By Tom Sullivan Continuing with the Football Friday series, this week will feature season predictions by each of our writers, running Monday through Friday. — Thursday September 1st Wake Forest – 21 Syracuse – 30 Two programs trending in opposite directions. That trend continues in the opener. Fun fact -Wake Forest’s offensive coordinator is named…Steed Lobotzke. [...]
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Football Friday: Incoming Freshman
August 5th, 2011 
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No Comments By Tom Sullivan Having spent the first two months of summer looking position-by-position at the 2011 version of the Syracuse football team, we usher in the dog days of August with an introduction to the freshmen, post grads and junior college transfers who arrive for the first time on campus as Orangemen. First, the two [...]
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Tags: Football Friday, freshman, Syracuse, syracuse football No Comments »Football Friday: Offensive Line
July 8th, 2011 Tom Sullivan 1 Comment By Tom Sullivan Brace yourself for what is about to follow. Considering where this program has been over the last decade, it’s just about the most surprising thing any Syracuse football fan could read as they prepare for the 2011 season – the Orange offensive line will be the strength of this team as it [...]
Posted in Football Friday, Thomas Sullivan Tags: Football Friday, offensive line, Syracuse, syracuse footall 1 Comment »With One Decision In, Orange Nation Waits For The Next
March 23rd, 2011 Tom Sullivan 20 Comments By Tom Sullivan With all the bad news and negativity surrounding Sunday’s loss, one piece of good news seems to have flown a bit under the radar – Kris Joseph is coming back for his senior year. It doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone who paid attention to this team over the last five [...]
Questions Linger As Syracuse Football Returns For Spring Practice
March 8th, 2011 Tom Sullivan No Comments By Tom Sullivan It’s been one of the longest winters in recent memory across the northeast, yet it seems hard to believe the Syracuse football team already takes the field Tuesday for the first of its mandated 15 spring practices. Those practices will culminate with the annual Spring Game on Saturday April 16th in the [...]
Rutgers Preview: Appearances Can Be Deceiving (In The Win/Loss Column)
February 18th, 2011 Tom Sullivan 1 Comment By Tom Sullivan No, Rutgers basketball is not back (and hasn’t been for thirty years), but Saturday’s game against the Scarlet Knights would have been a lot less worrisome 365 days ago. Yes, the Orange are at home and are heavy favorites with good reason – but this game may not be the layup most [...]
Odd Schedule Gives Orange Time to Figure Some Things Out
February 15th, 2011 Tom Sullivan No Comments By Tom Sullivan The Big East Tournament tips off three weeks from today on Tuesday March 8th at Madison Square Garden. In what may be the strangest scheduling the Orange have ever had to end a conference season, Syracuse will play just 4 games in that 21 day span. After Monday’s much needed win over [...]
A Solid Recruiting Campaign Comes With A Reality Check
February 2nd, 2011 Tom Sullivan No Comments By Tom Sullivan On Wednesday, Doug Marrone accepted the faxed Letters of Intent of 27 high school seniors, prepsters or junior college transfers. Six of those 27 are already on campus, having enrolled early this spring semester in order to get a jump on their college careers. The remaining 21 will report to campus for [...]
Posted in Thomas Sullivan Tags: Doug Marrone, signing day, Syracuse, syracuse football No Comments »Is Syracuse Basketball A Fraud?
January 28th, 2011 Tom Sullivan 16 Comments By Tom Sullivan Let me start off by saying I’m a Syracuse alum – a proud alum who wouldn’t trade the four years I had at Syracuse for anything in the world. I spent two years and a summer interning for Michael Veley in the athletic department. I bleed Orange and Syracuse athletics is one [...]
Back Home, Syracuse Looks To Rebound Against Villanova
January 21st, 2011 Tom Sullivan 2 Comments By Tom Sullivan Another day, another top 10 match-up for Syracuse this Saturday as the 7th ranked Villanova Wildcats visit the Dome. Welcome to the Big East Dion Waiters, CJ Fair & Co. Coming off a short-handed disappointment at Pittsburgh Monday, the Orange will try to rebound after a loss for the first time all [...]
