SU Ring of Honor - 10/15

[BVille44]

 

[orangesox44]

Is Jim Brown himself going to come? Ring of Honor Celebration Planned for NC State Game - Syracuse University Athletics

 

[hoopsupstate]

Congratulations to our famous 44’s, but how many times are they going to be recognized? It’s almost matter of fact now. We’ve had other great players that should be recognized. It just seems like SU has to move on to

 

[P Vasiloff]

Larry Csonka needs to be there too in the Ring of Honor

 

[sufandu]

Congratulations to our famous 44’s, but how many times are they going to be recognized? It’s almost matter of fact now. We’ve had other great players that should be recognized. It just seems like SU has to move on to

It sounds like this is something new and it only makes sense to put them in first.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

It just seems like SU has to move on to

As do some of the fans

 

[Ernj]

Maybe by creating a Ring of Honor where they celebrate the people who wore the number, this will be the first step in un-retiring 44.

 

[Consigliere]

Congratulations to our famous 44’s, but how many times are they going to be recognized? It’s almost matter of fact now. We’ve had other great players that should be recognized. It just seems like SU has to move on to

Ring of honor is new. Simmons is the only one who has been recognized at an event. These three were to be recognized at a football game in 2020 with Pearl and Boeheim the following basketball season but with no fans in the stands it would have been pointless to unveil the names. Expect the basketball honors in the next couple of months.
Expect Dave Bing may be added this year as well and additional football name(s) next season.

 

[dollarbill44]

I'm looking forward to not being able to understand anything said during the ceremony.

 

[baggerbob]

Congratulations to our famous 44’s, but how many times are they going to be recognized? It’s almost matter of fact now. We’ve had other great players that should be recognized. It just seems like SU has to move on to

How is Dave Bing not in the Ring of Honor, should have been among the original group?

 

[Eric15]

I'm looking forward to not being able to understand anything said during the ceremony.

Yeah I really miss the days of Carl Eilenberg's crisp voice permeating throughout the Dome.

 

[SU68]

I was looking at the RoH at the Virginia game. It doesn't appear to have room for more than one more name. The other sides at the level are advertising thread boards.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

I was looking at the RoH at the Virginia game. It doesn't appear to have room for more than one more name. The other sides at the level are advertising thread boards.

Since it's a "ring", I would assume it would wrap around to the other side if necessary.

 

[KaiserUEO]

Game Day couldve had Jim Brown AND Jim Boeheim as guest prognosticators.

Damn...

 

[SU68]

Since it's a "ring", I would assume it would wrap around to the other side if necessary.

I agree, but aren't the electronic thread boards there?

 

[sufandu]

How is Dave Bing not in the Ring of Honor, should have been among the original group?

Maybe they'll wait until basketball season for him.

 

[mustacheovich]

I agree, but aren't the electronic thread boards there?

The ring is between the 100 level and box seats, there's room for a couple more names on the side they started on and the other side is still blank as far as I know.

 

[baggerbob]

Maybe they'll wait until basketball season for him.

Without Dave Bing we might not have had a basketball program.

 

[BigNastyJon]

Without Dave Bing we might not have had a basketball program.

We wouldn’t have won 10 games without Dave Bing.

 

[Longtimesu]

Congratulations to our famous 44’s, but how many times are they going to be recognized? It’s almost matter of fact now. We’ve had other great players that should be recognized. It just seems like SU has to move on to

Why continue to have them recognized? Because Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, and Floyd Little set the standard for running backs at SU. I have no idea how old you are, so possibly I think you have no way of comparing those three backs with the backs that have come after them at SU. But I can say that I watched all three play. I was ten years old watching Brown at old Archbold. Although at the time, I was too young to understand what greatness I was witnessing, as I became a Cleveland Browns fan and watched Brown run through, over and around defensive players, I began to understand just how remarkable he was.

As for Ernie Davis, I was at every home game at Archbold during his playing days. If my father didn’t take me to a game, then I walked there from my home on Syracuse North Side. By that time I had a back to compare Ernie with, and that back was Jim Brown. Even at my young age, I knew I was witnessing the era of another great running back at SU.

Then along comes Floyd Little. My God, for those of us that were lucky to witness the powerful, shifty, speedy Little wreck havoc on defenders was a sight to behold. And again, I was able to compare Little, to the previous two backs Brown and Davis. My conclusion after watching decades of SU running backs, as well as many in college football, all three of those backs, had no equals anywhere in college football at that time. And to have each played at SU, what a blessing.

Today's young football viewers have only modern-day players to compare. So I can understand the “but how many times are they going to be recognized” mantra by some. “How many times should they be recognized?” Can the same be said for baseball players in the HOF or NFL players in Canton Ohio?

I’ve watched every great back at SU since the days of Jim, Ernie, and Floyd, and yes we’ve had great backs…but…none of them are in the mold of any of those three. Brown, Davis, and Little set the standard of greatness at SU. And they should be recognized as often as possible for what they gave to Syracuse University football. And after all, aren’t they what other backs that come to SU strive to be like?

All three backs, if a hole in the line wasn’t there, they ran through defenders. And forget about ankle tackling them. Jim Brown never ran out of bounds. He would punish defenders to stay in bounds. I would recommend that you spend some time on YouTube and watch the power and finesse of those three backs. Hopefully, after doing so you’ll understand better why they should always be recognized for setting the standard at SU.

Sidenote: If Ernie Davis had lived to play in the same backfield with Jim Brown, I can only imagine how great that team would have been.

 

[hoopsupstate]

I have nothing against them being recognized, but the University seems to recognize them practically every year. It’s been over 60 years since Brown played. We act like they are the only impactful players that have played at SU. We need to recognize players that have played in the past 30 years. Everyone understands they were special talents, but come on, when is enough, enough. SU doesn’t even think 44 is worth giving to todays players. There’s no better way to honor them is to let someone wear 44 today.

 

[sufandu]

I have nothing against them being recognized, but the University seems to recognize them practically every year. It’s been over 60 years since Brown played. We act like they are the only impactful players that have played at SU. We need to recognize players that have played in the past 30 years. Everyone understands they were special talents, but come on, when is enough, enough. SU doesn’t even think 44 is worth giving to todays players. There’s no better way to honor them is to let someone wear 44 today.

How long have we had a ring of honor? Who should go on it first? Imagine how stupid we would look having a ring of honor that didn't have the GOAT, our lone Heisman winner, and a three time all-american. Others will be honored. We have to start in the right place.

 

[baggerbob]

We wouldn’t have won 10 games without Dave Bing.

Before Dave got here we had a season of 2 wins, and a time we lost 26 straight over 2 years.

 

[pfister1]

Before Dave got here we had a season of 2 wins, and a time we lost 26 straight over 2 years.

And thank G_d he came!!!

 

[donniesyracuse]

…there's room for a couple more names on the side they started on and the other side is still blank as far as I know.

Save room for Weitsman.