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Story about Assistant Coach Luke Murray (Bill Murray's son) morphs into an interesting story about the workings of the entire UConn coaching staff...

UConn has many wealthy donors. They are constantly adding new athletic facilities. UConn basketball is the state's major sports interest.

This is a seriously good game

I was in a jewelry store. All the jewelry on display started to sway and shake. The employees had a momentary moment of terror as they envisioned their inventory being tossed about.

Not surprisingly, Jay Bilas has said it much better than I did. Just an AMAZING ride.

I know, I know, I've been fixated on NC State for three weeks, but watching them claw their way through two tournaments as underdogs has been pure joy for the sports fan in me. I had them beating Marquette in our bracket pool on Friday, but stupidly did not pick them to beat Duke today...

I had the Super Bowl pool won a few years ago ... until Seattle called hat stupid pass play at the goal line ... that cost them the game, and me the pool.

And the Wolfpack wins both games. Shortly after the men beat Marquette, the women beat #2 Stanford by 10 points. Too bad their fans could not watch both games with uninterrupted joy

Their women's Sweet 16 game (ESPN) is scheduled at exactly the same time as their men's Sweet 16 game (CBS) tonight. Both brackets have four games today. Certainly the scheduling geniuses could've figured out a better line-up. If this were Duke or UConn, I'm sure they would have been more...

I think that is doubtful. Pete's wife administers the Boeheim Foundation, they are expecting their second child this summer, and they seem to have found a nice niche in the Syracuse community.

After watching NC State's last seven games, I am seriously in love with DJ Burns. Not only is he a great player, he also might be the most delightful interviewee in the tournament. What an adorable personality in that huge, skilled body of his!

Disloyal to whom? I've lived in Connecticut for 42 years, and neither of my alma maters is in the tourney. Aside from UConn basketball, little Connecticut does not have much going for it, lost as it is between the NYC and Boston pro teams.

I've really enjoyed watching them in the ACCT (except for the game when they beat us), and that crazy end to regulation last night (all the UVA missed free throws and O'Connell's desperation 3) was the most exciting non-SU game I've seen this year. Interestingly, O'Connell and Burns (the...

That is why I said "could" and not "would." I guess reading comprehension is still a learned art.

... but we are currently in 4th place if the ACC. If we beat Clemson, I think we could finish the regular season there (meaning a double bye in the ACCT) https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/standings

Ideally, it should have been done at the end of last year, but things got a bit complicated.

Historically, those seats are not been that expensive per se. It is the required (non-tax-deductable) donation that makes them expensive. I have no idea whether that structure will be continued or modified. Charging separately for tickets and a donation made sense before Trump's "tax...

I have a lot of good friends on the Boneyard. In fact, I knew many people on the Boneyard before I knew people here. Actually, I didn't know anyone here before Fishy and Temery (two UConn guys) and I started this board in January 2000. And don't forget Nuzzi (a Boneyard fixture who's been...

The Super Bowl pools have been completed and paid. I have pinned this NEW post to the SU Basketball Board.

This post from Nuzzi was buried in another thread... so I decided it deserved better visibility. NUZZI's annual NCAA pools (which are really fun) are available. This message is from NUZZI: Hello All, since you guys are my favorite pool players, here are a few links for early access to the...

Q is the team clown. Everyone within the program loves Q

John, You are just amazing for doing all this work multiple times a year, for a group of people you largely do not know. I, for one, really appreciate all the effort you put into it. (And I'm also happy with my 3rd quarter $300 win!). :)

If you have the time, the Carolina Basketball Museum (on campus) is worth visiting. But check out the hours listed here first. https://goheels.com/sports/2021/12/10/carolina-basketball-museum

He is doing the Duke/Pitt game (a truly terrible blowout game), but his contributions are all intelligent and interesting. Unlike many analysts, he does not feel a need to talk for the sake of talking. He has definitely found his post-coaching calling.

Amazing admission by Pitino. He's afraid of their fanbase...

The 4th quarter has barely begun ... and it's midnight. This is nuts. Something has to be done about these crazy starting times for East Coast viewers for whom tomorrow (today) is a work day.

Copeland, Brown, Williams

Two weeks ago I was feeling sorry for FSU because of the "snub." Today, I want to see Georgia give them their worst loss ever.

My friend Tom Hamilton designed the War Otto logo and produced the shirts for us. I still have my "War Otto" shirt. Tom's also the guy who designed and produced the "Big 12 Champions" shirts after we beat five Big 12 teams in 2003, including four in the NCAAT.

Watching the UConn/St John's game, I am fascinated by Pitino's strawberry-blond hair. Every previous time I've seen him, his hair was practically jet black. Pitino's hair aside, this is a fun game to watch. Classic old-time Big East battle, tied with 10 minutes to go. I'd prefer to watch...

Forget about basketball for a minute. This is a very sad human situation. Benny has a loving and involved family whose members have constantly done their best to help him. At a certain point, he has to take responsibility for doing what he is supposed to do to help himself. There have been...

Jim was great .. and a real natural in the analyst role. They don't need three people in the booth when he is there. I especially enjoyed him talking about Roger Ayers (sp?). I didn't realize coaches might have that close a relationship with refs.

Hendricks was purposely modeled after the Rotunda.

Coach, were you shocked (surprised?) when you were first contacted about this job?

The students "did not show" because they are at home for Thanksgiving break.

I was thinking of the 2001 Insight.com Bowl (whatever that was). I was not on a Syracuse sports forum until we founded syracusfan.com in 2000 so I could not have remembered him before then. 2001 Insight.com Bowl - Wikipedia

I was thinking of "Super Purple Cat"(or was it "Purple Super Cat'?) who posted here in 2001 when we played them in some bowl. He was one of my favorite visiting posters of all time.

I became a fan as an SU student in the very early 1960s when SU was literally the worst college basketball team in America. During that period we set the then-record for consecutive losses. Fortunately, that dubious record has since been broken.

Is anyone watching K-State and Iowa State playing in a driving snowstorm tonight? That's what it was like in Archbold Stadium when I became an SU fan in 1959 (memory prompted by the thread started by SWC earlier today). This game tonight is actually a fun game to watch (but probably not to...

1959 was my freshman year at SU, and the first game I attended (at Archbold Stadium) was also Ernie Davis' first game (freshman were not eligible for the varsity then). Interestingly, it was also John Hadl's first game for Kansas. I thought Syracuse football would always be like that magical...

Got home this afternoon, turned on the tv (didn't even know what was on), and an announcer says: “There's one play left in the half.” The “one play” turned out to be a Dolphins player intercepting a Hail Mary pass by the Jets on the goal line and returning it 100 yards for a TD. After a pause...

At Basketball HOF Enshrinement Reunion Dinner in Springfield, MA, in 2019. Bill is as delightful in person as he is on the air. (He was sitting, and I was standing in this picture).

How many times do I have to say this? The Newhouse School had ZERO to do with this production. ESPN had broadcast rights, and it was their production, including the choice to use a radio feed .. rather than tv broadcasters

WOW another turnover

I suspect flight is right after the game. That's SOP.

YES

Special teams were large part of problem today.. Gave up two HUGE punt returns, setting up two Pitt scores

It is telling that they are not showing any crowd shots

I have never seen the Stadium so empty. Wonder what the attendance is

That production had nothing to do with the Newhouse School. The production was the responsibility of some part of ESPN which had the broadcast rights to the game. Why are you obsessed with trying to make your degree seem worthless? The value of your degree depends on what YOU do with it.