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.
In front of an announced “crowd” of 37,828, SU hangs on to nip the Volunteers 30-28 after Ross Krautman’s 33-yard FG with 4:11 left stands up as the winning margin following a final two minute Orange “D” stop on a fourth down play by the Vols with no timeouts remaining for either team.
College football’s professional brethren play four pre-season games (simultaneously committing consumer fraud by charging regular season prices for a different product) to get ready for 16 games over a four month season.
It’s been 21 years since the Big East finally fielded its football division to pair up with the already hugely successful basketball brethren under then relatively new boss Mike Tranghese.
Newport, R.I. — A quick take on Syracuse’s final Big East football media day at the Hotel Viking, nestled along stately Bellevue Avenue in this tony Atlantic Ocean home to the Sailing and Tennis Hall of Fame, and a bunch of large mansions.
About to embark on its 33rd year of operation, the Carrier Dome is undoubtedly the signature structure on the Syracuse skyline when the city is seen from afar.
The ACC and Orange Bowl sign a 12-year deal, commencing after the 2014 season, guaranteeing an ACC team plays in the heritage bowl game in Miami Gardens on Jan. 1 each season.