Here is some highlights from the University of Iowa:
| Ticket | Student | Total | Scholar- | Coaching | Building/ | Total | |||||||
| Year | Sales | Fees | Revenue | ships | Staff | Grounds | Expenses | ||||||
| 2011 | $23,180,905 | $564,680 | $93,353,561 | $9,362,572 | $29,016,057 | $21,863,477 | $88,057,486 | ||||||
| 2010 | $21,815,895 | $525,707 | $88,735,093 | $8,585,730 | $26,197,937 | $14,944,085 | $74,438,196 | ||||||
| 2009 | $21,922,358 | $525,941 | $79,971,143 | $8,755,400 | $24,453,669 | $13,703,314 | $71,116,911 | ||||||
| 2008 | $19,103,235 | $1,487,795 | $81,515,865 | $7,579,781 | $23,166,018 | $16,003,409 | $71,602,594 | ||||||
| 2007 | $21,731,819 | $1,494,706 | $80,832,070 | $6,722,602 | $21,376,108 | $15,161,903 | $70,469,589 | ||||||
| 2006 | $20,086,445 | $1,495,060 | $73,321,227 | $6,652,458 | $21,063,488 | $6,420,286 | $59,224,861 |
Orange::44 reporting directly from PittsburghThe 2011-2012 season for Syracuse Basketball has been one filled with much off-court drama, much on-court success, and a lot of heart skipping in each arena. Thursday afternoon was no different for the Orange. They entered the game without starting center Fab Melo, who's ineligible due to...something...which we may never know. Could be academics, could be pot, could be anything. Fact is, a "big" part of what has made Syracuse Syracuse this year is gone. I suppose if you're gonna be faced with this situation in the NCAA Tournament, it might as well be as a #1 seed playing a #16 seed. Get the kinks out before you play some "tougher competition." Either UNC-Asheville was underseeded, or they played above their pay grade, but this ended up being a much closer game than it should have been.Asheville put the pedal to the metal from the opening tip, and refused to let up. Though they never gained a lead larger than seven, the Bulldogs dominated definitely the first half, and arguably, the game. They hit their shots (lots of threes), played a zone that somehow baffled Syracuse, and hustled for every rebound and loose ball. They were hungry, but not so humble. They had nearly the entire arena on their side, trying to squeak out an unprecedented 16/1 upset in the Tourney. The Bulldogs, however, were put down by a scrappy group of dudes wearing white jerseys. The final from Pittsburgh in the Round of 64: Syracuse 72, Asheville 65.
Syracuse students agree: Some Pinstripe Bowl magic would be nice.After fighting back to get a win over UNC-Asheville on Thursday, Syracuse looks ahead to the Saturday matchup against 8-seed Kansas State. The winner moves on to the Sweet 16 in Boston next Thursday, while the loser goes home to dwell on what could have been. What will determine which team does what will come down to three key areas: rebounding, turnovers, and scoring. Through the course of the season, I feel these are the key stats that have either hurt or helped each of these teams. K-State averages 37.1 rebounds per game, while Syracuse sits at 35.3 per game. Importantly, though, offensive rebounds are at 13.9 vs. 12.8 per game, respectively. Defensive rebounds sit with a Wildcat edge as well, 23.1 vs. 22.5. That may seem inconsequential, but something like that could be the difference in a tight game.But it's these next two stats that I think will really be the difference makers. Syracuse holds a big lead in having fewer turnovers: 10.5 vs. 14.4. We know what Syracuse can do when it creates turnovers: score on the fastbreak.. Speaking of scoring, that's the other big stat: the Orange's 74.5 points per game vs. K-State's 71.4ppg.The Wildcats can only win this game if they crash the boards, give themselves a lot of second-chance points, and limit their turnovers. However, I feel that Syracuse won't let any of that happen. The Orange gave a decent rebounding effort on Thursday, and in the absence of Fab Melo, that's key. The zone creates turnovers on defense, and Syracuse does a decent job of protecting the egg on offense. Syracuse is playing with a thousand chips on its shoulders, and won't want to start the game with the same kind of lackluster effort they did on Thursday. Guns-a-blazin' should be the game plan.Individually, Syracuse needs seniors Kris Joseph and Scoop Jardine to lead the team to victory. As in, play to their potential. James Southerland needs to stay hot, Dion Waiters needs to keep doing his thing, and CJ Fair needs to get out of his funk. On the Wildcats side, Rodney McGruder is their leading scorer, at 15.875 points per game. He was key in K-State's win over Southern Miss on Thursday, and the Wildcats will need him to score above his average to lead the team. The Syracuse zone would be smart to box out Jamar Samuels from grabbing offensive rebounds; he averages 2.733 per game, and limiting him will go a long way in keeping down the second chance points.With St. Bonaventure's loss Friday to Florida State, Syracuse is now officially the only team from New York State remaining in the NCAA Tournament. That makes them, undoubtedly, New York's College Team, right? Look for Syracuse to win by six points on Saturday, to advance to Brian's new home of Boston next weekend for some hot Regional action. Keep tuned to my tweets from CONSOL Energy Center, and Brian doing whatever he'll be doing during the game. GO ORANGE!
Not just Fab can rebound
We love you too Sky!With lacrosse officially being over now, Syracuse has exhausted all the sports we cover around these parts. That means about three months of not much going on around here or on your moving picture box in terms of collegiate sporting events with an orange tint. Sure the occasional thing could pop up (though we really hope to take a break from using our law degrees to talk about arrests of Syracuse players this summer), and if that's the case we'll be back. But as usual we'll be on our summer hiatus. We'll obviously be back in August talking about football, football, and probably some football. Until then, John and I wish you a very fun, happy, and healthy summer. And we'll obviously still be on the Twitter. So that should help you sleep at night.
Syracuse students agree: Syracuse needs to advance beyond the Sweet 16.Syracuse has advanced out of the first weekend and have made it to another Sweet 16. Now in the friendlier confines of Boston, Syracuse has a shot to advance to their first Elite 8 since 2003. Wisconsin stands in the way of that however.Syracuse is coming off a pretty good game from everyone against Kansas State. Scoop, while being a great leader in critical points of the games, and scoring and shooting well, has turned over the ball quite a bit. Something that Wisconsin really doesn't do much of. Syracuse will not get much in terms of transition offense and steals against Wisconsin. They take care of the ball. The game will really hinge on the abilities of the Wisconsin players knocking down outside shots. Jordan Taylor is the best offensive weapon for Wisconsin. He scores 14.7ppg but did struggle in their last game in shooting. However, you cannot count on that, he takes big shots, and the offense runs through him. Josh Gasser makes 45% from outside the arc, but was limited in shots his last game. The zone has been known to shut down big shooters this season, including in this tournament. Wisconsin will have to get it done inside if they want to find success, in that Taylor has to penetrate and dish. Additionally, limiting second chance points, a big theme all season, will have to occur at least sometime in this game. Wisconsin is a pretty good rebounding team and will likely limit Syracuse to only one shot per possession. Wisconsin will be playing MANTOMAN and this should allow Scoop to drive and dish, and also for Dion Waiters to get to the rim. James Southerland will find open looks and should continue his good shooting in the tournament. I didn't like our matchup with Kansas State but I do think the matchups favor the Orange in this one. I like Syracuse to advance to the Elite 8 to take on the winner of Ohio State / Cincinnati by 8.Syracuse is playing tonight on CBS at 7:15pm and John and I will be in the building in person. Be sure to enter your entry for the prize packs here. Check us out on Twitter through both games tonight. It will be fun win or lose. And hopefully the sweetness will continue to elite status by 9:30.
Bronx Community Solutions completed its Community Advisory Board Directory. The directory was distributed to Advisory Board members at the September 28 Community Advisory Board meeting. The need for a directory was identified by members of the board who requested a way to get in touch with each other between meetings. This directory will enable group members to continue to collaborate and share information throughout the year. The list of organizations included in the directory is below. If you would like a copy of the directory, please contact the Bronx Community Solutions Community Initiatives Coordinator, TK Singleton at tksingle@courts.state.ny.us.
