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General Discussions => No Glove No Love => Topic started by: booztravlr on November 13, 2007, 10:32:38 am
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So, hopefully there are some UConn or BC fans on this board to counter all my Syracuse talk.
I have some pretty high expectations for Syracuse this year. Some really talented Freshman (Jonny Flynn and Donte Green) who are going to see a lot of playing time. I know it\'s early but both of them logged 36 minutes last night. Flynn was 6-7 from 3pt., 5 Rebounds, 9 Assists and 28pts, which is a Syracuse Freshman debut record. The team is really young with one senior who won\'t play much and two juniors who will start. The rest of the upper class just rides the pine. I couldn\'t afford season tix this year but I will be scalping a bunch of games. I\'ll also be at the Syracuse/Villanova game in Philly Superbowl weekend. Unfortunately Syracuse doesn\'t play at UConn this year.
I\'ve been seeing games since 1982 when I was about 1 years old. I just wrote this story on another board so I may as well copy it here too. In 1982 at one of the first games my parents took me to I was in one of those baby carts that they can carry around since a stroller would be a pain in the ass at the Dome. It was right around my first birthday (February) so I am sure it was an important big east game. While in the baby seat in the stands I was just wearing an orange Syracuse shirt and a diaper. All of a sudden I take a monster shit, only it\'s all liquid and full of fury. It goes out the sides of my diapers and all over the couple in front of us. My parents were so embarrassed but honestly what can you do? The couple got up and just walked out of the dome. They said I was laughing a little after it happened. Poor people. Hopefully Cuse won that night.
Now that\'s how you start a thread!
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I really wanted to catch a Syracuse basketball game when I was out there for last February\'s Breakfast run.
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That a pretty old video above - ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!
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ORANGE!! All the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I believe the Syracuse game is nationally televised on ESPN at 7pm (EST) tonight. They play St Joe\'s.
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Umm... remember when UVM beat Syracuse in round 1 a few years back?
Yeah....
go Catamounts
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Umm... remember when UVM beat Syracuse in round 1 a few years back?
Yeah....
go Catamounts
Bastard! I went to that game with two of my friends. Worcester is only 4 or so hours from Syracuse. We (the two of us not driving) drank a bottle of scotch on the car ride along with a couple beers since we would be arriving just before tip off. Most of the crowd was UVM fans and the orange representation was very thin. That didn\'t matter to us. We were pumped to be there and see them play. Unfortunately they played like shit that night. My dad said he would pay for our hotel room for two nights if they won the first game. Doh! We drove back to Syracuse after that game in one of the most silent car rides I\'ve ever been apart of. I\'ve seen them play in Worcester, NYC, DC and Philly and they\'ve NEVER won when I\'ve attended a road game. Talk about shitty luck. I figure I\'ve well over due for a win this February in Philly.
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Umm... remember when UVM beat Syracuse in round 1 a few years back?
Yeah....
go Catamounts
remember when UAlbany beat vermont 2 years in a row the past 2 years to get into the NCAA tourney?
go danes
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get outta here
has albany ever won a game in the tournament?
dont think so
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we almost pulled the first ever 1-16 upset against uconn 2 years ago
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Remember when UVM won the National Championship?
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I\'m heading down to Philly this afternoon for the Syracuse/Villanova game which is tomorrow at 12. Hopefully I finally get to see them win on the road. If they lose again that would put me at 0-4 for Syracuse road games and my parents might disown me. If you\'re actually going to watch it, I\'ll be wearing a orange ski mask and the brightest orange fleece jacket you\'ll ever see. I\'m sitting behind one of the hoops in the second tier so maybe they\'ll pan up there for some free throws.
GO CUSE!
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Cuse Ninja strikes again...
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Finally got that road win! Up next, UConn @ the dome on Wednesday. Should be a great game, as they always are. I got a PBR tall can at River St. to bet against any UConn takers.
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I don\'t know how you could think that \'Cuse has any chance vs. UCONN. I was just looking through Syracuse\'s win/loss record just now...wow! They suck! Losses against UMass and Rhode Island at home? You think you\'re going to beat UCONN? Really Booztravlr? Really? The biggest win you have is your last game against Villanova (who has now lost 4 straight). I mean, right now if I am looking at their record, \'Cuse looks like they are going to be sitting out of the NCAA tournament for a second str8 year if something doesn\'t change quickly. Where are you quality wins? Where is your rationale for thinking this game is even going to be close?
So my point is that you stand no chance vs. UCONN. I\'m not going to River St. Jazz, but i\'m sure anyone who is going would be happy to take you up on that bet. Pretty much money in the bank.
UCONN! HUSKIES!
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The Huskies are gonna beat up on Cuse. If I was going to River St. I would take that bet in a heartbeat!
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Big game tonight. I am surprised we haven\'t heard any chatter from Booztravlr. I assume he is pregaming!?!?
LET\'S GO HUSKIES!
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Damn. Had some chances tonight but couldn\'t get it done when it counted. That 9-0 run late in the second all but sealed the deal for UConn. Looks like I owe you two some beers! Hopefully you\'ll make it out East for some shows NickNels. BennyBoomers, I\'m sure we will cross paths in the near future. Hopefully Cuse and UConn play each other in the Big East tourny again this year, where we\'ve owned you the past 2 years. Good luck until then.
Cheers to the best conference in all of college basketball!
F Duke, go UNC! I can\'t stand Paulus (Syracuse native).
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Hopefully I\'ll get a chance to head back East sooner rather than later, and when I do I\'ll make sure to hit you up for some PBR tall boys Booztravlr.
I will give \'Cuse a lot of credit in this game. I thought they were just going to give it up after we got up about 10 late in the game, but they didn\'t. And Johnny Flynn! Are you kidding me? He looked for calm and poised when he hit those clutch 3\'s late in the game. He definetly looks very mature for a freshman. I was even a little nervous when he got that last 3 away.
I always like it when I can talk shit about other teams and sing UCONN\'s praises, but in all honesty I am not a Syracuse hater. I\'ve always been an Orange fan and really like the UCONN/\'Cuse competitive rivalry. It\'s almost always close, hard fought, and still classy (which probably has a lot to do with Boeheim and Calhoun).
Only teams I really don\'t like are Pittsburg, BC, and of course Duke.
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looks like cuse will not be making the tourney again...god dammit
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Great game Saturday! The Dome was packed (+31,300). Big road test tonight at Louisville. Hopefully they can carry some momentum from the Georgetown game. Greene needs to break out of his road game slump and take care of business tonight.
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Anyone know a link I could use to watch the Big East Tournament games online? espn360.com doesn\'t look to be offering it (at least in Syracuse). In the past we\'ve used out 4\' projector to watch it at work which makes for a solid afternoon. Thanks if you can help!
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espn game cast
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its awesome baby!
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If USD can somehow beat UConn that would be just so sweet!
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im nailing all my picks tonight...i had about 50% right from the day games
lots of great finishes tonight, im so pissed about the duke finish
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Wow that was a great game!
USD took down UConn in OT.
GO Toreros!!!
Sorry Chip Huskies
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As a devout hater of the Connecticut Huskies, allow me to say, GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE!!!
Although, I must admit I am somewhat sad to not get the chance to see their season end at the hands of my UCLA Bruins.
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what a great 3 games in florida. i had uconn going to the final 4, and believe it or not the only game i thought they might lose on the way was against san diego. those guys played a hell of a game. and what about that western kentucky finish!?! i love march madness
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syracuse blew a 22-point halftime lead last night to lose in the quarter-finals of the NIT tournament against UMASS, at home. What a pathetic way to finish the season. It was painful to watch.
booze, were you there?
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Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!!
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syracuse blew a 22-point halftime lead last night to lose in the quarter-finals of the NIT tournament against UMASS, at home. What a pathetic way to finish the season. It was painful to watch.
booze, were you there?
Ugh, can\'t say I didn\'t see that one coming. Since it was a 7:00 game I decided not to go. Very glad I made that decision. The story of the season was Syracuse blowing leads. I almost believed they were going to hold on to their lead in the second half but they got tired and kept missing 3 foot shots. They probably missed 10-12 3\' or less shots throughout the game. Due to a lack of bench players (2) they just can\'t play a complete 40 minutes game.
Everyone is coming back next season including Devendorf and Rautins plus a couple solid recruits. At least Boeheim will be able to sit his players when they start slacking off instead of suffering through their lazy ways...except for The Belgian Express (#12), he\'s the man!
Let us never speak of the 2007-08 Syracuse Men\'s Basketball season ever again.
Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!!
Ohhhhhh, sorry Chip.
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Yeah - I\'ll take that as I go into the Sweet 16. May Syracuse will end their 2 year drought and make it into the tournament in 2009.
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syracuse blew a 22-point halftime lead last night to lose in the quarter-finals of the NIT tournament against UMASS, at home. What a pathetic way to finish the season. It was painful to watch.
Wohoo! Sorry, I went to school at UMass (though unfortunately not during the Calipari years).
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I must admit that clip never gets old.
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Let\'s hope that KU can keep the magic alive for one more night. They\'ve gotten a lot of monkeys off their back this year.
- Losing to K-State
- Getting past the first two rounds in the tournament
- Beating Roy Williams in such a pivotal game
If they can win tonight, Self will accomplish what Roy Williams was unable to do for over decade and what none have been able to do since Danny Manning played for KU. So I\'ll say it one more time - ROCK, CHALK, JAYHAWK!!!!!!!
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yea i think im gonna root for kansas
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Memphis is gonna maul Kansas.
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I agree with Leith
They have the 2 best players on the floor in Rose and Douglas-Roberts
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They are pretty evenly matched. I\'m guessing it\'ll come down to free throws and who gets into foul trouble. I\'m rooting for Memphis due to the fact I thought Davidson should have beaten Kansas last weekend.
Did rock chalk jayhawk become popular because people in Kansas couldn\'t think of anything else that rhymes with hawk?
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They are pretty evenly matched. I\'m guessing it\'ll come down to free throws and who gets into foul trouble. I\'m rooting for Memphis due to the fact I thought Davidson should have beaten Kansas last weekend.
Did rock chalk jayhawk become popular because people in Kansas couldn\'t think of anything else that rhymes with hawk?
if this is the case, memphis is in trouble, although they shot well from the line last game
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i am the only one in the office pool who picked kansas to win it all so if they take it down tonight i get like a hundge n change i think i get a small winnings even if they lose. hoe its a good game
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They are pretty evenly matched. I\'m guessing it\'ll come down to free throws and who gets into foul trouble. I\'m rooting for Memphis due to the fact I thought Davidson should have beaten Kansas last weekend.
Did rock chalk jayhawk become popular because people in Kansas couldn\'t think of anything else that rhymes with hawk?
if this is the case, memphis is in trouble, although they shot well from the line last game
Since the opening weekend of the tournament they\'ve shot 74, 83 and 87% from the line. If they keep it at 74% or more they should be in good shape.
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Hope this clears the history of the chant up.
The chant was first adopted by the university\'s science club in 1886. Chemistry professor E.H.S. Bailey and his colleagues were returning by train to Lawrence after a conference. During their travel, they discussed a need of a rousing yell. They came up with "Rah, Rah, Jayhawk, KU", repeated three times. "Rock Chalk"—a transposition of chalk rock, a mineral that exists in western Kansas and similar to the coccolith found in the white cliffs of Dover—later replaced the two "rahs", after an English professor\'s suggestion.[1]
U.S. president Teddy Roosevelt called it the greatest college chant he had ever heard. Kansas troops have used it in the Philippine-American War in 1899, the Boxer Rebellion, and World War II. In the 1920 Summer Olympics, Albert I of Belgium asked for a typical American college yell, and gathered athletes replied with the chant.[2]
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They shot 87% from the line because Rose and Douglas-Roberts shot ALL 23 team free-throws.
I\'m rooting for Memphis, I like them and Kansas annoys me. I\'m also a UNC fan. Either way hope it comes down to the last possession.
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Everyone loves the Carolina teams and everyone\'s a Kansas hater. My brother went to KU so that\'s why I root for them. Am I going to be upset if they don\'t win, maybe a little bit. But it would nice to see a TEAM win rather than a team with 2 STARS.
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I grew up in Chicago so images of Michael Jordan in Tar Heel blue were spoon fed to me. I know plenty of Kansas fans, but definitely not as many as Duke or UNC fans.
Also, Derrick Rose is a Chicago kid, won 2 state titles in a row 06/07. It\'s really cool to see him taking over this tourney right now and I hope he continues to tonight. Incredible athlete and so unselfish, an almost impossible combo to come by these days (esp. at 19 yrs. old).
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I hear you, but I can\'t stand teams in any sport that are built around 1 or 2 players. On another note, I hate the carolina teams because of the hurley family (the brothers and the father) - some of New Jersey\'s finest.
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memphis over kansas 79-70
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Kansas 33-28 at the half
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Wow that was an amazing shot just now for Memphis to put them up 8. This game has been really good. A lot better than I thought it would be.
Well they changed it but it was still nice.
Did someone say Free throws?
Then the 3 to tie?
Wow! OT this is great!
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Douglas-Roberts is single-handedly losing this game for Memphis.. I don\'t care about Rose\'s missed FT, D-R has been playing scared for 5-6 minutes. Fucking CHOKE.
Dorsey\'s departure doesn\'t help much either.
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Yep. Well congrats to Kansas.
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About as a good a national championship game as I\'ve ever seen. Wow.
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Oh ye of little faith, want a cookie?
Everyone join with me one las time.......
Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
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