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The Dag Bag – A sad day for Syracuse, Big East

September 20, 2011 Matt Dagostino

Syracuse, one of the founding members of the Big East, will be jumping ship at a time when the conference needs strength the most. Gone will be the rivalries forged throughout the years, like the Georgetown, St. John’s, and UConn games on the hardwood (although UConn may soon follow Syracuse and Pittsburgh to the ACC). There will be no more Syracuse/West Virginia matchups on the gridiron. And, sure…there may be some non-conference matchups scheduled in the future to preserve some semblance of the rivalries. But, for the most part, Syracuse will be left to create new rivalries in a conference with very few natural options to choose from.

Marrone responds to Syracuse’s move to the ACC

September 20, 2011 Wes Cheng

Syracuse coach Doug Marrone expressed some excitement, but mostly deferred on the topic of Syracuse’s acceptance into the Atlantic Coast Conference during the weekly Big East Conference call.

Around the Big East: Week 3

September 19, 2011 Wes Cheng

With Rutgers taking the week off, the Big East had a modest improvement, going 4-3 in Week 3. Syracuse and Pittsburgh fell on the road while Connecticut lost a late lead for the second consecutive week. No. 18 West Virginia held on at Maryland while Louisville held off Kentucky. No. 20 South Florida and Cincinnati both won handily at home.

Around the Big East: Week 3

September 19, 2011 Micah Tannenbaum

With Rutgers taking the week off, the Big East had a modest improvement, going 4-3 in Week 3. Syracuse and Pittsburgh fell on the road while Connecticut lost a late lead for the second consecutive week. No. 18 West Virginia held on at Maryland while Louisville held off Kentucky. No. 20 South Florida and Cincinnati both won handily at home.

Orange Watch: In the end, Syracuse “Fired” the Big East

September 19, 2011 Brad Bierman

Welcome to the ACC, my Orange friends. Somewhere on Cape Cod, or his exact whereabouts this day, retired athletic director Jake Crouthamel has to be smiling and mourning.

Instant Juice: Syracuse joins the ACC

September 19, 2011 Wes Cheng

On Sunday, Syracuse and Pittsburgh announced they are leaving the Big East and joining the ACC. The move is the latest in the march toward the era of the superconference in college athletics. Here’s how it breaks down.

Reactions to Syracuse, Pittsburgh leaving for ACC

September 18, 2011 The Juice

From Mike Krzyzewski to Jim Boeheim and Daryl Gross to John Swofford, everyone had something to say about Syracuse and Pittsburgh leaving the Big East and joining the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Syracuse, Pittsburgh leave Big East to join ACC

September 18, 2011 Wes Cheng

Syracuse University and the University of Pittsburgh are leaving the Big East Conference to join the Atlantic Coast Conference, the schools announced Sunday.

Report: Syracuse in talks to move to ACC

September 17, 2011 The Juice

Syracuse University and the University of Pittsburgh are in talks to move from the Big East Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference, the New York Times reported on Friday.

Orange Watch Friday: A Geography and History Lesson

September 16, 2011 Brad Bierman

The members of the SU football traveling contingent awoke in their hotel in the Southland Friday morning, the vast area of Southern California covering nine counties and home to the nation’s second largest metropolitan area with some 17 million residents, and certainly a long way from central New York both geographically, culturally, and meteorologically.