I was conscious for most of it and listening intently on the radio when I was awake. At one point, half drifting, I thought that Syracuse had been caught in the second half, that the score was 31-21 Louisville, that the rational universe had imposed itself again. But no, the Orange won 38-35 over …

Having messed up my sleep this weekend due to watch The Guns of Navarone on Friday until 3 am (I was in need of watching something where the right team won after the Sox choked after being up 2-7), I spent a rich and rewarding day napping and watching sports with half an eye.  •  In a nutshell …

Not that a university team is as similar to a pro team from one year to the next but last season the Syracuse Orange lost to Iowa in overtime. This year they lost 0-35. Yikes. That after being massacreed at home by Washington in last week's season opener.  •  This makes the decision as to which …

Don't expect much from me today. What a thunder storm. Like the 1812 Symphony without the orchestra: boom, blam, whammo. What with the many mouths a wailing, not a lot of sleep. I almost wrote "flat chest" up there. One more week in August and therefore in summer. Summer really ends around here in …

If last year's trip to the Carrier Dome taught me anything, it is not the best opponent that makes the best game but the best match in an opponent. Which means the one you beat in overtime. So which is the most likely home game to give the best experience?  •  “Fri, Aug 31 - Washington  •  Sat …

See, if I just don't reference a single player, I do not run into that Brendon Carney thing, the need to reference every game in overly wrought detail. But this, after a win over #15 Marquette (aka "The Catholic, Jesuit University in Milwaukee") is noteworthy. And a valuable lesson for us all …

So it was a win after all, 20-14 over Connecticut and not a bad one for our overly focusing focus of this theme not to be repeated theme:  •  “Senior punter Brendan Carney punted seven times for 317 yards for a 45.3 average and pinned the Huskies inside the 20-yard line four times. For his …

This is weird. I was not aware that Syracuse had the right to actually have more points on the board late in a game in the Big East. But look:  •  “  •  Touchdown, Syracuse.  •  Syracuse quarterback Perry Patterson tossed an 18-yard touchdown pass to Curtis Brinkley with 4:58 left in the third …

Two weeks have passed. There was a week off. I had no idea people got weeks off. Maybe the chance for a breather, the chance to come back refreshed and renewed. Maybe.  •  Another stinker and another reason to re-evaluate this sort of theme posting. Once again, the play put me to sleep, waking …