CurmudgeonAtLarge
@ProfNich
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Newhouse Professor Emeritus Freelance broadcast talent/writer/producer/coach, Semi-grammarian, We/Us
Syracuse, New York
Joined August 2009
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Coaches need to study Duke‘s philosophy. I’m curious as to how no other program in the country has figured out a way to get fouled every single time they have the ball.
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"I can’t believe that Babe Ruth was a better player than Willie Mays. Babe Ruth is to baseball what Arnold Palmer is to golf. He got the game moving. But I can’t believe Ruth could run as well as Mays, and I can’t believe he was any better an outfielder." Sandy Koufax. "The best
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"Surprise, surprise, Sergeant" - Gomer Pyle
Duke in the 2026 NCAA Tournament through 3 rounds First Round: 71-65 win over Siena Free throws: Duke 21, Siena 6 Second Round: 81-58 win over TCU Free throws: Duke 23, TCU 10 Sweet Sixteen: 80-75 win over St. John’s Free throws: Duke 24, St. John’s 8
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What a game. Just undeniable evidence the committee did St. John’s dirty. There’s no way they’re a 5-seed, and they shouldn’t have to play the top overall seed in the Sweet 16.
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And so it is St. John's and I who are very sad and Dookies who are very happy. Oh, well. Johnnies beat the spread for whatever that is worth.
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Broadcast takes the hero shot and we miss Duke stealing the inbounds pass. Tale as Old as Time.
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To paraphrase the late great Joel Mareiniss - "In about an hour somebody is going to be very happy and somebody is going to be very sad."
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Not playing in the ACC but officials still allowing Cameron Boozer to do just about anything he wants.
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Hop to Siena buzz getting louder. Gerry vs. Hop in the Dome would be a MUST if it does.
Per Sources: Former Syracuse Assistant and Washington head coach Mike Hopkins will be named Siena’s new mens head basketball coach in the next couple of days. Terms being finalized this weekend. Press conference next week.
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NEWS: Siena’s MAAC Tournament MVP Gavin Doty has entered the transfer portal, per his IG and On3. Doty’s heroic MAAC Tournament performance came after an All-MAAC First Team season. He only spent two years with the Saints, but he’s forever a Siena legend.
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Gerry McNamara with a message on his departure from Siena, per his Instagram
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Class!
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Well said. Of course
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Brilliant!
“Hey Gerry remember when you hit 6 threes in the first half of the national title game? That was awesome”
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I want to take a moment to remember a man who may no longer be with us but whose spirit was today. We don’t get to experience today had it not been for the maestro who created the symphony that is Johnnies basketball. I know you’re smiling right now so very proud, Looie.🏀❤️🗽
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Raf is the Diana Ross of sports broadcasting. Still going strong at 82.
Bill Raftery is 82. Calling his 6th game with only a day of rest and hasn’t aged my entire life. The man is the definition of a living legend. ONIONS!
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“McNamara brings a balance of those warm-and-fuzzy feelings that would, hopefully, have donors handing over money without even thinking about it, as Terrence Mann once told Ray Kinsella people would do at a baseball field in Iowa.” -@BrentAxeMedia
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