Friday Articles

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Orange Watch: No harping, please, about Syracuse’s basketball schedule

One of Dougie's twitter quotes from 2012

Syracuse basketball ticket packages go on sale Monday

Recruiting

No. 34-ranked prospect Tyler Roberson ready to cut list

Former Player

Roster focus: Kris Joseph

Roosevelt Bouie offers matchmaking basketball service

Around The Big East

Calhoun's accomplishments deserved huge dividends

Big East basketball lists: The top five transfers

Around The Nation

Ex-coaches Smith, Huber -- now NCAA investigators -- explain being on 'other side'

No winners in Gillispie saga -- not yet

Billy Gillispie is in a medical facility and out of a job. Now what?

NBA

Team Salaries Averaging $67.1 Million

Blogs

The Carrier Dome Turns 32; Do You Remember When . . .?

Big East Still Best Basketball Conference Despite Defections? #UmNo

Syracuse Basketball: Power Ranking the Games by Difficulty on Orange Schedule

SU Softball

Danielle Chitkowski Glenbard South HS, Glen Ellyn, Ill is one of the new pitchers who hopes to follow graduated All American Jen Caira's foot steps in the circle. Kendall Bosch from Estherville Lincoln Central, in Estherville, Iowa will also vie for PT on the mound. Former SU football star Brian LaBaron's daughter Elyssa, who stands 5-10 should bring some more power to the lineup.
SU Softball plays tonight 7 PM, Saturday noon & Sunday 3:30 PM

University News

Be part of a human peace sign on the Syracuse University Quad on Friday

World expert on climate change, ice sheets to speak at Syracuse University today

Around CNY

'League of Their Own' women reunite in Cooperstown and Syracuse

 

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Two Interesting Pieces of Information from the first linked article:

1. Syracuse is the only league opponent never to have played Villanova in its on campus facility. I find that amazing, especially in the early days of the conference.


The Philly game against ‘Nova will also mark the end of an unusual distinction Syracuse basketball holds in its all-time Big East run. SU is the only conference member never to have played the Wildcats on campus (the 6500 seat Pavilion) because Orange fans flock to road games and create demand. By doing so Villanova would have simply left too much money on the table with the other site options and larger revenue opportunities (The Palestra, then Spectrum, now Wells Fargo Center) available.

2. The 11:00 a.mn. start against Nova is because the CoreStates Center, First Union Center, Wachovia Center... I mean, Wells Fargo Center will host both Sixers and Flyers home games that same day.