No One Wants To Get Maine'd

by Sean Keeley on Sep 22, 2009 1:48 PM EDT

Syracuse fans know what it's like to lose unexpectedly to a team from one of those New England states no one's ever been to. The pain of the Vermont basketball loss is etched into our memory and Tom Brennan still has yet to tithe SU for providing him with a lucrative, post-coaching career.

So you can understand if Doug Marrone doesn't want to take a-AA Maine lightly as the Orange set to face the Black Bears on Saturday. Given the circumstances and the emotional high the team is riding, it's prime upset territory.

"We haven't won a lot of football games here," said Marrone. "This is a very, very good football team we're playing. To think we'd take them any other way ... I don't see any reason why we'd even be in that discussion. We have our work cut out for us this week.

The Orange may have to battle on without Not-So-Iron Brandon Sharpe on Saturday. Sharpe had to be helped off the field after a kickoff against Northwestern as he's part of the wedge-busting unit. No specifics but the word is he might have suffered a concussion of some kind.

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That UVM team was good

It wasn’t a shocker. Coppenrath and Sorrentine were legit D1 players.

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by PSUdevon on Sep 22, 2009 1:55 PM EDT reply actions

We were a 3-seed and a trendy Final Four pick

it was a shocker.

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by Sean Keeley on Sep 22, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions

we did leave 3 guys home for off the court issues and were looking ahead. I was not shocked we got caught napping.

by ryanwk628 on Sep 22, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I mean

I was far more surprised the next year, losing to A&M. Hate to say it, because back then I was an even bigger Cuse fan than I am now, but I actually picked UVM. Remembered watching them in the AEC championship game and thinking they’d upset somebody. I was right.

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by PSUdevon on Sep 22, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions

You're joking about A&M being a stunner right?

I was in car driving across Alligator Alley listening to the Selection Show on Sirius and almost dove into the swamp when i heard we got A&M.

Last at-large team, major conference, hot at the end, Up & Coming Billy Gillespe. We just shot the wad winning the BET, G-Mac groin snap, playing in Jax on a weekday…..it didn’t take much to collect the dots.

Not only was Vermont a shocker, but what made it hurt more was that Woody Page was the only pundit who called it.

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by StrawHatGuy on Sep 22, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Of course I mean "connect" the dots, not "collect"

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by StrawHatGuy on Sep 22, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Woody Paige is a tool

but I had the “team of destiny” feeling about that one. The way Gerry played in the BE Tournament, I didn’t think he’d let that team lose. That run was an absolute miracle, it was one of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen in sports. I couldn’t believe they wouldn’t carry it over.

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by PSUdevon on Sep 22, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions

i gotta agree with sean on this one.

the uvm game was a STUNNER. i was beyond shocked. it was devastating..

by orngfan on Sep 22, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I have to agree

I remember watching the draw and saying “uh oh” when we drew UVM. I was scared of that game from the very start, and for good reason as it turned out.

by wildcatlh on Sep 22, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I was on a fishing trip

in the keys. We didn’t catch anything that day, but I was still psyched to get back to the hotel to see the end-game vs. uvm. I walked in the moment Coppenrath drained that 3 in OT. Everyone in the bar was cheering for the big upset I’ll never forget it.

by nleary66 on Sep 22, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Donnie Webb

I think it’s awesome that Donnie Webb sat in on yesterday’s teleconference and used the answer I got from Coach Marrone for his entire article. Awesome journalism! (the audio of the quote is right here, thanks for the credit Donnie!)

http://www.cmsbmedia.com/2009/09/mainesyracuse-monday-media-conferences.html

by MattyCMSB on Sep 22, 2009 2:45 PM EDT reply actions

I'm pretty sure...

That anything a coach says in a conference call open to many different listeners is fair game for anyone to use in their reporting. It happens all the time. A conference call is no different than a press conference, and it is not standard practice to say who asked a question when using a quote given in that situation either. Congratulations to you Matty for asking a question, now go ahead and figure out how to post that audio on you website.

by jimmiejones on Sep 22, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions