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John, Do you still have tickets?

Just small talk with sarcasm as all, what was that, oh yeah..."lighten up Francis"! You don't see sarcasm that easy so I thought I would be a bit more forward on it...in fact...you can have the site, I've had just about enough of you.

Syracuse beats CMU and MD, then shocks the Heisman candidate by pulling off a shocker over the Irish, and AE is back on campus...or.....I hat OR's, so let's leave it at that. ;)

Cruz was totally lost last night and the play calling was horrible. Jennings was the only guy showing some extra effort last night, and yet they didn't block for him, call his number on the 1 yard line. Hate to say it, reminds me of the Nova game. If only the QBs know the call, then they aren't...

After last nights game, and I had us going 7-5 worse case, 8-4 most likely, and a decent shot at 9-3 with that marquee win we have been looking for in the ACC...but now, I am not sure I know who this team is. Hunt may very well be suspended for the CMU game too, that puts that game in...

true, but the post isn't really centered on Jerome, I was referring to a lot of kids that leave before they get a degree. I liked school, and hated it at the same time, so know what you mean. It is individually based, but still, many bolt for the promise the NFL brings, only to find themselves...

Would have been nice to see him play one more year, and if he did graduate, kudos to the young man, but he could have had a graduate degree or close to it, and maybe a better year to hang his hat on as last year was not his best performance. Just saying, coulda, woulda, shoulda...we all have...

I am not a fan of kids opting out of school for the NFL Draft, but it is a reality, much more so in BB than FB which at least has an age requirement, but these kids in some cases, like Jerome, are just getting bad advice. Yes I get it, these kids in some cases do well by doing so. The #1 pick...

Repeating myslef, but good call. I am excited to see NJ back in the fold again. Big question, is this the mystery recruit HCSS has been boosting about?

Good call on Davion Ellison as well, when I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Know you were high on the young man, and will be nice to see that you are right on with him when he hits the field. NJ is looking nice...

Some critique on the 2 articles and I do like them by the way, heck I read most stories about the Orange this time of year. Scouting sites are what they are, period. You can down play the star system (Yes, it is extreamly flawed) all you want to, I will tell you right now, the moment SU brings...

So one site reported, wake was only listed as an offer by one site and in an article by orange troy, but that wasn't the point. The kid (AD) was rated a solid 3 star by ESPi, 2/47, and scoots and just barely short of being a 3 from rovals. I don't really care what offers he had or did not.

Agreed, time to do a photo upgrade boys!

I remember a kid that just started playing football, not rated, no BCS or any offers for that matter, yet played in 11 games his first season...Isaiah Johnson, and the point here would be that AD doesn't have any big time offers is? From what I can see, has all the tools upstairs and in the...

Henderson is Orange!

Orangeyes was all about passion and will be sorely missed on this site and in general by any SU fan. He epitomizes what it is to be a true fan. Say hi to Ernie for us my man, he will be there to great you at gate #44...

Gus would have bolted to Miami, IMO. He had stated it many times that the Cane's was his dream school, and as soon as they showed the interest late in the game he started waivoring. Larray was Indiana early on and if I remember correctly, always is one of the top track and field schools. It's a...

You got to like the attitude though, and a kid embracing the history that comes with it, and have it mean something to a young man enough to say he wants it, is in itself a good thing for the program.

And by chance, maybe it is in the cards, ESPN recently upgraded Strickland to the #44 best RB, now that can't be coincidence! http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school?id=183&action=login

Hence why I say the SEC dominance with the BCS era is coming to a close. Yes they are still the big boys on the block, for now, but the bully got hit on the nose last year, and you know if you stand up to a bully, they begin to fade away. The ACC was the bottom feeder, or so many say, of the...

Its a mystery....recruit! :)

On this we agree 199%....

How does that work if a kid never enrolls with the university? is this the season he sits out or next as well?

http://www.irishsportsdaily.com/2014/05/28/ready-report-nile-sykes/ Here is an article post graduation for Sykes. All seemed well a month ago but as I mentioned above, he states they wanted him to play safety, or at least it was inferred that was the ask, and maybe the kid had a change of...

IMO ND recruits players and then make them change over and over again based on their true needs and not what they recruit a kid for, especially at the LB position, hence why Ishaq never took off there. I think he (Ishaq) would have excelled, or at least had a better opportunity too at another...

ESPN will expidite recruited players who have comitted, but you are right, they evaluate per the schedule and hence why so many on some of these sites are NR. I personally think Rivals and Scouts rate too quickly in the game, but it is what it is. No way any one site can immediately have a full...

Depends on the site, for example ESPN has a very small crew and they do their ratings in batches and different time periods. They rate the highest first and then progress through the pecking order in that fashion. They will not complete the majority of their ratings until late August. I would...

As I said in the TW Thread, I do not believe we called a HS Coach and told him that his kid was too late, that we had filled the position already. That would not sit well with the coach and other coaches if we were to start going down that path. At some time, this story will probably have to be...

Bottom line, we turned down a committ because we told him he was too late and that position was filled with another committ. It was well documented, by multiple news stories, and by the HS coach as well as the player. Then we have a mystery committ at the same time. Either this mystery committ...

Then why the Battle scenario if we are looking for a WR/TE/Y player? Better to have said nothing or was this blown up by PS in the article on the kid?

That would make a lot of sense, as he is touring with all the big boys and maybe wants to enjoy the moment and then shock the world and come to the Cuse! He does have reasons to come here, but I do think it is just wishful thinking. That would be something though!

I have heard some names thrown around like Ellison and a kid with a last name that starts with "W", but this class has exploded, and what a pleasant surprise. yes, had some bad news as well with two in the class of 14 not qualifying, but then we have this mystery commit, whom we supposedly...

At any time, any place, any sports reporting site is subjective, objective, and just outright wrong in how they report, rank players or write stories. The only point I was trying to make these are the sites kids turn to and watch. Any story or ranking always comes with a caveat on who is...

Last week it was 2/47???

Don't say that around here, I dare mentioned that we cracked the top 30 on this site and got blasted by the "bnoro", but that is nothing but a trend at any rate, so I'm used to it. I do agree, for the overall big picture you need a major presence on all 4 top recruiting sites as this is what the...

Agreed. if we return to be a perineal top 25 team again down the road, then these so-called 2-3 star kids we have been getting will get a boost in ratings, like I believe the kids get on teams like Bama and USC and schools like that. I love the mid range kids, but some will start getting rated a...

Sure, taking over the Syracuse Chiefs! Would be nice to have basebal, hockey, a National Championship in BB and FB...

That's what it takes, small steps forward!

Not surprising you would feel that way about some good "press" for a change, so how does the "bnoro barometer rating index" place the Orange at? And quite frankly, the four major recruiting sites are what they are, and you take it for what they are worth at face value. Having Syracuse rising in...

29th ranked class according to 24 & 7 sports ...now that is a site for sore eyes!

Excellent body to build on, just the way HCSS likes them. Diamond in the rough...or Farm I should say! A little "country" on the team will be good for the ole boys!

I forgot, can't make light of a subject and have a little fun on the site...all hands...stop speculating. The powers to be that are always right on...... will tell us in due time, after they read about it!

According to the article as of Monday Park said he didn't committ...unless staff told him not to say mum about it until they gave him the go ahead that they notified the other recruits. I can't believe we would do that to the kid, so I venture to guess, and that is all that is by the way...

I dare say you better be right! LOL

Frankly, Rutgers never deserved our time and any effort whatsoever. As far as I am concerned, they will replace the Hoosiers as the low life of the B1G, and good ridence to them. NJ kids are and will continue to look to the Salt City, and I see 5-7 great recruits coming out of NJ to us this...

Some kids just want to enjoy their moment where they have the upperhand and be sure they are making the right choice. I wouldn't take it for anything more than that.

At the moment, yes, but I expect the whole dynamics to change soon. SEC teams will have no choice but to travel to schools that can play with them, and they will be exposed with a much tougher schedule down the road. I like where the ACC stands right now and if we can start being a contender in...

Are there any new updates on the practice facility? Hold ups? Have they begun any contruction as of yet?

If I were HCSS, and I am not, I would tell the kid, (if he called as it is likely he wouldn't want to make that call as well as HCSS making that call either), no hard feelings but this is our current situation. You would have to earn that spot on my team and also convivce me why you want to wear...