Orange::44: Bueller? Bueller?
People are showing up to the Carrier Dome. For the Thursday night season opener on September 1 against Wake Forest, the announced attendance was 40,833. Against FCS foe Rhode Island this past weekend, that announced number fell to 36,421. So, for you tens of thousands of people who attended either (or both) of those games, this post isn't directed at you. For the rest of you, well, it kind of is. But really, I think my bigger target is SU Athletics.
AAU coach says Jerami Grant will decide on college this week | syracuse.com
The coaches from all three schools made in-home visits this past weekend. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and assistant coach Adrian Autry made their pitch on Friday. Stevens said that Autry returned to DeMatha to watch Grant during an open workout on Monday.
Big East needs a big Week 3 - Big East Blog - ESPN
You know who else has shown they can be beaten? USC. The Trojans have put together terrible performances in their two victories, squeaking out a win at home against Minnesota (which just lost to bottom feeder New Mexico State) and Utah. The Trojans are supposed to be a high-powered offense, but are averaging 15.5 points a game and 109.5 yards on the ground. Syracuse has had its share of problems on defense and in the run game, but the Trojans are not unbeatable by any stretch.
Big East Football Week 2: Not Meeting Expectations - Big East Coast Bias
The Orange defeated Rhode Island 21-14. Ryan Nassib threw for 300+ yards, Syracuse couldn't run the ball against an FCS team and this game was way too close for comfort. Luckily for the Cuse, Rhode Island missed a field goal and didn't hand the ball off enough to running back Travis Hurd who gashed the defense for 7.1 yards per carry and a touchdown on his 8 attempts.
First, first look: Syracuse - Los Angeles Usc Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
For all those connections, the two teams have only went against each other once in the last 85 years -- an August 1990 matchup at Giants Stadium that the Trojans won, 34-16. The previous meeting before that was in 1924, the first full season USC played at the Coliseum. USC won, 16-0, in front of a crowd of 45,000.
Big East news and notes - Big East Blog - ESPN
The last Big East team to win on the road at USC was Pitt in 1957. The Panthers won 20-14.
Drunkcakes Co. fulfills late-night munchies on weekends - Feature - The Daily Orange
"We've got $3 cupcakes!" replied television, radio and film junior Alyssa McKinley, co-founder of Drunkcakes Co. McKinley started the mobile cupcake business with best friend Chelsea Andersson, a junior landscape architecture major at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. They aim to provide Syracuse University's party scene with "the one drunken decision you won't regret," Andersson said.
Big East bowl projections - Big East Blog - ESPN
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl: Syracuse vs. Conference USA. The Orange are barely hanging on after two subpar performances.
Ryan Nassib Helps Syracuse Orange Overcome Struggles against Rhode Island | Bleacher Report
Syracuse may be luckiest 2-0 team in the nation.
The Axepress Lane: Syracuse Football about to see the tide turn?; a six-pack of NFL thoughts, and the Syracuse Crunch help out a great cause | syracuse.com
Not to sound like a coach, but it isn't even the opponents that are worrisome, it is the elements of Syracuse's game that aren't where they should be, even early in the season.
Tyler Cavanaugh, fresh from his eye-opening basketball summer, weighs college options that include Syracuse University | syracuse.com
What’s up these days, for Cavanaugh, is a widening array of potential college destinations. Once a target for mid-major Division I schools, Cavanaugh’s performance over a summer of camps and tournaments prompted two programs from renowned basketball conferences to offer scholarships. Syracuse University, which had extended an offer to Coleman years ago, has made the same pitch to Cavanaugh. Wake Forest also offered a scholarship.
Kenny recaps a huge week one win for the Buffalo Bills and is excited about the 2-0 Syracuse football team.