Mark Porter, Author at The Juice Online

The cautiously pessimistic Syracuse football season preview

August 30, 2012 Mark Porter

The truth is, however, I’m a glutton for punishment. You can call it sports masochism, but every team I really love is terrible.

Celebrating 32 years of Syracuse fandom

May 14, 2012 Mark Porter

This weekend was my 32nd birthday. I wanted to take a look back at the one constant in my life: my love of Syracuse.

Current Syracuse team showing shades of 2010?

March 20, 2012 Mark Porter

After a lackluster performance against 16 seed UNC Ashville, Syracuse took on a Kansas State team, built to beat the Melo-less Orange and dispatched the Bulldogs in convincing fashion.

Basketball

The Lin-sanity of Syracuse’s move to the ACC

February 22, 2012 Mark Porter

The move to the ACC actually reunited Syracuse and Pitt with teams that were becoming their rivals in the old Big East. Heck, five of the eight original Big East football teams are now in the ACC.

Basketball

Syracuse is flawed, but is that fatal?

January 27, 2012 Mark Porter

When it comes to Syracuse basketball, I’m the Orange’s biggest skeptic. I’ve been burned too many times with teams that seem to have limitless talent only to fall short.

George Washington/Syracuse dual fandom

December 8, 2011 Mark Porter

For the first time in my life I will be actively rooting against Syracuse.

Why Syracuse won’t make the Final Four

November 10, 2011 Mark Porter

When it comes to this season, you can call me Lord Buzz Killington, the Duke of Negativity. I don’t want to ruin everyone’s fun, and I’m not one of the forever negative commenters you see on the Syracuse message boards. Preseason expectations are great. But we shouldn’t get overly excited about this season. Syracuse has glaring weaknesses that could kill the dreams of a Big East title, not to mention Final Four aspirations.

How can the Big East save itself?

October 21, 2011 Mark Porter

In order to stay relevant, the remaining Big East teams need to be innovative. Otherwise, they will fall into the dustbin of college sports history. Like the University of Chicago. Do you remember they had the first player to win the Heisman Trophy? Me neither — I found it on Google.

SOURCES: Syracuse to play GW in non-conference play

April 22, 2011 Mark Porter

Syracuse will host George Washington in its 2011-2012 non-conference schedule, people with knowledge of the event said Thursday.

Syracuse overachieved this year

March 29, 2011 Mark Porter

Well, another year in which Syracuse exits the postseason far earlier than expected. Most years, I would be upset about it, ranting and raving away about Boehiem’s tournament failures. I can’t bring myself to do it this year.