Legette-Jack gets SYR jersey retired (1st woman)
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I find the timing really peculiar and ironic. Definitely could be a hint at her making a move there.
The irony part is that Lattimore's number has always been 33. Would this still have been retired had she not decommitted? That number would not be available if it gets retired, is my understanding correct?
The only number that has been retired is the 44 in football, and that was a stupid idea.
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Why? Seems like it has a great history.
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Thanks but that doesn't answer my question. Based on the timing, I'm curious as to whether this was planned in the first place because 33 is the same Lattimore has had for years.
Yes players except for the football number 44 can be worn by current players.
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Huh? Not 1, but THREE great Syracuse backs wore that number. There's NO NUMBER more appropriate or deserving.
They should have done what they've done with other players retired a jersey to honor Brown, one for Davis, and one for Little, just as they have for other stars.
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Why, because you said so? Or because you don’t like it?
The majority of the fans think it is a stupid idea, and were very happy when the last AD left. He made a number of bad hires and decisions when he was in Syracuse.
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Are you a Syracuse alum and which AD are you referring?
Been a fan since 1956, the real Big East, made a mistake in not forming a football conference. The Eastern independents should have united, Penn St, Pitt, BC, Syr, West Virginia, FSU, Miami, Louisville, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, and get Villanova, Uconn to move to division 1.
This could have been done around 1985-1986 and avoided the conference being broken up. Lived here most of my life. Spent 4 years in ASA most of the time in Europe.
The best running back I have ever seen, had Jim's size, but could change directions at full speed. He had the ability to give you a hip and take it away.
He had soft hands and was a good receiver.Had he lived to play with Jim, you never would have heard of Vince Lombardi. Brown, Davis, Warfield, and Collins would have been the greatest offense in history.