Can we have a nice civil chat about “Cuse”?

[AZOrange]

BillRaftery is clearly to blame here

 

[dollarbill44]

I'm 34 years old Syracuse born and bred and I've called it the cuse for as long as I can remember. I don't really think it's any kind of new phenomenon. I mean, John Wallace et al were saying it in 1996.

That was the first time I had heard it and I think it grew from there. It definitely was not in the vernacular when I graduated in '91.
I, too, used to loathe it, but I'm ok with it now and will sometimes even say "the Cuse is in the house"! People tend to either soften their stances with age or harden. I prefer to soften.

 

[stuckinbig11]

I don't use it, but hearing John Wallace say it is fine.

 

[dooey139]

Go (Orange Emoji)

 

[Louie and Bouie]

BillRaftery is clearly to blame here

Cuse for the Deuce! Love that line.

 

[Crusty]

If you suck, sportscasters don't bother to invent nicknames. Also, why does it have to be one thing? Who wrote that rule?
Cause us after all, part of Syracuse. At least nobody is saying Sara!

Dino made our house a real thing. I'm OK with anything he is OK with.

 

[DoubleDee]

If you suck, sportscasters don't bother to invent nicknames. Also, why does it have to be one thing? Who wrote that rule?
Cause us after all, part of Syracuse. At least nobody is saying Sara!

Dino made our house a real thing. I'm OK with anything he is OK with.

Yeah, love the our house thing for sure.

 

[SkyTopBus44]

I named one of my dogs CUSE and she was fine with it...it sounded better than Go Orange...I then proceeded to lose CUSE in a divorce and she changed her name to Moose...true story, lol

Think you made out in that deal! Who changes the name of a dog for spite?

 

[corpjet]

Think you made out in that deal! Who changes the name of a dog for spite?

I don't think the new guy was a CUSE fan, lol...it all worked out......

 

[SWC75]

In the 60's and 70's when national new services mentioned Syracuse it was always Syracuse new York, to differentiate us from small towns named Syracuse in Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska as well as Sicily.

Then came the Dome, ESPN, The Big East, Boeheim and Coach Mac and we were not only "Syracuse" with no further designation needed but became "The 'Cuse" that was in the house, OMG. And I loved it and still do.

 

[SWC75]

There's only one way to pronounce Cuse.

People pronounce Syra a bunch of different ways.

When I heard Sarah Hughes won the Olympics, I asked "We're a country now?"

 

[sufandu]

I'm 34 years old Syracuse born and bred and I've called it the cuse for as long as I can remember. I don't really think it's any kind of new phenomenon. I mean, John Wallace et al were saying it in 1996.

I think that's where it started when some small time rap group did the "Cuse is in the house..." rap that the team adopted during the final four run.

 

[DoubleDee]

I think that's where it started when some small time rap group did the "Cuse is in the house..." rap that the team adopted during the final four run.

It was a play on Blahzay Blahzay’s “Danger”

 

[OrangeCrush22]

The Cuse baby!

 

[HoustonCuse]

Where the heck did “‘Cuse” come from? Was it someone lazy? Was it an attempt to have a similar nickname to ‘Bama, ‘canes, ‘noles, etc? It is a trademarked thing with the university, and quite honestly it makes my skin crawl. (Isn’t it nice to have a great football season so we can talk about petty stuff like this?)

The first guy I remember using the term Cuse a lot was Tim Brando. He used it extensively when he was doing SportsCenter in the late 1980s/early 1990s. He continues to use it a lot to this day. I blame him.

FYI- this is not some new phenomenon.
40 year alum, have family who taught at SU for a couple of decades more than that.
I/we and most everyone we know, have ALWAYS referred to the Cuse...as the Cuse. Period.

I think that's where it started when some small time rap group did the "Cuse is in the house..." rap that the team adopted during the final four run.

The term was used at least as far back as the 1960s. It is used in the song "Do the Syracuse"

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

The Cuse is in the house, OMG, OMG.
First I recall

 

[JoeySimz]

It was a play on Blahzay Blahzay’s “Danger”

Yup yup!

 

[GoSU96]

Bama says hi

 

[cliftonparksufan]

The term was used at least as far back as the 1960s. It is used in the song "Do the Syracuse"

This is an Orangeyes special. He would know the history of all this stuff.
History of Syracuse Music - Official Site - Ron Wray: HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC - CHAPTER 14 - NEW SOUNDS, NEW BANDS, SYR. UNIVERSITY INFLUENCE - FELIX CAVALIERE, LOU REED, MIKE ESPOSITO & GARLAND JEFFREYS.

 

[jgeorge322]

I'm personally a fan of "Georgetown still sucks, PSU is a cult, and WVU burns couches!"

I know it's a little long, but it rolls of the tongue, and it's guaranteed to never get old.

Wvu burning couches certainly makes this one fall flat... i dont think wvu fans think thats an insult. Personally, im kind of fond of the tradition, so long as its not my couch.

 

[Millhouse]

I ask that way, because I’m sure this could tick many off. But I’m also sure there must be some on my side. (Can we have this on the basketball side too?)

We’ve been talking a lot for years at work about this, and I feel this is the best place to further the discussion.

Where the heck did “‘Cuse” come from? Was it someone lazy? Was it an attempt to have a similar nickname to ‘Bama, ‘canes, ‘noles, etc? It is a trademarked thing with the university, and quite honestly it makes my skin crawl. (Isn’t it nice to have a great football season so we can talk about petty stuff like this?)

What exactly is “Cuse Mode”? When that shirt came out I thought “c’mon Nike, you can do better than that!”. I will not spend a dime on merchandise that uses the term.

When I see a close up of the cheerleaders on a broadcast and one says “let’s go ‘cuse!” I just want to die inside. God forbid they have a microphone in the middle of the field. What is the back story on “Cuse”? Please enlighten me.

Forgive me if you prefer “‘Cuse”. And if that’s you, can you agree that it would be nice to be more uniform as a fan base?

I’m a firm believer that the most acceptable phrase is “Go Orange”. That is incorporated in the good old “let’s go Orange chant”, so no argument there. Orange Nation is great as well.

But I envision a world where we check out at the grocery store and say Go Orange. You hang up the phone, Go Orange. You get the idea. You can’t do anything in Alabama without a “Roll Tide”. Yes I know we’re not Alabama, but we can root for our team with an official phrase. Anyone catch the Auburn “War Eagle” commercial this season? It’s a thing of beauty, well except for all the Auburn stuff.

I walked up the hill this year, and an Uber or Lyft pulled up. A guy got out and thanked the driver, and they exchanged “Go Orange”’s. I couldn’t help but smile, as it was exactly what I wish we had here.

I know for a fact that HCDB feels that the one thing missing here is “our own thing”. A tradition. Like UCLA’s 8-clap. I personally think we’ve made strides this year with Wildhack/ Babers in that regard. The organic “whose house/our house” chant in the Dome is really taking off. I’d like to think every person in town giving a “Go Orange” to each other would contribute to the overall unity of the base.

I just would really like to know others opinion on this.

I hate it.

 

[Nicknack]

Each to their own I guess. I love Cuse. I find it endearing in a way when I hear "outsiders" refer to us by the name.

GO CUSE!!

 

[cuse10]

I love it.

That Nike “Cuse Mode” shirt is terrible though. Anything “mode” is just corny at this point.

The athletic department started Cuse Mode before it was on merchandise. I still don't know what it is supposed to mean.

 

[All4SU]

I’ve been saying it until I’m blue in the face (instead of my usual pale yellow jaundice color)...

“C...U...S...E... CUSE! CUSE! CUSE!” Is a great cheer. Simple. Easy for people to spell...even for engineers or stumpys. The potential to be so much louder than a sing-songy, “Let’s go O-range” clap..clap... clap, clap, clap. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

 

[DoctorBombay]

I’ve been saying it until I’m blue in the face (instead of my usual pale yellow jaundice color)...

“C...U...S...E... CUSE! CUSE! CUSE!” Is a great cheer. Simple. Easy for people to spell...even for engineers or stumpys. The potential to be so much louder than a sing-songy, “Let’s go O-range” clap..clap... clap, clap, clap. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

I like the C U S E chant- that could work!
But nothing, and i mean NOTHING, sends chills up my spine more than hearing the LGO chant in a hostile environment, as we’re putting a beatdown on some unlucky team! #bliss