The Morning According to Us
Paul Kix...up and, you know, learn to quarterback again. But my goodness he was once a stud. The Syracuse Post-Standard's Bud Poliquin watched Paulus at Christian Brothers Academy quite a bit. "I've never...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 16, 2009Up In The Air Totally
Elena Bergeron, Anna K. Clemmons, Ian Gordon, John Gustafson, Jason Jordan, Molly Knight, Ari YolkutThis March seems even more mad than usual. So who will get to Atlanta? Our numbers don't lie
Story | Conversation | April 09, 2009The Covenant of the Clipboard
Elena Bergeron, Jerry Bembry and Anna K. ClemmonsTaking home net scraps in April is sweet, but these five super assistants know it's what happens the rest of the year that makes a college basketball team.
Story | Conversation | March 26, 2009The Morning According to Us: Ranking the Sweet 16 Games
Ted Bauer...you probably will, please e-mail us. We like discourse. It's healthy. Here goes nada. 1. Syracuse vs. Oklahoma Movie tagline ready: "The hottest team versus the best player!" 2. Missouri vs. Memphis We...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009Behind the Bets
Chad Millman...But Joe doesn't gamble til it hurts. He won't spend the weekend breaking down the Syracuse zone. He's not a computer geek with an encrypted betting system that Chloe O'Brien couldn...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 24, 2009Behind the Bets
Chad Millman...of this be at this point? Behold: SOUTH First Round Winners North Carolina LSU Western Kentucky Gonzaga Syracuse Arizona St Clemson Oklahoma Second Round Winners North Carolina Gonzaga Arizona St Oklahoma Third Round Winners Gonzaga...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2009Poll Position
Chris SprowPre-season polls as a tourney indicator? Hey, it adds up.
Story | Conversation | March 18, 2009Reporting From ... The Far End of the Syracuse Bench
Sean QuinnJustin Thomas let out a wide yawn last night on the Syracuse bench at the start of the second half against Connecticut. It was just like the drowsiness so...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2009Behind the Bets
Chad MillmanThe world is full of maxims: "Above all, try something" (FDR), "Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades" (Bill, my Camp Horseshoe counselor)...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 11, 2009The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...last ten years, while Cinderella is so heavily associated with this tourney, she still scrubs the floor. Syracuse winning as a No. 4 seed with the emerging Carmelo Anthony leading the way in 2003 was...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 10, 2009ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings
Ted BauerBEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A BIG EAST TOURNAMENT? ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GO AGAINST G-MAC [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power Rankings is? P...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 09, 2009The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...be the Appalachians, it'll still be OK, because Jim Boeheim will probably win 20 games coaching Syracuse. Last night the man who's featured a receding hairline, a quizzical look and an infuriatingly constant...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009Behind the Bets
Chad MillmanI don't know if you've been listening to our prez, but we are in the midst of an economic catastrophe, people. This is no time to be wasting hard-earn...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009Lil Wayne's Blog: "I really believe that Carolina has the character to win out."
Lil Wayne...I really believe that Carolina has the character to win out. I think teams like Duke and Syracuse are going to struggle in the tournament and lose early. Look for UNC to go all the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009The NEXT: Reasons To Worry About Tennessee
Ted Bauer...the recruiting class of 2009. He "soft verbal'ed" to Tennessee, but is now making visits to Syracuse and Auburn. Ummm. This is going down in the same fortnight that Lane Kiffin gave over half...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 28, 2009