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Jim Boeheim Is Not Concerned About His Team’s Poor Play As of Late

Monday, March 15th, 2010

The wait is over, the brackets are set and we are just a few days away from the best time of year in sports, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.  Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Syracuse all were given number one seeds in their prospective brackets but Syracuse is the team that ...

Jim Boeheim Has Syracuse Atop The Rankings For The First Time In 20 Years

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

So far so good for college basketball's latest number one team - the Syracuse Orange. Jim Boeheim's squad leapfrogged to the top of the rankings earlier this week after dismantling Villanova on Saturday. Of course, Kansas and Kentucky stumbling last weekend paved the way for 'Cuse's ascension to the top ...

Jim Boeheim Wants 96 Teams Invited to the Dance

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

It wouldn't be sports if there wasn't never-ending debate about changing this or that aspect of the games and leagues we all love so much as fans. The world of college basketball may not garner the same type of intense scrutiny as NCAA football, but changes to college hoops are ...

Jonny Flynn Talks About One Of My Favorite Sports Day

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

The NFL Draft has become an absolute phenomenon.  There are dozens of sites dedicated just to the draft.  The ratings on ESPN are off the charts.  While I like the NFL Draft, I TIVO it and fast forward through much of it.  Fifteen minutes in between draft picks in the ...

Tuesday Sweet 16 Coaches Recap

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Sports Radio Interviews has searched high and wide the last few days to give you analysis from the coaches still left in the Sweet 16.We've done seven so far in individual postings and here are the first seven in one large posting. This year's Sweet Sixteen is full of huge college ...

Could This Be 2003 All Over Again?

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

In 2003, the Syracuse Orange were a 3 seed and ended up winning the national championship led by Freshmen Carmelo Anthony and Gerry McNamara.  Not only did it make every Syracuse graduate (myself included) and fan ecstatic, but it also gave Jim Boeheim a grace period where he was free ...

NCAA Tournament South Region Interviews

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

At the start of the year, most pundits thought that the North Carolina Tar Heels, led by senior All-American Tyler Hansbrough, would be cutting down the nets come April. At one point, there was even talk of the 'Heels navigating a tough non-conference and competitive ACC schedule undefeated. That of ...

The 6 OT Thriller – Hope You Didn’t Tivo The Game Like Me

Friday, March 13th, 2009

I'm going to try to make a long story short, but I doubt I can do it.  I'm a Syracuse grad and a die hard Cuse hoops fan.  My daughter even has a "Hello Otto" (Syracuse mascot) book.  Because I live on the West Coast and don't want to get ...