Syracuse Mt Rushmore

[CaptainSyracuse]

I think it's too hard to do it across sports. And are we going to leave out Lacrosse?

Ben Swartzwalder has to be there. He was the architect of the glory years of Syracuse football. Before Ben we could not even beat Colgate.

 

[Doc5120]

Ben Swartzwalder has to be there. He was the architect of the glory years of Syracuse football. Before Ben we could not even beat Colgate.

I thought about putting him there, then I looked up his record - and while very good (153-91-3), I just couldn't justify putting him ahead of Brown, JB, Ernie & Melo. I also like others ahead of him as well. But I do agree that he was an important figure in Syracuse's history.

 

[Eric15]

I think it's too hard to do it across sports. And are we going to leave out Lacrosse?

Yeah, it's pretty boring. (Sorry, I meant to just think that, not say it outloud)

 

[Briancuse]

I think it's too hard to do it across sports. And are we going to leave out Lacrosse?

Thats what makes it the debate more fun.

 

[Briancuse]

Yeah, it's pretty boring. (Sorry, I meant to just think that, not say it outloud)

Its april, we have to talk about something lol.

 

[HarrisonJBounel]

Boeheim
E. Davis (though it really should be Jim Brown)
Bing
Ben Schwartzwalder

 

[Eric15]

Its april, we have to talk about something lol.

I meant lacrosse is boring, not the Mt. Rushmore discussion.

 

[JOC44]

Ditka.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Ditka.

Bill Brasky...

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Billy Celuck
Craig Forth
Matt Gorman

/thread

If we're doing the 'other side' of the cliff face, i'd add Dave Siock.

 

[sabach]

My wife and I were having this discussion last week on a Mt. Rushmore for SU hoops. I had JB, Pearl, Bing and Melo. Pained me not to add Danny "Bo Jive" Boyle.

 

[SWC75]

Matt Park: "Making Mount Rushmores isn't on the Mount Rushmore of ideas."

 

[Cowtown]

Ben Swartzwalder has to be there. He was the architect of the glory years of Syracuse football. Before Ben we could not even beat Colgate.

Twenty five posts before Ben was mentioned speaks to the average age of denizens herein.

 

[Townie72]

JB
Ernie
Jim Brown
Roy Simmons, Jr.

So now the monument would include coaches?

Well, then you have to have Ben Schwartzwalder too.

 

[tbonezone]

add sonny spera .

 

[bevosu]

We've already got a Washington (Pearl) and a Roosevelt (Bouie).

Two out of four ain't bad.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

4 jim boeheim heads

One for each decade. Just change the glasses and necktie and you're all set.

 

[SUMBA]

From a lax standpoint, who would you say was more important Simmons or Gait?

Jim Brown would also represent the Lax team.

 

[jncuse]

Mike Rotunda obviously.

 

[Trueblue25]

Czonk's pretty cool too.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Good job guys. I think we've got like 538 heads on our Mt Rushmore.

 

[stone567]

Thought about this.

Jim Brown (probably the greatest all around athlete ever)
Jim Boeheim (One of the greatest college basketball coaches ever)
Pearl Washington (probably the most important player in SU basketball history)
Gary Gait (arguably the greatest lacrosse player in the history of the sport)

Pained me to leave off Ernie Davis and David Bing, but Mount Rushmore is contrived of not necessarily the best. Other factors should be in place