2012-13 Syracuse year in review Archives

Best year in sports history — 2012-13 Syracuse year in Review

August 9, 2013 Wes Cheng

Besides Duke, the other ACC schools in the Top 25 were North Carolina (4th), Florida State (15th), and Virginia (17th). Accordingly, we have a feeling that the team the ‘Cuse really starts to develop a multi-sport rivalry with moving forward is fellow private school Duke.

Lacrosse returns to championship weekend — 2012-13 Syracuse year in Review

August 2, 2013 Wes Cheng

These three things were guarantees for any fan of the Syracuse men’s lacrosse program up until four years ago. But in the last three years prior to the 2013 season, the Orange failed to reach the Final Four, meaning that an entire class was in jeopardy of not reaching championship weekend.

Jim Boeheim’s Final Four streak continues — 2012-13 Syracuse year in Review

July 19, 2013 Wes Cheng

Jim Boeheim wasn’t expecting to be in Atlanta for the Final Four this year. He had booked a trip to Disney World with his family before the NCAA tournament. It would’ve been hard to blame Boeheim at the time. His team limped into the postseason losers of four of five games, punctuated by an embarrassing 61-39 loss to Georgetown to end the season.

Basketball team under NCAA investigation — 2012-13 Syracuse year in Review

July 12, 2013 Wes Cheng

In 2012, Yahoo! Sports wrote that SU was the subject of an ongoing NCAA inquiry into possible violations of its drug policy. This March, prior to the start of the NCAA tournament, CBS Sports reported that Syracuse had received a letter of preliminary inquiry from the NCAA.

James Southerland declared ineligible — 2012-13 Syracuse year in review

July 5, 2013 Wes Cheng

The 2012-13 season seemed like deja vu, with senior forward James Southerland declared ineligible prior to Syracuse’s game against Villanova on Jan. 12 with what The Juice Online learned was an academic issue.

Doug Marrone leaves for the NFL — 2012-13 Syracuse year in review

June 14, 2013 Wes Cheng

The Juice Online’s Brad Bierman was the last reporter to speak to Marrone while he was still head coach of the Orange. Rumors became reality, and over the next few weeks, Marrone interviewed with several NFL teams including the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns. On Jan. 6, Marrone was hired as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills.

Football has second-half resurgence — 2012-13 Syracuse year in review

June 7, 2013 Wes Cheng

SU stumbled to a 1-3 start, and after an ugly, mistake-laden 35-24 loss to Cincinnati on Nov. 3, it looked like Syracuse would be sitting at home for a second straight bowl season. With his team sitting at 4-5, Doug Marrone inched ever closer to the hot seat, where he had — until that point — turned in a mediocre coaching tenure.