Now in his sixth decade of covering SU sports, Brad was sports director of WSYR radio for eight years into the early 1990s, then wrote the Orange Watch column for The Big Orange/The Juice print publication for 18 years. A Syracuse University graduate, Brad currently runs his own media consulting business in the Philadelphia suburbs. Follow him on Twitter @BradBierman.
One X factor if the Orange can advance to Philadelphia and the Final Four has been the highlight of the season, Ben Williams’s dominant performances in facing off and giving the offense the ball.
In the present is this Sunday’s NCAA Tournament game against either Bryant or Marist for the No. 2 seed SU lacrosse squad, eyeing an end to a six year championship drought.
Syracuse was most impressive overall, and specifically down the stretch to garner two, one goal wins in three days over ACC counterparts North Carolina and Duke
First of all, let’s face it; Notre Dame and North Carolina are great lacrosse teams this season, talented, experienced, and deep. No shame to losing to either on their home field.
It’s a critical year for Shafer to bring upward movement to the program with a new athletic director on the horizon, and that essentially means the minimal goal is a bowl game invitation.
It’s been 36 years in which the building has served as a basketball facility, and while some of the recent criticism is warranted, for the most part the Dome has aged pretty well within the tight confines of its original architectural footprint.