"This good Melo...that bad Melo...this good Melo...that bad Melo..."
Bad news for those of you who wanted #hardnosed painted on Ernie Davis Legends field. The NCAA has banned social media references from fields. Isn't it great to see the NCAA addressing the important things that need fixing?
Maybe we shouldn't get used to this "Atlantic" and "Coastal" nonsense for too long. Some thoughts on how a geographic split might work out better...
Crustastic Jam-Meister Fair has made the semi-finals of Hoop Manifesto's Dunk of the Year voting. Cast your vote to make sure he advances. FWIW, CJ again won the last round by the largest margin (68% to 32%). His opponent this round won by a single vote.
Syracuse is up at #8 now. Other notables: Kentucky still #1, Louisville still #2, Duke at #5, UNC at #11, Memphis at #14, Marquette at #15, UConn at #23.
I got an e-mail from one of my favorite wacky t-shirt websites and, lo and behold, they have an Orangemen shirt. And, for the next 14 hours or so, regular price shirts are 4 for $44. Get one for your lady. Get one for you mom. Get one one for your best SU buddy (just not your kids. Kids shirts don't count towards the promotion).
In all the talk of Nassib getting passed over let's not forget that we did in fact see an SU player get drafted in the first round. This is the video of Pugh getting the call from the Giants. Stick around until the end of the video for the best part.
6'1" freshman out of South Carolina. Must haz for class of 2017
CJ has made the quarterfinals of Hoops Manifesto's Dunk of the Year contest. This round, he goes up against Anthony "Nemo" Goode, of something called Virginia Intermont.