Manual Buzzer On Location

Over the coming weeks, I will be traveling with the Syracuse men's—and women's (!)—basketball teams to the Big East Tournaments in Hartford and New York City, and then to the first two weekends of the NCAA Tournament! [Knock on wood] Needless to say, shenanigans and many drinks are imminent. I'm going to bring the camera along and hopefully I'll come back with a couple of photo essays documenting what it's like to travel with a college basketball band, what Syracuse fans are like outside their natural habitat, and whether or not Jonny Flynn can teabag-dunk over Hasheem Thabeet, per Pappy's request.

If you're going to be where the team is, or know where any Syracuse hot spots are in the area, let us know so we can share some drinks and good times with fellow Syracuse comrades. I'll check in after the Rutgers game on Tuesday—senior night—and in the meantime I'll be munching on some Syracuse Athletics cereal, or at least some popcorn...

A Celebratory Post

First off, a big yom huledet sameach out to Danny Macintosh, who just turned 30000000000 in ant years. And to celebrate his birthday, Billy Packer has disappeared. The Miami Herald reported it earlier today that CBS will not bring him back and end the consecutive Final Four streak at 34, which included 7 at NBC. Jim Nantz is now going to sound way more like a douche bag now that senile grandpa from hell isn't giving his two cents constantly. And now, what will be of Packer's future endeavors that he claims will keep him comfortable without his yearly CBS contract? I'm thinking basketball instructional videos that focus on the negative a la Dale Sturtevant. What a way to celebrate French freedom: it's like the MVC, CAA, Sun Belt, WCC, and A-10 united and stormed Packer's prison where he tortured Selection Committee members who invited midmajors to the Big Dance.