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The Best Ravens "Athletes?"
Throughout NFL history, there have been those players who not only excelled on the football gridiron, but also in other sports at the professional level. When discussing these top multi-sport athletes, a few well-known names come up, such as former Baltimore Ravens and Pro Football Hall of Fame CB...
Fantasy NFL Match-Ups
Some of you have probably already seen this photo-shopped picture going around the web. It shows Baltimore Ravens linebacker about to collide with Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown. These two players, who are and will be considered all-time greats, played over four decades...
If You Must Compare Tim Tebow To a Running Back ...
Then pick Jim Brown. Now before people freak out, let me explain. I'm not comparing Tim Tebow's ability as a running back to Jim Brown. I'm comparing the men they are within. The angry competitive fire that drove Jim Brown to be the greatest running back to have ever played the game - even now, 50...
Syracuse Daily Links - Off-Season Speculation and Old Memories
College Football Analysis: What to Expect From Syracuse OrangeThis year, Syracuse returns most of the offense, but will have to replace several key defenders. One of the most intriguing Big East storylines this season will be whether the Orange offense is able to pick up some of the slack as the...
Today in Sports History: January 9th
1/09/1953 - Francis scores 116 6-foot-9-inch Clarence "Bevo" Francis, a freshman center for Rio Grande, scores 116 points against Ashland college, setting a new collegiate single-game scoring record. Francis had 61 points through three 10-minute quarters and turned it on down the stretch, scoring...
Get Your Hands On Jim Brown's Helmet
132 yard rushing, 20 yards passing, 3 TDs, 3 XPs and untold, unaccounted kickoff and punt-return yards. That was Jim Brown's day at the 1957 Cotton Bowl. He accounted for 21 of Syracuse's 27 points in their hard-fought 28-27 loss to TCU and was named the game MVP. It was one of Brown's most...
Ernie Davis Field Unveiled
As you know, Ernie Davis Legends Field was introduced this past weekend. We discussed earlier how we should probably quit it with the Ernie Davis honors for the sake of our current football program, but it's nice to show Big E we care. As for the finished product? The name grew on me since...
Axe Grinding
Brent Axe, he of the ESPN 1260 sportstalk program On The Block from 3-6PM EST during the week, is a friend of the blog (or am I a friend of his show?) and I thought it might be a good time to check in with Brent, see what he's up to and get his take on Syracuse-sports-at-large. Check out Brent's...
Mount Cusemore
Mount Rushmore is one of those monuments that gets waaaaay more credit than it deserves. I mean, nothing very American ever happened there and the only reason it was created was to attract more tourists to South Dakota. It's like the nature version of a Vegas casino. But, much like how "gate" is...
West Virginia Hearts Syracuse Some More
Following up on the #50-#26 Greatest Football Players West Virginia Has Faced, the Top 25 Have been announced and some more Orange make the list: 24. Donovan McNabb, QB, Syracuse West Virginia coaches had an opportunity to recruit Donovan McNabb out of Chicago’s Mount Carmel High School...
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