Would Syracuse ever be seriously considered for Big Ten expansion? Please, say it ain't so. | Bud Poliquin -
As a small, private institution, SU would likely be forever mismatched against those sprawling public schools and would therefore almost certainly be relegated to the football nether regions of its projected new league. And where would be the titillation in that?
Big Ten Considers Desperate Plea For Attention - Big Ten - Deadspin
If Notre Dame agrees, then go ahead and sell yourself out, but try to consider the Minnesota rowing team (they still count as Big Ten too, right?) as they scrounge up enough gas money to get their van to Syracuse.
Big Ten sets off the raid sirens - Mitch Vingle - The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports
Could get ugly again, folks - at least for the Big East, which suffered through a raid from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Yes, it emerged quite nicely, thank you, but how many hits can the league take? Kevlar body armor, anyone? A call was placed to new Big East commissioner John Marinatto. At first, it was returned by John Paquette, the league's associate commissioner. "He doesn't want to talk about this," Paquette said.
Reliving the Game of the Decade: Syracuse-Connecticut Go Six OTs | Bleacher Report
Together, the misfits and legends played for 244 points, 226 minutes, six overtimes, two days, and one game of the ages. That slogan found its way onto the back of a shirt produced by a Central New York company "Holy Shirt." They sold 44,000 of those shirts about a game Flynn said, "He'd tell his grand-kids about."
The Canadian Press: So far this season, Syracuse's Jim Boeheim is a man with few problems
"Of all the problems you can have in the world, we don't have a lot right now," the Syracuse coach said after last week's 12-point win over then-No. 10 Florida. "We'll probably encounter some problems, but right now we don't have a lot."
Orange::44: The Orange::44 Tampa Travelogue
Syracuse is doing extremely well this year. I'm guessing you've noticed by now. They were undefeated heading into their biggest game of the year. #7/6 Syracuse traveled to Tampa for a "neural court" game against #11/10 Florida. I was in attendance. These are their stories.
Orange Fizz: Syracuse Orange Sports Blog, Recruiting and Podcasts.
Zags Blog reports that Brandon Knight has whittled his list down to four schools, none of them Syracuse.
Freshman Riley sees increased minutes in victory - Sports
In a chance to showcase his skills before Big East play starts and the rotation tightens, Riley showed he's still transitioning to the college game. The center scored two points in 14 minutes in Syracuse's 75-51 win over St. Francis Sunday at the Carrier Dome. Riley showed signs of promise, while also struggling at times, in his brief stint.
Syracuse basketball players gather after practice Tuesday in the 'Melo Center to sign posters, T-shirts and basketballs.
| SU Basketball Players Sign Posters |
Kenny's fired up for SU basketball.
Andrew Rush from Three Idiots on Sports reviews Mike Waters' Syracuse University Basketball Vault