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Pearl made 'Cuse "Must See" TV back when college hoops was just starting to break big on cable. He had more imagination than anyone I've seen at 'Cuse.

That was such a great show. Love the Chicago accents. I always thought the Chicago accent was close to a Syracuse accent but those guys took Chicago to a whole other level. That must have been the easiest show in the world to shoot. Those guys could have talked all night.

You might be thinking of a sports reporters show out of Chicago that came before ESPN's version. It might been called The Sports Reporters. It was on in the late 80s and early 90s. I'm pretty sure it was on cable in the NYC area though it was very Chicago-centric. It featured Rick Telander, Bill...

Who made the trade down? What that Whaley? Whomever made that trade did a good job in the draft. FWIW.

That place sold the worst pizza ever, but it was passable after one too many beers.

Great show. She was excellent. The Malachi Crunch -- an all-time classic.

He's been OK. Good hustle on D. Bulls put themselves in too deep a hole early.

Not sure how good The Eagles will be without Glenn Frey. Good if they can get Jackson Brown to fill in. Otherwise...

Seen them 2x and they delivered both times. Better with Christie.

Saw them in London a couple of years ago. Lindsey still had his fastball.

Fleetwood Mac can't have too many more trips around the block. Gotta get in while I can.

Too many characters. They can't develop any one single character because they have so many. Need a cull early next season. Which should happen given it's All Out War.

You know they suck at football? They should spend less time spending money and more time finding good players.

It's interesting that the exact criteria is "The 25 Most Noteworthy People in the History of Syracuse Athletics." Using that EXACT criteria, whomever came up with the idea for the Carrier Dome is automatically number two on the list behind The Great Jim Brown. That genius inspiration to build...

Oh, I agree. You have to see it from their perspective though. They hate the idea that the UF athletic program is second fiddle to anyone, i.e the arrogance. I just use it to needle Florida fans.

No one is more insufferable than Gator fans (The 1991 Cuse beatdown of Florida in the Dome was great on so many levels). They really don't deserve their success in basketball. If you want to get to them, just remind them that Urban Meyer considered the Florida position a steppingstone to a...

"When you starting center has more turnovers than your team has points at the 12-minute mark, it's a problem." "How about playing a little defense. You ever heard of that one, Stan." LOL. This guy is a hockey coach masquerading as a b-ball coach. If Don Cherry coached college basketball, he...

Defense wins championships. That was shutdown D in the second half. Didn't give them an inch.

Little bit of both, I think. Just putting his hands up more on D would make a big difference. But yeah, gotta want it.

SI for Kids had an 11-year old ask Frank Martin a question after the SC game. Here's what he asked: "Your team clearly won the defensive battle tonight. When you coach and teach your team defense, what’s more important, technique or attitude?" Apparently, Dennis Dodd is a squish. Dodd and...

Nick Anderson too, I think. They were a great team. No shame in the defeat. Just not our day.

Up 4 at the half and thought we really were going to do it.

I actually think this is a candidate for our best team. At full health, I'd put them up against anyone.

The fundamental error of sports analytics is that it makes no allowance for the exact competition whereas other disciplines better model variables. According to ESPN, the Atlanta Falcons had a 99.7%+ win probability when they went up 28-3 against New England in the Super Bowl. Because the...

Kentucky Kansas North Carolina I don't think these programs get enough ink and it's finally time for them to have a chance. ;) Actually, winner of Huggy and Zaga.

Last home game before two weeks on the road. Our next home game is Penn State. Think we can do it?

Ha. I thought of that speech as I wrote that post. Hopkins is our own Moonlight Graham. His 4-5 stint as HCSU was his one appearance in the big leagues.

This is such great news. The older I get, the more I mark time via the passage of my sports heroes. Grew up with Montana, Bird, MJ, Gretzky. Saw Shaq, Mailman and Phil when he was a great coach. They are all gone. Jimmy has been the one constant for me as sports fan. I'll still feel a little bit...

SI isn't what it used to be. If this guy was going to be the next Simmons/Wilbon/Kornheiser, it would have happened by now.

Gotta wait for the Celtics' stockpile of draft picks to play out. If Boston ends up drafting third this year and Ainge can't come up with a superstar, Stevens may look to move on... in about three or four years. He'd be in demand in the League too so this one is a super long shot. Billy is a...

Aren't Jimmy and Few buddies? I think Few has taken it as far as possible at Gonzaga.

We also punch above our weight for media exposure. We're a top 10-20 program overall but NYC/Newhouse/Dome/JB/Crowds gives us the footprint of a top 10 team every year. What's the first thing people talked about when the brackets came out? Syracuse is out. What's the first thing people talked...

He practically auditions for the job every time we play one of his teams. Very effusive in his praise of JB, school and program.

#33 for Witchita looks like he's 50 years old - probably feels like it too after getting taken out on that pick.

And what's so "comfortable" about being the head coach of Dayton? Also, Syracuse, NY > Dayton, OH

We can't get a P5 established coach? In the SEC, Tennessee was the definition of mediocre last season. 16-16 record. Middle of the pack. Head coach: Rick Barnes. Colorado was middle of the pack in the Pac 12. Their coach is someone named Tad Boyle, which sounds like a skin condition. In the...

If we're going with that style, I'd rather have Buzz. At least he's more entertaining personally. Bennett is the undertaker JB never became.

Wrong. There are 350 D-1 schools playing basketball in the United States. This is top 10-20 job. Which makes it top 5%-8% of all available coaching jobs for the reasons I outlined.

Upstate guy. He's pretty old though. Gotta be in his late 50s of 60s. He would be good though.

Not really. The Dome, the conference, the school's commitment to hoops, the proximity to recruiting hot spots, the tradition, the fan support - none of that is changing. We're the definition of a selector school for getting a coach. That's true now and will be 10 years from now.

Yes. But he wouldn't come to that conclusion without JB's consent.

A few more seasons like the last one.

I may in fact have a fairly large position on Zona. Can someone here tell me it's going to be OK? They seemed to rally at the end of the half and being down 1 is pretty good all things considered. But there's no flow to their game and they had to grind it out for every point.

Jimmy earned the right to stay. No one is more loyal to Syracuse. Jimmy also is a winner. Has he ever put together back-to-back crap seasons? Probably not. The Hopkins Show will be here soon enough.

This is actually a half-way decent game.

Tyler is open in the post every time.

Would Gonzaga losing single-handedly blow up every bracket in the country?

You think Lydon will shoot when he gets to the NBA? Maybe he'll always pass.

<<<No one has ever regretted staying home to watch an NFL game on TV.>>> Truer words were never spoken.

You guys have any insight into Ville laying 20 to Jaxville State? I generally like points in the first round but this strikes me as a complete and total mismatch.