Orangeyes
R.I.P Dan
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Wow!! Maybe the ACC wanted SU to increase the credibility of the journalism and broadcasting degrees they pump out in North Carolina. Are we sure this isn't an article from Martha Stewarts magazine? Or maybe Forest Gump is sitting next to her with a box of chocolate!
Fun facts about Greensboro:
Fun facts about Greensboro:
It has 2 Delta Sonics.
It is the national headquarters for Greensboro County Bank.
It is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of shoe buckles.
More people use chewing tobacco in Greensboro than anywhere in the world.
Greensboro nearly missed out on being the capital of North Carolina, finishing in 14th place in a historic vote taken by the NC State House in 1794.
Yee-ha!
I liked the article. I thought it was a clever poke at Boeheim in a good-natured way. I've lived in the south since the late 1980s and enjoy a fall that lasts till December and a spring that starts in February. I can see the grass most of the winter. They'll like SU in the ACC just fine as long as we beat Duke & NC when we can and avoid insulting things they honor. I thought Boeheim's comments on Greensboro vs. NYC were kinda funny and made by him to tweak his ACC friends. Seems only right that someone would respond.
My brother got married in Greesnboro. Nice enough small town/city. I do have a fear that after the first ACC tournament with real Yanks in it, especially if ConU joins us, the town will not hold the tournament anymore. Here is why. My brother's wedding was not really big, about 200 people. The reception was at a VERY nice hotel, restaurant, reception place. Had the reception in the courtyard. Well, when you get that many Yanks together, many of whom are of Irish decent, (+ a crazy Brit) and well, lets just say drinks were drunk, to the extent that they ran out of bottled beer. Yes, they ran out. (This is the same crew that racked up a $5,000.00 bar bill the night before at the rehearsal dinner.) Lots of hijinx ensued. Some not to be repeated, some not to be recalled. Much of it involved running in the halls, between rooms.
My brother got married in Greesnboro. Nice enough small town/city. I do have a fear that after the first ACC tournament with real Yanks in it, especially if ConU joins us, the town will not hold the tournament anymore. Here is why. My brother's wedding was not really big, about 200 people. The reception was at a VERY nice hotel, restaurant, reception place. Had the reception in the courtyard. Well, when you get that many Yanks together, many of whom are of Irish decent, (+ a crazy Brit) and well, lets just say drinks were drunk, to the extent that they ran out of bottled beer. Yes, they ran out. (This is the same crew that racked up a $5,000.00 bar bill the night before at the rehearsal dinner.) Lots of hijinx ensued. Some not to be repeated, some not to be recalled. Much of it involved running in the halls, between rooms.
I found out the next year, from my brother, that after his wedding, they stopped holding weddings. That was it. Done.
Those people down there just do not know how to party.
Well we know that would never happen, but it would be great to see the Cuse play down here again in the future. 2003 was a great event which most likely will never be duplicated: Boston 1st round, Albany 2nd round. Also, now that Siena has fallen on some hard times, maybe Boeheim won't be afraid to come to town.Choosing between NYC or Greensboro for the ACC Tournament is like choosing between Albany and NYC for the Big East Tournament. How many people really want the BET in Albany?