tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79789983196403219992024-02-07T00:32:58.999-05:00Superman Wears Rob Long UnderoosCovering Syracuse, Even though it hurts.3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-52705116142908890132010-02-27T23:36:00.002-05:002010-02-28T00:40:50.073-05:00WE'RE NUMBER 1!Cuse 95<br /><br /><br /><br />Wildcats 77!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What a game.<br /><br /><br /><br />What an atmosphere.<br /><br /><br /><br />What a Night!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2 top 10 teams going at it always provides an entertaining show. and this one was no exception. Just look at what was on the line heading in:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />-Big East Regular Season Title<br /><br /><br /><br />-1 seed in the BET<br /><br /><br /><br />-1 seed in the NCAA tourney perhaps?<br /><br /><br /><br />and best of all, what lucky fan was going to get an up close and personal view of this?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 604px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://boston.3432.voxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/eaass.jpg" /><br /><br />All Together now.....<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 405px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://assets.knowyourmeme.com/i/5076/original/dat_ass.jpg" /><br />The answer to that by the way, was a fan who happened to pay 35 dollars to sit at the other end of the carrier dome. i guess you could say in the end he had the best view in the building.<br /><br />getting to the highlights....<br /><br />5 things i liked about tonight's game<br /><br /><ol><li>the atmosphere. tonight just totally cemented our place as possibly the greatest fanbase in all of collegiate basketball. nearly 35,000 fans taking in a regular season game at an on campus arena, even going so far as to pay 35 bucks to sit in the sticks? now that's special. The return of the dome ranger was a definite plus as well, lets keep him full time. 45 year old men with 2 knee braces know how to get the job done.</li><li>The ball movement. They've been unselfish all year, but this night was truly special. Andy rautins had at least 8 assists, 6 players were in double figures, and the fast break they ran late in the game couldnt have been done much better. the ball barely hit the deck from the time rautins touched it to the time jackson finished with the easy lay-in at the other end. simply unreal.</li><li>Scoop's composure. scoop's been streaky ever since he arrived in the salt city, and came up huge down the stretch to help the orange pull away. 1 turnover between him and triche in the 2nd half is just a sight to behold.</li><li>The zone was at it's best tonight. great hands, great traps, great pressure. the cats shot the ball well early, but eventually the pace of the game starts to whither a team's ability to shoot consistently from the perimeter particularly when the shots are contested.</li><li>WE'RE NUMBER 1!</li></ol><p>No negatives tonight.</p><p>It's good to be back! </p><p> </p>3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-83081118487964807722010-02-27T20:04:00.003-05:002010-02-27T20:15:20.705-05:00on second thought....no good, with 34,000 of us at the game, probably wouldnt be very constructive to have one.<br />gamethread is at nunes/magician as always. entertain us with your sob stories about how you didnt get tickets either.3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-71712268059205645652010-02-27T16:03:00.002-05:002010-02-27T16:05:59.755-05:00Quick, Hide the children!<a href="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/388990/-f7c6abcddcf83e07_large_medium.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 432px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/388990/-f7c6abcddcf83e07_large_medium.jpg" /></a><br /><div>......Awkward.</div><div> </div><div>i can't say i trust digger phelps anymore after seeing this picture. </div>3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-82652026893906059802010-02-27T15:43:00.002-05:002010-02-27T15:55:01.128-05:00chat tonight?if video feed allows. check back here in a few hours.3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-18738901504587321082010-02-03T23:39:00.002-05:002010-02-03T23:48:54.126-05:00MC Huggins?Anyone with two eyes, two ears and an ability to watch sportscenter knows what happened tonight at west virginia.<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ljIyylUM2FM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ljIyylUM2FM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Never before have i seen an old white man spontaneously grab the mic and excite people this quickly. Get Huggy some hammer pants!<br /><br />stop.....<br /><br />HUGGINS TIME!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 336px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 512px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://digitalheadbutt.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/huggins2.jpg" /> <p>Yeah.... forgot about this wonderful snappy. </p><p> </p>3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-69051912428317254572010-01-20T13:37:00.004-05:002010-01-20T14:01:27.550-05:00Mikhail Marinovich... is <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=feed&story_fbid=262590272235&id=1056570239&ref=mf#">engaged. </a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />you heard it here first.<br /><br /><br /><br />best wishes from all of us on a happy, healthy marriage mikhail.<br /><br /><br />in soviet russia, pants wear the you in relationship your.<br /><br /><br />heh.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />in other news......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ul><br /><li>The Georgetown game is THIS MONDAY. I expect to see all of you in attendance. If not you will automatically be deemed an ass and sent to live out the rest of your days in every orange fan's private hell: washington, D.C. You can be John Thompson's Neighbor.</li><br /><li>On that note, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=155833791284&ref=ts">GEORGETOWN STILL SUCKS</a> T-Shirts are still available i believe. contact Dan for the details.</li><br /><li>A new Shut It Down Hooded Sweatshirt Is Available. I heard this one from the Man himself. Thanks Wes. </li><br /><li>CNY Network Television has dropped to a new all time low. We have put our postseason fates into the hand of a...... <a href="http://www.cnycentral.com/sports/video.aspx?id=403963">dog?</a> The good news: He picked the Final Four. Good Boy. </li><br /><li>and finally, the impossible has happened. CBS's Gary Parrish admited that his duke bias is a problem and that <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/19666585">syracuse is a better team</a>. God Bless You. You have begun the basketball 12 step program, which ends with you declaring syracuse will be the national champion. Hurry up. </li></ul><br /><br /><p>However, you MIGHT wanna ditch the Jersey Shore Look.....<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 172px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 171px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/authors/logo/95424/100" /></p>Or an angry horde of rutgers fans will find you. All 10 of them. It's pretty much safe to say they dont have fans anymore.<br /><br />Anyhow, that's today's news.<br />Remember kids, Georgetown still Sucks.<br /><br /><p></p>3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-16261939097373913362010-01-18T18:20:00.002-05:002010-01-18T18:48:58.804-05:00SU-ND Game NotesWelcome to yet another edition of SWRLU's famous pregame breakdowns. Tonight your orange march into the Joyce Center in South Bend for a meeting with the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame in a Big Monday showdown on ESPN. Here are your Starting Lineups along with a position by position breakdown of the Fighting Irish.<br /><br />Syracuse(17-1, 4-1 Big East)<br />PG: (Fr.) Brandon Triche<br />SG:(Sr.) Andy Rautins<br />SF:(Jr.) Wesley Johnson<br />PF:(Jr.) Rick Jackson<br />C:(Sr.) Arinze Onuaku<br /><br />Last time out: The orange overcame horrible officiating to avoid surrendering a double digit lead in morgantown to win 72-71 over the West Virginia Mountaineers in a game i unfortunately didnt see. (i was too busy running at manley field house and taking pictures of the sweet, sweet 2003 national championship trophy.) With contender west virginia out of the way, will the orange be able to complete the sweep on this 3 game road trip?<br /><br />Notre Dame(14-4, 3-2 Big East)<br />PG:Tory Jackson-Solid point guard who creates opportunities for his teammates off the dribble. Not your prototypical scoring guard but is a valuable asset, particularly when getting the rock to a certain top scorer on this notre dame squad who will get mentioned later.<br /><br />SG:Ben Hansbrough-Yet another Hansbrough for us to harass. Tyler's brother is a solid transfer guard with a great affinity for shooting the long ball. while not on the level of andy rautins, the orange need to know where he is at all times and get a hand in his face.<br /><br />SF:Tim Abromaitis-Has physical attributes very similar to wes johnson. Can step back and drain the 3, play the post, and do essentially anything the team needs.<br /><br />PF:Tyrone Nash-Shouldnt really be a problem for rick jackson tonight. still gets very good high percentage shots.<br /><br />C:Luke Harangody-a fat pig who scores a lot. need i say more?<br /><br />Prediction:<br />Syracuse takes ND to the woodshed and sweeps the road trip<br />Syracuse 87, ND 793rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-76788341264325897892010-01-06T18:19:00.002-05:002010-01-06T18:37:56.190-05:00look who's back.....happy new year to you all. here's tonight's starting lineup and game notes for memphis.<br /><br />Memphis:<br />PG Elliot Williams<br />SG Willie Kemp<br />SF Doneal Mack<br />PF Roburt Sallie<br />C Pierre Henderson<br /><br />On paper this team really seems to have a balanced attack with former dukie elliot williams at the controls. Williams brings a superb ability to beat defenders off the dribble that Triche needs to successfully contend with to keep him under 20 points. Kemp's a quality spot shooter with the ability to throw the fake, drive, and finish consistently. The frontcourt is roughly 2 inches shorter each than the orange frontcourt, and with the quality talent the orange have in the frontcourt, i don't see them having much trouble pushing the tigers around tonight.<br /><br />Syracuse lineup has not changed, although i'll be interested to see any changes in the rotation tonight after the pitt loss. this is the first time the orange have had to respond to an adverse situation, but if triche and jardine take care of the rock the orange should win handily<br /><br />prediction:<br />Syracuse 92<br />Memphis 813rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-27308878859295296872009-12-14T14:13:00.003-05:002009-12-14T14:14:58.763-05:00More Than a Gunner: Andy Rautins' Floor Game Leads Undefeated Syracuse Orange<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxRjBE2CSxcxIXBQhqbmcfNV-BZvGsgtwS4IGmtXXzvtxfuane5JE-XlpY8Nv5eR3zyLlWx3ICTMd_xpDqo4Z39VFKffPmaDbJZkw-ib_AuvlevmQ58n53Omvor9sXDGIyFL9MfcjlAib/s1600-h/13rautins-500.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxRjBE2CSxcxIXBQhqbmcfNV-BZvGsgtwS4IGmtXXzvtxfuane5JE-XlpY8Nv5eR3zyLlWx3ICTMd_xpDqo4Z39VFKffPmaDbJZkw-ib_AuvlevmQ58n53Omvor9sXDGIyFL9MfcjlAib/s400/13rautins-500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415172359299298290" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><p class="" classname="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">As the clock winds down to 3:41 at Madison Square Garden, the droves of delighted Orange fans and awestruck Carolina faithful are greeted with a very familiar sight.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">Playing at the top of the vaunted Jim Boeheim 2-3 Zone defense, senior shooting guard Andy Rautins perfectly plays the Carolina passing lane, intercepts a Tar Heel pass, and passes the ball downcourt for an easy slam for sophomore forward Kris Joseph.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">Rautins, who in his first four years at Syracuse was known almost exclusively for his three-point shooting prowess, has become one of the most complete players, not only for Syracuse, but in the entire Big East conference.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">Against North Carolina, he hit his threes and put 11 points on the board for the victorious Orange, but it was his other stats that wowed the fanbase—seven assists, seven rebounds, and an amazing seven steals. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">The 10-0 Orange have rolled through the competition, defeating three top 25 teams, the closest game all season being a 12-point defeat of No. 10 Florida in Tampa. This has led to a large amount of positive press for Syracuse and star transfer junior forward Wesley Johnson, who is averaging 17 points and almost eight rebounds while playing only 30 minutes per game.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">However, the most important player for Boeheim and the Orange may be Rautins. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">Through the first 10 games, Rautins has shot 48 percent from three (and 49 percent from the field), scored 10.6 points per game, passed for 4.9 assists per game, grabbed three rebounds per game, and stolen three passes per game. Many are calling him the best player at the top of the Zone that Boeheim has had in his 33 years.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">Rautins has a knack for jumping passes, leading to easy dunks for Syracuse's many athletic forwards, like Johnson and Joseph. In the last two games against Florida and St. Francis, both of the opposing teams' gameplans were constructed around avoiding Rautins, forcing them to run their offense through the corners to attack the zone.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">Andy's value has also been seen off the court as one of the team's captains and emotional leaders.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">After Syracuse's disconcerting preseason loss to Division II Le Moyne, Rautins was vehement about how the game affected his team. Following the back-to-back wins against California and North Carolina at MSG, when asked about the exhibition, he was very forward about his team's performance in the loss that he called "embarrassing":</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">“Clearly, we just didn’t bring it against Le Moyne,” Rautins said. “It really fired us up. I’m really tired of talking about that game. It definitely lit a fire under our butts. It let us know we’re not the team of last year. We’re not the Sweet 16 team. We have no credibility. We have to come out and make an identity for ourselves, and I think we did that this weekend.” </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">Rautins' dedication to the program started early on. Andy, son of former Syracuse star forward Leo Rautins, grew up in the Syracuse area and signed with the Orange out of Jamesville-Dewitt High School, where he was very lightly recruited.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">His first four years saw their share of adversity, as Rautins was a victim of a season-ending knee injury that sidelined him for his junior year. On the court, he was brought in as a designated shooter—a role he played well, although he was often called a streaky shooter after spells of poor shooting. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">Last season, Rautins showed his value as a starter when the opportunity rose. While starting shooting guard Eric Devendorf was suspended in the middle of last season, Rautins was inserted into the lineup. In a tough game at home against Coppin State, Rautins tied a Syracuse record with nine three-pointers, scoring 29 points in the 82-71 win.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">Rautins also shined in one of history's most epic games—the legendary six-overtime game against UConn in last season's Big East tournament. Rautins played 50 minutes, hitting six three-pointers and scoring 20 points, including a few daggers down the stretch that allowed the Orange to come out on top in the wee hours of the morning.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">Rautins has also worked every summer expanding his game as a member of Team Canada, where he starts for his father Leo, the team's head coach, at point guard against very experienced international competition. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">After the departure of star players Jonny Flynn, Devendorf, and Paul Harris, many wondered how Rautins would react to becoming a full-time starter for the first time in his five seasons. He has not disappointed. He has shot more consistently than he has at any other point in his career, is playing All-American level defense, and has become the leader that this team needed to become great.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; ">The Orange sit at No. 5 in both the AP and Coaches' polls, and if you ask Boeheim, a man who has won 809 games, how his team has exceeded all expectations, one of the first names out of his mouth will likely be "Andy Rautins."</p></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>BlackKnight76http://www.blogger.com/profile/06437167179544750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-24822941970228682752009-12-10T13:35:00.002-05:002009-12-10T13:55:47.455-05:00Syracuse at FloridaA gators home game in a place that produces america's ORANGES?<br />it just fits i guess. Here's tonight's projected lineups. Chat is a definite possibility, check back here at game time.<br /><br />Syracuse<br />PG-Brandon Triche-May have his share of defensive struggles tonight as he goes up against a couple of florida guards who handle the rock well and are extremely explosive off the dribble. Quality help defense from the frontcourt could make all the difference tonight.<br /><br />SG-Andy Rautins-Will have his hands full as well in the backcourt, needs to move well off the ball and get to the right spot at the right time to get quality shots, the big men are going to get a lot of touches tonight because florida is simply not as big a team as syracuse is, particularly on the bench, but if the orange pound the rock inside early, look out for andy to go all son of sam on the florida defense.<br /><br />SF-Wesley Johnson-What do you want me to say that hasn't been said. HE'S WESLEY FUCKING JOHNSON. basically, god.<br /><br />PF-Rick Jackson-Scoring has been down a little as of late, possibly due to reduced minutes in the last 2 40 point blowouts, perhaps a rebound from slick rick tonight?<br /><br />C-Arinze Onuaku- Nobody on this florida team will be able to contain arinze's size and strength except by fouling. if the orange can hit him periodically, the orange can give the gators a tough foul situation to deal with, which in turn opens up jackson and johnson to have a field day.<br /><br />Florida:<br />Soph PG Erving Walker-Incredibly quick point guard with a similar mentality to triche. more like jonny flynn than triche to be honest.<br /><br />Fr. SG Kenny Boynton-Rautins may want to play back a step or two tonight, Boynton hasn't had his best luck from the arc as of late, but he's still a legitimate inside threat with plenty of speed.<br /><br />Sr. SF Dan Werner-Think a less talented wes johnson. Similar combo forward type with an excellent outside shot to compliment his size.<br /><br />Jr. PF Alex Tyus-Veteran starter with a very diverse skillset, most notably his ability to pop jumpers coming off screens.<br /><br />Jr.C Vernon Macklin-Prefers the skyhook to taking the rock straight up, Arinze should have no problem pushing him around in the post.<br /><br />Final Score Prediction<br />Syracuse 85<br /><br />Florida 76.3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-66765269376512012942009-12-09T00:44:00.000-05:002009-12-09T00:45:24.591-05:00no i'm not dead.i'll have some stuff up about the florida game soon enough. go orange!3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-56372379220914504582009-11-20T21:41:00.003-05:002009-11-20T22:33:01.127-05:00All Systems are go......What a great week to be an SU basketball Fan.<br /><br />Last night, many of us looked on from our cozy living rooms(more on this later) as Syracuse absolutely Slaughtered an undermanned, overrated Cal Squad by a score of 95-73. (When was the last time you saw brandon reese in a game against a ranked opponent?)<br /><br /><br />Yeah, that was a first.<br /><br />The team we saw last night was one of unparalleled size, athleticsm, and of course, every espn announcer's favorite word: LENGTH.<br />editor's note: I'm beginning to question their sexuality based on the number of times they said syracuse was long.<br /><br />and so with that, the question was:<br />Can they keep it up against an always powerful UNC squad?<br /><br />and boy, did they ever...<br /><br />Syracuse looked even better tonight against this young, talented UNC squad as once again, Roy Williams had no answer for the Syracuse zone. They were simply outclassed, outmuscled, and outhustled by a syracuse team still ranked 24th. Wes Johnson continued his already impressive season dropping 16 in the first half as Syracuse hung on to trail by 2 at the half after a monstrous UNC run.<br /><br />But in the 2nd half, Syracuse opened with a 22-1 run, spreading the ball around to anyone who would take it and watching as the shots kept hitting nylon. and UNC simply could not recover, despite going on a run to bring them to within 8 points, Syracuse would not be denied.<br /><br />Player of the game<br />Wesley Johnson( 25 points 8 boards) Proves yet again why he is a legitimate player of the year contender with yet another strong performance.<br /><br /><br />Oh and in regards to the living room comment, tickets were very expensive for a preseason tournament, with one fan telling me they were fetching well over 200 dollars on the hub, which is rediculous when i paid 75 bucks for 2 big east tourney seats a few months back.<br />Thanks a lot, unc.3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-32780825573058302542009-11-20T19:02:00.000-05:002009-11-20T19:03:35.185-05:00chattin time.<iframe src="http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=c8b68f5f19/height=550/width=470" scrolling="no" height="550px" width="470px" frameBorder ="0" allowTransparency="true" ><a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=c8b68f5f19" >cuse-unc</a></iframe>3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-49465717079023165712009-11-20T14:04:00.001-05:002009-11-20T14:09:24.901-05:00Chat tonight!7 PM Eastern.<br /><br />It is now 2:13 and UNC(and georgetown) STILL SUCK!3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-85217043163218742009-11-09T14:22:00.001-05:002009-11-09T14:23:45.487-05:00CHATTER UP!<iframe src="http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=97b1d419aa/height=550/width=470" scrolling="no" height="550px" width="470px" frameBorder ="0" allowTransparency="true" ><a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=97b1d419aa" >Syracuse-Albany:800</a></iframe><br /><br />Join me here at 8:45 eastern time for full coverage of tonight's game, pending availability of internet video feed.3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-18545325378517926492009-10-29T13:53:00.004-04:002009-10-29T14:23:55.435-04:002009 SU Football Kinda Midseason Report Card Thingamajig Part 1I was planning on doing this weeks ago, but instead got sidetracked by a number of things, most notably how many ways Doug Marrone can use the word "Tremendous". Does he have to meet some sort of usage quota we arent hearing about? I mean seriously, not to mention he might be worse than greg robinson in the realm of public negativity. But it takes maybe one negative statement a season to surpass him...... so much for difficulties.<br /><br />In any event, we have arrived at the all too glorious middle of the collegiate football season. The men have been seperated from the boys, and now the time has come to seperate who can run with the big dogs from who still pisses like a little puppy. With varying sentiments regarding the performance of our own Syracuse Orange circulating throughout the fanbase, the blogosphere, and not Darryl Gross's thick, shiny skull, i figure what a fine time to chip in my 2 cents, which apparently buys less than kenny's 2 pennies.......<br /><br />Let's go back to school with some position by position grades. Today I will cover the orange backfield.<br /><br />Quarterbacks:<br />Greg Paulus-Has definitely been the born leader that many have hyped him up to be. Makes relatively sound decisions under fire with the exception of a few miscues when he gets too far out of the pocket(I.e throwing on the run close to the line of scrimmage.) Has the ability to feed his big targets early and often as X reciever Mike Williams has 45 receptions on the season. Arm strength and the ability to throw a tight ball into the middle of coverage have been key issues with him not playing football in the last 5 years. Turnovers have been a huge issue as well, however they primarily occured over the span of two games and outside of that he has been relatively flawless. In any event, i think he has done a solid job.<br />Grade:B+<br /><br />Ryan Nassib-Sees limited action, primarily as a wideout out of the Stallion Direct-Snap package. Also takes some snaps with 4 wide. Ability to throw the ball in a vertical offense has been much more consistent than greg paulus. However, experience level simply is not on par with Paulus, and his composure has yet to be tested. Has played well but i don't know if Miller, Loeb, or Kinder have the chance to take his job or not next season.My bet is on kinder if nassib doesnt come up with an ability to escape the pocket.<br />Grade:B<br /><br />Running Backs<br />Delone Carter- Explosiveness has been greatly improved over last year as he assumes the role of Featured Back in the offense, A role many assumed Sophomore Antwon Bailey would fill particularly after his performance against Notre Dame last year. Has had multiple touchdown games on more than one occasion and has taken the game into his own hands on more than one occasion, particularly last week with mike williams out. No Questions here.<br />Grade:A+<br /><br />Antwon Bailey- Hasn't gotten many carries due to Marrone reserving him for usage in the Stallion Package. Has handled it rather well, a couple bobbled snaps but we all know the terrible job that Mckenzie and Bartholomew have done with getting the ball out there. I'll be optimistic here.<br />Grade:B+<br /><br /><br />Tune in tomorrow as i pick apart the wide recievers.3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-65858150799384762592009-10-18T21:37:00.002-04:002009-10-18T21:57:45.366-04:00oh sweet.....Jesus.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Basketball season is finally here with a bang, as the orange hosted (<em>AMERICU)</em> midnight(?) madness on friday night, and we spared no expense bringing in only the finest wastes of money that Darryl Gross has to offer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(Correction/Editor's Note:Greg Robinson wasn't even invited. you fail.)<br /><br /><br />(Editor's note to the editor's note: It was a less painful way to piss away the money than betting on the jets.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In any event, the athletic department REALLY spared no expense in throwing this thing together, with the women's team arriving by fire truck and the men's team on police motorcycles. and my personal favorite...... JIMMY B dressed as a cop!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 432px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 348px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://media.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/photo/2009-10-16-madness-nljpg-c796e6efd8018776_large.jpg" /><br /><br /><p>Jimmy apparently is more patient now than he ever was in the past, i've heard it takes a great deal of time, effort, and vaseline to squeeze into those leather pants. But it was all for a good cause, somebody has to keep robert washington out of syracuse! Although i must say this does bring images of apollo creed into my head(I WANT YOU! AND YOU!). Come to think of it i think he would make a great fit in the village people........</p><p> </p><p>But i digress.</p><p>I'll have something serious up this week, pinky swear.<br /></p>3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-42480142865028264172009-10-13T15:15:00.002-04:002009-10-13T15:16:18.134-04:00Greg Paulus or Ryan Nassib: Quarterback Controversy at Syracuse's Carrier Dome<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cdn.bleacherreport.com/images_root/image_pictures/0718/2882/nassibwvu_feature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 243px;" src="http://cdn.bleacherreport.com/images_root/image_pictures/0718/2882/nassibwvu_feature.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><p classname="" class="">Syracuse's first drive against the West Virginia Mountaineer defense on Saturday opened with promise. Running backs Antwon Bailey, Delone Carter and Averin Collier had moved the ball 26 yards down the field on the ground and quarterback Greg Paulus completed his first pass attempt to tight end Mike Owen for a solid eight-yard pick-up.</p> <p>The Orange were moving the ball. </p> <p>However, on the seventh play, the drive was derailed in a tragically familiar fashion for the Orange as Paulus threw a terrible interception.</p> <p>The play aroused bad memories of an overtime interception that sealed Syracuse's fate against Minnesota in the season opener as well as the five that plagued the former Duke point guard against South Florida last week.</p> <p>The West Virginia defense erupted in celebration as they jogged off the field, giving the ball to Jarrett Brown, Noel Divine and the WVU offense with great field position. </p> <p>Eight seconds and one 11-yard pass from Brown to Divine later, WVU had a 7-0 lead. </p> <p>Paulus finished the half with an unimpressive stat line: 5-of-9 for 30 yards and an interception.</p> <p>With a 27-0 deficit at the start of the second half, it was not No. 2, but No. 12, redshirt freshman Ryan Nassib, who took the reins of the Syracuse offense. Nassib performed decently, completing 7-of-16 passes (with at least four drops by Orange receivers) for 120 yards and two touchdowns. </p> <p>Included was a 50-yard completion to star receiver Mike Williams on a beautiful double play-action fake, the same play that resulted in Paulus-to-Williams touchdowns of similar length against Northwestern, Maine and USF.</p> <p>Nassib's performance was far from perfect. Many of his incompletions came on throws behind his receivers or over their heads. And his touch left something to be desired.</p> <p>However, the undeniable zip on his passes wowed the announced crowd of 40,144 at the Carrier Dome, leading many to call for his insertion into the starting lineup. </p> <p>After the game, Doug Marrone quickly ended that speculation, stating that Paulus was his quarterback and would start in Syracuse's next game against Akron on Oct. 24.</p> <p>Marrone's announcement has done little to temper the Paulus-Nassib debate amongst Syracuse fans.</p> <p>Paulus supporters cite the senior's successes against Northwestern and Maine. The Nassib camp looks towards the future of the program, saying that Marrone should get Nassib valuable game experience since he is the heir-apparent for the position anyway.</p> <p>Marrone needs to start whoever gives the team the best chance to win this season.</p> <p>Syracuse football is at a crossroads.</p> <p>Doug Marrone is in his first season and has said and done all of the right things off the field. In addition, the on-field performance has been much better than it was under former head coach Greg Robinson.</p> <p>However, the only thing that is going to rejuvenate this proud program is pretty obvious.</p> <p>In the words of Syracuse alumnus Al Davis, "Just win baby."</p> <p>Attendance in the Dome (especially among students) is absolutely stagnant. If Syracuse is going to contend in the games it faces a talent gap, it needs a full "Loud House."</p> <p>If they are going to recruit well, which Marrone has been doing thus far, a full stadium is instrumental. Promise and hope brought people out for Minnesota and Northwestern, but the numbers have been slipping steadily since. </p> <p>Going to a bowl is the easiest way to propel the program back into the national scene, and it is still achievable for the Orange this season. They have won two games after two very strong performances by Paulus.</p> <p>Entering the game against West Virginia, Paulus was on pace to break multiple single-season records for Syracuse passers, eclipsing greats like Donovan McNabb, Don McPherson and Marvin Graves.</p> <p>Call Paulus an "experiment" if you must, but the results are undeniable. He can win football games.</p> <p>If Paulus continues to struggle when Akron comes to the Dome on Oct. 24, then Nassib should probably be given the job. However, coming off a bye week, Paulus' tired arm should be re-energized and the Orange should be primed to win their third game and keep the hopes for a bowl berth alive.</p> <p>Give Paulus a chance to be successful. If he returns to the form we saw against Northwestern, Syracuse can win four more games and make the improbable run to .500 in Marrone's first season.</p> <p>Immediate success will do eons more for this program than a few snaps for a quarterback who may or may not be the future of the team. There is no guarantee that Nassib will be the answer next season.</p> <p>True freshman Charley Loeb will have had the same amount of time in Marrone's and offensive coordinator Rob Spence's system. Two promising recruits, Jonny Miller (Mullen HS, Denver, CO) and John Kinder (Lawrence SHS, Cedarhurst, NY), are also coming in at the position.</p> <p>Orange fans need to back Marrone's decision, cheer on Paulus, and give him the chance to succeed.</p> <p>He has exceeded almost everyone's expectations thus far, and can continue to do so. If he does, Syracuse will be on the track to reemerge as an Eastern football power much sooner then we could have hoped for.</p>BlackKnight76http://www.blogger.com/profile/06437167179544750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-45516559584722467622009-10-05T14:25:00.002-04:002009-10-05T14:26:08.525-04:00Syracuse Defeats Orange, Bulls In Attendance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDtFLjco3-pt9hInxYFWi9v-LGVmii1QNlXp7anBUlymb1dSP_DAM4NJJMi4UuTqUfNCYZBOauGZ1fzZWV7JHSWPhawlCjZSZms_otb8BsijX4oARZdtuTBydVjj1iqK-fv9Udvrm9PmV/s1600-h/cuseusf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDtFLjco3-pt9hInxYFWi9v-LGVmii1QNlXp7anBUlymb1dSP_DAM4NJJMi4UuTqUfNCYZBOauGZ1fzZWV7JHSWPhawlCjZSZms_otb8BsijX4oARZdtuTBydVjj1iqK-fv9Udvrm9PmV/s400/cuseusf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389183847960361970" border="0" /></a><br /><p classname="" class="">It was not the ferocious USF D-Line led by George Selvie that led the Bulls to victory in the Carrier Dome.</p> <p>It wasn't a litany of penalities or poor defensive play by the Orange that led to their third loss on the season, and first in Big East play.</p> <p>It wasn't even exciting Freshman Quarterback BJ Daniels who led South Florida to victory over Syracuse.</p> <p>There is only one statistic that shows why the final score was 34-20 in favor of the USF Bulls:</p> <p>Seven.</p> <p>The Syracuse Orange were victims of seven turnovers over the course of the game, effectively shooting themselves in the foot on promising drives and giving the Bulls great field position to work against the defense, and on occasion, points.</p> <p>In a game that was otherwise controlled by Syracuse, fumbles by Mike Jones and Delone Carter, as well as five interceptions proved to be more than the Orange could overcome.</p> <p>Greg Paulus has become the main scapegoat in Syracuse's defeat, after what was easily his worst performance of his young college football career. Five of Paulus' passes found their way into the hands of Bull defenders, one of those being Jason Pierre-Paul who intercepted a screen and returned it 18 yards for the score.</p> <p>When he was not throwing errant passes to South Florida, Paulus was a very effective quarterback for the Orange, throwing two very nice touchdowns to superstar receiver Mike Williams, en route to a 25-46 performance that resulted in 269 Yards. Paulus also helped Syracuse overcome one of their biggest problems on the season: third down conversions. The Orange were able to convert a gaudy 9 of 15, and found little problem cutting through USF's stingy defense.</p> <p>However, seven turnovers is something no team can easily overcome, and the Orange were no different.</p> <p>Part of the problem for the Orange was in the run game. Syracuse has had trouble establishing the run game all season, and Saturday was no different, as the Orange gained only 95 yards on 30 carries. Carter led the way with 43 yards on 13 Carries, and Antwon Bailey and Paulus each added 26, but USF obviously wanted to force Paulus to beat them through the air, and it worked to their advantage with the resulting interceptions.</p> <p>The other major issue that has plagued the Orange all season, the lack of a second option for Paulus, also reared it's ugly head. Mike Williams had another dominant performance with a career high 13 receptions for 186 yards and the two touchdowns. However, the second leading receiver for the Orange was Bailey, who only had twenty-seven yards. Although Williams is rarely shut down by an opposing defense, when he is unavailable, Paulus' options are scarce.</p> <p>The biggest Achilles heel for the Orange all season, however, has been Offensive line play, and that looked to be a giant issue coming into the game against one of the top defensive fronts in the nation. However, the Offensive Line put forth a valiant effort, only giving up three sacks- none to the highly acclaimed George Selvie- and allotted Paulus time to work more often than not.</p> <p>Syracuse's defense played well through out the day, keeping the game close despite USF's consistently good field position. Middle Linebacker Derrell Smith added to his All-Conference resume, with 11 total tackles, a forced fumble, and a sack on Daniels. Outside Linebacker Doug Hogue added five tackles and a sack. Both safeties played well, with Mike Holmes totaling 7 tackles and a forced fumble, and Max Suter adding 7 of his own, and recovering a fumble. Star Defensive Tackle Arthur Jones made his presence known with two fumble recoveries on the day.</p> <p>BJ Daniels was able to find success against the struggling Orange secondary. The young quarterback compiled 208 yards through the air on 12-20 passing, as well as two touchdowns, both to receiver Carlton Mitchell who had 139 yards on 6 receptions, one being a key 85 yard touchdown that opened the second half.</p> <p>The Orange outgained the Bulls 344-333, converted third downs at a higher percentage, went 2-2 in the red zone, and beat the Bulls in most other statistical categories. However, the turnovers stand out like a sore thumb, and was Syracuse's undoing.</p> <p>It is obvious that this team is quickly coming around under Doug Marrone. No Syracuse offense has had this kind of productivity since Donovan McNabb was under center more than a decade ago, and the defensive front seven has made running the ball against the Orange more than ill-advised. However, one thing still prevents this team from taking the next step- they have yet to learn how to win. Great football teams can keep mistakes to a minimum, and when the game is on the line, they put it away. Knowing how to win is what makes this team 2-3 when it could easily be 4-1. However, they are learning this long lost art, and Coach Marrone will make sure they keep on studying until they've mastered the material.</p><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/dalyons/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />BlackKnight76http://www.blogger.com/profile/06437167179544750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-34045216386290810312009-10-03T22:36:00.001-04:002009-10-03T22:37:52.410-04:00CITRUSTV 10/3Enlightening discussion on mike williams, ENJOY!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0sauwJyqCIA&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0sauwJyqCIA&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-56213403358948016382009-09-29T19:25:00.002-04:002009-09-29T19:49:51.045-04:00Paulus named player of the weekThe US Army All-American bowl committee has named Quarterback Greg Paulus Player of the week for his performance against maine. Quite frankly, it isin't a bad line:<br /><br />21-28(75%), 270 yards, 2 tds.<br /><br />However, in the grand scheme of things, i think saturday was a complete disaster. At the beginning of the game, Maine looked like a prime example of futility, or a greg robinson era SU defense, whatever metaphor you'd like to use. Carter was ripping off massive gains on the ground, and for a change we were all having that feeling like "maybe everything's gonna be alright......"<br /><br />and we were wrong........ AGAIN.<br /><br />Pretty soon we began to look as if Greg Robinson had dyed his hair and tied 2 50 pound bags of sand to his thighs, because maine was tearing us a new ass hole, and that wasn't the worst part. They were doing it on the ground, and our apparent defensive specialty is stopping the run, Needless to say, things looked bleak. To make matters worse, Arthur Jones sustained an injury to his upper left leg, and this provided an even better opportunity to create seams up the middle for the backs, one of which was nothing more than a fat ass blocking back.<br /><br />Things finally looked better Defensively in the second half, with the orange only allowing 1 touchdown in the closing seconds of the game, but the damage was done. Maine outgained the orange by 80 yards and had just as many first downs as the orange did. that is a miserable failure. Many of our current defensive woes rest in the hands of the secondary, i think if marrone can find a capable body to replace nico scott, things might be a little sunnier, although i do like marrone's move to move shamarko thomas to safety. maybe torian phillips would be up to the challenge.<br /><br />As for the offense, i really dont need to elaborate much more other than the vertical passing game really needs to expand. more deep shots down the field are a must.<br /><br />until next time,<br />g'orange3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-31684377846863936052009-09-29T11:59:00.002-04:002009-09-29T12:01:00.902-04:00Syracuse Orange Avoids Falling into Bear Trap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbr0Z0Mo4Kx-5U2Uu30eoA8mzwSowr9Jujovr_XtH9NSXoCEh6IFuzIzY7l1bQDx19DynBIklDLcW6F9VoxxQUPx75NDD7HFip7UBaThBLH-ajogDRx6yjLUP-Yq3yBjA0vu9Dh97p1Ylc/s1600-h/cartervmaine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbr0Z0Mo4Kx-5U2Uu30eoA8mzwSowr9Jujovr_XtH9NSXoCEh6IFuzIzY7l1bQDx19DynBIklDLcW6F9VoxxQUPx75NDD7HFip7UBaThBLH-ajogDRx6yjLUP-Yq3yBjA0vu9Dh97p1Ylc/s400/cartervmaine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386919858169056034" border="0" /></a><br /><p classname="" class="">After three hard fought games to open the first season of the Doug Marrone era, Syracuse fans looked forward to a nice, easy game with the FCS University of Maine.<br /><br />Unfortunately, nothing comes easy for the Orange.</p> <p>The game's scoring opened with a short touchdown throw from quarterback Greg Paulus to Halfback Delone Carter, giving Syracuse a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter. However, Maine would not back down, and the first Black Bear drive showed a much different team then was expected.</p> <p>Maine is generally classified as a ground-oriented team, who on the back of Sophomore rusher Derek Session, controlled the clock and a game's momentum. This would seemingly play right into Syracuse's defensive strength, which is in the run game. Syracuse has had great success against the rush, allowing only 83 yards per game, good for 13th best in the nation.</p> <p>However, when Maine Quarterback Warren Smith took the ball after Syracuse's scoring drive, the offense looked much, much different. </p> <p>Much like Northwestern did to great success the week before in the Carrier Dome, Smith picked apart the Orange secondary on short, quick passes- going 24-35 for 305 yards, and 3 TDs on the day. The Bears offense would respond to Carter's touchdown with a field goal, and then after a surprising onside kick recovery, Smith hit wide receiver Landis Williams for a 56-yard touchdown to give Maine a 10-7 lead. </p> <p>Syracuse was able to tie the game at 10 with a field goal by freshman Ryan Lichtenstein, but after stopping the Orange following an interception by cornerback Kevyn Scott, Smith drove down the field against the Syracuse defense to find Williams again for a 14-yard score.</p> <p>Syracuse was able to manage another Lichtenstein field goal to cut the Maine lead to 17-13 at the half, but all 35,000 fans in the Dome were shocked. This was not the team they had grown to love over the last few weeks, this looked shockingly like the Syracuse team that was used to losing over the last four years.</p> <p>The second half was much kinder to the Orange, who made the necessary adjustments to stop Maine's sharp offense, while continuing to find success with the ball.</p> <p>With their first possession of the half, Syracuse was able to drive the ball 86 yards down the field, capped off by a nine yard touchdown run for Carter, who finished with 95 total yards (72 rushing, 23 receiving) and four total touchdowns. Syracuse was back on top, 20-17.</p> <p>On their next drive, the Orange worked with a shorter field, and Greg Paulus connected with Sophomore Marcus Sales in the corner of the endzone for 17 yards and a score, extending the Orange lead to 10. Paulus finished the game with another impressive stat line, completing 21 of 28 passes, for 270 yards and 2 touchdowns.</p> <p>The defense helped keep the ball rolling as well. After dropping a near-interception earlier in the game, junior linebacker Doug Hogue picked off an errant Smith pass and returned it 30 yards to the Maine 10-yard line, allowing Carter to barrel into the endzone from five yards out for another score.</p> <p>The scoring pace slowed during the fourth quarter, with Syracuse and Maine trading touchdowns late in the game, securing a 41-24 Syracuse win.</p> <p>The Orange have a very tough obstacle ahead of them, with the USF Bulls coming to the Dome off of a big upset of Florida State over the weekend.</p><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/dalyons/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />BlackKnight76http://www.blogger.com/profile/06437167179544750894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-37966254644973270222009-09-28T22:23:00.001-04:002009-09-28T22:30:57.348-04:00Dan's postgame articleis posted here:<a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/263152-orange-avoids-falling-into-bear-trap">http://bleacherreport.com/articles/263152-orange-avoids-falling-into-bear-trap</a><br /><br />Read and comment it up people!3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-8776158197914812392009-09-19T23:11:00.003-04:002009-09-19T23:59:57.600-04:00OLE!CUE THE BEANERS!<br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://photographs.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/rp1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://photographs.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/rp1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>SYRACUSE 37</div><div> </div><div>NORTHWESTERN 34</div><div>FINAL</div><br /><div>I cannot believe what i just saw. 2 Months ago Ryan Lichtenstein was merely just a kid headed off to college with no athletic aspirations. Now he boots the game winner for Doug Marrone's first game! Lichtenstein's Monster is ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>I'ma do this in a tip of the hat/wag of the finger format.</div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>A tip of the hat t0.....</div><br /><div>RYAN LICHTENSTEIN!-this shit explains itself. i shouldnt have to explain it because if you didnt watch the game you're not a fan anymore. by the way, he had 2 other field goals too. </div><br /><div>GREG PAULUS-He outdid himself yet again goin 24-35 for 346 yards, 2 tds and a pick. </div><br /><div>Mike Kafka- Give credit where it's due. he went 34-42 390 yards and 5 total TDs. such an impressive performance.</div><br /><div>Mike Williams-Career high 11 receptions for 209 yards and a pair of TDs. </div><br /><div>Dan Lyons- For getting on TV and getting front row seats. that's an accomplishment.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div>Stefan Demos-we love you. you can come back and miss extra points any time you want, we won't stop you.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div>A wag of the Finger to......</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div>Da'mon Merkerson- Was there any reason for that kick catch interference call? i mean good effort but c'mon, a little common sense pleaseee?</div><br /><div>Jim Mckenzie-Snaps looked better in the 2nd half but we're all going to be keeping an eye on him. the errant snap thing is a huge problem. you can say greg is distracted by your nice firm buttocks all you want but......</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 351px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://media.syracuse.com/post-standard/photo/-8c44b465fd88beea_custom_665xauto.jpg" /><br /><br />Ok you can say that. i'm speechless.<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978998319640321999.post-37385964858694343372009-09-11T19:21:00.000-04:002009-09-11T19:22:01.889-04:00pathetic....<a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/09/09/students-try-to-steal-giant-pepper-from-chilis-rooftop/">http://www.asylum.com/2009/09/09/students-try-to-steal-giant-pepper-from-chilis-rooftop/</a><br /><br />crazy kids....3rddownpunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771140439168237097noreply@blogger.com0