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This expression belongs to a small category of “hell” idioms, all referring to Hell as a place which will remain hot throughout eternity. It is an absolute and works well with ironic remarks such as, “a snow ball’s chance in Hell” or “it’ll be a cold day in Hell.” All of these simply mean NEVER.
Usage: Informal, spoken general American and Canadian English. Used for ironic negative emphasis (stressing the opposite of what you mean).
Idiomatic Meaning: Emphatically stating that something will never, ever happen.
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Tyler Lydon can be Syracuse’s best player even when he doesn’t score (DO; Schneidman)
In back-to-back blowout losses to North Carolina and Notre Dame, Tyler Lydon was a rare bright spot and undoubtedly Syracuse’s best player.
The sophomore scored a combined 50 points in those two games, shot 67 percent from the floor and hit 56 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc. Despite the Orange’s downfalls against both ranked opponents, Lydon stood out because of his numbers in the scoring column.
Saturday’s 82-72 win against then-No. 6 Florida State told a different tale. Lydon finished third on the team in scoring with 14 points behind Andrew White’s 24 and John Gillon’s 21. Yet the sophomore still might’ve been SU’s best player. He doesn’t always need explosive scoring nights to do that, possessing a knack to make a sizable dent on the game in other facets over the course of a full 40 minutes.
“I’m looking at what really is important and he was just good on defense, he blocked shots,” Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said. “He’s one of the best defensive players we’ve ever had in the middle, anybody. He’s really probably better than some of the great centers we’ve had because he covers more people, more ground and can still block shots.”
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Sorry, Mr. Lundari, but Syracuse is still very much alive for the NCAA Tournament - The Juice Online (the juice; Dagostino)
What a difference a couple of weeks can make…
Less than three weeks ago, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi had all but buried the Orange from making the field of 68, saying, “The following is presented as a public service so that we may prepare ourselves for the inevitable: Syracuse is going to miss the 2017 NCAA Tournament.”
Lunardi cited Syracuse’s sub-standard RPI ranking of 161 at the time, which Syracuse.com’s Brent Axe noted just four days later had already risen to 133. But now, after Saturday’s win over Florida State, it has climbed to 90.
It will be interesting to see if Lunardi has re-opened the conversation as to whether or not Syracuse has a shot. As of Jan. 30, there were 10 Atlantic Coast Conference teams included in the most recent field of Lunardi’s “Bracketology” on ESPN.com. As recently as four days earlier, three more ACC teams were mentioned as the “Next Four Out.” Only two ACC teams have been omitted from the conversation of late: Boston College and Syracuse.
To narrow the debate, let’s eliminate Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Notre Dame, Louisville and Florida State, which all have far superior tournament resumes. And, let’s rid ourselves of Boston College for this discussion, as they seem to be too far back to make any noise come Selection Sunday.
That leaves us with: Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Miami, Clemson, NC State, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh…and Syracuse. Eight teams, which right now, are battling for four spots in Lunardi’s bracket.
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Syracuse basketball's win over Florida State is reminder to keep the faith - The Juice Online (the juice; Salamone)
It was 80’s day at the Carrier Dome on Saturday. People dressed in their favorite throwback garb-acid washed denim jackets, parachute pants, scrunchies, leggings with skirts, and big earrings, just to name a few.
The 1980’s were one of the greatest decades of Syracuse basketball. Names like Pearl Washington, Sherman Douglas, Rony Seikaly and Derrick Coleman embodied Orange hoops. And of course, it was 1987 that Syracuse played for its first-ever National Championship in New Orleans, which ended in a heartbreaking loss in the final seconds of the game to Bobby Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers.
Seven months after SU’s championship run, George Michael’s number one hit “Faith” was released.
Faith. Perhaps it’s time to have some faith with this year’s version of the Orange.
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You can thank PF Changs for SU’s win over FSU on Saturday (TNIAAM; Szuba)
As we now know, the Syracuse Orange earned its largest win of the season over No. 6 ranked Florida State on Saturday. But really, we all should have seen this coming. If we read the tea leaves (or fortune cookie) on Friday night we would have predicted Syracuse’s 82-72 win.
Just opened my fortune cookie at PF Changs. What a cool surprise! #orangenation pic.twitter.com/ozaKtlmTuE
— Coach Mike Hopkins (@Coach_Hopkins) January 28, 2017
Now PF Changs isn’t one to be wrong, especially when it comes to college basketball. Mike Hopkins knows this.
PF Chang's is always right!!
— Coach Mike Hopkins (@Coach_Hopkins) January 28, 2017
It certainly wasn’t wrong and pleasantly surprised we were. Syracuse proved it could make plays down the stretch in a close game, viz., John Gillon took over with his playmaking ability and knocked down timely free throws.
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We’ve seen wins like Florida State before (TNIAAM; Cassillo)
On February 26, 2007, the Syracuse Orange beat 12th-ranked Georgetown 72-58 at the Carrier Dome. SU was starved for wins over ranked teams at the time, possessing just one over Marquette before taking down the Hoyas.
The students (self included) rushed the court, reveling in the fact that we beat our chief rival, and apparently locked up an NCAA Tournament berth in the process.
As you know, Syracuse did not make the NCAA Tournament that season.
In 2008, an injury-ravaged Orange squad was limping along the back end of the Big East schedule, then knocked off No. 8 Georgetown at the Dome (and we rushed the court again), followed by a resounding home upset over No. 21 Marquette to close the regular season.
That team didn’t make the NCAAs, either. Its early-season failures proving too much to overcome on the resume.
In 2009, beating a ranked Marquette team ended up being a harbinger of Big East Tournament success (and an tourney bid) to come. For the 2013 season, the switch didn’t flip until three straight wins over ranked teams in the Big East Tournament, which was then followed by a Final Four run.
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New owner plans major renovation of Fayetteville-area hotel, restaurant (PS; Doran)
The new owner of the Craftsman Inn and Conference Center and the Limestone Grille near Fayetteville is planning major renovations to the hotel and adjoining restaurant.
DeWitt-based Widewaters Hotels purchased the hotel and restaurant at 7300 E. Genesee St. in June for $3.2 million, according to Onondaga County tax records. This will be Widewaters' first hotel in the Syracuse area.
"This is a well-known hotel that will have a whole new look and feel,'' said Robert Spoto, vice president of operations for Widewaters Hotels.
The company plans to strip and update all 90 guest rooms, Spoto said. In addition, the lobby will be reconfigured and the restaurant and bar will have a new theme and look. Spoto said details of that new restaurant/bar concept are still being worked out.
There are two buildings on the property, and they will be closed one at a time during the renovation work, Spoto said.
First, the main building which houses the hotel check-in desk and the majority of the guest rooms will be temporarily closed. Once work is complete, the second building with the restaurant/bar, meeting and banquet space and 22 of the guest rooms will close, Spoto said.
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