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Roscoe Smith
Position: SF
Rivals: #6 SF, #31 overall
Scout: #6 SF
ESPN: 95/100, #4 SF
Ht: 6'7
Wt: 185 lbs
School: Oak Hill Acad. (Va.)
Jeremy Lamb
Position: SG
Rivals: #17 SG, #68 overall
Scout: #13 SG
ESPN: 91/100, #43 SG
Ht: 6'4"
Wt: 170 lbs
School: Norcross (Ga.)
Michael Bradley
Position: PF/C
Rivals: NR
Scout: #15 C (4 stars)
ESPN: 85/100
Ht: 6'9"
Wt: 215 lbs
School: Tyner Acad. (Tenn.)
Cleveland Melvin
Position: PF
Rivals: NR
Scout: #40 PF
ESPN: 40/100
Ht: 6'8"
Wt: 210 lbs
School: Notre Dame (Mass.)
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In which I pick up the gauntlet
Since I am not an effet priss, I have a hard time contemplating the fact that there are some out there who are so picky that they would refuse to eat certain foods, especially ones as innocuous as tomatoes and mayonnaise. But, as always, the backwater burg of Syracuse is there to prove me wrong.
To wit: the proprietor of Hoya Suxa has issued a challenge with the terms are as follows: should UConn defeat Syracuse on Wednesday, The, ahem, Glaude, will consume a sandwich consisting of just those ingredients, and has issued a challenge that I am happy to rise to.
Since I have no gastronomic weakness, I can only offer this in response: In the unlikely event that the Syracuse Saltine Warriors Orange defeat UConn, not only will I dance to the tune of the Syracuse fight song, but I will do it with more style, grace and panache than Glaude did in his video. If the threat of seeing my dancing doesn't inspire UConn to win, then I don't know what will. Hate on.
Bubble Bobble
Joe Lunardi has UConn on his "Next Four Out" list in his latest Bracketology. Which means they're the fifth-best team to miss the NCAA Tournament cut and not even really on the bubble; more like on the bubble's bubble. Also check out this sidebar piece from Lunardi on the giant mess in the middle of the Big East and how it affects tourney bids. (All Insider, I believe)
Syracuse Hate Half-Week: The Return
by Andrew Porter on Feb 8, 2010 10:49 AM EST
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Fun fact: Prior to 1890 (at least according to Wikipedia), Syracuse University did not associate itself with the color orange. Instead, the school used pea green and rose pink as its colors. As such, I have modified the above rendering of Otto to allow him to better fit in with Syracuse's legacy. I for one feel it is an improvement.
Now, why am I sharing this with you today? You see, in approximately 58 hours, the University of Connecticut Huskies will travel to the vile hamlet of Syracuse, New York to undertake the noble endeavour of destroying the Syracuse Orange. As is our custom, we here at TheUConnBlog will be marking the occasion with the celebration of Syracuse Hate Week. For the next two and one half days this organ will transform into a font of hate unrivaled on the internet and we would like to invite you to indulge, so feel free to make liberal use of the FanShot and FanPost features of this site to express and and all thoughts you may have about the cursed Orange. Welcome to Syracuse Hate Week. Hate on.
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I can't believe this hasn't been posted yet, Tyler Lorenzen singing 'Single Ladies'
by Russell Blair on Feb 7, 2010 2:55 PM EST
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Tyler Lorenzen won the Super Bowl Idol for singing Beyonce's "Single Ladies". This is right up there with the "God Damnit Donald" in terms of funny videos involving UConn alums. I also heard that as a practice squad player Lorenzen was tasked with driving one of the cars in the Saints' NFC Championship victory parade. Oh Tyler, how I miss you.
http://www.wwltv.com/video/featured-videos/Saints-TE-does-Beyonces-All-the-Single-Ladies-83486897.html
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On this Super Bowl Sunday, we bring you this very special video: Peyton Manning audibly cursing out UConn's very own Donald Brown during the Colts' divisional playoff victory over Baltimore three weeks ago. Hilarious.
As for today's game itself, I'm going with Colts 34, Saints 24. Manning is just too good.
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Kevin Meacham
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TheOpenThread: UConn vs. DePaul
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 6, 2010 5:00 PM EST
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This will be an interesting test of exactly how hardcore the folks are on this blog. At 8:00 on a Saturday night, will anyone be around to make snarky comments as 13th-place UConn battles 16th-place DePaul at Gampel Pavilion? Will any of the three writers of this here blog be around? (I will!) Will UConn show up? Will Jim Calhoun casually meander out on the court midway through the first half, as if nothing ever happened? Will this photo of Jerry Wainwright at his firing press conference break your heart? Did you remember that DePaul is a Big East team? Did you realize that UConn would be the away team in the pre-preliminary round of the Big East tournament if the season ended today?
So many questions. We'll try to answer as many of them as possible in TheOpenThread tonight. Join us.
(And also, if you haven't had a chance to read it (because it got buried in Signing Day coverage), please check out my SHOCKING expose of UConn's problems this season. I say "shocking" because I can't believe I made that many graphs, either. But basically, if you think UConn's main problem is anything other than poor rebounding, then you need to click that link and have some knowledge dropped on ya.)
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Stanley Robinson either means business or is balding. Either way, his trademark cornrows are no more. (Photo: Mike Anthony's blog)
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UConnBlog Justin
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Fashion Police: New duds a-comin'?
by UConnBlog Justin on Feb 6, 2010 3:01 PM EST
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As those who read my 1,000-word epic about the football team's new uniforms over the summer know, I take my uniform watching seriously.
So when I find out that UConn -- along with a few other schools, it seems -- may be tweaking its men's basketball duds, you best believe I'll be clogging up space on this here blog to tell you about them.
I'm a little late to the party, as the Syracuse faithful have known about this for a few days. But unlike Nunes, the only blog-related e-mails I receive are when a new porn bot follows us on Twitter.
Whether or not these will actually make their way onto the court remain unclear (one of the 'Cuse comments says they're a-go). However, almost all of the other team shorts on that Eastbay page are the gameday versions, and the only ones that aren't feature that braille-like pattern on the side panels.
Aside from the dots, which remind me of the candy (how dots on a piece of paper ever seemed appetizing to me, I'll never know), there isn't much difference from what we've got going on now. But there are a few small differences, like: replacing the miniature husky dog head on the left side with the interlocking "UC" men's bball logo, the addition of gray into the color scheme (at the bottom of the away version) and the lack of a second stripe/piping. As you may know, the white and blue stripes on the away and home shorts, respectively, run all the way up the jersey. And then there's a red stripe that doesn't connect and just highlight the players' underarms. But looks like that's been done away with.
All and all, not bad; although, the white ones lack a certain pizzazz without much red. But I'll wait to see the final product (if if ever debuts) to make a final decision.
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Big East Conference Standings
(updated 2.8.2010 at 2:55 AM EST)
| Conf | Overall | |||
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| W | L | W | L | |
Syracuse Orange
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10 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Villanova Wildcats | 9 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
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West Virginia Mountaineers
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8 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
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Georgetown Hoyas
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7 | 4 | 17 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | 7 | 4 | 17 | 6 |
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Louisville Cardinals
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6 | 4 | 15 | 8 |
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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6 | 5 | 17 | 7 |
| Marquette Golden Eagles | 6 | 5 | 15 | 8 |
| South Florida Bulls | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 |
| Cincinnati Bearcats | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 |
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Connecticut Huskies
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4 | 6 | 14 | 9 |
| Providence Friars | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
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Seton Hall Pirates
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3 | 7 | 12 | 9 |
| St. John's Red Storm | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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2 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| DePaul Blue Demons | 1 | 10 | 8 | 15 |
Huskies Basketball Schedule
Next 5 Games
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@
Syracuse
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Wed 02/10 | 7:00 PM EST |
| Cincinnati | Sat 02/13 | 12:00 PM EST |
| @ Villanova | Mon 02/15 | 7:00 PM EST |
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@
Rutgers
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Sat 02/20 | 4:00 PM EST |
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West Virginia
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Mon 02/22 | 7:00 PM EST |
Last 5 Games
| DePaul | Sat 02/06 | W 64 - 57 |
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Louisville
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Mon 02/01 | L 69 - 82 |
| Marquette | Sat 01/30 | L 68 - 70 |
| @ Providence | Wed 01/27 | L 66 - 81 |
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Texas
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Sat 01/23 | W 88 - 74 |
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