Kris or Maurice Joseph?
Which brother would you rather have in your starting rotation?
March 15th, 2010Will Syracuse have any trouble in the first two rounds if AO sits?
March 15th, 2010Jimmy B announced late Sunday that Onuaku will most likely not be in the starting rotation this weekend after injuring his right quadriceps against Georgetown.
Who thinks we’ll run into trouble against Vermont (and potentially Gonzaga) with no AO?
Syracuse nabs #1 seed for the first time since 1980!
March 15th, 2010YES, we’ve definitely been MIA the past few month. Now that tourney times is here we are going to be covering all the latest ORANGE injury reports, news, etc throughout. Please stay tuned….
Juli Boeheim Big Head Campaign in EFFECT!
February 4th, 2010BREAKING NEWS ALERT – Syracuse students are all about the the Big Heads this season….Our friends over at The Saltine Warriors were brainstorming and came up with the Juli Big Head Campaign! Seems like a great idea!
Who’s going to make one? Do we think Jimmy’s going to enjoy seeing the undergrads hands all over his wife?
Syracuse Basketball Rap Song: New Release (with Lyrics): “SYRACUSE BASKETBALL LET’S GO”
January 31st, 2010Download the Let’s Go MP3 for your iTunes here: http://www.orangesocial.com/cuse_lets_go.mp3
(FYI: To save this to your computer you’ll need to do something like CTRL-Click on the link and save to your desired location.)
- by J.O.(Jake Ober – Student at SU) ft. Sam Bone Dean
Intro:
(Ayy Ayy, Ayy Ayy)
Everyone at the carrier dome,
All thirty thousand of ya’ll
I need you to get up out ya seats right now
This is SYRACUSE BASKETBALL
Chorus: J.O.
B Triche, Wes J, AO on the flo,
Jim Boeheim run that 2-3 zone
Let’s gooo, (Ay Ay) Let’s gooo
B Triche, Wes J, AO on the flo,
Jim Boeheim run that 2-3 zone
Let’s gooo, (Ay Ay) Let’s gooo
Let’s gooo
Sam Bone Dean: Verse
SU controllin the rock, and its hot, like a potatoe
Put competition right out, jumpers dunkin the free throws
You best to bring ya A game, and look all the way alive
Especially when you got AO on the inside
All skills and pride cannot divide, it’s teamwork
Kris Joseph and Mookie Jones makin the dream work
Demolishin colleges home or away
If you want it, we will bring it to you any given game day
Andy Rautins like a beast with the threes, workin you up and down and all around the court takin leads
Crossovers with skills on time, led by Jim Boeheim
Takin it all the way to the top, SU in its prime, I’M
Feelin like a champ already
Like its time to cut the net and hit the lights drop the confetti
You will never find another team stronger than this,
SU accurate immaculant we just can’t miss.
Chorus: J.O.
B Triche, Wes J, AO on the flo,
Jim Boeheim run that 2-3 zone
Let’s gooo, (Ay Ay) Let’s gooo
B Triche, Wes J, AO on the flo,
Jim Boeheim run that 2-3 zone
Let’s gooo, (Ay Ay) Let’s gooo
Lets goo
J.O.: Verse 2
It starts with B Triche runnin the flo,
Number one in the nation runnin the 2-3 zone
We turn defense to offense just so you know.
Jardine hittin the threes, call it the Scoop Show
This is the 315, now let us blow ya mind
Been waitin all this time, you need to get on our side
Nd vybe, we stride, to be number 1 nation-wide
Hop on the bandwagon and let’s ride
Ain’t eva satisifed, we neva stop til we’ve won it
Wes Cash J’s at the bank, because he’s so monay
Ballin from our head to our feet, SU is a nightmare, and now its time for you to go to sleep
Rick Jackson in action dont think that hes passin, Its dunk after dunk or until the crowd is reactin
It’s happenin, Whats this? Its a steal from Scoop! Rick pass, Triche lob, Wes J with the alley-oop!
Chorus: J.O.
B Triche, Wes J, AO on the flo,
Jim Boeheim run that 2-3 zone
Let’s gooo, (Ay Ay) Let’s gooo
B Triche, Wes J, AO on the flo,
Jim Boeheim run that 2-3 zone
Let’s gooo, (Ay Ay) Let’s gooo
Let’s goo
A Syracuse fan cherishes the Orange
January 27th, 2010
Dennis Nett/The Syracuse Post-Standard
By Donna Ditota/The Post-Standard
January 26, 2010, 10:55PM
Peggy Tatum e-mailed me this letter today. I don’t know her. We’ve never corresponded before. But I thought the letter was powerfully written. So I’m sharing it with you (with Peggy’s permission).
Sometimes we “know” things about life’s meaning in ways both big and small. Here is a small way I know the Supreme Being is orange. In October I bought a Georgetown ticket for my daughter up in 308. As fate would have it, we now have other seats, and therefore my 308 ticket needed to find a fan. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t find a buyer. I emailed every person in my office, with no luck. Orange forums – zip. Monday night I was resigned that the ticket was going to waste. How, HOW could a Georgetown ticket not find a home with a devoted SU fan? It made no sense.
Then, at 6:10 p.m. I got a call from a colleague. “M” had been standing in the supermarket check out line, and overheard the woman in front of her lament to the cashier that she desperately wanted to attend the Georgetown game, but didn’t have a ticket. “I guess I’ll just have to go up the hill and take my luck with the scalpers.” “M” tapped the lady on the shoulder, and said, “I know someone with a ticket!” Thirty minutes later that fan and I were embracing in front of Gate N. “I knew someone would love this ticket!” I said. “I can’t believe I found it!” she replied. A coincidence? All throughout that game, I would look up at 308 – and smile.
Here’s a big way I know the Supreme Being is orange. My mother died October 9 of congestive heart failure. For 16 months prior to her death, I flew to Wisconsin once a month to help take care of her. During the 2008-09 basketball season, I planned my week-long visits in between home games. It seemed so cold, so calculating – but.. but.. I had season tickets! One time I broke down and confessed my scheduling secret to mom. “Why, that’s perfectly normal,” she said. “I would do the same. As long as I get to see you, why should I care?” Mom was a Packer fan.
After she died, I faced another basketball season without worry and care, but with profound sadness. And then a little miracle happened. I had the opportunity to purchase center court side seats, just for this season. They were expensive. I ulcerated – for about an hour. Then I bought them. And the games began. And we began to win. And win. And win. “What are the chances,” I often wondered, “that I would just “happen” to get these incredible seats, this year of all years, during one of the most incredible seasons I have ever witnessed?” A coincidence?
Last night at the Georgetown game, I saw Andy steal, A.O. and Rick labor and score, Wes jump over the moon, Triche swish, Scoop scoooop, and Kris just be adorably scary. The Dome was thunderous, and I had some of the best seats in the house. At one point, I sent a thought up into the cosmos: “Mom, are you watching THIS?”
Do I really believe the Supreme Being is orange? Yes. But I believe “he” is also gray Hoya, red Storm, green Spartan and even, yes, even blue Devil. I intend to appreciate the hell out of every moment of this season, whatever happens, because this year is not a coincidence, and I zealously believe in this team. Go Orange!
Great day to live in Washington DC!
January 26th, 2010
What a wonderful feeling to stroll through the streets of Georgetown this morning rocking a bright Orange Syracuse scarf. The looks I got were classic!
Hopefully, the Orange will come down to DC and really put it to JT III and his over-ranked Hoyas one more time.
Weekend matchups. Will Cuse move up in the rankings?
January 21st, 2010There are a ton of difficult matchups this weekend and the Orange have a legitimate chance to move up a few spots in the rankings. Will there be a #1 next to Syracuse University when the polls come out Monday?!
Here are my predictions…Do you agree?
#1 Texas (17-1, 3-1 Big 12) vs #21 Connecticut (12-6, 3-3 Big East) *CBS* 4:00 PM – One thing we do know is that Calhoun won’t be on the sidelines. They’re coming off an emotional win at home on Wednesday night. Will they be able to match up against a physical Texas team that already has one loss on the road this week? UCONN Wins.
Arkansas (8-9, 1-1 SEC) vs #2 Kentucky (18-0, 3-0 SEC) *ESPN 360* 4:00 PM – John Wall scores 45 points. Kentucky wins.
#3 Kansas (17-1, 3-0 Big 12) vs Iowa St (12-6, 1-2 Big 12) *ESPN* 2:00 PM – It would be a different story if Iowa State still had Wes Johnson. Kansas wins.
#4 Villanova (17-1, 6-0 Big East) vs St. John’s (12-6, 2-4 Big East) *ESPN* 12:00 PM – I feel like Scotty Reynolds has been playing for Nova since the early 90’s. Villanova has way too much firepower. NOVA wins.
Marquette (11-7, 2-4 Big East) vs #5 Syracuse (18-1, 5-1 Big East) *ESPNU* 2:00 PM – It’s always great coming home to the Dome after winning 3 on the road. Wes Johnson and Andy Rautins light it up in front of a huge crowd this Saturday. CUSE wins.
#6 Duke (15-3, 3-2 ACC) vs #16 Clemson (15-4, 3-2 ACC) *ESPN* 9:00 PM – I don’t like Duke. I don’t like UNC. Clemson wins.
#7 Michigan St (16-3, 6-0 Big Ten) vs Minnesota (12-6, 3-3 Big Ten) *CBS* 12:00 PM – Michigan St has a perfect record in conference play this season. MSU win
#25 Ohio St (14-5, 4-3 Big Ten) vs #12 West Virginia (14-3, 4-2 Big East) *CBS* 2:00 PM – Big East continues to dominate outside the conference. WVU needs this win like Bobby Huggins needs his scotch. WVU wins.
Michigan (10-8, 3-3 Big Ten) vs #15 Purdue (15-3, 3-3 Big Ten) *ESPN* 4:00 PM – Purdue has to be the most overrated team in the country. Michigan wins.
Triche Beats Notre Dame-He’s done it before, he’ll do it again!
January 18th, 2010
The only difference is the last time was March ‘09 at Manley Field House when Triche’s high school alma mater, Jamesville-DeWitt, claimed its second straight Section III, Class A Championship over (Utica) Notre Dame! Triche scored 22 points in that game – what are the chances we’ll see that again tonight!?
An excerpt from a pre-season article by Zach Smart who’s written for Big East Basketball Report, Hoops Addict and The East Coast Bias….”Jim Boeheim snared one of the nation’s highly sought after items on the recruiting market by penning local product Brandon Triche. Triche starred at Jamesville-Dewitt HS, Rautin’s alma mater. Accustomed to a high-octane style, Triche was the Class A Co-New York State Player of the Year. Triche is a bulky 6-4 guard who operates offense like the rest of us wake up in the morning. He’s a major steal for the Orange, as national media outlets did not equate him with the star power of other blue chips.
Expect Triche to get meaningful tick his freshman year. He could potentially float up as one of the elite rookies in the Big East ocean. The gem of Jim Boeheim’s 2009 recruiting class, Triche has the Hall of Fame coach ultra confident in putting the rock in his hands from the get-go. Don’t sleep.”
Orange Make it Interesting, Beat WVU
January 16th, 2010Brandon Triche lead The Orange in scoring today as Syracuse pulled out the win in Morgantown 72-71. Once again SU played a lackluster first half, and followed it up with a much better second half. Johnson was suffering from flu like symptoms and put up only 13 points and pulled down only 5 boards. Rautins fouled out for the first time this season, as a number of players got in foul trouble today. Triche impressed in the second half and was the reason the Orange won today. Onuaku was less than impressive today and seemed like he was dragging most of the game. Syracuse blew a double digit lead in the second half, and let the Mountaineers back into the game. Overtime looked like a good possibility but Syracuse was able to hold on after a few lead changes and get the W. A win is a win is a win and I’m glad Syracuse got the win today.
The Orange take on the unranked Irish in Southbend on Monday at 7.
