By Zach Lowe First off, let me just say that game was awesome. It was great to see Kris Joseph go crazy and work himself into SU-Georgetown lore. Regardless of who was “supposed” to win, anytime you beat your arch rival, it feels great and is a highlight of the season. So nice job fellas. [...]
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Syracuse vs. Georgetown: Whatever Helps You Sleep At Night, Casual Hoya
February 8th, 2012 
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6 Comments By Zach Lowe Parting is such sweet sorrow. – William Shakespeare With Syracuse and Georgetown meeting for the first time since it was announced that we’d be leaving for the ACC, the backdrop for tonight’s game is the uncertain future of one of college basketball’s greatest rivalries. While change is often good, many fear it, [...]
Syracuse Vs. Georgetown: As Long As They Play, Rivalry Will Have Plenty Of Heat
February 8th, 2012 Zach Lowe No Comments By Zach Lowe* It’s ESPN rivalry week and just like in many recent years, Syracuse/Georgetown is headlining a great night of college basketball. But with Syracuse’s move to the ACC on the horizon, the days of the two hoops heavyweights battling it out for the Big East crown are indeed winding down. But for the [...]
Tom Coughlin: From The Orange To Big Blue
February 3rd, 2012 Steve Schaefer No Comments By Steve Schaefer Everybody knows the Syracuse connection to Super Bowl 42, when Orange alum David Tyree hauled in a miracle from Eli Manning to save the game and keep the Giants quest for a title alive. But there’s another ‘Cuse connection from that game still around four years later, with Tyree in retirement, and [...]
While Fab’s Missing Up Front, The Problem Is In The Back
February 1st, 2012 Zach Lowe 3 Comments By Zach Lowe Great to hear that Fab Melo may be back in uniform soon. He is without a doubt a major component of a potential Final Four run. But Syracuse’s three-game “skid” (love it when a skid includes two wins) is only partially a result of the big man’s academic woes. Yes, we’ve been [...]
Marquette Is The Mile Marker On Dion Waiters’ Redemption Road
January 6th, 2012 Zach Lowe 1 Comment By Zach Lowe As the clock read 0.0, the fans in Milwaukee went wild. Final score: Marquette 76, Syracuse 70. It was January 29, 2011. Syracuse was hitting bottom as the reality of a four game losing streak sank in. Syracuse Kris Joseph walked dejectedly off the court. Scoop Jardine had his patented look of [...]
Some Thoughts On The #1 Syracuse Orange’s Win At N.C. State
December 19th, 2011 Zach Lowe 4 Comments By Zach Lowe This weekend, the wife, a couple of my fellow OA.com writers and I made the 4.5 hour trip from D.C. to Raleigh to witness Syracuse’s first true road game in a century (or something like that). Some thoughts on our Orange odyssey… NC State fans were relatively polite, as if they really [...]
Time For A Deep Breath On Doug Marrone
December 6th, 2011 Tim Schlittner 10 Comments By Tim Schlittner Allow me to start by acknowledging a few facts: 1) The 2011 season was a disappointment. 2) Finishing in last place in football in the Big East is never acceptable. 3) The final five games ranged from sloppy to disastrous. 4) Doug Marrone is responsible for the performance of his team. No [...]
Excuses, Excuses
December 5th, 2011 Dave Cooperman 1 Comment By Dave Cooperman “I’m not wrong on a lot of things, especially when it comes to the team. I truly believe that. I think I have a good sense of the team. I talked about it early in the year. I don’t know if you remember, but I talked about this year being a transitional [...]
By Saying Boeheim Doesn’t Get It, Pat Forde Shows He Doesn’t Get It
November 30th, 2011 Zach Lowe 9 Comments By Zach Lowe Following last night’s much anticipated Jim Boeheim press conference, Yahoo! sports columnist Pat Forde once again took to the web to write about the still-unfolding Bernie Fine saga. After reading it, I was left scratching my head. A Missouri grad, maybe he’s envious of our superior journalism school. Tellingly, a couple years [...]
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