January 18, 2010 – 10:09 am
The Syracusan is one of the smartest guys I know. Always has been. And that’s saying something because we’ve known each other for a really, really long time. Let’s be conservative and call it 15 years, though it’s probably more like 20. So I can say with some authority that he’s probably also one of [...]
December 14, 2009 – 1:58 pm
Fellow Orange fans, please welcome San Jose Mercury News sports writer Jon Wilner as he joins New York Daily News scribe Dick Weiss as a charter of Cuse Country’s official Smartest Men in the World Club.
What has Wilner done to deserve this honor? Well, like Weiss, he had the good sense to give Syracuse a [...]
December 14, 2009 – 11:42 am
Can this be true? If you were watching the Kentucky-Indiana game this weekend, please weigh in. But I’m hearing there was some talk amongst the announcers that John Calipari texted Jimmy B. after the Florida game and said something along the lines of, “I srsly hope we don’t play u bc ur team looks 2 [...]
December 14, 2009 – 8:59 am
“Happy Wednesday, hoops fans. Welcome to Louis Brown Athletic Center here in lovely Piscataway, N.J. for a battle a battle in the Big East. This is Dave O’Brien and I’m joined by Len Elmore as we bring you the second-ranked Syracuse University Orange as they take on the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers. Will the Goliath [...]
December 7, 2009 – 8:38 pm
In the comments on AGP’s chart of the Maine game, I observed that it seems like we’re really handling business this year, even against weak foes. Josh responded thusly:
Last year we had one win of 30+ points (2 if you count lemoyne). The year before that, one. Before that, one. Before that, three, and before [...]
December 5, 2009 – 9:30 am
Ahead of tonight’s game against Maine, Associated Press hoops writer John Kekis chatted with Jimmy B. and coaxed this gem out of him regarding his use of bench players:
“We want to get these guys in,” Boeheim said. “That’s the value of these games, so that they can show some things they can do and show [...]
December 4, 2009 – 3:35 pm
Not much to say about this ESPN.com online chat, in which Jimmy B. demonstrates his mastery of the art of saying nothing about anything. Someone asked him about Doug Gottlieb, but he punted. Oh well.
December 1, 2009 – 6:10 pm
Last week, we were the first to let you know that New York Daily News sportswriter Dick Weiss was the mystery man behind Syracuse’s lone first-place vote in the AP college basketball poll. Well, let us confirm, officially, that Mr. Weiss is once again SU’s biggest fan. That’s right: He put us atop his ballot [...]
November 24, 2009 – 3:04 pm
Ever since we saw that SU got one first-place vote in this week’s AP poll, we’ve been wondering which brave and insightful scribe thinks we’ve got the best darn men’s basketball team in the country. Now we know.
It’s Dick Weiss, New York Daily News sports writer and, evidently, the country’s biggest Orange fan. (Here’s an [...]
March 14, 2009 – 11:30 am
No, I’m talking about the Orange’s amazing run in the Big East Tournament. Here’s what I really never thought I’d see: My alma mater playing for a spot in the Big Dance. If Binghamton can beat UMBC today, they’ll win the America East championship and claim the conference’s automatic bid. When I first got there, [...]
