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August_West said:
Today has a chance to be an epic meltdown . Today at the dome, the 2003 National Championship* team is coming to celebrate the 20th anniversary. If Wake Forest comes in and ruins that party ( Syracuse is a one point favorite) I may die from an overdose of schadenfreude.

The game is at 5pm and a perfect lead in time killer for me to get invested in while waiting for what seems like an eternity for our 730 tip.

From 5-7 tonight I’m an honorary Demon Deacon.

* title should’ve been vacated
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They are also retiring Warrick and McNamara’s jerseys. That’s happening after the game. Let’s just hope they manage to spell their names correctly this time.
 
Can’t see the game live, but it’s always a head scratcher when a team has a 16-2 FT advantage. At the half.
 
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August_West said:
They know how bad it is. It almost makes you feel sorry for that fan base...................almost.

It is an incredible situation. Almost unprecedented in my mind in that Boeheim is literally holding the program hostage at this point. They are caught in a purgatory that gets closer to eternal hell every minute that happens. No one will play for them right now. Boeheim is so arrogant he won't even allow an announcement of a succession plan, so it throws a wrench into every recruiting cycle as you never know who you will play for. And on the flipside it is no better in that you could give Boeheim a 10 year contract extension for recruiting stability but no one will go and play for him because he's lost his mind. He puts zero effort into coaching these days. Im not exaggerating. Zero. Kids see it, their parents see it. He constantly throws his kids under the bus in the media, and still insists on playing a 2-3 zone in an age where everyone can shoot threes. Boeheim certainly helped in establishing the Syracuse brand, and now he seems determined to blow it all up before leaving. It is a fascinating, (and almost sad, but its Boeheim so screw him) end to a legendary career. He really is erasing everything. The Hubris is unmatched.

Fran Fraschilla just really decimated the Syracuse program during the last 10 minutes of that broadcast last night. It's the first Ive heard of media really speaking truth on this issue. I wanted Fran to shut up and be like the rest of the media and kiss Boeheims ring because that will make him stay longer. ;)
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Wow! Please tell me there is video of Fraschilla somewhere
 
August_West said:
Today has a chance to be an epic meltdown . Today at the dome, the 2003 National Championship* team is coming to celebrate the 20th anniversary. If Wake Forest comes in and ruins that party ( Syracuse is a one point favorite) I may die from an overdose of schadenfreude.

The game is at 5pm and a perfect lead in time killer for me to get invested in while waiting for what seems like an eternity for our 730 tip.

From 5-7 tonight I’m an honorary Demon Deacon.

* title should’ve been vacated
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IDK, aug. I really think Orange "fans" may have passed the 51% mark in favoring to get him out, like yesterday. The only SU coach I can remember is Jimmy boy. Decent school. Everybody at espn went there.

Is it the program or coach that we most despise? At this point, they are one and the same, no? I am as anti cuse as the rest of us 90's and (well) before guys. There's plenty of $$$ in that alumni group. See: Island, Long.

He's not getting to name his successor, imho. Jimmy is no Calhoun nor Olander.

Pitino really would be perfect for that dump.....ya never know. There's even an Italian "section" up in south canada. red/white checkered table cloths and all...
 
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I do find it kind of hilarious that his one time (presumed) chosen successor (Hopkins) will likely be canned at UW this year while Jimmy fights to keep his job at Cuse. If Hurley is the carpenter, Hopkins is the demolition man. Dude has imploded UW after Romar's recruits left after his second year.

53-68 over the last four years 28-50 in a weak as hell PAC.

There would be something poetic about both being canned in the same year.
 
7774 said:
I hope so, but people on the Cuse board who know things say he’s going.
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The Syracuse Administration doesn’t have the sack to make a move. He wants another crack
 
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August_West said:
The Syracuse Administration doesn’t have the sack to make a move. He wants another crack
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Oh I know he wants another crack, and who knows what shenanigans he’d get up to in order to make that happen. You can know where a lot of bodies are buried when you’ve been at a place for 50 years.

But I know you read that board, and Jake over there is for sure connected to the program, and doesn’t throw out a lot of random nonsense, so when he says the one thing he feels solid about is Boeheim retiring before the portal opens, I get real nervous.
 
7774 said:
Oh I know he wants another crack, and who knows what shenanigans he’d get up to in order to make that happen. You can know where a lot of bodies are buried when you’ve been at a place for 50 years.

But I know you read that board, and Jake over there is for sure connected to the program, and doesn’t throw out a lot of random nonsense, so when he says the one thing he feels solid about is Boeheim retiring before the portal opens, I get real nervous.
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Jake is. Pushing Autry as head in that fashion has real disaster potential . Let’s hope cuse wins a couple ACC games. :)
 
August_West said:
Jake is. Pushing Autry as head in that fashion has real disaster potential . Let’s hope cuse wins a couple ACC games. :)
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Yeah the Autry thing is definitely some sunshine peeking out behind the clouds.

This is garbage. I always root against Syracuse every game, but if I knew this was the last year I would have put a little extra effort into it.
 
Perhaps Autry is going to take over for Boeheim once Cuse's season ends but I won't fully buy it until I see him pick his nose.
 
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Fishy said:
He’s going.
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I know that’s the “plan” but we are talking about a pig headed mule here. He’s already blown up iron clad plans. He might have another in him.
 
August_West said:
I know that’s the “plan” but we are talking about a pig headed mule here. He’s already blown up iron clad plans. He might have another in him.
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I think the issue is that if he stays, a significant number of players will leave and that’s an even worse look that I think JB is keen to avoid.

I don’t think he wants to quit, but the end of the road has materialized in front of him.
 
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