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    Can somebody please start a Fire and Fck Bud card

    No comment on the content of the column, as I have not read one piece written in the paper or posted on the website by any reporter or columnist since I opted to take the buyout, but I am 99 percent certain, knowing Bud's style quite well, that the dweeb he is referencing is none other than Bud...
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    No bowl game this year

    Try to stay away but still lurk some, I must admit. IMO it is a fan's job to cheer on his/her team and leave it to others to make negative predictions, especially when not in the "heat of the moment" (ie immediately following a loss). That noted, here are my fears: 1. When you're in the position...
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    Orangeyes ... Sad News

    Was at the beach when a friend texted with the news Sunday morning. My heart goes out to Dan's family and close friends, many of whom are the backbone of this board. I was shocked, to say the least, as I thought for sure Dan would come through this ordeal. I had a long conversation with him...
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    Gary Gaits's daughter Taylor?

    Yes. I was inside Manley in January working on a women's advance for BE magazine. It was snowing and brutally cold, and someone was trying to get in the locked building when I arrived. It turned out to be Gary's wife, Nicole. She told me how thrilled she was that Taylor was finally healthy after...
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    60 minute (plus) game.

    Jeremy, I think those are SU's best three middies right now. Just not sure Desko wants to break up his lines at this point. I do think he'll do it at crunch time now, though, as he did last night. No idea what's going on with Lecky. I want to be a fan, I really do, but his flashes are few and...
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    60 minute (plus) game.

    No idea, Steve. Conflict will leave me in Geneva and out of football loop.
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    60 minute (plus) game.

    Evans did indeed take one run with first midfield line near the end with Lecky on the sideline. Lecky and Loy had very tough games imo. Second midfield line was much better than first in forcing slides and making quick dishes to X and also in shooting the ball when their defenders slid down to...
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    Rahme Lax Chat

    Hi guys. I'm here but don't see a lax chat room yet. Direct me if I'm doing something wrong.
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    Recruiting -- Put things in perspective

    Personally, I think there is merit to both points of view. I think most coaches will tell you there are a certain number of can't miss prospects every season. I don't know what that number is, and I'm sure it's fluid, but for argument's sake say it is 150. With rare exceptions, there are 10 or...
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    Kayla Treanor on the cover of Lax Magazine

    I know the author. Good guy.
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    Athlon Sports Cover: ACC ... Here We Come

    And the guy who wrote the story is a genius . . . pure genius.
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    Pitiful performance by the offense

    Love your knowledge of the game, but if you don't think Danny Brennan was a great faceoff guy, well ...
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    That is one horrible loss

    I asked John about that afterward. He said JoJo, the normal backup, had cut up from X and was ridiculously wide-open and expecting an easy feed from DeJoe and score. Maltz was simultaneously cutting from X on the other side, drawing the defenders toward him and leaving JoJo all alone. DeJoe...
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    Congrats to Dave Rahme

    Thanks for the kind words, but this is not what is appears to be. I will be doing some freelance work for them for a few grand a year. That's it. Sorry for any misconceptions, but if any of you has a job . . . Also, I have not been on the site because the last time I was here I got a virus that...
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    SU leading 5-2 at half, should be more, Army goalie 11 saves

    That should have read "need to change the plane." I fixed it. I share your optimism for the future, but for the present I am amazed at how smallish and not very fast the current offense is compared to only a few years ago when Hardy, Amidon, Brooks, Abbott . . . well, you get the picture. It...
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    SU leading 5-2 at half, should be more, Army goalie 11 saves

    Need to change the plane. Way too much low-to-low and high-to-high. That noted, the Army kid was great (what else is new; he was so mediocore in the first three that Joe employed a rotation). I told my wife the score when she came home from work and she said "not another one of those," but imo...
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    Could Syracuse QB Ryan Nassib interest the Cowboys?

    Being from Philly, Ryan would be obliged to suck as a Cowboy. Hard to play well when youi're constantly puking all over the jersey.
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    Niko Tamurian named CNY Central Sports Director

    Congrats Nico. Huge upgrade! PM me if you get a minute.
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    Are you kidding Me???

    I was wondering if Wardwell was flipping the ball to his teammate thinking play was dead and it was going to be taken in from the end line. They both argued with the ref afterward. I'm not up on all the rule changes since I knew I wasn't taking a job with the new company and wonder if this was...
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    another job they posted on Friday

    I think they posted this after I turned it down. . . . Seriously, I think (and the key word is think) this is a formaility and they have someone in mind. Sounds like an 80-hour-a-week job to me.
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    What's the story on SU whiffing on the Thompsons?

    I'm just passing on what I was told by a source I trust implicitly. This was before any Thompson ever suited up at Albany. Unless he outright lied to me, which would be a first, he examined the transcripts personally and could see no way of them (together) playing D-I lax. That they are doing...
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    What's the story on SU whiffing on the Thompsons?

    Argue about it all you want, but my very good source - very good - told me the transcripts were examined and there was no way they were getting into SU . . . or any D-I school. Remember, SU has a great deal for Native Americans who qualify, so it wasn't about scholarship money, either...
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    OT: Syracuse.com is a stone-throw away from becoming just another SU sports blog

    Thanks for the kind words. And while the new direction compelled me to take a new direction myself, I wish nothing but success for your relatives and all my good friends still there who decided to give it a try.
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    Are you kidding Me???

    A few thoughts in the aftermath: 1. The Thompsons are special. Have to give credit where credit is due. I chatted with Army coach Joe Alberici at halftime and he was in awe of what he was watching. That trio went on some amazing runs in scrimmages against Colgate and Cornell. Whether the...
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    SU men will be televised Sunday at 4 PM

    fyi. I will be covering the game for Inside Lacrosse. In-game blog and postgame story.
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    Pre-Spring Depth Chart

    he did not play.
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    We could have had John Harbaugh?

    i also recall thinking he was nuts.
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    We could have had John Harbaugh?

    pretty sure it was out there at the time that mcnabb wanted him interviewed.
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    Carson Hicks?

    will hicks kid.
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    Thank you, Dave Rahme

    Oh well. Still have the pole dancing. I'm wildly popular on the nursing home circuit.
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    Thank you, Dave Rahme

    He thinks all coaches are knuckleheads . . . and I used to coach Pop Warner. And we never punted.
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    Thank you, Dave Rahme

    Interesting. Thanks. I thought I was going to have to go back to pole dancing. Maybe not.
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    Tooting the old horn

    If he offers me a job in Buffalo . . . never. Seriously, I had heard hints of frustration but thought I was being used as a pressure-point release and was pretty taken aback when it actually went down.
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    Thank you, Dave Rahme

    Yeah, but it came from Millhouse, and me and Millhouse don't agree on anything.;) Seriously, it is worth considering.
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    Tooting the old horn

    Still up in the air. Lots of irons, but so far no fire.
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    Tooting the old horn

    Let's flood the AD's office with ultimatums: No Rahme, no indoor practice facility! (Forgot for a second that this is the internet, so to be perfectly clear: That was a joke).
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    Tooting the old horn

    So I'm killing or transferring all my old documents before I have to turn in the company laptop tomorrow, and I tripped over this, my prediction for the 2012 season. Let me say this assignment was the one I hated most, as I felt it was a no-winner (pick the team to stink before it has played a...
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    Devan Carter to Rutgers

    I find this story incredibly hard to believe unless the poster is speaking specifically to the period of upheaval immediately surrounding the coaching change. I know the system that was set up, and failing to stay in regular contact with oral commitments was not part of it. This is the first...
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    OT: Article on change to digital of PS this week...

    A lot of parakeets are going to be pooping on metal cage bottoms soon. Oh the humanity.
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    SU men No. 12/13 in preseason polls, women ranked No. 1

    It's a big loss, as offense has been a major problem over the last few seasons, and not all of it is due to foes' stall tactics, imo. Like you said, there is some talent there, but the biggest change in the game imo has been the emergence of 6-4, 220-pound long poles who are very athletic. It is...
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    SU men No. 12/13 in preseason polls, women ranked No. 1

    Being ranked below Cornell and Colgate in CNY should surely fire them up. I remember back in 2008 when they were ranked No. 11 preseason Mike Leveille rallied the troops and they won the championship. Is there a Leveille on this team? That is the million-dollar question, imo.
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    Reading the tea leaves re: WR recruiting

    Unbelievably so. If they had tried it from the huddle it would have gone nowhere imo. It basically can't get simpler. It was the tempo and the pass/run balance that kept foes on their heels.
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    Condolences to NRF527 & RF2044

    Add me to the list of those praying for peace and comfort for you and your family in this difficult time.
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    Teeny Armed Pugh

    Arm length is one reason I think Justin could possibly morph into a center in the NFL. He joked with me that it was the only position he could not step in an play right away at SU and that maybe he should start learning it. He may have been a prophet. We'll see. I don't think he can bulk up to...
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    People on this board dissing Marrone, Hackett, et al

    Sorry, Dan. That is an utter falsehood. Just utterly false. Or if it's true I never witnessed it, never heard about it and Donnie, a good friend of mine, never told me.
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    Thank you DaveR

    Thanks a lot, folks. I would be lying if I said this isn't a very tough time for me emotionally. Trying to count my blessings and know I made the right decision, but it is still tough.
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    8-9 more schollies in this class

    Also forgot to mention that Beaulieu's return is uncertain. Ameen-Moore should be back, but not so sure about Max.
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    Dave r

    Soon. Soon. Soon. In the meantime, of course I love the hire. Scott has the core values I admire in a coach. I'm old-fashioned in that regard. Just win, baby, is not part of my philosophy, at least not at the high school and college levels (the NFL is obviously another story). I feel SU was...
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    raymon and funderburke

    He's not a DE. Grew out of that slot before he ever arrived here. Maybe in a 3-4. The kid is 315 pounds, has a great first step for someone that size and has great natural strength if you know what I mean. Some guys just have it. If he stays in shape, look out.
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    Beyond the presser euphoria, questions remain

    Not really. Every one of those guys may be gone. And I could tell you some stories from practice regarding Shafe that would have you laughing your ass off if you think today was emotional. But he does know when to turn it off, and he loves the kids and they love him.
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