Meet The Bubble Teams: Syracuse

With March Madness just around the corner, we felt this was a great time to look at some of the teams on the proverbial bubble this time of year.

Mascot: Orange (used to be a man, now just a large orange ball)

Famous Alumni: 1. Bob Costas- that's right the biggest nerd in all of broadcasting was once an orange. Costas could take the final drive of this years Super Bowl and make it sound like a shitty PGA tour event with his monotone voice. Get ready though because you'll be seeing a lot of him next year with the Olympics coming up.

2.Mike Tirico- bes known for getting really excited over nothing and sexually harassing coworkers.

3. Carmello Anthony- doesn't belive in snitching.

Head Coach: Jim Boeheim- best known for his tough 2-3 zone Boeheim has been through some agravating years since the 2003 championship. First, they wouldnt have won one f-in game all year if it wasn't for Jerry McNamara (video), then they realized they had the two ugliest/thugged out white players in the country. This years squad was plagued by injuries early and now is plagued by the inability to stop the three ball.

White guy on the bench: Jake Pressuti-a student manager as a freshman, this Rudy-esque player is all heart and no natural athletic ability. That year in the laundry room prepared this team player for the grueling campaigns and also left him with another year of eligibility, which isgood for Orange fans, already looking ahead to next season.
Jake's hobbies include reading philosophy, exploiting his position as a basketball player to get sex he doesn't deserve, and ironing clothes. A fun fact about Jake is that he worked at McDonalds as a mascot for birthday parties and played in the Ronald McDonald All-Star game (not to be confused with the McDonalds All-American game) which pitted all the Ronald McDonalds in the Genesee Valley area against eachother in a competition of skills including face painting and balloon animals.

Outlook: A win against Georgetown helps the Orange, but they'll need either another marquee win or a Big East tourney run if they hope to have the selection committee overlook that loss to South Florida.