Bud Poliquin
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Secret Service has some questions after Carrier Dome marriage proposal
JT Conway, a long-time Orange fan from Nashville, got down on a knee and asked Christy Rodrigues to marry him on Thursday. A converted SU devotee, herself, she said . . . 'Yes.' → Read More
Former Syracuse basketball star Pearl Washington in hospital, will have brain surgery
It's been almost 20 years since Washington suffered a seizure and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. → Read More
Syracuse basketball's loss to Miami signals trouble with plenty of tough games coming up
Three of SU's next four affairs are on the road, starting with Monday's exercise in Chapel Hill against North Carolina. And the seven contests after that will include dates with Duke (twice), Virginia, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and North Carolina State. → Read More
Hot Stove Dinner provided this promise from Jason Smorol: Syracuse Chiefs will continue to 'be nice'
A sellout crowd of 600 gathered at the OnCenter and listened to a handful of speakers, including that ol' left-hander himself, Tommy John, the winner of 288 big-league game. → Read More
Syracuse basketball: Should we worry about this team, even as it sits at top of ACC? (Chat with Bud)
The Orange is on a roll, sure. But will it ultimately be asking too much of the Big Three of Rakeem Christmas, Trevor Cooney and Michael Gbinije? Your thoughts are invited. → Read More
Two former Syracuse football assistants have new jobs while Doug Marrone continues to look for work
Brian Schottenheimer is headed to Georgia and Major Applewhite is off to Houston. → Read More
Is it a surprise Doug Marrone walked out on Bills after walking out on Syracuse? (Chat with Bud)
The big man has now walked out on both his alma mater and the team Ralph Wilson left behind, and some folks are offended. Are you one of them? I'm ready for some chatting. → Read More
Week 16 NFL picks: Bills should beat Raiders, but Giants and Jets look to be losers vs. Rams and Pats
It's time again for my weekly game-by-game NFL picks, complete with the kind of insider pro football information that you absolutely can get nowhere else. (Honest to Halas.) → Read More
Will football, the violent game that eats its young (to cheers), be some day litigated into extinction?
Think about it: If the lawsuits pile up and the inevitable settlements become more than the taxpayers can bear, who will fund high-school football? And then where will the game be? → Read More
Jesse Wolf-Gould, that Orange senior who hadn't seen a snap in his career, did not play against BC
After four seasons on the Syracuse football team, the 340-pound walk-on offensive lineman never did hear his name called to enter a game. Not even for a single snap. → Read More
Daryl Gross says Syracuse football season 'had tremendous setbacks' with injuries
"It was a very difficult year and people are disappointed," says SU's athletic director. "But you have anomalies like this where things, a lot of injuries, happen." → Read More
Syracuse football senior who hasn't played a snap says it's been 'greatest experience of my life'
Jesse Wolf-Gould wants no sad songs to be sung for him. He considers his SU teammates his brothers and those in the Orange program his family. → Read More
Syracuse football: Does Orange lack grit, talent or fan support . . . or all three? (readers emails)
It's time for the weekly spilling open of the mailbag here on the BudBlog. Do you want to share? You can, but in my patch you must own your words. Uh huh, we need your name. → Read More
1994 in sports: Syracuse football, Syracuse basketball were both ranked; the Crunch was born
So much has both changed and remained the same on the local sports front. → Read More
With offense wheezing and injuries mounting, Syracuse football's immediate future looks bleak
And so, now what? With the Blue Devils, Panthers and Eagles dead ahead what's the plan going forward? → Read More
Syracuse football: A week after playing in front of 80,031, Orange gets half that at Carrier Dome
Three quick impressions from Saturday's game. → Read More
World Series: Kansas City and San Francisco get ready to tee it up tonight in Game 7
As can be the case in baseball, tonight's championship may be decided by one late pitch, by one last swing, by a bloop or a blast. Drama is simply part of the game's fabric. → Read More
Syracuse football: Yo, Orange fans! Don't worry! Be happy! (reader emails)
A reader-turned-writer from Georgia thinks SU football fans need to understand the program's time, place and circumstance. And, he notes, patience is forever a virtue. → Read More
Syracuse football: Should Scott Shafer, AJ Long have apologized or confessed? (Chat with Bud Poliquin)
The Orange's head coach, along with SU's true freshman quarterback, each offered a mea culpa on Saturday night following that 16-6 loss. And the wonder is . . . why? → Read More
Syracuse football: Dabo Swinney insists again that he holds no hard feelings for Scott Shafer
Last season's episode between the two coaches -- the one including a bit of, um, colorful language -- has been all but forgotten. According, that is, to (and by) the Clemson boss. → Read More