Syracuse Basketball: Here Comes Hell Week

by Sean Keeley on Feb 6, 2012 9:00 AM EST in Syracuse Basketball

"Syracuse doesn't play anyone."

"Syracuse's schedule is weak!"

"Syracuse hasn't been tested."

Whatever your (not you, but you-know-who) complaint has been about Syracuse Orange basketball this season on their march to 23-1, it's that time of the year when we all sit down and watch them prove beyond a shadow of a doubt whether or not they are among the best team's in the nation.

Wednesday, February 8th - No. 14 Georgetown Hoyas

Saturday, February 11th - Connecticut Huskies

Monday, February 13th - at Louisville Cardinals

Of course, only one of those three teams are ranked but that's a deceiving stat. The Hoyas are probably the biggest threat left to unseat the Orange atop the Big East, oh and they're the Hoyas to boot. The Huskies seem to fluctuate between being so-so and being amazing and it's unclear how they'll react to not having Calhoun on the sidelines against us. And of course, I don't need to tell Syracuse fans about the horror show that playing Louisville on the road has been for us.

How the Orange emerge from this stretch will have a large impact in how they're viewed nationally.

Andrew Pregler breaks down what the Orange will have to do in each game in order to win. Come out of the next seven days with three wins and any remaining doubters will have to shut up...at least for a while. Win two and meet the expectations of most. Win less than that and Syracuse will be exposed to all that fun we spent November and December trying to rise above.

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It's 9:22...

by zibby on Feb 6, 2012 9:22 AM EST reply actions

and Georgetown will suck forever.

F#&% the Big East

by dacj501 on Feb 6, 2012 9:26 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs

God I hate Georgetown

I blame them for me only getting 4 hours of sleep last night.

Since the early 1990's I have not been able to get Mike Hopkins' bloody face out of my brain. I don't remember what game it was but I'll never forget that as my first memory of SU basketball. Mike Hopkins, bloody face, bloody nose, all for the love of Syracuse.

by JFerg393 on Feb 6, 2012 9:42 AM EST reply actions

I blame them for bringing AIDS to America

A Georgetown degree is life's technical foul. - H/T HoyaSuxa
Jim Boeheim is Mick Jagger of college basketball. He gets cooler as he gets older. - Jay Wright

by theNYsportsguy on Feb 6, 2012 9:43 AM EST up reply actions

I blame them for booking Madonna for the Super Bowl halftime show

by SpotOnSpotwood on Feb 6, 2012 9:53 AM EST up reply actions

Also the Black Eyed Peas last year

and Ashlee Simpson at the 2005 Orange bowl.

Lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief

by Rocket Ship Science on Feb 6, 2012 9:58 AM EST up reply actions

Did you know:

A Georgetown alumnus assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, igniting World War I

by Niro5 on Feb 6, 2012 9:56 AM EST reply actions

Georgetown also

Invented Fascism and Genocide.

by fatmofo55 on Feb 6, 2012 10:53 AM EST up reply actions

It's funny that we get ripped for not playing anyone.

Look at Missouri’s OCS, ITS PATHETIC, yet ESPN still loves them. Also when someone says we don’t play anyone, point out that our first team has to play our 2nd team everyday in practice.

by fatmofo55 on Feb 6, 2012 10:52 AM EST reply actions

I expect an even better bench

with MCW finally realizing what he can do after that monster dunk last game. The Hoyas can be a threat, but their bench is really only 1 or 2 deep for quality scoring. I’m actually more concerned about UConn suddenly playing their best game of the year, and obviously the damned Cardinals.

+12 over G’town
+15 over UConn
+7 over the damned Cardinals

Utahns for Orange

by coffeeshark on Feb 6, 2012 10:56 AM EST reply actions