Syracuse Defeats Georgetown, A Videography
by Sean Keeley on Feb 16, 2009 12:28 PM EST
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PrintSome video footage from this weekend's game to help tell the story.
First up, it really goes without saying how great the Dome looked thanks to the Orange-Out. We should probably do that, you know, all the time:
Of course, there were a few people who decided not to wear any Orange...Georgetown fans. And gven that it was a particularly electric atmosphere and certain alcoholic beverages were involved...this happened:
Eh...not so much Syracuse fans. Sure, they looked like a bunch of dicks. And as Georgetown fans, probably a little slow. But throwing open beverages at other people??? No. No on that. Especially since they're probably going to remember that the next time we go there.
Donte Greene was back in the hizzy (do we still say hizzy?). And since he wasn't in Phoenix showing off his basketball skills, it was the perfect opportunity for him to show off the other thing he's reasonably good at...drumming.
You can check that performance out from another angle as well here.
Finally, we never did get our chance to see what happened when one of our blogging-own took a spill while carrying one of the huge C-U-S-E flags. We missed our opportunity. Until it happened again...
Triple word score for the speedy recovery, chief.
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i was waiting for that
i’ve never seen them eat it before……awesome!!! dude had a good recovery though. i think it was funny that he already was way behind them, falls, and then manages to catch back up.
the Catch up was impressive, but it was a different runner. The one who lagged behind and fell was when the pep band had the flags. The cheerleader took over and caught up to rest.
by obcuredv1sions on Feb 16, 2009 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
That makes a little more sense for the catch-up
I was gonna say, that was quite the second wind he caught to catch up
The worst part of all this..
we made the dickish, snobby Georgetown fans victims. These are kids have grown up with every advantage in life, and we have made them victims.
by The Dome Ranger on Feb 16, 2009 12:45 PM EST reply actions
Who cares?
I have been an away fan, I did not taunt the home crowd. If you do, you deserve to have a beer headed your way.
Frankly, I am surprised the refs didn’t get a little watered down ale dumped on them. Disappointed too.
what?
Nobody “deserves” to have a beer thrown at them because they are rooting for their favorite team.
by The Dome Ranger on Feb 16, 2009 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
Take down that video
Of the g-town fans getting bottles thrown at them. It is classless and makes me sick to be in the student section.
Jeers: i was sitting across from those grey shirt wearing gtown fans up in 201. the guy sitting next to me had binoculars and was watching as it happened….thats just disgraceful…what is this, philly?
Cheers: it was great, however, to sit behind a syracuse-native gtown fan (isn’t an oxymoron) who kept calling out that “if this was last years squad you guys would be toast”. kudos to myself who pointed out that it was, in fact, 2009….and we were, in fact, beating them by double digits. got a little scared for my life as summers started heating up from behind the arc…
oh, and there was a 10 year old birthday party next to us as well – great to see the 8 10 year olds heckling their 2 gtown fan friends…i have to admit, after OT i was laughing too….(but i did slap some high-5s (are we still saying high-5? haha))
Worst....Idea...Ever
Whoever was responsible for sticking the pack-o-g-town fans right next to the student section in the upper deck probably got fired today….I was sitting at the game, and i could not believe where they were located. Is it really a surprise that the students chucked beers at them, cause I am sure if our students were right next to their student section, they would have done the exact same thing.
by 'CuseConnection on Feb 16, 2009 2:05 PM EST reply actions
We can speculate all we want
about whether Georgetown’s fans would do the same, but in the end, we did it and they didn’t it. They deserve an apology.
by Jameson_Fleming on Feb 16, 2009 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
Watching it…they were right there but didn’t do much until the game ended and they kind of hurried the GTown students out of the stands once it started to get worse. I was very surprised that they didn’t start throwing SU students out (from what I could see from way down on the ground.)
Syracuse '12
by blackknight76 on Feb 16, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
on another note
would it have killed Donte to wear orange? sheesh
oh and any word on Scoop’s shirt for the big game?
what if
he showed up decked out in full orange as ‘Dontanian’? That would have been amazing.
or sneak him in the game after Kristof! got ejected. The refs wouldn’t have noticed, since they notice very little else most of the time.
or.........
play on his tip toes with his shoulders shrugged up by his ears……………… and he could have passed for sean williams
I was thinking the same thing when I saw Donte not in Orange but I guess he couldn’t find anything that says, “I got money, I wear top of the line now” in orange. That’s not a knock at Donte persay as I wish the man the best of luck but did he not see all the orange shirts and realize maybe throwing on an orange shirt was a good idea to show his support, though it looked like him and Flynn were feeding off each other.
by Orange Chuck on Feb 16, 2009 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
I commented on his status on Facebook and told him to wear Orange.
But clearly he didn’t listen to me.
This is a pathetic display on behalf of our fans and as much as I hate the Hoyas and the players who have gone through that program. I also would like to apologize as an Orange fan, that was uncalled for, I don’t care if the Hoya fans were taunting, which I witnessed on the broadcast so I know happened. I have friends I grew up with who are Hoya fans and there are healthy debates and then there is this shit. Had someone got hurt, you can bet ESPN and other networks would be calling for people to be fine, banned from the Dome, criminal charges and jobs lost for not controlling the atmosphere. This is not the typical Orange fan and seeing the video killed the high I had coming from this game knowing people like this are among us in Orange Nation. Why is it so hard to have a friendly rivalry and not just stick to verbal disagreements? It does not add to home court advantage, it simply lessens the credibility of a whole fan base because a few idiots can’t hold their beer.
Disgusting
You just don’t throw beer at people. That’s bush league. I never did shit like that, even when I was a drunken Syracuse student. Talk trash? Yes. Insult their mothers? Yes. Challenge them to fights and then run away like a pussy when they looked like they might take me up on it? Yes. But throwing shit at people? That crosses a line, and it sucks that we had fans that did it. Stay classy, ’Cuse.
"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998
Two wrongs...
While it doesn’t excuse what the Syracuse fans did at the game this weekend and I don’t think the two are related… at the game in DC, we were next to the upper deck Georgetown students, and at the end of the game, they did fire a couple oranges into our section. Since we just wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible, we let it go.
not cool
Orange Nation should not be represented by a bunch of D-bags throwing things at opposing fans. I realize it happens everywhere,(I went to a Yankees game in Cleveland and got pelted with a bunch of $#!+), but that’s not an excuse to treat kids with that kind of disrespect. We all bitch and moan when this kind of thing happens to us, so I’m glad to see most people bitching and moaning on behalf of others… even if they are G’town fans. I like it when opposing fans are enthusiastic about their team. I was at the game and I think it was great that those kids felt comfortable enough to express their enthusiasm for G’town in a different environment than their own. That’s a good thing in my mind, that fans of opposing teams can come in and at least enjoy a sporting event at the Dome. I just hope those few D-bags didn’t ruin things for opposing fans in the future who want to come and see a game at the CD. Root and cheer all you want, but throwing things and getting physical is over the top.
by TheSaltineWarrior on Feb 16, 2009 3:31 PM EST reply actions
Why would anyone throw BEER?
Aren’t they like $6 a pop at the dome? Throw something slightly more affordable next time
by mariners124m on Feb 16, 2009 5:35 PM EST reply actions
Ha!
That’s the best point anyone has made so far!
"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998
They didn't throw beer
What they didn’t show was the georgetown fans during the comeback that were throwing stuff at the student section. I was a section over from the actions and the georgetown fans were being douchey and egging it on all game. It was only a matter of time.
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