melo out, melo not out

ESPN's Ryan Burr put out on twitter that, "if I'm reading the tea leaves he's back Saturday." He went on to say, "if he was done I think the announcement would have already come. Silence speaks volume."

...is on my side

under $2,500

todaze bacon

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you will be watching

22-1

63-61
with fab, an elite team capable of winning a championship.  without him, one of many good teams

was that a cat?

2:28

...

tru for me

newt bucks?

Yu Wan Mei

Larger than any previous manufacturing center, it is filled at all times with breakthroughs and innovation, allowing for Yu Wan Mei to extricate more undiluted fish by-product, harvest larger and more succulent organs, and smelt fish cleaner than ever before. Everything is ready now for unstoppable upward growth.

21-1

60-53
bouncing back on the road

CINCINNATI -- A quick look at No. 4 Syracuse’s 60-53 win at Cincinnati ...

What it means: The Orange avoid even the smallest of skids, rebounding from its first loss of the season to keep their place alone atop the Big East standings. The only caveat: Syracuse still struggles somewhat when forced into a more traditional halfcourt offense. Cincinnati, which was in the hunt for solo possession of second place in the league, now tumbles to the middle of the pack with three losses -- yes, it’s that crowded in that part of the conference.

How it happened: Syracuse found its 3-point stroke just in time. The Orange, in danger of going 0-for from the arc for the first time since 1995, sunk their first trey with 9:29 left and followed it up with another a minute later. The back-to-backs from Scoop Jardine and Brandon Triche opened up what had been a tight game, giving the Orange enough wiggle room to escape Cincinnati and the Bearcats’ first sellout of the season. It also helped that SU committed just eight turnovers and Cincy shot just 34 percent.

Star of the game: There’s never a single star with Syracuse, which is sort of the beauty of the Orange. This is a team in the true sense of the word. Split the honors between Jardine and Triche and Kris Joseph. The trio created not only created offense in transition; they made it with smart backcuts to get easy buckets underneath the hoop. Joseph was especially dazzling, breaking down the Bearcats’ defense deftly with the dribble. He finished with a team-leading 17 points (8-of-11 FG) and six rebounds. Jardine finished with six assists and zero turnovers. Huge.

For starters: Taking a page from the Notre Dame playbook, Cincinnati got off to a blistering start, scorching to a 15-6 lead with four 3-pointers. But when the 3s stopped falling, the Bearcats struggled to find an offensive alternative, allowing Syracuse back into the game. The Orange took their first lead in the final minute of the half and took a 28-25 lead into the locker room. The surprising stat: even without Fab Melo, Cuse outscored Cincinnati in the paint, dominating with an 18-8 advantage as the Bearcats fell a little too deeply in love with the 3. The team that relies on the outside shot for 34 percent of its offense knocked down 5-of-11 from deep in the first half, but just 4-of-15 from anywhere else.

Of note: Syracuse was once again without big man Fab Melo. On Saturday, the university announced the sophomore would not play against the Bearcats or against Notre Dame. ESPN.com’s Andy Katz reported it is due to an academic issue stemming from the first semester. … Cincinnati wore throwback uniforms, dating back to the 1961-62 season. … UC's Sean Kilpatrick played despite a hip pointer and groin injury.

What’s next: Syracuse, which hopes to get some sort of resolution regarding Melo this week, hosts Big East POY favorite Kevin Jones and rising West Virginia on Saturday afternoon. The Bearcats go to Rutgers, which used to be easier than it is these days. The young Scarlet Knights are especially tough at home, where they’ve already beaten Florida and Connecticut.

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karmin on snl feb 11

20-1

needed this guy

hats off to notre dame.  great game plan executed to perfection.
67-58
we missed melo big inside.  need him back.  not same team without him.

inquiring minds

why is there no blue food?

effective deterrent

hippo birdie two ewe

lmath1 b-day happy happy

I'd shutter going downhill fast for the day to protest sopa...

...but i don't want to bring the entire internet down.

good on ya CR Zed

car of the year in oz
The Honda CR-Z hybrid sports coupe outperforms most cars in a crash test.
"It's fun to drive and if this is the future it's something worth looking forward to," 

twenty and oh!

71-63
The No. 1-ranked Syracuse Orange set a school-record with its 20th consecutive victory to start the season with a 71-63 win over the Pittsburgh Panthers at the Carrier Dome on Monday.
This year’s Orange surpassed the previous record of 19 straight wins to open a season set in the 1999-2000 campaign.
The win was also the 876th career victory for Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, who tied late Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp for fourth on the NCAA Division’s all-time list.

in a word

special

todaze tru

where do pirates eat?

new grab-n-go meals

19-0 and #1 for sixth straight week

 

78-55
The Syracuse Orange tied a school record for the best start in school history with its 19th consecutive win to start the season with its 78-55 victory over Providence on Saturday night at the Carrier Dome.

...by our love

I've given up giving up on him. I'm a 100 percent believer. Not in his arm. Not in his skills. I believe in his heart, his there-will-definitely-be-a-pony-under-the-tree optimism, the way his love pours into people, right up to their eyeballs, until they believe they can master the hopeless comeback, too.

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karmin.  off the chain

sad state of affairs

“The authorities are handing down at least six months in a labor-training camp to anybody who didn’t participate in the organized gatherings during the mourning period, or who did participate but didn’t cry and didn't seem genuine.”

extra credit

18-0 and i was there!

79-66

What's all this talk about...

oh wait...

just brilliant

rube goldberg lives

just dumb

biker chair?

hepful

cheeseblarg

versatility

i just saw donovan mcnabb on sportscenter as a new football analyst for espn.  articulate, precise, humorous. reminded that he can do lots of things well.  should be a good and hopefully long-term fit.

17-0 and still #1

73-66

2012

It's not crazy, it's sports

shake on it

filed under, "good problems to have"

Who could give Syracuse's starting five a tough game?  Its second five.

 

gutsy...

...and remarkable
I once sarcastically said that “crazy is the new normal” but it’s not sarcasm anymore.  We’re all different.  Each unique.  But that uniqueness that sets us apart is also what brings us together.  Some people call it “the human condition.”  I call it “amazing.”

16-0

87-73  rollin' along... marquette next.

getting hooked

• The Boston Globe made Breaking Bad one of its picks for the top ten shows of the year, noting that the series "is on my all-time top 10 list at this point."

comin' up

THANKS A BILLION! DRUDGEREPORT WAS VIEWED 10,096,405,399 TIMES IN 2011 [UP FROM 9,261,943,382 IN 2010]... AN INCREASE OF 9%!

thanks a thousand! normal ketchup/downhill fast was viewed 1,201 times in 2011 [up from 0 in 2010]... an increase of infinity!

just because

starting the year off right

unbeaten syracuse keeps grip on #1

15-0

87-68
#1

new year new name

normal ketchup is going downhill fast