It’s limerick and lyric time!

[bballbeadle]

It’s been a while since we have done this, but if this is not the moment, I don’t know when is! Many of you write excellent haiku and I hope you will step up with your offerings. We have a lot of nervous energy to get out (or maybe that’s just me?) and that is often when creativity blooms. Here is a limerick.

There once was a baller named Buddy
Whose coach all the folks like to study.
The dad’s a pariah
The son a messiah
In twain they beat other teams bloody!

I also wrote song lyrics. This song was in my head all week and I couldn’t figure it out. Then this morning I did.

HALLELUJAH
(Leonard Cohen)


Now I've heard we shouldn't be in the Dance
That Syracuse don't deserve the chance
Cos you don't really care for Orange, do ya?
So sorry, we ain't going home
Because, you see, we're IN THE ZONE!
Orange Nation shouts a mighty hallelujah!

Made it through, ya
What's it to ya?
Made it through, ya!
Halle-Loo-ooh-ooh-ooh-YA!

Our faith was strong, but you needed proof
So we shot the ball right through the roof
Our offense, friends, it simply overthrew ya.
We shot from near, we shot from far
And Buddy Buckets became a star!
And from Orange lips was raised the hallelujah!

Made it through, ya
What's it to ya?
Made it through, ya!
Halle-Loo-ooh-ooh-ooh-YA!

Well, people, we've been here before
We know this dance and we've played the floor
Our coach, so "old," he shouldn't really fool ya.
So he'll make a plan, and he'll make it great
We're marching to the Elite Eight
With nothing on our lips but hallelujah!

Made it through, ya
What's it to ya?
Made it through, ya!
HALLE-LOO-OOH-OOH-OOH-YA!

People can also add onto these stanzas, which could be fun. Not could be, will be! Let’s go, Orange!

 

[OrangeXtreme]

James Arthur Boeheim
Has the team prepared to go
Feed Buddy Buckets.

 

[orange79]

In Houston the Cougars are king,
In Syracuse, it don't mean a thing.
'Cos when Buddy gets hot
And he hits every shot,
SU's gonna win the whole thing!

 

[SU in Hershey]

March Madness again
Enigmatic conundrum
Boeheim and his Zone

 

[cuse62]

There once was a Marek who was a big
People said his size or a twig
He would do anythig for a win
And he said with a grin
After the game I relax with a cig

 

[cuseattle]

Buddy, Kadary, and Joe
Is the backcourt that makes this team go
With forwards a plenty
One even plays centy
Plus Jesse to say "no, no, no!"

 

[dollarbill44]

There once was a man from Nantucket
Who told a story of one Buddy Buckets
With round ball in his hand
He scored all over the land
While his dad told the journos to suck it.

 

[CousCuse]

There once was a man from Nantucket
Who told a story of one Buddy Buckets
With round ball in his hand
He scored all over the land
While his dad told the journos to suck it.

Kudos.

 

[CousCuse]

In the days of old, When the Orange were Bold and 3 pointers were not yet invented, Jimmy met fair Julie and they went in for the woolie boolie and Buckets was heaven sented.

 

[CuyahogaCuse]

This thread really has potential
Of limericks and lyrics essential
Sixteen teams, Cuse is one
And aren’t we having fun
The Cougars don’t have the credentials.

 

[Marty McFly]

The Orange riding high, in this most bizarre season
the team gelling, playing great defense, might be the reason
Players may stray at the end of the day
but not before we win our region.

 

[Col. Bleep]

This board was racked with a schism:
Coach accused of nepotism.
Then his lad
Started scoring like mad
And now everyone is with him.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Two three zone
Someone grab a phone

Here's your headline
"Down goes the Feline"

Cougars, no more
We know the final score

Eighty to Sixty three
Bring on Stevie Tee.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

French Vanilla. Rocky Road.
Chocolate. Peanut Butter. Cookie Dough.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

French Vanilla. Rocky Road.
Chocolate. Peanut Butter. Cookie Dough.

Buddy there it is. Buddy there it is.

 

[CousCuse]

Orange Boat will be making another run, the Orange Boat promises something for everyone. And Orange hoops won't hurt anymore, when your viewing screen, displays the final score.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Buddy there it is. Buddy there it is.

BUCKETS !!

 

[721Comstock]

Buddy there it is. Buddy there it is.

HOOPS! THERE IT IS!!
HOOPS! THERE IT IS!!

 

[miamicuse]

Houston, they have a problem.

 

[bballbeadle]

There once was a team called the Cuse
They’ve taken their share of abuse
But teams they’re a-whackin’
They’ve let loose the Kraken
And, mama, they still got da juice!

 

[GooseMutt]

The Syracuse Orange are back
With our zone we will attack
With Buddy shooting
And our defense looting
National Championship wii be coming back

 

[GooseMutt]

There once was a team called the Cuse
They’ve taken their share of abuse
But teams they’re a-whackin’
They’ve let loose the Kraken
And, mama, they still got da juice!

First place for this one!

 

[cto]

There once was a team from the Cuse
Bracketology gave it abuse
Poor Joe Lunardi
To the party came tardy
And now we can tell him "vamose."

 

[bballbeadle]

There once was a young lass named Beadle
Whose power to WAIT was quite feeble
”Get on with the game!
I am going insane!
This torture is truly medieval!”

 

[CousCuse]

There once was a young lass named Beadle
Whose power to WAIT was quite feeble
”Get on with the game!
I am going insane!
This torture is truly medieval!”

I nominate bbb for Syrfan laureate in residence.