three years, and the announcement of a few top recruits, all of a sudden the world is giddy about the 08 season. I myself was excited to hear names like colvin, sales, and preaster, but last time i checked these guys are not Oline man, nor are they Dline man, and they are Definitely not linebackers. So let me ask everyone one this question, how are these great recruits going to get the ball if we cant open up running lanes for colvin, or pass block for what ever qb is throwing the ball to the receivers. I was excited but then i realized they are trying to shine the same shit they were selling us last year. Now with the news that Our new Offensive Coordinator who has been with us for three weeks does not want to get help from juco players, i am now starting to sink further into SU football depression. I ask myself this, how much can one person take. seriously! Sure don't fire Grob, he has not had enough time, sure don't recruit juco players, sure don't allow Colt Brennan to come to Syracuse(cant wait to see him light up Georgia by the way, Cantor shame on you for taking him away from us, you suck),sure don't run a spread offense(it's not like it doesn't work), sure bring back the run, run, run, offense that we got rid of on the 29th of December. What is going on up there, does anybody else wish Gross would take one of these job offers. Does anybody remember what wise old Jake said, Hiring a new coach will set back Syracuse longer than fixing what we have in place, in hind site what a smart man he was. I still hate him though.
Voilà ! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. OK i think i got it out of me, the only question left is; can Gross and Grob prove me wrong, can they win now and can they return Syracuse to the power house they once where, and can they make me eat my words! I hope so, I really do.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
new blog
A new Cuse Blog has appeared on the Intranets. It's called CuseAdelphia . They are promising twenty posts a week and detailed game break downs. I can't wait for their next article, good luck guys!
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
merry christmas
Merry Christmas Everyone. Sorry about the lack of new posts the past few weeks, after new years i will be back with a vengeance, until then you will have to settle with my hear and there posts. Keeping with the Christmas spirit i have decided to institute a no Gross or Grob bashing for the next 48 hrs. After that, they are fair game. Merry Christmas and to all a good night.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Is grob a recruiting master????
Could We all be wrong, Could Grob really be a good coach. The jury is out, but it seems that Grob could be the New York recruiting machine. He said that he wants to win the local recruiting war, and I believe that winning the home front is priority one. If you don't recruit local talent well your not going to be able to recruit outside the area. With today's announcement from Marcus Sales, and hopefully tomorrows commitment from Averin Collier, this could be a great class. Collier is the number ten ranked running back in this class and from all accounts it seems like he will be attending Syracuse in January. I have no idea what has gotten into Grob but i have heard from numerous sources that the players like him and that he comes off exceptionally well to recruits. So if he could finish this class out with a few juco offensive lineman and a few linebackers then we could be looking at a different team next year. Am I really saying this, Syracuse could win a bunch of games and grob could turn out to be the Savior of Syracuse. I still believe that for this team to turn around then Grob need to take over the defense and return to his first year form with a bunch of blitzing formations. Syracuse needs to attack, not stand back and hope for the best.
I have to say that the receiver corp is going to be amazing for a long time. With Preaster and Sales adding to Taj Smith and Mike Williams this could be a very fun team to watch. Hopefully with a healthy Deleone Carter, Doug Hogue and now possibly adding in Collier we are going to have a tallented bunch of running backs to support the air assault. The question still stands, can he bring in enough of a juco presents to turn around the oline. It seems that the offense is sahping up for Mitch Brown, hopefully he can have a quick turn around in Syracsue like he did in Minnesota.
Go Orange
I have to say that the receiver corp is going to be amazing for a long time. With Preaster and Sales adding to Taj Smith and Mike Williams this could be a very fun team to watch. Hopefully with a healthy Deleone Carter, Doug Hogue and now possibly adding in Collier we are going to have a tallented bunch of running backs to support the air assault. The question still stands, can he bring in enough of a juco presents to turn around the oline. It seems that the offense is sahping up for Mitch Brown, hopefully he can have a quick turn around in Syracsue like he did in Minnesota.
Go Orange
Friday, December 14, 2007
Mitchell Report
Well the the report that was supposed to drop the bomb on MLB was released yesterday. The over hyped Mitchell Report was released and uncovered 80 names. I am personally trying to figure out what they have been doing for the past twenty months, and how they spent twenty million dollars. Honestly there were no bombshells on the list and they really did not outline any ways to stop the use of steroids. As an MLB fan, i believe that steroids should be banned and i am not sure why i keep hearing a three strike rule for offenders. Just cause it is baseball why should we the fans have to tolerate cheaters. I believe that unless there is definitive proof or federal prosecutions then everyone should be given a pass. With that said from here on out there should be zero tolerance. One positive test and you are banned for life. Cut the bad eggs out and move past this. Bud Selig and MLB should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this scandal to get so out of control. Why they have not instituted a tougher drug policy is beyond me, and why are players like Barry Bonds Honored for cheating is beyond me. The fan are too be blamed here. The fact that the Giants sold out every game just because a player injected himself with steroids and has not been caught, the entire world celebrated his very existence and fueled other players to take steroids should be condemned, we the fans should look at ourselves and ask why do we root for the cheater, why do we celebrate this false record? In all honesty if the fans did not go to the park to see Bonds, do you think he would have been on that team. I do not think so. He was a freak show that we all payed to see. i Myself am disgusted for even reading about it, Now i am giving him more publicity by writing about him. Hopefully somebody will get it right and send him to jail. Think about this, if we went into work and did something detrimental to the company you work for, how long do you think it would take before you were unemployed, i bet we would be out on our asses in a few minutes.
Back to this Mitchell Report, How does Bud Selig hire somebody who has clear ties to an MLB team. This is a huge conflict of interest and the fact that he could not dig up one guy that has been on the Red Sox in the past five years is ludicrous. Are you telling me Schilling and Ortiz are Drug Free, No way. The fact that in two years Mitchell could only get two people to talk is insane. This whole thing is insane, it's all hearsay, and is totally inadmissible in court. So What have they been doing for the past two years, with 20 million dollars? How is this going to be Stopped?
Back to this Mitchell Report, How does Bud Selig hire somebody who has clear ties to an MLB team. This is a huge conflict of interest and the fact that he could not dig up one guy that has been on the Red Sox in the past five years is ludicrous. Are you telling me Schilling and Ortiz are Drug Free, No way. The fact that in two years Mitchell could only get two people to talk is insane. This whole thing is insane, it's all hearsay, and is totally inadmissible in court. So What have they been doing for the past two years, with 20 million dollars? How is this going to be Stopped?
Thursday, December 13, 2007
defending home field
Check this out, the police dog bites the hand of the visiting safety. talk about tough places to play in.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
shaking it up
Well it's been over two weeks since the infamous shake it up speech that was delivered by our fearless leader Greg Robinson. In two weeks he has made one move, he has fired offensive coordinator Brian White and has replaced him with Mitch Browning. So it seems that the offense has been shaken but what about the defense. Does Grob shake the other side of the ball or does he think his bend but don't break philosophy really works. I watched every game and i have to say that Syracuse broke often. Here is a quote from our new OC, "I really believe that if you want to be good on offense, you have to be able to control the line of scrimmage – there is no question – on both sides of the football. From the offensive standpoint to the defensive standpoint, it is tough enough to convert first-and-10s, let alone second-and-14s, second-and-15s, third-and-longs or whatever the situation may be." On both sides of the ball, do you think allowing an average of 38 points per game is an ingredient for a winning team, i don't think so. With the loss of Joe Fields and Jameel McClain the Defense is going to need alot of work. The Scary thing is who will Grob replace Joe Fields with, considering he was the teams leading tackler. I hope Grob is planning on taking more control of the defense, cause i honestly do not think that Steve Russ has a grasp on the situation. The shake up better continue and it better continue on the other side of the ball, the side of the ball the Grob claims to be a master of. Honestly the only thing he has mastered is how to take a 6-6 team and turn it into a ten loss team. We need more changes, and we need to know how grob is going to fix this problem.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Ditka insults Syracuse
Did anybody catch the Mike and Mike show on Monday morning. Well Mike Ditka was sitting in for Golic. Ditka was asked about Anthony Smiths Guarantee. Ditka responded with,"Being from Syracuse Smith has not won too many games in his day, Smith might have gotten excited cause he was on a team that won two games in a row"!
Wow I think the truth has leaked Syracuse Football Sucks!
Wow I think the truth has leaked Syracuse Football Sucks!
ABA
Well the 4 point shot in Syracuse may not be dead just yet. According to my source there seems to be some rumbling in the ABA . Rumors are swirling that The ABA wants to keep a team in Syracuse due to the fact that Syracuse was not giving a fair shake at a team. Sources also revealed to me that the ABA was disheartened by the fact the former owner of the Bullz pulled out of Syracuse without paying players, reimbursing season ticket holders, and not paying rent. My Source also has told me that a new team is in place with the ABA and they are just waiting to sign a contract with one of the two parties interested. I have been told no matter who the new owner will be expect to see dram tic improvements in the way the team is ran and also look for a new team name that is much more fitting with Syracuse winters. I am not allowed to post the name but it is a dramatic improvement to the misspelled BULLZ. In the coming months i have been warned that there is a good chance of another semi pro sport coming to Syracuse. I will give you all a hint, it involves a ball.
Basketball woes
Well Here is the last of my Green bay trip posts. I was seated to a certain NCAA Ref who lives in Syracuse and does alot of SU games. He told me and few of my buddies that the SU basketball Team is in shambles.
If you had to guess, who on the SU basketball team would be the one mouthing off. If I had to guess, i would say Devo, Wrong!!! Now let me give you alittle more in site to this, this certain ref is good friends with Hopkins, and is also good friends with one of my buddies. Back to the story, He has told me that he has personally witnessed Johnny Flynn and Paul Harris tell Boeheim to shut the F#$% up and Leave me the F#$% alone. I feel that this could be the biggest problem with the team, if they are not listening, then they are not going to learn. I was also told that the reason that the recruiting classes have been so good, is because coach's like knight and Krzyzewski do not want these players cause they are hot heads and that they fear what they would do to the team chemistry. This ref also went one step further by saying that Hopkins actually went after Paul Harris in the Locker room for not listening and mouthing off. This does not seem like a marriage made in heaven. If this shit keeps up look for them to struggle throughout the season.
If you had to guess, who on the SU basketball team would be the one mouthing off. If I had to guess, i would say Devo, Wrong!!! Now let me give you alittle more in site to this, this certain ref is good friends with Hopkins, and is also good friends with one of my buddies. Back to the story, He has told me that he has personally witnessed Johnny Flynn and Paul Harris tell Boeheim to shut the F#$% up and Leave me the F#$% alone. I feel that this could be the biggest problem with the team, if they are not listening, then they are not going to learn. I was also told that the reason that the recruiting classes have been so good, is because coach's like knight and Krzyzewski do not want these players cause they are hot heads and that they fear what they would do to the team chemistry. This ref also went one step further by saying that Hopkins actually went after Paul Harris in the Locker room for not listening and mouthing off. This does not seem like a marriage made in heaven. If this shit keeps up look for them to struggle throughout the season.
The new man on campus
I was pleasantly surprised that Syracuse hired a new Offensive coordinator while i was gone. I was trying to read as much as i could on out new offensive leader before i made a decision if I like this guy. My worry is, why has this guy been out of work for a year. After reading bits and pieces i like his attitude and if he can get the oline straightened out, i think it might work. My problem is, why are we not going to a spread, with teams like Kansas, Cincy, and West Virginia doing so well why has Syracuse failed to embrace something that seems like the easy choice?
Now what you are about to read you ,might not like, i was speaking to a guy who was at Minnesota when Mitch was the coach there. he said that Mitch would try to run the ball so much that the opposing teams would just gear up to stop the run, Mitch would refuse to abandon the run, thus halting drives. from what he says, Mitch was run out of Minnesota. I will have an interview with this guy later in the week. I hope he is wrong, i really want to write about good things for a change.
I'm Back
So I have returned from Green bay with a new out look on life. I have realized that SU football games suck. First off i have experienced true tailgaiting and i really do not know if i could ever go to an SU tailgate again. Before I get into this, i want everyone to know that the temperature was 8 degrees in the morning. As i was walking to the Tailgate party I was attending i was amazed at the sights and sounds of the partying. I saw everything from Oakland girls with nothing on except paint, Oakland fans funneling beers like they were water, and food that was to die for. I would have to say that just one section of parking had more tailgaters than Syracuse has all year. let me reiterate that the temperature when i got to the tailgate was 8 degrees., which brings me to my second observation. Football needs to be played outside. Think about it the worst Temperature this year during game time was what, maybe 45. Think about this, people including me bitch about the poor fans in the dome, well if its 40 degrees, do you think aunt Milford would come to the game to knit and tell you to sit down, i don't think so. We have created the shit fan because of that awful dome. I think if Gross had any common sense he would rip off that Teflon roof. Thirdly I have to say that people who live in Green bay are the nicest people in the country, I can attest to this cause i have traveled all over the country, It seems that the people of green bay go out of their way to make you comfortable. My only knock are the females. It seems that Girls in green bay all have huge asses. I believe this is due to the fried cheese curds and all the chili, but i now why they keep their asses, try sitting in those frozen metal bleachers for four hours with out those asses! Now i am not being disrespectful at all, but i did go to about ten bars in green bay and other than a few normal asses the majority of females asses could not fit in one airplane seat. Anyways God bless green bay, Go pack go!
Ps i saw less commericl at an NFL game than during an SU game. also i have to say that i was not offended by the volume, Gross you need to take note!
Friday, December 7, 2007
one last
To all my loyal readers, I will be away from my computer till Tuesday morning. I am Heading to Green Bay to watch Brett Favre bomb away the Raiders. For all who will be watching the game look for me in the end zone wearing an SU 44 jersey.
Before I go let me leave you with one more post.
So obviously SU football players are not the smartest. take Anthony Smith for example. The 06 grad guaranteed a win over the patriots on Sunday. At first light this seems not to be the smartest move on his part. If your tom Brady and some no name guy who just started to start calls your team out what do you do. You go after the that no name guy and humiliate him. The next move is going to be the steelers waiving our very own stupid Anthony Smith. oh did i forget to remind you that the pats are 15-0.
Hey Anthony, I am sure Grob would hire you, He is looking for stupid people to fill out his coaching staff during lame duck years.
Before I go let me leave you with one more post.
So obviously SU football players are not the smartest. take Anthony Smith for example. The 06 grad guaranteed a win over the patriots on Sunday. At first light this seems not to be the smartest move on his part. If your tom Brady and some no name guy who just started to start calls your team out what do you do. You go after the that no name guy and humiliate him. The next move is going to be the steelers waiving our very own stupid Anthony Smith. oh did i forget to remind you that the pats are 15-0.
Hey Anthony, I am sure Grob would hire you, He is looking for stupid people to fill out his coaching staff during lame duck years.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
the goings on in syracuse
What a day for Syracuse teams! The not so Raging Bullz have left town as quickly as they came in. The Official report is that the lack of attendance was the factor. Oncenter Spies have told me that the lack of marketing was the sole reason for the departure and they felt with proper advertising the team could have thrived here. They went so far to tell me that they even tried to lower the rent for the next few home games and split the cost of advertising. well i guess we will have to move on, no more 4 point plays, no more team names that are spelled wrong, and no more DayShawn Wright . The raging bullz have officially left the building.
Fresh off the heals of Grobs shaking it up speech Brian White has been fired as offensive Coordinator. Not sure why he chose to start there, but any change in my book is welcome. The interesting thing is going to be if they spend some money on a name brand coach or they go and do the Syracuse thing and hire some reject from a school like Hofstra. It's going to be interesting. I hope that they change the offense to the spread and bring somebody in who know how to implement it. The thing that gets me about this who thing is why grob chose to start with the offensive coordinator and not the oline coach or the defensive coordinator. My last thing is, why does Syracuse refuse to announce things like other schools with a press conference. Why do we have to wait for three days and then get a press release. why do they not man up and tell us what in gods name is going on. I for one want to know how things are going to be changed, I want to know what is going on, and for a million dollars a year grob should get behind that podium and tell us what he is doing.
Demetris Nicols was released by the Cleavland Cavaliers. With Lebron James out, and Cleavland on a losing streak the club has decided to go in a different direction.
Lastly the SU basketball Team travels to Virginia to face the Cavaliers. I hate to label this game as a must win, but it is. With the recent 2-2 record facing quality opponents Syracuse needs to pull off this win to add some glitz to there non conference record. We don't want another NIT year do we.
Fresh off the heals of Grobs shaking it up speech Brian White has been fired as offensive Coordinator. Not sure why he chose to start there, but any change in my book is welcome. The interesting thing is going to be if they spend some money on a name brand coach or they go and do the Syracuse thing and hire some reject from a school like Hofstra. It's going to be interesting. I hope that they change the offense to the spread and bring somebody in who know how to implement it. The thing that gets me about this who thing is why grob chose to start with the offensive coordinator and not the oline coach or the defensive coordinator. My last thing is, why does Syracuse refuse to announce things like other schools with a press conference. Why do we have to wait for three days and then get a press release. why do they not man up and tell us what in gods name is going on. I for one want to know how things are going to be changed, I want to know what is going on, and for a million dollars a year grob should get behind that podium and tell us what he is doing.
Demetris Nicols was released by the Cleavland Cavaliers. With Lebron James out, and Cleavland on a losing streak the club has decided to go in a different direction.
Lastly the SU basketball Team travels to Virginia to face the Cavaliers. I hate to label this game as a must win, but it is. With the recent 2-2 record facing quality opponents Syracuse needs to pull off this win to add some glitz to there non conference record. We don't want another NIT year do we.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
need to get this off my chest
I have decided that i need to get somethings off my chest.
1. Why in gods name do Syracuse Teams demand on having the worst entering the field tradition. Now I know what your thinking, the football thing has been beaten to death, but I am not talking about that. Check out the Basketball team swaying and hugging like they are attending a Liberachy party. I was told about this weeks ago, but i wanted to see with my own eyes. During the national anthem it happened, the entire basketball team embraced like they were singing sweet Caroline at a karaoke bar. Now these guys should have learned from all the ridicule the football team took.
2. Why in gods name does Nancy Canto Still have a job. Did anybody see the Hawaii game last night. Colt Brennan looked amazing. What makes Cantor the judge juryand executioner. I have no idea how someone who made a mistake and clearly was sorry about it, and was not even charged with anything but breaking an entering is not allowed to attend Syracuse. I am sure that if you go through the student body i am sure you will hind charges that are alot worse then breaking an entering. That is besides the point though, Brennan could have made a huge difference as our QB. Imaging having somebody who is able to scramble and pass on the run with pinpoint accuracy. check out his stats from yesterday.
42/50 for442 yards and 5 touchdowns. let me repeat that 42 for 50 are you kidding me.
3. Why in gods name will Grob not throw out that awful west coast offense and go with a spread offense like Hawaii and so many others. I have to say this again, if you want to watch a great football game check out Hawaii during the sugar bowl. you will not be sorry. I have no idea why grob is being so pig headed about this. imagine mike Williams and taj smith in the spread. How dangerous could Syracuse be.
4. Why in God name does the band not play during the games anymore. Guess how many times the band played during the game? the Answer............ ONCE for ten seconds!!! this is inexcusable!
5. Why in gods name has Syracuse decided to sell out to corporate America. From my seats i saw no less then 20 advertisements on or around the court. whats next putting patches on the players uniforms like NASCAR or even better sell the tiles on the dome roof, come on this is suppose to be a college not the NBA.
1. Why in gods name do Syracuse Teams demand on having the worst entering the field tradition. Now I know what your thinking, the football thing has been beaten to death, but I am not talking about that. Check out the Basketball team swaying and hugging like they are attending a Liberachy party. I was told about this weeks ago, but i wanted to see with my own eyes. During the national anthem it happened, the entire basketball team embraced like they were singing sweet Caroline at a karaoke bar. Now these guys should have learned from all the ridicule the football team took.
2. Why in gods name does Nancy Canto Still have a job. Did anybody see the Hawaii game last night. Colt Brennan looked amazing. What makes Cantor the judge juryand executioner. I have no idea how someone who made a mistake and clearly was sorry about it, and was not even charged with anything but breaking an entering is not allowed to attend Syracuse. I am sure that if you go through the student body i am sure you will hind charges that are alot worse then breaking an entering. That is besides the point though, Brennan could have made a huge difference as our QB. Imaging having somebody who is able to scramble and pass on the run with pinpoint accuracy. check out his stats from yesterday.
42/50 for442 yards and 5 touchdowns. let me repeat that 42 for 50 are you kidding me.
3. Why in gods name will Grob not throw out that awful west coast offense and go with a spread offense like Hawaii and so many others. I have to say this again, if you want to watch a great football game check out Hawaii during the sugar bowl. you will not be sorry. I have no idea why grob is being so pig headed about this. imagine mike Williams and taj smith in the spread. How dangerous could Syracuse be.
4. Why in God name does the band not play during the games anymore. Guess how many times the band played during the game? the Answer............ ONCE for ten seconds!!! this is inexcusable!
5. Why in gods name has Syracuse decided to sell out to corporate America. From my seats i saw no less then 20 advertisements on or around the court. whats next putting patches on the players uniforms like NASCAR or even better sell the tiles on the dome roof, come on this is suppose to be a college not the NBA.
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