Disloyal Idiots: A Syracuse Podcast

John and Dan expand upon the idea of an ACC-HBCU basketball event, talk about Syracuse recruiting building up to a big 2022-23, look at Orange football's addition of Cody Roscoe and of course, chat beer as well. There's a MAC football preview in the second half too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan talk about recent Syracuse men's basketball recruiting successes, like the commitments of Benny Williams and Frank Anselem, respectively. Then it's Carrier Dome naming rights and how the Orange get out of those (or don't), plus a Conference USA football preview and beer (of course). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan don't want to pretend things are functioning normally in the U.S. right now, so they start off by briefly discussing the widespread protests following George Floyd's murder. Not to diminish the importance of that, there's conversation about Syracuse football's roster, a behind-the-scenes look at TNIAAM's editorial calendar, TBT rosters and a Sun Belt football preview as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan dive into a variety of topics that don't always get enough time on this program. Those include: Syracuse women's basketball recruiting and the program's ceiling, women's lacrosse coaching, SU's offensive line potential and of course, beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan dive into 2021 Syracuse football recruiting, look at Orange stories that could get "The Last Dance" treatment, talk 2016 SU women's basketball and other underdog stories. And beer, of course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan remember the time Syracuse and San Diego State played basketball on a boat -- and the Aztecs didn't get the memo that it was windy. Before that, it's "what if," New York hoops recruiting changes and ACC Network airing more Big East games. Also, beer, of course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan discuss the latest Dome renovation news, talk about the challenges ahead for college football this fall, picking a KBO League team, Syracuse football recruiting, and of course, beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan recap the NFL Draft and Syracuse players' selections. Also, Orange uniforms, their favorite moments from The Last Dance, NBA G League affiliates and plenty more. Oh, and beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan preview the NFL Draft and which Syracuse football players could hear their name called this week. There's also a discussion around whether the new G League news will affect SU, whether the New York Giants have turned into the Mets and/or Knicks, and a brief sales pitch for buying a Nintendo Switch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan discuss great Syracuse teams that haven't won championships (especially some men's basketball teams of recent vintage). Then they program out a day's worth of Syracuse content on the ACC Network, talk Doug Marrone and Scott Shafer, and beer (plus other Orange topics). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan pick the ideal/best Syracuse men's basketball team given a Kevin-imposed budget of 44 theoretical dollars. Also, we pick a new ACC by limiting us to nine teams. Plus Orange football over/unders, and how the whole league may shake out. Also, there's beer, per usual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan talk about Syracuse potentially taking over the ACC's "best players" tournament, Orange football's best teams of all-time, beer, the Mets and a lot of other random Syracuse-related (we swear!) things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may recall the "old" days of this podcast that spent a ton of time being very off topic and not a lot of time talking about Syracuse. We hope it's matured since then, but that experience puts us in prime position to succeed in these times of no Orange sports for months now. Still, this episode discusses a lot of Syracuse... and beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Syracuse Basketball Podcast signs off on 2019-20 with the inevitable news announced minutes before taping that Elijah Hughes would leave Syracuse for the NBA. In this uncertain coronavirus world, the NBA is on pause and college basketball cancelled Hughes' season instead of it ending on a loss. The abrupt close was somewhat of a fitting ending for a player that arrived at Syracuse unable to play as a transfers as a team starving for offense still scrapped to the NCAA, somehow bowed out in round one a year later with Hughes, Tyus Battle and Oshae Brissett, then transitioned into one of the most turbulent season in Syracuse history while Hughes exceeded all expectations. Bobby Manning looked back at Hughes' Syracuse career with Matthew Gutierrez and James Szuba, detailing the five things that stuck out about of the program's great players. Hughes doesn't leave alone. As a surge in transfers strikes college basketball, Jim Boeheim will lose more players than he ever has before. Is that an indictment on the program or a larger college trend falling especially hard on Syracuse? We also discussed how much the world has drastically changed in the week or so since we last recorded and how the sports world changes without games. Thanks for following Bobby and James all season. Even though we didn't expect it to end the way it did, it didn't lack intrigue and Hughes was a massive reason why. Best of luck to him at the next level, and what do you expect the Orange to look like without him next season? 0:00-15:00 Elijah Hughes leaps to the NBA, officially 15:00-19:10 Brycen Goodine out the door too 19:10-29:15 How to weigh Syracuse transfers vs. wider NCAA trend? 29:15-34:45 The week college basketball got cancelled 34:45-41:50 The eeriness of life without sports during coronavirus 41:50-47:15 Impact of coronavirus on Syracuse 47:15-51:00 Final memories from 2019-20 Syracuse season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Kevin talk about Syracuse men's basketball's season now that it's over, and talk about the benefits of the "create your own ending" nature of its conclusion. There have also been a ton of transfers already, plus next year's roster, beer and some football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syracuse played North Carolina as coronavirus concerns finally started really impacting U.S. sports. Early in the day, the NCAA declared that fans would not be in attendance of the upcoming tournament. Elsewhere, the NBA rapidly planned to go forward without fans until Rudy Gobert got diagnosed with coronavirus shortly after Syracuse took the court, triggering the NBA's suspension of the season. Even after Syracuse played its best game all season, savoring whatever time it has left as a team with the ACC Tournament pulling the plug on fans before the NBA decision went down. The Orange are scheduled to play Louisville in the quarterfinals at 9 p.m. Along with that game, Bobby and James dug into a new Bourama Sidibe, the downfall of North Carolina after their long-standing dominance over Syracuse and what to expect from the Cardinals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan look ahead toward Syracuse's ACC Tournament path, discuss where Elijah Hughes's 2019-20 season stacks up vs. recent SU campaigns, and how at-large bids could start to skew toward mid-majors. There's also football spring practice talk and a real chat about spiked seltzer (and beer). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan record an episode during the end of Syracuse men's basketball's win over Boston College, hint at Super Tuesday results, look at where the Orange could get seeded in the ACC Tournament and discuss former SU players' performances at the NFL Scouting Combine. Also, there's beer, as expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Orange stood up from a potentially season-derailing loss to Louisville and this team proves what's been evident since ACC play began, they're right there among the top of the middling teams. Whatever that's worth, it makes it interesting enough to watch this group. Only now it's too late to even talk ourselves into an NCAA Tournament at-large bid. James Szuba and Bobby Manning try and fail in this edition of the Syracuse Basketball Podcast. That still doesn't mean the Orange aren't capable of pulling us back to the TV, with a stellar second half against Georgia Tech and a beatdown at Pittsburgh. Even Bourama Sidibe is joining the productive fold, filling the scoring gap Buddy Boeheim's struggles cast over the team. North Carolina arrives for the Dome finale until the fall, starting a light finish to the regular season for the Orange on paper. They'll control their destiny for the five seed in the ACC Tournament, but whether due to the brand or Cole Anthony's return the Tarheels don't strike as a walkthrough. Syracuse's history against them, now having lost eight straight games back to 2015, doesn't bode well either. BC and Miami trips aside, the Orange still have one more test left before an intriguing postseason where the ACC (and probably NIT) have higher stakes than we're used to. 0:00-4:00 Syracuse likely fifth best ACC team for whatever that's worth 4:00-10:15 What does it say that Orange can get by without Buddy Boeheim's offense? 10:15-13:30 Cuse gets a KenPom bump 13:30-19:00 The Bourama Sidibe game 19:00-24:30 The Brendan Paul shot and Jalen Carey mascot chat 24:30-28:20 Syracuse's at-large chances are over, right? 28:20-34:50 North Carolina preview 34:50-38:00 Michael Carter-Williams vs. Carmelo Anthony on Monday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan look ahead to Syracuse men's basketball's upcoming game vs. Pittsburgh, decipher ACC Tournament seeding possibilities and look at recent Orange football support staff adjustments. There's also beer, of course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Call it a wrap. Syracuse's season officially went off the rails against Louisville in a blowout loss that capped the Orange's ability to build an at-large bid for March Madness. Elijah Hughes' incredible season and efforts through injury against Florida State and Louisville will only register as a blip in the program's history on the way to the NIT, unless they can pull off a stunning ACC Tournament victory. We aren't holding our breath anymore. Three issues undermined this Syracuse season: aimless fouling, defensive rotations and rebounding. We dug into how all three led to a 1-5 stretch, and Jim Boeheim's epic rant against KenPom that was probably meant for NunesMagician. While the statistical hate didn't register with many, Boeheim hit on some valid points earlier in his Louisville presser. So we played agree/disagree, before previewing the Yellow Jackets' trip to Syracuse after allowing 97 points to the Orange in Atlanta. Don't count on that kind of game against streaking Georgia Tech. We wrapped with recruiting reporter Jake Weingarten, who's known Dior Johnson since he was in elementary school. Johnson could change the prospects of Syracuse recruiting as one of the program's largest gets since Carmelo Anthony. Will he bring help? Will he come period? What's this mean for the future of the coaching staff. Find out at the end of the show. 0:00-3:03 Slam the door on the NCAA Tournament for Syracuse 3:03-16:35 Agree/disagree Jim Boeheim press conference and KenPom 16:35-26:30 The three big issues that undermined this Orange season 27:00-30:00 Wine time 30:00-36:00 Georgia Tech preview 36:00-53:40 Dior Johnson and the future of Syracuse recruiting with Jake Weingarten Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan recap what's happened to Syracuse men's basketball these past couple games, look ahead to Louisville, discuss how teams have altered how they defend Buddy Boeheim, and also talk 2021 Orange football recruiting. There's also beer, as you'd expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TNIAAM's James Szuba goes it alone for a quick episode around what happened to Syracuse vs. NC State, what's up next vs. FSU, Elijah Hughes's injury and overall expectations on the rest of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan recap Syracuse's win over Wake Forest, and preview what's up next against NC State. There's also football scheduling, Dior Johnson's commitment, and some NCAA Tournament path talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan talk Syracuse football's recent hires, Tony White and Chip West. There's also a greater recruiting and National Signing Day discussion, plus Orange men's hoops vs. Wake Forest, the NCAA Tournament path and some Big East shade. And beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syracuse and Duke battled possession-for-possession in the first half in front of a massive and active crowd, then a sweeping Duke run in the final 90 seconds before halftime put the Blue Devils in dominant position for the rest of the game. Bobby Manning and James Szuba highlighted where Cuse's bid for an upset went wrong, and how much improvement Quincy Guerrier will need to get SU in position for a March bid. With two games against elite competition remaining, they also highlighted the three paths SU has to getting on the bubble. Fouls, Cassius Stanley, Vernon Carey Jr. and the recruiting notes out of a fun event that disappointed late again at the Dome. For further conversation, what do we consider a successful season for the Orange at this point? The Syracuse Basketball Podcast discussed it all from the stands of the Carrier Dome on Saturday night into Sunday morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan return to discuss Syracuse men's basketball's Tuesday night game vs. Clemson and how they've won five in a row. There's also a look at the rest of the season, plus Orange football recruiting and defensive coordinator discussions after Zach Arnett bailed. There's beer too, of course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a three-game win streak that at least renewed hopes that this Syracuse Orange team could be intriguing into the early days of March, Bobby Manning and James Szuba hosted the staff of Cuse Militia for a look at the state of the Orange. A stunning shooting explosion burst Buddy Boeheim to the forefront of what looks like one of the most explosive offenses in the conference. Where do the Orange rank among them? Has the defense truly improved as it has appeared in many of the recent halves through that stretch? How much will Jim Boeheim continue to trust his bench? The quartet closed with BUY, SELL, HOLD on the Notre Dame game ahead tonight, Syracuse as a contender to win the ACC Tournament and Buddy Boeheim becoming the best shooter in SU history. 0:00-2:17 Back-to-back Q1 wins in the state of Virginia 2:17-4:00 Notre Dame would currently be a Q1 win 4:00-5:10 Buddy Boeheim averaging 19.0 PPG in the new year 5:10-9:20 Syracuse defense of Landers Nolley embodies defensive improvements 9:20-10:50 Bringing in the Cuse Militia guys 10:50-15:22 Closing a game and Buddy Boeheim as a leader on offense 15:22-18:46 Where Marek Dolezaj and Bourama Sidibe stand after a big game 18:46-21:00 How highly do we rank Syracuse's offense in the ACC? 21:00-24:00 Howard Washington and Jim Boeheim's trust in the bench 24:00-27:16 Minor strides for the defense 27:16-30:02 Quick turnaround to Notre Dame after last loss 30:02-36:50 Syracuse's excellence on the road and silver lining for ACC 36:50-47:39 BUY, SELL, HOLD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan return to discuss another Syracuse basketball win, Buddy Boeheim's exploits, the road ahead for the Orange and SU football scheduling (again). There's also beer, because of course there is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan jump into Syracuse men's basketball's recent wins and why things went right. Also, Orange football scheduling -- the troops jokes are all internet stuff and not actual issues with the troops, we swear -- and coordinator talks. Also, beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan take a look at Syracuse men's basketball prior to the Virginia Tech game. They also recap what happened vs. Notre Dame, talk Rocky Long rumors and other Orange football staff notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TNIAAM's James Szuba and Bobby Manning discuss the state of Orange basketball heading into ACC play, preview the Notre Dame game, talk Elijah Hughes's excellent so far and other Syracuse hoops topics. There's also wine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan look back at a pretty rough 2019 for Syracuse Orange sports, discuss what Trishton Jackson's departure means for SU football, recap the men's basketball season so far, and discuss the women's basketball's team's NCAA Tournament prospects. Also, there's beer, as always. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syracuse slipped by Oakland by 12 on Wednesday, but led by only single digits for most of the game. An inside look at their day in Central New York by Matthew Gutierrez revealed how the Golden Grizzlies entered the Dome fully confident they could beat a beleaguered Orange team and left feeling like they lost a game they should've won. The Orange advanced to 6-5, with only two weaker non-conference foes left. Though they haven't lost to a bad team yet, their defense is littered with issues. So many that Oakland's coach said it wasn't the zone he was expecting. Bobby Manning welcomed Brent Axe for all this, Jim Boeheim's rant against the crowd and a look ahead to North Florida on Friday. "Anybody they play that just have decent interior play, they have an opportunity to have a career day against the Orange because the defense is not there," Axe said. 00:00-4:40 College basketball struggling just like Syracuse 4:40-9:07 Joseph Girard III and Buddy Boeheim as part of defensive issues 9:07-13:44 Oakland open scouting report, left Syracuse feeling they should've won 13:44-18:10 Could Jesse Edwards emerge and where is Robert Braswell? 18:10-23:05 Why is Jim Boeheim ripping the Orange fans? 23:05-27:05 Should Syracuse fans continue to buy into this year's team? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by TNIAAM's Steve Haller to chat about the early signing period and the various Syracuse signees expected this week. There's also transfer and recruitment flip discussions, defensive hypotheticals under whoever the new coordinator is, and beer. Plus more football topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Gutierrez and James Szuba converge in Washington DC today before Syracuse and Georgetown tip-off for their 95th meeting. With ACC play digging into the non-conference schedule, will the Georgetown rivalry last for years to come? Does it even exist anymore? Jim Boeheim thinks it's a relic of the Big East, but Guti believes it still holds some merit. Guti also discussed his recent work with The Athletic, including his documenting of Rob Long's cancer battle and PTSD that followed along with Trevor Cooney's battle against mental health after a friend died through suicide. For Syracuse, a blowout win behind 97 points against Georgia Tech provides a chance for the season to turn around. The Pod discussed how Elijah Hughes can maintain his greatness to lead SU to more wins, without a wine discussion in the absence of Bobby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan reconvene to discuss Syracuse's big win over Georgia Tech -- but also why it doesn't just erase the concerns following the Iowa game. There's a lot of reasonable talk about Jim Boeheim's recent coaching job, his staff and the recruiting, and what may need to be adjusted. Also, Orange football too, plus beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Szuba and Bobby Manning regroup after another Syracuse loss -- this time to Iowa. Then they shift focus to SU's game against Georgia Tech on Saturday, whether it's time to panic and the ACC schedule at large. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan recap Syracuse's surprising win over Wake Forest, put some context on the football season, and try to put a positive spin on what it could mean for 2020. There's also beer, and college football coaching carousel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syracuse Basketball Pod live from Brooklyn, where Syracuse again squandered a New York City trip. Last year, the Orange suffered a similar setback but regrouped into conference play to reach the NCAAs. Now Kevin and others are already talking NIT. A 4-3 start marks Syracuse's worst since 1996, a similar season of rebuilding after a successful veteran core departed, but there are some attributes that could still make this team better despite their obvious shortcomings: bench play, rebounding and a fast-break defensive lapse that cost SU the Oklahoma State game. We dive into Bourama Sidibe's recent play, a setback for Joe Girard, Jalen Carey's departure via injury and Quincy Guerrier's progression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan talk about the changes Dino Babers will have to make this offseason, plus Syracuse football's game against Wake Forest to (thankfully) close the season. Then it's on to Orange men's basketball vs. Oklahoma State (and maybe Penn State/Ole Miss). Plus some women's basketball talk, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Syracuse Orange football team managed to surprise us all with a 49-6 win over Duke. So what do we make of that, and how does it apply to SU's game vs. Louisville? Also, some talk about SU men's basketball's win over Seattle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Szuba and Bobby Manning discuss what went right for Syracuse in the win over Seattle, #NotAgainSU and the intersection of Orange basketball and protests, plus Marek Dolezaj, the SU bench and more. 0:00-11:05 Jim Boeheim and Syracuse basketball enter intersect with campus protest against racism 12:26-19:45 Jalen Carey out of Syracuse rotation -- for now 19:45-21:30 Whole new Syracuse offense emerges behind Joe Girard, Elijah Hughes combo 21:30-25:30 Marek Dolezaj emerges for best game since freshman season 25:30-27:00 Virginia was that good defensively 27:00-29:00 Could Syracuse get back to receiving Top 25 votes soon? 29:30-33:00 Will any deeper bench players get a chance to break into rotation? 33:00-38:00 How'd we feel about the team, defense now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan talk about Syracuse football's upcoming game against Duke, the men's basketball game vs. Colgate, and various other topics around the Orange. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James and Bobby recap the disaster that was the Syracuse men's basketball team's big loss to Virginia to start the year. Shooting was obviously an issue -- but what else went wrong? And what may have gone right in small doses? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan reconvene to discuss the latest calamity to befall Syracuse football, what firing Brian Ward means and how this season's testing Dino Babers. Then in the second half, it's all hoops, and assessing whether or not the Orange men's basketball team can pull off an upset vs. Virginia to start the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In case you forgot, this podcast does talk about topics beyond football, so John and Dan bring on James and Bobby to discuss the upcoming Syracuse Orange men's basketball season. The guys go through the key players in the frontcourt and backcourt, talk about the ACC at large, and predict where SU will finish this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan sound exhausted by this Syracuse football season because they are. There's discussion about the Florida State loss, then previewing Boston College and assessing what Dino Babers and the Orange staff need to adjust with four games left. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and Dan review what happened to Syracuse vs. Pitt, preview Florida State and the job Dino Babers has done this year -- including where it's valid to critique him and the staff (plus where it's overblown). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren welcomes Backing the Pack's Steven Muma to talk about all the Week 8 ACC football action, including breaking down big Coastal Division games between VT and North Carolina and Virginia and Duke. Also: Louisville-Clemson, NC State-Boston College, and more! Plus, Lauren's son Alex makes his picks. Subscribe and follow your favorite ACC podcast networks to make sure you don't miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices