Restore 44 : Dontae Strickland says it has been discussed

[PhatOrange]

make it happen

http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootb...ae_strickland_says_it_has_b.html#incart_river

 

[sutomcat]

make it happen

http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootb...ae_strickland_says_it_has_b.html#incart_river

I hope it happens.

Everyone makes mistakes. The good ones realize it and do what it takes to make things right.

 

[jekelish]

I'm conflicted, if it's been discussed with Strickland. He may very well be worthy of it - I hope like hell he is, because a bird in the hand. But if we bring it back and give it away, there goes Robert Washington.

 

[SU2NASA]

44 isn't about the the misses, it's about the players that rise to the challenge. Ernie Davis and Floyd Little didn't go out and proves themselves and get the number. It was given to them and they went out and built a legacy for it.

I'm all for giving it to him. And then it's on him to bring it honor.

 

[Scooch]

Retiring #44 was idiotic.

Retiring it during a hellaciously bad season for a sparse crowd at a USF game was utterly embarrassing.

The whole freakin' point of the tradition of the number was that it was ACTIVE and worn by a succession of players.

 

[elimunelson]

Retiring #44 was idiotic.

Retiring it during a hellaciously bad season for a sparse crowd at a USF game was utterly embarrassing.

The whole freakin' point of the tradition of the number was that it was ACTIVE and worn by a succession of players.

Everything above. Stupid question but if 44 is allowed in football again, could a hoops player wear it again?

 

[RF2044]

Retiring #44 was idiotic.

Retiring it during a hellaciously bad season for a sparse crowd at a USF game was utterly embarrassing.

The whole freakin' point of the tradition of the number was that it was ACTIVE and worn by a succession of players.

Yup. Besides, what's wrong with retiring JERSEYS like the basketball team does, but not retiring the number? Honor the guys who wore it. Build a statue for them [heck, we've already done it for one of them]. They deserve every accolade they get for their accomplishments.

But retiring 44 and removing it from the rotation made zero sense. Especially when The Express is still front of mind with today's recruits.

 

[DoubleDee]

I just started another thread on this kind of. Take down the big one, and put up one for each of brown Davis and little. Done

 

[jekelish]

Everything above. Stupid question but if 44 is allowed in football again, could a hoops player wear it again?

Was it ever retired for basketball? I mean, it's been worn in other sports, right? I think we just haven't had anyone in basketball who was particularly interested in wearing it. Maybe if Thomas Bryant comes to SU?

 

[Orangejet]

Wonder what Mandel Robinson thinks about this matter?

 

[jekelish]

I bet some handsome devil has been talking about this for awhile now! http://.com/the-case-to-restore-44/

 

[DoubleDee]

Everything above. Stupid question but if 44 is allowed in football again, could a hoops player wear it again?

It's never been an issue for basketball. Retired jerseys only. Numbers have been re-used

 

[Scooch]

Yup. Besides, what's wrong with retiring JERSEYS like the basketball team does, but not retiring the number? Honor the guys who wore it. Build a statue for them [heck, we've already done it for one of them]. They deserve every accolade they get for their accomplishments.

But retiring 44 and removing it from the rotation made zero sense. Especially when The Express is still front of mind with today's recruits.

Well, I mean Gross was here for like a whole 8 months before he decided to trash 50+ years of tradition.

I wonder if he had stopped using his USC luggage by the time he decided to retire #44?

 

[elimunelson]

Was it ever retired for basketball? I mean, it's been worn in other sports, right? I think we just haven't had anyone in basketball who was particularly interested in wearing it. Maybe if Thomas Bryant comes to SU?

I don't know that's why I was asking. It would seem it's unofficially retired in hoops as well. The whole thing is completely ridiculous because of the lineage of the number and not the specific player who wore it.

 

[DoubleDee]

I don't know that's why I was asking. It would seem it's unofficially retired in hoops as well. The whole thing is completely ridiculous because of the lineage of the number and not the specific player who wore it.

It's long been said that jerseys are retired, not numbers. 44 in football is the only case. 39, 88, 5, 9 have all been worn as late as this year. In basketball, triche wore Douglas' 20, Wes wore rony's 4, josh wright wore 30 etc etc.

 

[PhatOrange]

I'm conflicted, if it's been discussed with Strickland. He may very well be worthy of it - I hope like hell he is, because a bird in the hand. But if we bring it back and give it away, there goes Robert Washington.

If Strickland has earned it then he's earned it. Washington could very well earn it to after Strickland graduates. Or Washington could turn out to be Savon Huggins. Who the hell knows.

It should be available to every RB who's earned the right.

 

[Rocco]

In addition of the trio of Brown, Little and Floyd, there are several other players that are deserving of their #44 jersey to be retired and hung in the rafters. Rob Konrad, Terry Richardson, Michael Owens and Bill Schoonover to name a few.

 

[Chip]

I wonder if he had stopped using his USC luggage by the time he decided to retire #44?

Ironic as this is, we saw him with the USC luggage one week after the USF game (@ ND).

 

[A Clockwork Orange]

Yup. Besides, what's wrong with retiring JERSEYS like the basketball team does, but not retiring the number? Honor the guys who wore it. Build a statue for them [heck, we've already done it for one of them]. They deserve every accolade they get for their accomplishments.

But retiring 44 and removing it from the rotation made zero sense. Especially when The Express is still front of mind with today's recruits.

Imagine having the rafters lined with famous 44 jerseys. Brown, Little, Csonka, Wallace, Coleman, etc... '44' could ring the dome.

 

[DoubleDee]

Imagine having the rafters lined with famous 44 jerseys. Brown, Little, Csonka, Wallace, Coleman, etc... '44' could ring the dome.

Not csonka, but maybe Owens

 

[Melancer46]

I already posted this in the thread for Washington, but for those that didn't see it there, I actually wrote to Dr. Gross yesterday about this topic, and he responded to me yesterday afternoon with the following:

Thanks Matt—I have been working with Floyd Little who works on my staff in regards to 44—as you know we currently treat 44 the way MLB does 42 for Jackie Robinson. There may be some rare occasions when we bring 44 out and Floyd is working on those dynamics. Love your note as it makes a lot of sense.


Regards


Daryl

 

[Scooch]

as you know we currently treat 44 the way MLB does 42 for Jackie Robinson.

Huh?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Imagine having the rafters lined with famous 44 jerseys. Brown, Little, Csonka, Wallace, Coleman, etc... '44' could ring the dome.

Csonka's already up there #39.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Thanks Matt—I have been working with Floyd Little who works on my staff in regards to 44—as you know we currently treat 44 the way MLB does 42 for Jackie Robinson. There may be some rare occasions when we bring 44 out and Floyd is working on those dynamics. Love your note as it makes a lot of sense.

Everybody on both teams wears 44 for a game?

 

[Macky44]

Not csonka, but maybe Owens

Don't get me started on people thinking Csonka wore 44...ill end up fighting about how nunes magician is a joke.