PITTSBURGH — He wasn't going to step away without another verbal boxing match. That was my initial thought upon watching fabled Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim sort of say goodbye Wednesday — and I knew from personal experience that Boeheim loves to mix it up (more on that later).
Was he fired or did he retire? It sure seemed like the former after Boeheim's cryptic back-and-forth with reporters. A man famed for his arrogance and directness couldn't give a straight answer to a yes-or-no question: Is he retiring?
"This is up to the university," Boeheim told reporters.
