Talking about Syracuse, Duke and the notion of a rivalry

Syracuse will greet Duke on the Carrier Dome basketball court tonight, and at 31,000 fans will be screaming about it. And so talk in Central New York this week has often included the R word. Is Duke now Syracuse’s rival? Has this Atlantic Coast Conference matchup reached the level of a rivalry? You know, the…

Root for the home team

Our neighborhood goes for the home squad. A recent walk with my dear wife Karen and cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle spotted a Syracuse Orange flag standing out in the wind. And then, a flag accompanied by team color porch lights. The Syracuse squad went on to victory later that afternoon, I…