Angela wrote:Shout Out to Rocket ~ I'm rooting for your Orangemen to bring down Georgetown on Saturday. Good Luck!
Wed. was a good day for college hoops in Philly ~ 2 bubble teams won, Villanova and Temple, and St. Joe's and LaSalle won as well. I loved the headline in Thursday's paper "Cat Burglars" referring to 'Nova Wildcats upsetting Georgetown and breaking their 11 game winning streak. Cheers to my Jekyl/Hyde Wildcats! (so unpredictable...playing up...playing down...)
I didn't even roll out of bed to watch the game, believe it or not, Angela. Why not?! Two reasons: Bummed about the impending end of the Big East (sort of), at least the intense rivalries in the conference for basketball, and, two, Georgetown was going to make some Orange Crush out of the event. How did I know that?! Easy! We HAD to let them win!!! Yes, funny, but absolutely true. As usual, the way to beat Syracuse is to remember Jim Boeheim's teams historical problems with shooting percentage and foul shot percentages. This time JB told the guys to not pass the ball well, usually a hallmark of their greatness.
The Thompson Twins will remain the most lovingly hated opposing coaches in Syracuse lore for ages...Greatly respected and truly loved! Not even Connecticut had Syracuse's number like Georgetown did. Help from the heavens often came in the form of fitting blizzards almost on cue, whether an away game in D.C. or the comfortable (except for the visiting Hoyas) Carrier Dome, electrifying winter wired (not winter weary) fans in Central and North Country New York State when the two teams met. Often games were talked up for weeks. Both teams even had unexpected slip ups with supposedly weak teams because they were subconsciously AND CONSCIOUSLY distracted thinking ahead to the future match up.
It is just another "blip". Another great rivalry falls away. Penn State-SU football went bye-bye ages ago when IT had been one of the great college rivalries. Now this, although they will still possibly play, and it may even, occasionally, nostalgically have shadow memories of the greatness, I predict it will mostly reflect that dimly. All that is left for Syracuse athletics rivalries descent into hell is for Johns Hopkins University and Syracuse to quit the best NCAA Division I Lacrosse rivalry.
Now then, all that aside, moving into the ACC is intriguing at the least. I know some North Carolina centric teams' fans are wondering what an airplane is for! And learn what a parka is!!!
And Angela, the Owls and Wildcats are both good teams, I am predicting good things in the tourney (NCAA) from them both if they can handle not being a home team.
Rock ON & Keep the Faith,
Rocket
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