After a great weekend of sports, particularly for Syracuse, we forget that before there was a rivalry between SU & Duke, there was collaboration. Coach Boeheim successfully worked with Coach K during the Olympics, and ESPN commentators such as Jay Bilas (Duke grad) worked with SU grads.
Bilas, speaking here during a forum at SU’s Newhouse School, takes time to indirectly show some love to SU’s journalism program.
AXA Towers
Syracuse shows off another facet of readiness this evening as the 168 Centro Bus (East Fayette/Erie-Shoppingtown) passes Forman Avenue along the Connective Corridor--four days before the big game.
Boeheimburg Camp Out: Students lined up outside the Carrier Dome today in single digit temperatures (lower with windchills) for tickets to SU v. Duke. Camp outs will end early in the next few days due to the cold.
Retired professional soccer player and former Syracuse Salty Dogs coach Laurie Calloway patrolled the sidelines during the summers of 2003 and 2004.
Roland Grimes
Shout out to Roland “Bubba” Grimes, former SU football star, turned author , DC-area educator and media personality. We found out that his show was being broadcast tonight from the Everlasting Life Restaurant in Maryland.
Grimes was photographed here during an event with George Fraser at Syracuse University in 2005.
Bustle & Flow: University Avenue
Beyond the breaking news and speculation about a possible stadium in the Midtown area (near the former Kennedy Square complex) is the fact that the Connective Corridor already provides the infrastructure to effectively move fans toward the neighborhood. The route, shown here at University Avenue, connects the University Hill with Downtown for city residents. And of course, the potential site is already close to the major highways (Route 690, Route I81).
SUMB
The Syracuse University Marching Band (SUMB) will perform at pregame for Superbowl XLVII.
This post, this final drive, and this crescendo of sound is a celebration of Syracuse University Football. This audio was captured during the final home game. SU became bowl eligible when they scored on this, their final possession of the regular season.
SU plays in the Texas Bowl on December 27, 2013 in Houston. Their opponent will be the University of Minnesota.
We salute Syracuse’s 12-month bike culture (South Crouse Avenue)