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To Syracuse Fans, David Tyree Is More Than "The Catch"

David Tyree is going to retire after re-signing with the Giants.  Expect to see the following clip a lot more times over the next few days.

The only folks who will remember Tyree at Syracuse before he became The Catch Guy will be Syracuse fans.  To everyone else, The Catch is the sole defining thing about him.  And rightfully so.  Take away The Catch and his pro career was remarkable unspectacular. (54 catches, 650 yards, 4 TDs).  Unfortunately, his quick relegation back into mediocrity after The Catch might be just as memorable as his rapid ascension.

Syracuse fans, however, will not remember Tyree for just one play.  While they won't think of him in the same breath as Marvin Harrison (pre-firearms) or Art Monk, Tyree did put together a respectable college career at SU.

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Syracuse, Marrone Have "A Plan for Delone"

Every Syracuse football season needs a black cloud hanging over it in order to begin.  That how these things work.  We're still paying for 2007 when we tried to enter the year without the spectre of doom.  See how that turned out?

And so in 2010, along with the paper-thin roster we're got, The Passion of Delone Carter is the giant looming dark shadow that hovers above us.  We have no idea if the shadow will pass over us or if it will descend, take the form of The Angel of Death and kill our first born.  It could honestly go either way.

As you're well aware, Carter is currently suspended from the school and the football team due to an incident last semester when he one-punched a fellow student who may or may not have launched a snowball in his general direction.  A purported deal between Delone and SU that would have allowed him to return by now seemed to fall through when the alleged victim didn't like the terms.

Doug Marrone doesn't discuss people not currently on the roster, so he did not discuss Delone or provide us with an update. So we've been waiting impatiently to hear news about our "Heisman candidate" for 2010.

Leave it to Bob Casullo to quell our fears, at least temporarily.  SU's Assistant Head Coach stopped by ESPN 97.7's Disturbing The Piece today and made some pretty positive comments about DC3's future.

"Trust me, Coach [Doug] Marrone and the administration have come up with a plan for Delone, and in my heart I believe it's going to work out for the best for him and for this football team. ... We'll welcome him back with open arms. ... Once he serves his penance, I'm sure he'll be back."

"He really is a good young man. He has never been a problem for this football program, with either the prior staff or with our staff. He made a mistake, and he paid dearly for it. To his credit, he paid his debt."

Brian Bennett reminds us that Carter can't return until fall semester officially begins, so don't expect to see him back in camp before then.  And stranger things have happened besides a coach saying something that didn't come to happen...but take it as a pretty good sign that Carter will be in uniform this year, at least at some point.

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Big East LobsterFest 2010: The Contenders

Every season, we set goals.  Most of those goals are on the field of play.  They involve trophies and helmet stickers and Bones and pats on the butt from Doug Marrone.

But we also have off-the-field goals.  Sure, many of them are academic in nature.  But others are about nature itself.  The never-ending battle between man and creature.  Human and crustacean.  Hunger and stomach-wall-lining strength.

Big East Media Day is Tuesday.  But we all know that's just the appetizer for the main course.  Lobster.  Lots and lots of lobster.  And for Syracuse's football players, the goal could not be clearer.  Eat them.  Eat them all.  Eat them all to HELL!!!

Ryan Bartholomew leads the charge for the Orange as they take on not only the red menace of New England but also the seven other Big East school representatives on hand.  That list has been made official and it's time to separate the contenders from the pretenders.  Before we do, let's be clear on what our goals are for Tuesday.

Syracuse School Lobster-Eating Record: 7, Ryan Durand (2008)

Big East Lobster-Eating Record: 9*, Brian Leonard, Rutgers (2008)

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2008 was the Golden Age of Mass Lobster Consumption, but something tells me we're about to enter a Renaissance.  A greasy, butter-soaked Renaissance.  So who's going to make it happen? We covered the SU players here but what about the competition?

Cincinnati

Not well-thought-out.  This isn't the way Brian Kelly would have done it.  Just sayin'''

Pretenders: QB Zach Collaros and WR Armon Binns just don't have it in them. 

Contenders: LB JK Schaffer might throw down four or five but I just can't see him challenging the big boys.

Connecticut

The Huskies were downright scientific in their selection.  Lots of big bodies and, more importantly, lots of big tummies.

Pretenders: None.

Contenders: LB Scott Lutrus is a workhorse.  FB Anthony Sherman is built for power-eating. So is DT Kendall Reyes.  Smart money is on OG Zach Hurd throwing down.  He's a legit threat.

Louisville

What they lack in numbers they make up for in girth.

Pretenders: None.

Contenders: LB Brandon Heath might go down but he's taking a lot of lobsters with him. OL Mark Wetterer has been waiting a long time for this opportunity.

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Daily Links - Tribbey Coughs Up Prediction

And the Big East media day attendees are ... - Big East Blog - ESPN
Who will eat the most lobsters at the clam bake? My early money is on Hurd, Bartholomew and Genus. When in doubt, go with the offensive linemen.

Watertown Daily Times | Triche lends helping hand to kids
Syracuse University sophomore guard Brandon Triche has been a guest instructor for the No-Nonsense Basketball Camp at OFA this week and according to co-founder Scott Sargent his actions and message was just amazing.

2 worlds collide amidst laughs from Boeheim, Stewart | pressconnects.com | Press & Sun-Bulletin
"I'd like to try (a stock car). Except I'm a little challenged -- I can't drive a stick shift, so I guess I might not be able to do that," Boeheim said with a laugh."He's a lot better at (basketball) than I would be driving a race car, I know that. ... They wouldn't let me drive one. I'd be in the wall on the first turn."

Syracuse Orange College Football Predictions 2010
Syracuse plays only three Big East games in the Carrier Dome. The Big East is wide open this year and I think this team will be much more competitive. I believe a 6-6 season is in store for the men in Orange.

First-round jinx hits Flynn | StarTribune.com
Flynn underwent surgery to repair a tear in the labrum of his left hip, an injury that almost certainly will keep him out of training camp and could cost him the first month of the 2010-11 season as well. That makes him the fifth consecutive Wolves' first-rounder to be sidelined by major injury in his second season.

Some Questions Regarding the Knicks' Depth Chart - Posting and Toasting
I'd guess that's pretty close to the real thing. Gallo will probably start at three alongside either Chandler or Azubuike, while Amar'e will start at the 4 or 5, likely alongside Turiaf or Randolph (the position, to me, doesn't matter that much nominally, as long as there's a help defender down low). Also, pencil Andy Rautins and Landry Fields on the ends of the 2 and 3 slots, and Jerome Jordan at the 5.

Bud Tribbey talks about the season ahead and "coughs up" his bold prediction for how the Orange will finish.

SU football player Bud Tribbey has high expectations for his final season

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SEC/Big East Invitational Just About Done Inviting People

Last year, Syracuse took on Florida in the SEC/Big East Invitational in Tampa.  This was the only time Syracuse has competed in the invitational.  That's a good place to start in trying to figure out why the four-year event will almost certainly end this season.

Multiple sources told FanHouse the future of the Big East-SEC Invitational is bleak because the conferences are not committed to making it work and they don't feel like they gain much by making it a priority.

This year's Big East-SEC Invitational contests are Arkansas vs. Seton Hall and Kentucky vs. Notre Dame at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky., on Dec. 8; and Auburn vs. Rutgers and Tennessee vs. Pittsburgh at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh on Dec. 11.

Because the event has only featured four games each year, it's severely limited the amount of times the marquee programs have played in it.  Good for Rutgers and all but for something like this to work, Syracuse, Villanova, Georgetown and UConn need to be involved on a consistent basis.  Not to mention Kentucky, Tennessee and Florida.  If they were smart, they would made it a much bigger pool each season.  It would have ensured that more name schools are involved consistently and that fans would take more notice.

Besides, we never should have stopped playing the Big East/ACC Challenge, but that's another story altogether.

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Scoop Jardine, 6-2 junior guard, Syracuse: "He's going to have to be a Doug Overton type of guy. He'll never wow you. The strength of his game is that he's savvy. I could see why someone would say he was a little underwhelming, but he's got a lot of moxie to his game. He's not that athletic, so he doesn't look great in that kind of setting."

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Once And For All We Will Know The Greatest Golfer In Syracuse History

The third annual Jim Boeheim Golf Classic tees off tomorrow at Shenendoah Golf Club at Turning Stone.  If it's like every other Jim Boeheim event, it's going to be INSAAAAANE.

The event includes a two man Best Ball competition and other skills events such as trying to land a golf ball on a Syracuse University Orange blanket 250 yards away from the tee box. Also, golfers will attempt to smash a golf shot through a SU logo set 50 yards away.

Go find a hook.  Do you see this event on that hook?  No?  Do you know why not?  Cause it's off of it.  The hook, that is.

It's a veritable who's who of Syracuse notables that currently work for the University, including Jimmy B, DOCTOR Daryl Gross, Chris Gedney and Gerry McNamara.  Roosevelt Bouie was initially on the invite list but doesn't seem to be on recent announcements. No matter, he's been replaced by "Sports marketing students from Syracuse University and students from other colleges to assist the foursomes (26 students total)."  Same thing, really.

The event kicks off at noon with interviews and then the golfing begins at 1pm.  Please, DOC Gross, cellphones OFF.

It's too late to sign up for the event but don't worry, you probably couldn't have afforded to attend anyway

The event is sponsored by Metro Mattress, which is nice since it gives me the opportunity to show this:

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Ollie Taylor 83 WR - 184 6-0 freshman
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Josh White 78 OT - 272 6-5 junior
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Rishard Anderson 30 FS - 180 6-0 freshman
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Cory Boatman 56 DE - 256 6-2 sophomore
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Ryan Gillum 41 S - 216 5-11 junior
Dorian Graham 10 CB - 182 5-11 sophomore
Oliver Haney 52 DL - 278 6-3 junior
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Randy McKinnon 20 SS - 191 5-10 junior
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Anthony Perkins 55 DT - 269 6-4 senior
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Kevyn Scott 26 CB - 195 5-11 junior
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Mike Stenclik 58 LB - 224 6-0 senior
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