Beginnings

The start of the college basketball season hasn't hit me yet, here across the pond. I'm still catching up with the first couple SU results. I'm planning on listening to the Northeastern game online on Wednesday. That will definitely help make the season seem like a reality.

So far so good for the Orange. Penn and UTEP have been solid mid-major programs recently, so don't fall into the typical SU-fan trap of brushing off the small names. Either or both of those teams could be in the tournament.

Great balance from the Orange. I think that balance is more useful these days with the lack of superstars in the college game. It's no longer true that the best individual in the tournament will carry his team to victory. A team with a nice balance in talent like the Orange have this year could go far. Gerry's departure will help us in that way.

Meanwhile, the glory years roll on with the news that Boeheim's recruiting class for 2007 is rated 2nd in the nation by a couple top recruiting websites. The team ahead of the Orange...Kansas State. The over/under for number of Bobby Huggins' recruits from that class NEVER suiting up for him is 1.5.

The name to remember: Johnny Flynn, Paul Harris's guard from Niagara Falls.