After a slow start out of the gate which included a number of poor shooting performances and head coach Jim Boeheim calling the Orange his most overrated team ever, Syracuse has regained its footing and is playing better basketball. Sloppy early season performances against Detroit and William and Mary gave way to impressive victories over [...]
Posts Tagged ‘March Madness’
Dayton, OH + TruTV + Bubble Teams = Fun For All
July 12th, 2010 
Dave Cooperman 
5 Comments By Dave Cooperman The NCAA Tournament is in the news again and finally after much rejoicing at the expansion to 68 as opposed to 96, we finally know how the “play-in games” will be determined. The final 4 at-large teams and the final 4 automatic qualifiers will have the right to play their way into [...]
‘Few’ Better Than Gonzaga’s Head Man
March 20th, 2010 Tom Sullivan No Comments By Tom Sullivan It was two and a half weeks since the Syracuse basketball team had won a game before it took the court last night. Hard to believe, considering they chalked up 28 of those wins during the regular season. But there they found themselves, winless since Senior Night – March 2nd at the [...]
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Tags: arinze onuaku, gonzaga, jim boeheim, March Madness, mark few, NCAA Tournament, senior night, Syracuse, vermont catamounts No Comments »Report: Arinze Onuaku ruled Out vs. Gonzaga
March 20th, 2010 Contributors No Comments Staff Greg Gumbel reported on CBS earlier today (Saturday) that Arinze Onuaku is officially ruled out vs. the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
Where Were You 5 Years and 1 Day Ago?
March 19th, 2010 Tim Schlittner 5 Comments By Tim Schlittner Nearly 5 years ago to the day, on March 18, 2005, Syracuse suffered its second most heartbreaking defeat in program history (behind the 1991 Richmond loss). They suffered it at the hands of the same Vermont Catamounts they will face tonight in the first round of the NCAA tournament. For 5 years [...]
Posted in Tim Schlittner Tags: craig forth, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, Orangemen, Syracuse, vermont 5 Comments »
Trading Paces: Former Orangeman Excited To Exorcise Vermont Demons
March 19th, 2010 Steve Schaefer No Comments By Steve Schaefer After an action-packed first day of March Madness, Syracuse begins its run toward Indianapolis in Buffalo tonight against the 16th seeded Vermont Catamounts. For some perspective on this year’s team, Otto’sArmy.com tracked down a member of the 2003 Championship team for his thoughts on the program and the chances that they’ll be singing [...]
Posted in Steve Schaefer Tags: 16 seed, 2003 championship, buffalo, catamounts, indian, josh pace, March Madness, Syracuse, vermont No Comments »
A Crazy Game of Poker
March 17th, 2010 Dave Cooperman 1 Comment By Dave Cooperman I’m not Phil Ivey but I can spot a bluff. I have watched zero minutes of the World Series of Poker but I can see an obvious tell. Arinze Onuaku is going to play on Friday night. Now let me state that I do believe he is injured, and not just injured, [...]
Posted in David Cooperman Tags: arinze onuaku, daily orange, dashonte riley, jim boeheim, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, Syracuse 1 Comment »
Squeezing the Juice: An Exclusive One-on-One with ESPN Anchor and SU Graduate Anish Shroff
March 16th, 2010 Tim Schlittner 1 Comment By Tim Schlittner Otto’s Army is proud to unveil the first of many interviews with Syracuse sports personalities. Featured columnist Tim Schlittner recently spoke with ESPN anchor Anish Shroff, himself a Syracuse alumnus. Shroff touched on everything from his career path to Syracuse’s chances in the upcoming NCAA tournament to the end of the “Dark [...]
Hot Links: Turkish Prison Edition
March 16th, 2010 Zach Lowe 1 Comment By Euclid 419er With college basketball temporarily paused as we await the start of the tournament (was that an NBA game I saw on ESPN on a Monday night?), we also pause to remember Peter Graves, a Hollywood legend. Graves passed on Sunday at the age of 83. While Graves’ defining role was Mr. Phelps [...]
Posted in Zach Lowe Tags: airplane, hot links, jim boeheim, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, orange, Syracuse, Wesley Johnson 1 Comment »Orange Makeover
March 15th, 2010 Tom Sullivan No Comments By Tom Sullivan Jim Boeheim confirmed with ESPN Monday morning that it’s unlikely Arinze Onuaku will be available for Friday’s game against Vermont in Buffalo. There seems to be some hope that he may be able to log a few minutes if the Orange can beat the Catamounts and advance to Sunday, though that seems [...]
