http://www.realfootball365.com Syracuse Orange Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. College Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/13952 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/13952 Most highly recruited high school athletes excel in more than one sport. But except for a chosen few -- Dave Winfield and Ronald Curry come immediately to mind -- a choice eventually has to be made, and it's usually irrevocable. Four years ago, Greg Paulus surprised a lot of people with his decision. He was a very good basketball player at Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, N.Y., but also... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2009-05-18T05:23:16-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/13808 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/13808 This is Doug Marrone's "gimme" season, his honeymoon. Basically, he is sitting down at the table to play with Greg Robinson's cards -- and if he happens to pull a freshman ace or two out of his sleeve, so much the better. There must have been a temptation, then, for the new Syracuse University football coach to step lightly this spring, avoid trampling on egos and waiting until the fall to fully... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2009-04-06T05:07:54-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/13611 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/13611 Hired in December, new Syracuse football coach Doug Marrone came to the recruiting trail late, but he hit it running. Call it "recruiting with an attitude." For openers, Marrone raised some eyebrows when he told four of previous coach Greg Robinson's recruits that he didn't see them fitting into the program. With Robinson's head on the chopping block all season, it was almost impossible for his... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2009-02-06T05:14:29-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/13120 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/13120 Should Syracuse pull the plug on Greg Robinson at this point in the season, with five games left to play? In many respects, it would be the best thing for all concerned. It's not as if Robinson hasn't been given a chance -- this is his fourth season, and the Orange is a collective 8-35, with two of those victories coming over Buffalo and another against 1-AA Northeastern. Nor would this mean... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2008-10-31T05:07:34-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/12809 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/12809 By this time, we all know that Syracuse University's Greg Robinson is a dead man coaching. Robinson was told in no uncertain terms (OK, maybe they were a little uncertain) by athletic director Darryl Gross that he would be gone after this season if the Orange failed to show "significant improvement." Losing to Northwestern in the opener didn't fit that criteria, and falling to Akron in Week 2 --... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2008-10-03T05:50:59-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/12476 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/12476 Two days before the Syracuse University football team travels to Northwestern for its 2008 opener, the squad will gather in a Syracuse moviehouse to watch a screening of "The Express," a biopic about former Orange star Ernie Davis, the first black Heisman Trophy winner. It may help. If nothing else, it will show the current team that losing is not a Syracuse tradition -- just a recent trend.... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2008-08-27T00:30:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/12423 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/12423 Coming off a terrible season, here are 10 reasons why things will get better for Syracuse in 2008. 1. Things can't get any worse. It might not be true to call the 2007 Syracuse team the most inept in Big East history -- if you'll recall, Rutgers and Temple were pretty bad in their day. Still, last season's Orange has to be at least a contender for that dishonor. Greg Robinson's squad was 2-10... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2008-08-22T05:27:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/12350 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/12350 It is always better to give than to receive -- unless, of course, you're a football team and want to have a passing game. Syracuse University has, by all accounts, a decent quarterback in Andrew Robinson (although it was sometimes hard to tell last year while he was being sacked 54 times), but it's currently sorely in need of receivers. And because Robinson can't throw the ball to himself,... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2008-08-13T16:53:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/12164 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/12164 Trust us on this -- Deandre Preaster is worth writing about twice -- at least for Syracuse fans. He and hometown recruit Marcus Sales are supposed to be the best pair of wide receivers signed by the Orange in years, and this is a school with a wide receiver tradition (Marvin Harrison, Rob Moore, Qadry Ismail, Art Monk, etc.). The problem was, Preaster was so busy starring in football and... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2008-07-24T01:02:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/12172 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/12172 A few months ago, Syracuse University was afraid of losing DeAndre Preaster to Pitt, West Virginia or some other rival Division I-A football program. Or maybe even to a Division I basketball program, considering the 6-foot-3, 190-pound Preaster played both sports equally well at Proctor High School (alma mater of New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith) in Utica, N.Y. Now, as it turns out,... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2008-07-23T10:26:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/11842 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/11842 Syracuse University's football team, which surrendered 54 sacks in 2007 season, has already suffered two in 2008. Of course, Mike Williams and Brandon Gilbeaux weren't sacked by the opposition, but by the university itself. A few weeks after star wide receiver Williams became an academic casualty for the 2008 season, the 6-foot-3, 271-pound Gilbeaux -- a projected starter on the defensive line... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2008-07-02T05:18:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/11847 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/11847 Leavander Jones' recent verbal commitment to the Syracuse University football team was a gamble, both for the Orange and Jones. But that only makes sense, considering Jones plays his high school ball in Atlantic City. The best thing about the 5-foot-10, 175-pound Jones, from the Syracuse point of view, is his 4.4 time in the 40. In fact, given the team's depleted receiving corps, head coach Greg... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2008-07-01T16:50:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/11467 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/11467 Just like that, the lone bright spot in the Syracuse University offense has turned into a black hole. Monday, the Syracuse Post-Standard reported that junior wide receiver Mike Williams, who scored nearly half of the Orange touchdowns in 2007, had left school because of academic issues. "Because of privacy laws," head coach Greg Robinson said, "I can't go further than to say that he is no... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2008-06-04T05:28:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/10682 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/10682 The turnout at Syracuse University's Pro Day on March 18 said a lot about the Orange's 2007 season. Only a handful of teams sent representatives, including the Steelers, Patriots, Lions, Jets and Colts, and they were joined by scouts from the Arena Football League and the Canadian Football League. What this meant was that a lot of football people missed an impressive display of speed by Orange... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2008-03-19T14:13:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/10380 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/syracuse/10380 Seventh in a series on Big East football teams and the 2007 season. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ORANGE RECORD: 2-10 (1-6 Big East). HIGH POINTS: A shocking 38-35 upset of Louisville early in the season, a 20-12 victory over Buffalo. LOW POINTS: Lots of them, including a 52-31 loss to Cincinnati, a 55-17 rout at the hands of West Virginia, blowing a late lead in a 20-17 loss to Pitt. TOP... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Syracuse Orange 2008-02-04T18:07:28-05:00