A story in some insignificant newspaper about the Duke game cancellation mistakenly named Syracuse as a non-conference opponent of Louisville.(see above blog link) This got the Syracuse fans’ BVD’s all twisted up in a knot. So, being the loving, kind and helpful soul that I always am, I supplied the following response.

Let’s cut to the chase, Syracuse fans. Actually, Duke doesn’t like to even THINK about Syracuse or Louisville or anyone else in the Big East because they know full well that ANY team in the Big East could whip ‘em in basketball (or football or baseball, or badminton for that matter.) Do they still play LaCrosse? I digress.

Don’t you just love a football team whose motto is “we don’t want to play you because you might beat us because we suck”? You go Blue Devils….no I mean it, really go. As in get lost! And don’t come back and tell us where you’re hiding.

Best sport at Syracuse was lacrosse, followed by basketball, followed by football. Probably somewhat apochraphyl, but what pedigree! Can you imagine if it were true?
Number 44, then, along with Ernie Davis and Floyd Little. We knew him as Number 32 with the Cleveland Browns. Unlike almost every running back I can think of (except, of course the great Barry Sanders) he retired when he was Still On Top.

One last statistic for Mr Brown:
5.2
Yards.
Per Carry.
For His Career.
Wow.

Trivia: Remember who Jim Brown replaced at fullback in Cleveland, Roz.?

Bonus round: name the beer that sponsored Browns football on TV when Jim Brown played.
Remember Don Paul, Chet “The Jet” Hanulak, Lou “The Toe” Groza, ?
And the Quarterback____. Got it?

Marion Motley.

Kelly actually played after Brown.

A few years ago Louisviile’s own businessman, entrepreneur, Paul Hornung, visited the local Pepsi plant for a business meeting with the General Manager.

He approached the receptionist’s desk and said, ” Good Morning, I’m here for my appointment with Mike. “And your name, sir?” she asked. The ever gracious Hornung stated, ” It’s Paul Hornung, dear”

As Hornung turned to take a seat in the lobby, our locally famous celebrity took a slap up the side of his ego and a small bite of humble pie when he heard the very young, very unimpressed receptionist say, I have a gentleman here to see Mike…then a pause…then she said, ” Uh…. Mr. Hornungdear” .

For several years after that, The Golden Boy was known at the Pepsi Louisville plant as “Paul Hornungdear.”

Demetrius Cervantes, 6’10” center from Cal San Luis Obispo, drafted in eighty fourth round by Sri Lanka Lemurs of Indian Ocean League.

His identical twin, Cervantes Demetrius, remains unchosen, still in the green room, posse down to his shopping bag toting grandma and a rotund 340 lb white guy wearing a periwinkle summer suit, who nobody knows, calls himself “Tiny,” and smells vaguely of clove.

what all of that means, Roz. But we love you anyway…... ‘o)

Linda and I laughed till we had tears…that’s the supreme test. Could be that our senses of humor are as warped as yours. Scary.