The fans rushed the field and everyone got to celebrate this unbelievable win.

I couldn't believe Syracuse was leading. Or tied. Or winning in the 4th quarter. But Syracuse did just enough. Syracuse was able to make plays and stop Clemson from making them. Syracuse held on and earned the biggest program win in over 30 years. This is a program changing win. A monumental upset that will probably end up being the biggest upset of the season. I still don't believe it. I had to watch the game again Sunday just to believe it. But Syracuse took down the defending National Champions. #2 Clemson falls in the Dome 27 to 24.

Offense

A-

Syracuse on the opening drive, marched right down the field and scored. While, not a crazy stat game, Eric Dungey (20/32, 278yds, 3 TD, 0 INT) had no turnovers, and put the ball where it needed to go. The real offensive stars of the game were Ervin Phillips and Steve Ishmael, who grabbed some critical balls and kept the chains moving. An excellent performance all around, save for coughing up the ball to allow Clemson to tie the game in the first quarter. Weirdly enough, despite the speed of Syracuse's offense, Syracuse had the advantage in time of possession of 34:52. Syracuse was able to convert 8-19 on 3rd, and 2-2 on 4th. They also had more yards with 440. Just an excellent performance against the Clemson defense.

Defense

B+

Syracuse allowed some plays from both Kelly Bryant, and Zerrick Cooper, but they didn't allow any big plays. Hunter Renfrow had some big catches, but they didn't really do any damage. And that was key. Syracuse didn't allow any big plays from Clemson, a team that really isn't a regular big play team. Typically they just grind out games because they have more talent. Syracuse was able to keep them under wraps, and it helped that Bryant really couldn't run. And Cooper was the backup. Despite being on Clemson, he wasn't the starter for a reason. Either way, Syracuse was able to prevent Clemson from advancing the ball in the end zone on several drives. Syracuse limited Clemson to 2-11 on 3rd down and 0-1 on 4th (a terrible fake by the punter).

Special Teams

A-

Syracuse was able to make their two kicks, and Clemson missed a couple of theirs. Coverage was good and Syracuse didn't allow too much for Clemson, while giving Syracuse decent field position when kicks and punts could be fielded.

Coaching

A-

Just a perfect offensive strategy for Syracuse. SU called the right plays for whatever Clemson threw at them. Syracuse put themselves in a great position to be able to win the game. And they executed the plan. Dido Babers and the staff outcoached Clemson and their staff.

GPA

A- (3.56)

It was a masterful performance in a game no one gave Syracuse a shot in. It is the biggest upset for Syracuse in over 30 years. This was an epic win, and everyone correctly celebrated it with the magnitude it deserved. Syracuse played their best game and every piece played their part.

Syracuse now has no time off as they travel to undefeated #8 Miami. Syracuse hasn't played The U in a lot of years, but when they did play it didn't go well for Syracuse then either. SU will again have to show up and limit mistakes. But that is for another day. For now, we can all marvel and enjoy this huge win for a little while longer.

An upset of historic proportions.

Editor's Note: Work was crazy this week so I didn't get a chance to do the Pitt recap and even post a Clemson preview. But I wasn't picking Syracuse either way. Easily the biggest upset in the last few decades. History was made. I still can't believe it.

Why yes, Lacrosse Weekly is back here at Orange::44. You'll notice we've updated the format slightly, making it match our basketball postgame reactions, but still with game analysis, poll analysis, conference analysis, and notable games from the week. This feature will be back every Monday or Tuesday every week, until just after Memorial Day Weekend. We hope.

Now to get to the colossal match up that just occurred this past Friday in the Carrier Dome with #2/1 Virginia vs. #1/2 Syracuse. Both teams were undefeated heading into the contest, with Syracuse at 2-0 and Virginia at 4-0. Both teams arguably have the best offenses in the nation. And this would be the biggest test for both teams. Everyone thought that this would be a fast paced game and high scoring, and it certainly did deliver.

Virginia started out scoring first, as Shamel Bratton got the Cavaliers up on the Orange. Then Syracuse got going really quickly, scoring 18 seconds later. Then Syracuse took the lead just over a minute later. But Syracuse would not stay up in this game for long. Virginia evened the score in the middle of the first quarter. Then it was Syracuse adding another three goals. The Orange finished the first quarter up 6-4. But Virginia owned the second quarter, outscoring Syracuse 4-1 to be up at the half 8-7. Then the Orange defense really stepped up, limiting Virginia to just one goal in each of the last two quarters. Meanwhile, Tim Desko added three second half goals and the Orange ended up on top 12-10.

• Tim Desko was Syracuse's leading scorer with five goals. And a couple were simply outrageous and amazing. Desko is single handedly putting together a ridiculous lacrosse highlight reel.
• Jeremy Thompson led the Orange in assists with two. He also added a goal of his own, for a total of three points, second highest on the day for the Orange.
• A total of seven players contributed to the 12 made goals for the Orange.
• John Galloway actually led the team in ground balls with four. Both Thompson and Joel White led the field players with three each.
• Thompson was 5-10 on the day for faceoffs, Chris Daddio was 5-9, Ricky Buhr was 2-3, and Josh Knight was 1-1.
• John Galloway earns another win on a ten goals against, nine save day.
• Syracuse led in shots, ground balls, and faceoffs. They were 42 to 38, 26 to 25, and 13-23 and 10-23 respectively.
• Both teams only failed to clear three times. Virginia was 23-26 and Syracuse was 22-25.
• Virginia converted on 1-3 extra man opportunities. Syracuse was a pitiful 0-8, something they really need to improve on if they hope to put away top quality teams.
• Galloway again had nine saves, while his Virginia counterpart, Adam Ghitelman had 15 saves. He again had 12 goals again in 57:59 minutes of work.
• Virginia was more sloppy than Syracuse. The Cavs had 17 turnovers, while the Orange only had 11.
• Syracuse wore throwback uniforms from the early to mid-2000s. They looked pretty sharp, and they should as Syracuse won three National Championships in them.
• The attendance was 14,340, the fourth highest crowd for a home lacrosse game in history, and a very large crowd for the Carrier Dome.
• The complete box score can be found here.

Because of the victory Syracuse is the unanimous consensus #1 in both the Media Poll and the Coaches Poll. Syracuse has earned all 12 first place votes in both polls. Virginia is the clear #2 in both polls. Looking around the Big East, Notre Dame is #3 in both polls, Georgetown is #20 in the Media Poll, while Villanova is #20 in the Coaches Poll. Villanova and Rutgers are both receiving votes in the Media Poll, while Georgetown is receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.

Notable games are listed below. Games involving Big East members are listed below in italics.

Robert Morris 12 - Colgate 14

Navy 10 - Lehigh 14

Bucknell 6 - Penn 8

Presbyterian 6 - Yale 22

Mercer 1 - Yale 22

Lafayette 6 - Penn 7

Cornell 9 - Army 11

UMBC 9 - North Carolina 13

Maryland 9 - Duke 9 in OT

Princeton 8 - Johns Hopkins 3

Brown 6 - Massachusetts 9

Colgate 11 - Hobart 7

Ohio State 5 - Penn State 5 in 3OT

Delaware 9 - Albany 11

Jacksonville 8 - Denver 20

Manhattan 6 - Denver 17

Bellarmine 8 - Maryland 12

Navy 11 - Bucknell 12 in 2OT

The complete Inside Lacrosse scoreboard can be found here.

Now as we always do, we take a look at the Big East standings. Only one conference game has been played this season.

1. #20/ARV Georgetown 2-1 (1-0)

2. ARV/NR Rutgers 4-0 (0-0)

2. #3 Notre Dame 3-0 (0-0)

2. Providence 2-0 (0-0)

2. ARV/#20 Villanova 3-1 (0-0)

7. St. John's 1-2 (0-1)

Too early to make any great points about the state of the league yet. We'll dive in later, but Syracuse is still the cream of the crop. Tim Desko earns Big East offensive player of the week. John Galloway earned honor roll status for his performance against Virginia.

Syracuse next takes on Georgetown in the Face Off Classic in Baltimore, MD. This will be another test for Syracuse, as it is the first game Syracuse ventures out on the road. While Syracuse handled Georgetown last season in the Dome, it was only a three point victory and Syracuse doesn't like to lose to the Hoyas in anything. Should be another great match in another NFL stadium. We'll have complete pregame and postgame coverage for the weekend. Until then, enjoy the basketball.

Most people that aren't big time Syracuse fans remember the last time Syracuse won a bowl game. I happened to be at that game. It was good to be at another bowl win. If you were at home or at a bar it was good to see another bowl win. And what a game to watch. If you like offense this was your bowl game of the season. A bowl game in which the team traded big offensive plays and touchdowns, this game was cold but the offenses were hot. Kansas State had an absolute stud of a player in Daniel Thomas and conversely Syracuse used both the run and the pass effectively against the Swiss cheese defense of Kansas State. Let’s go to the report for one last time in the 2010 college football season.

Offense

A

This was the best offensive game Syracuse has had in maybe the last 5 years. The first Syracuse scoring play, a 52 yard touchdown flea flicker to Marcus Sales from Ryan Nassib, was one of the sexiest things on a Syracuse football field since the McNabb era. Ryan Nassib (13/21, 239yds, 3TD, 0 INT) had a banner day, playing very well, throwing long balls perfectly, and only had one bad pass hit the turf. But the true player of the day was senior Delone Carter. Carter (27car, 198yds, 7.3avg, 2 TD) had a career day in yardage as he found the perfect way to go out on top as a Syracuse player. Credit as well to the offensive line for playing a great game and giving a lot of time to Nassib and big holes to Carter. Marcus Sales where have you been? He exploded for all three Syracuse touchdowns in the air and caught 172yds on five receptions. The offense clearly benefited from a month off and a terrible Kansas State defense. With a total of 498 total yards, 23 first downs, and 8-14 on third down conversions, statistically it was one of their best performances of the year as well.

Defense

C

Kansas State really had one major threat in RB Daniel Thomas. While he was limited to only 90 yards on the day, he managed three touchdowns, including a 51 yard touchdown run. Additionally they allowed 379 total yards of offense and 3-4 conversions on fourth downs. However they did manage to limit Kansas State to 6-14 on third downs and limit KState to only 3.4yds per rush. But the secondary allowed soft zone coverage and some true home run balls. Not their best day of work, which turned this game into a shoot out.

Special Teams

D

Most of it was due to the fact that Rob Long was not punting or kicking, but kickoffs were terrible. The coverage was fine, but the ball just was never kicked far enough, and its fairly embarrassing when the opening kickoff goes right out of bounds. Additionally Ross Krautman missed an extra point, which as we all know are as close to a gimmie kick as there can be. He did drill the one field goal attempted from 39 yards out. And the punting was fairly prodictive from Ryan Lichtenstein. Overall not a good day, but when there isn’t a true special teams coach or your star punter/kicker it was a pretty good effort overall.

Coaching

B

I’m not sure if it was because the team was so banged up or there was just no time to implement all of these plays before, but the offensive playbook basically had no limit. And it was awesome. The coaching staff had the offense ready to play. I wish that the team had spent some more time on tackling drills or zone coverage on the defensive end, but overall the team played well, was not that conservative, pounded the ball until they were stopped (which was almost never), and made great play calls. Overall a great job.

GPA

B-/C+ (2.5)

Once again this was a fantastic game. No matter what you think of the infamous call Syracuse played better and deserved the win. It was a great game in a great venue and I think any SU fans that attended had a great experience and saw a very nice bowl win. The season has to be determined a success as Syracuse went from four wins to eight, with four coming in conference and all on the road. While the final season’s report card will be out soon, this game was a win during the bowl season, and considering that Syracuse has not had that since 2001 that was pretty great.

The Call

The call was correct, but I agree it was absolute bullshit. As a football referee myself I would have maybe made that call earlier in a game, but NEVER in that situation where the game was clearly in the balance. Now Kansas State very well may not have converted that two point try, nor would it be the case that SU could not have at least scored a field goal in the time remaining, especially how they were moving the ball in the game. But either way the game ended the way it did and we’ll all have to live with that. A win is a win and Syracuse won.

Intangibles

A+ to the Syracuse faithful for showing up in the Bronx. I freely admit I’m spoiled by our roof and I haven’t been out in the cold for a football game in a few years. But the weather could not have been more perfect for the time of year and location of the game and it was well worth it to see so many SU fans, friends, and a nice win.

D to the officiating crew. They were from the Big Ten and made some absolutely terrible calls. Mostly against Syracuse but I’d say when it was said and done it was pretty even. There is a reason most teams don’t get called for defensive holding. Because it doesn't happen.

A+ to all my friends that came out and a special shout out to my friends that I was with for both this bowl game and the Insight.com bowl back in 2001. It has been quite the ride. Let’s hope for another decade of being friends.

The football season is done but we’ll be back with the final report card for the season and our final postgame thoughts sometime in the next week or two. Meanwhile, it’s all basketball. Stay tuned to Orange::44 for it all.

This was the biggest game between the best teams in the best conference in front of the biggest crowd on campus in NCAA history. Nothing much right? It was a huge affair on a very big Saturday night in prime time with College GameDay on hand. And on the biggest stage of the year, with the most at stake, Syracuse delivered in every facet of the game. Syracuse throttled #7/8 Villanova 95 to 77.

Syracuse wasted no time in scoring in this game. They jumped out to an early 5-0 lead before Villanova started making outrageous three point baskets, something Villanova is quite familiar with. Villanova's good shooting also managed to net them a nine point lead in the middle of the first half. But they Syracuse started feeding their big men in the low post, and Scoop Jardine and Kris Joseph came in off the bench, and Syracuse managed to score, and keep scoring especially in transition, and score again. Syracuse went into the half with a ten point lead after a long two point jumper from Jardine. And in the second half it was all Syracuse. Rick Jackson, Arinze Onuaku, Andy Rautins, and yes Wes Johnson as well. Six of the seven regular Syracuse players earned double scoring figures in this game. The defense was strong and the lead only got bigger for Syracuse in the second half. Additionally Villanova had two stretches in which they didn't score anything. And Syracuse not only took care of the ball, but they took care of the glass as well, getting two or three offensive rebounds per possession. Syracuse was simply magnificent in this game on both ends and earned a huge victory over Villanova by 18 points.

Rick Jackson, fresh off of a career 28 point performance at Providence, earns the high score for the Orange in this game with 19 points on 9-15 shooting. He also had eight rebounds, three assists, two steals, and two blocks. He was outstanding under the rim and played well in making smart passes with the ball.

Right behind him was Arinze Onuaku with 17 points shooting 7-10 including two back to back three point plays and one as he was falling to the deck. Pretty impressive was hitting two free throws back to back in those three point plays as he was 3-5 on the day from the charity stripe. He was also good on the glass with nine rebounds, earning eight on the offensive end. He also had three blocks on the day. Both Syracuse big men were sensational on the day.

Bench scoring was huge in this game as both Scoop Jardine and Kris Joseph had 16 points. Joseph also added nine rebounds and Scoop had seven himself. Scoop had an outstanding game including knocking down two of five three pointers as he was feeling the shooters touch, nailing the oh so important mid range j. Joseph added what he does best, driving to the basket. Both were excellent in this game, but Scoop really stepped up his game this time as a Philly boy, and had every part of his game on point.

And then there was the captain. Andy Rautins was not only shooting well, but he passed better than everyone else in the game. Oh yeah, and his defense was in prime form as per usual. No look passes, eight assists, three steals, and stifling defense were just a part of his game. He also had 12 points on 3-9 shooting. But while the shooting was obviously not excellent, everything else was on the money as he played one of his best games as well. He is the true MVP of this Syracuse team.

Wes Johnson, not to be forgotten, had a great game for the Orange too. He had another double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds. His shot was off as he was only 2-11 (the made baskets were from behind the arc), but he was 8-10 from the free throw line. He also added four assists and two steals. But his defense was solid and he hit free throws and that is what was needed in this game.

Syracuse led in ever single statistically category in this game. They shot the ball better (32-74 [43.2%] versus 28-67 [41.8%]), rebounded far better (48 versus 36), and assisted better as well (21 versus 15). Rebounding was huge in this game, including 22 offensive rebounds for Syracuse. But the biggest statistics were the fouls of both teams. Syracuse only committed 14 fouls as a function of their 2-3 zone, but Villanova committed 25 fouls, allowing Syracuse to earn a possible 33 points from the free throw line. Syracuse hit 24, which is a lot of points to just give a team.

And what about this defense. Syracuse had only been allowing 30.9% from beyond the arc, and Syracuse limited Villanova to only eight of 28 (28.6%), which is only good for Syracuse. 'Nova needed good perimeter shooting to beat Syracuse and they definitely did not have it on Saturday night. The zone was active, and save for a few open looks in the opening minutes of the game, Syracuse guarded Scottie Reynolds well and limited him to only 16 points and held 'Nova to only 77, which is about ten points less than they usually earn.

Syracuse's front court came through big time in this game. While Jay Wright has beaten Syracuse repeatedly in the past with his smaller, multiple guard line up, Syracuse's power players carried the day and prevented penetration to the basket and cleaned up on the glass on both ends of the floor.

Transition was also key in this game. Syracuse earned a lot of points in transition because of key defense at the top of the zone, as well as quick outlet passes off of long rebounds from a contested three point shot. Transition is one of the things Syracuse has always done well, and this year may be the best transition game Syracuse has ever had.

Syracuse clinched at least a share of the Big East regular season title, and with a win tonight will have it outright. They also clinched the #1 seed in the Big East Tournament, and in all likelihood a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They also earned the #1 ranking in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. This is the first regular season #1 ranking since the 1990 season. It is also only the sixth time that a team had been unranked and became #1 in a season. Syracuse has earned this honor by being 7-0 versus ranked opponents and 6-0 versus top ten teams.

Syracuse now goes on to play their last home game tonight against St. John's as the Carrier Dome bids farewell to Andy Rautins and Arinze Onuaku. They have played a full career at Syracuse and they should get a nice send off from the very appreciative fans. Also, they probably will assure their team that Syracuse finishes on top of the best basketball league in the country.

We're not done with Villanova and weekend converage yet. This game deserves more than just a postgame reaciton. We'll have more after our game with the Red Storm including photos from the weekend, impressions of College GameDay, outrageous stories, and the latest installment of Lacrosse Weekly, along with the obvious postgame stuff from St. John's. Keep on reading.

Take all the blame you want Greg, your team still sucked.

Syracuse is clearly a mystery. A true mystery in college football. Rutgers is not as much. While Syracuse played a bad game the previous week on offense, the defense was solid, limiting the Cardinals to a decade low 151 total yards. That continued, but the offense woke up in front of their home crowd. Similarly, my thoughts on the Rutgers blowout of USF were right; USF had a bad day and Rutgers played above their pay grade. This game signaled a return to the expected in more ways than one. Syracuse beats #25 Rutgers handily in the final home game of the season 31 to 13.

Offense
B+
Once again we get a game in which the ground game worked exceptionally. This is due to the run blocking of the offensive line. They also protected both QB’s well. Both QB’s performed well on the day statistics wise. Greg Paulus (13/16, 142yds, 1 TD, 0 INT) was on the money all day. While he left the pocked early again, he hit open receivers accurately and found the open men downfield. Ryan Nassib (4/6, 69yds, 0 TD, 0 INT) was not very accurate on the day, but the receivers made up for underthrown or misfired balls by catching them for good gains. The running game was the real show, with three touchdowns being gained on the ground, including a 60 yard TD run by Averin Collier. Antwon Bailey and Delone Carter also had touchdowns. Additionally, eight different receivers had receptions on the day including backup tight end Carl Cutler who only had one, but it was a one yard reception as he was wide open in the end zone for a touchdown. Syracuse had 23 first downs and was 6-14 on third down conversions. They also converted 1-2 on fourth down. The big statistic of the day was the 40:01 time of possession Syracuse had on the day. That is an astounding number, and allowed the defense to succeed as well.

Defense
A
Simply an inspired performance from the Syracuse defense that was understaffed and vastly not believed in by the public. Doug Hogue recorded 6.5 tackles for loss (a school record) and 3.5 sacks. He earned Big East defensive player of the week and a national honor as well. Syracuse’s nine total sacks tied a single game record for Syracuse. The Syracuse defense only allowed 130 total yards from Rutgers (only 26 rushing yards), 19:59 minutes of possession, only allowed 2-11 third down conversions, and had two interceptions. This looked like a defense that could win a bowl game. Mike Holmes had both of the picks. This defense never looked tired because they were rarely on the field. The various packages they implemented hided their blitzes well, and they found success in changing where linebackers or cornerbacks came from. Additionally, the secondary finally looked like a division 1, BCS Conference secondary. They did not give 5 yard buffers to every defender, but rather defended well, save for one pass interference call. They were simply outstanding compared to every other single game they have played in. It was night and day better with this secondary.

Special Teams
F
Special teams has become the worst part of Syracuse. I get it. When you have players that get injured you need to play the second string guys, which mean the third string players get to do special teams. However, basic things like kick coverage, punt coverage, blocking for field goals, and blocking for punts have to occur. They just have to. You’ll get a blocked punt or field goal once in a while, but for one of each to happen in a game, along with giving up massive yards in kick returns is simply unacceptable at this level of college athletics. I sadly called that punt block, but I regretted it as soon as I saw it was actually going to happen. Luckily the defense was playing so well that only giving up a safety was better than a touchdown. Too bad they also allowed Rutgers to convert a two point attempt to get their score to ten after their only touchdown of the day. It didn’t matter in the end, but it mattered at the time as Syracuse was only up by seven before our final touchdown.

Coaching
B+
Both the offensive and defensive plans for this game were executed to perfection. Syracuse’s offensive play calling was inspired, showed some new looks in the option attack, used the wildcat formation sparingly, and genuinely seemed to confuse the Rutgers defense and coaches. Also, what was missing from last year’s play calling, and even earlier this season, but was clearly present on this day was that Syracuse was adjusting to what Rutgers gave Syracuse, allowing them to be successful even more. Similarly, when your defense gets nine sacks, you know you are calling the right schemes. Plus a little luck in guessing snap counts never hurts either. However, I cannot give the A in good conscience here because of the massive failings on special teams. What I will give credit on special teams for was after being up by two scores going for the onside kick. People may disagree with me on this point, but the simple fact of the matter is that we have been yearning for this kind of coaching all season. Up by two scores, going for the jugular on that play was a great call to try. Too often we saw when down in a game that Marrone was too conservative on his calls. With nothing to lose and the underdog in the game you have to take some calculated risks to get back into a game or make sure another team doesn’t. Marrone has been hesitant to do this all season save for a fake field goal pooch kick. This was a perfectly called game by Marrone and his staff, save for the preparation of special teams. Also, when your team doesn’t commit any turnovers you know you are doing something right.

GPA
B- (2.5)
This was an outstanding game to be at. I’m not going to get into the greater implication of this win in this specific article because I have a weekend recap planned in which I can detail the true level of success that should be out later today. But clearly this was a team playing desperately for respect, trying to protect a legacy by moving the program forward again, and playing for seniors who have given everything they could over the past four years and playing their last game on the field of the Carrier Dome. Everyone played with a purpose, they looked fresh, and played every play like it was their last. This was truly an amazing game to be at as a fan and alumnus, and I am sad that it failed to make it on the television. This is the game, above all others this season, that should truly give the fan base and community enough evidence that the program is heading in the right direction again under Doug Marrone.

Syracuse now turns to their other regional recruiting rival the University of Connecticut. The Orange head to East Hartford on Saturday to take on a team they have never beaten in Rentschler Field. Syracuse would like to end this long and hard season on a positive note to build some momentum for next season. However, even if we fail to win in the Constitution State, this team is one that will be remembered not only as Marrone’s first, or the team Greg Paulus was quarterback of, but a group of players that never gave up on the team, their school, or themselves and played one hell of a final home game in 2009.

Now some other grades:

Other
F- to the Carrier Dome for continuing to the very end in insisting on playing “Start Me Up”. If only the Rolling Stones could write the school and ask them never to play it again.

A+ for getting to watch a Rutgers fan section, completely full, sit with horror and agony for a good 50 minutes of football. It’s not very fun when the shoe is on the other foot is it? However, considering how that used to be the norm for Rutgers fans before 2004, it should be just like riding a bike.

A- for the Rutgers Marching Band making an appearance in the Carrier Dome. Usually one opposing team’s band stops by every year and it was Rutgers’ turn. However C- for their halftime show as it was another Michael Jackson Tribute show, and it wasn’t even half as good as the Syracuse University Marching Band’s MJ show merely weeks before.

Another band related A to the SUMB for having a great season. One of the best in recent years in my opinion. They played and cheered through all eight home games. Six games is bad enough when your team is having a down year, but eight is quite the order, and of course they handled it with grace and professionalism. They even got a well deserved game ball this year. Keep up the good work! Sitrus better be just as good.

B+ to the Syracuse Twitterati for the #BeatRutgers work this week. C- to our Rutgers friends out there for taking it a little too seriously. We’re cool though now. All is forgiven as we won Friday and Saturday.

Sadly, B+ to DOCTOR Gross as I guess it is once again true that we are “New York’s College Team”. He was right, and we now are. This, combined with the basketball team’s weekend, earned us that title for at least a year.

A+ for top notch comedy when, while Rutgers was losing (oh wait that was the whole game) tweeted “See what happens when you pump your own gas!” Outstanding, and the best line of the day.