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Post by 2ndRyan on Feb 8, 2013 14:25:04 GMT -5
Philly area getting rain now from the coastal storm. Some points further north and inland seeing snow from this. It is the arrival of an eastward moving storm later today (early evening) that will provide Phila and central NJ with accumulating snow. The predicted accumulation differences from south to north are pronounced: 3-6 inches in Philadelphia, 5 to 9 inches for Trenton and Bucks County. Phila gets off because the coastal storm arrives first followed by the eastward moving disturbance. It is the convergence of these two systems which will plaster New York and points northeastweard. I'll take off my amateur meteorologist hat now.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Dec 10, 2012 16:42:30 GMT -5
My father was a member of the 26th Division, a National Guard Unit which was activated in January, 1941 and was returned to Camp Edwards on Cape Cod on December 6, 1941 to be shortly decativated. My father spent the next 3.5 years walking the beaches of North Carolina during the submarine scare of '42 and then guarding Afrika Korps prisoners in Texas.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Nov 20, 2012 10:06:01 GMT -5
Maryland will win the B1G football championship when donkeys fly. The same for Rutgers with any championship in any major sport. But this of course is only about money and an eyeball grab by the B1G. The two "winners" of the latest land grab are athletically weak and oppressed by huge athletic operating deficits. It was their very weakness which perversly make them both susceptible and desirable. Think anyone in Lincoln or Ann Arbor is losing any sleep about competing with these weak sisters? I listened to the UMCP Chancellor justifying the move and it was all about securing stable funding and avoiding further cuts in non-revenue sports.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Sept 22, 2012 9:58:29 GMT -5
Nice job on the pre-game tailgate, Southern New Jersey club. I thought it was an intensely played though sloppy game. Ultimately quite enjoyable. I'd be interested in knowing how that crowd compares to typical Hoya away games. As we pulled into Lot 21, we parked next to the parents of a player. The mom asked me if I had a son playing. I am thinking that non friends and family aren't frequent away game attendees. I hope to be back.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Aug 24, 2012 12:17:05 GMT -5
How about anything connected to the 1980 "Manley Fieldhouse is officially closed game"- the ball, Coach's white towel etc. I have some Syracuse neighbors (one hesitates to call them friends) that I would love to show such a relic to.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Apr 27, 2012 14:47:09 GMT -5
I don't know about the smell of Cracker Jack or popcorn wafting over the hilltop, but in the early Seventies on a soft April afternoon, it was nice to come out of class, sit on the grassy side of the bowl and watch a few innings or so. Crowds could grow to several hundred, far more, I suspect, than journey up the river now. I understand the space constraints that doomed on-campus baseball but the team and the game were a very agreeable part of campus life back then.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Mar 29, 2012 10:08:40 GMT -5
This time last year I feared we were NIT-bound in '12. This year? I think I'll just believe that there are some interesting pieces that can develop. Although Starks is not as long as Clark I like his ability as a spark. Nate with a mid-range jumpper that would force people to defend him 12-15 feet ffom the basket would be nice. But hey, I'm not going to sweat it. This team/ coaches has earned my trust. Will be attending a wedding in Alexandria 7/14. Can't wait for Kenner the next day.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Mar 27, 2012 12:54:40 GMT -5
I remember how we dismantled Oregon State ( I have a recurring image of Charlie Sitton and his acne scars) and then I began to think lofty thoughts.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Mar 19, 2012 10:19:50 GMT -5
I am creeping back to the Board 20 hours or so after the end of the game. I've avoided the game thread, I will probably never open "What I am most disappointed in".
I am uplifted and proud of the posts in this thread. As I reflect on the end of this season I am sad I won't get to see the guys compete again. I am sad that Henry and Jason didn't have the final games perhaps they would have liked to.
To Easy Ed and so many others thanks for putting into words what so many of us feel. This is a special team. Thank you, team and thank you, posters in this thread. You've brightened my day.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Mar 16, 2012 16:50:24 GMT -5
We did to Belmont what we did to Notre Dame. Belmont's inside play and passing was better than Nd's so they were around longer.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Mar 1, 2012 14:01:50 GMT -5
Knight has always liked schools who "did things the right way". Consequently I don't think Knight would ever have liked Kentucky.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Feb 20, 2012 8:36:28 GMT -5
Was at the Nova-ND game Saturday night. I don't like either team. Nova is in its own special hell. Their freshman guards are talented but are proof it takes more than physical gifts to prosper in this league. Notre Dame played the first half from hell. My favorite stat is they were out-rebounded 22-8. I think if we can close out on their shooters I don't see Notre Dame having any other answers.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Feb 1, 2012 13:30:23 GMT -5
UConn alumnus sits down the hall from me. He's far more upset and anxious about his team than I am about mine. I hope we get better games from Hollis and Markel and this isn't that close.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Feb 1, 2012 9:23:00 GMT -5
The Cinncy loss bothered me. It would be great to be 7-2, but we could easily have lost to Marquette and one or both of Providence and Rutgers. 6-3 would, I think, be many people's best case result at the halfway point.
Finishing the second half 6-3 would be great, but 5-4 doesn't seem too bad either.
Points from the perimeter tonight would go a long way to holding serve.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Jan 4, 2012 8:13:26 GMT -5
The moment of silence at the beginning of the game for former Providence coach and Father of the Big East Dave Gavitt was a nice touch. The "Syracuse sucks" scream that punctuated the silence was entirely appropriate also. May Dave's vision of a league of powerful Eastern basketball schools survive somehow.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Jan 1, 2012 9:03:55 GMT -5
My first time seeing the Hoyas live this year. As there's no Philly appearance this year, I'll have to get back. The first 13 minutes of 2nd half were torture. Our length on defense which is more apparent live is impressive. If we stay in front of people we are an imposing defense.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Dec 2, 2011 11:57:49 GMT -5
Consider me smitten. It's really fun to be a fan of this team right now. I found myself pondering the schedule this morning trying to figure out how I get to DC to see a few more games.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Nov 7, 2011 11:37:42 GMT -5
shellshock is how I would describe the reaction of the Penn St fans around my office. They are not even thinking about Nebraska which literally had the ball rammed down their throat Saturday by Northwestern in the 4th quarter.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Oct 30, 2011 18:23:12 GMT -5
SirSaxa enjoyed your memories. Esp. appreciate the props for Jon Smith. Merlin gets remembered for his rebounding record, but Smith really did seem like the AI of his day.
Two other players from the latter half of the Seventies that deserve mention are Al Dutch and Eric Smith, both small forwards. Dutch's role as one of the first nationally visible players landed by JT has been mentioned in the History Project and by Casual Hoya. E. Smith was the MVP on the 81-82 team that included future NBA stars Pat Ewing freshman and Eric Floyd, senior.
One small nit- the Fordham game you speak of couldn't have included Digger as coach. He left Rose Hill in the spring of '71 after one season for South Bend. He rode a player named Charlie Yelverton deep into the NCAA's and left for what probably proved to be greener pastures.
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Post by 2ndRyan on Sept 8, 2011 10:08:30 GMT -5
Took my youngest son to the US Open this past Saturday. It's been 10 years since I was out in Flushing. I was there for the day back in '01 on the Thursday before 9/11. Like 9/11, I remember that day as an achingly blue sky with a hint of coolness in the air. The city that day seemed to show itself so well. Five days later things changed forever.
As I stood in line to have my bag searched Saturday morning (no knapsacks allowed!) I reflected back on my last visit in a seemingly more innocent time.
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