There was a day when Syracuse owned the northeast. Then Paul Pasqualoni was fired, Greg Robinson was hired and Greg Schiano’s dogged efforts took hold.

But now Doug Marrone’s in charge at Syracuse. The former Orange lineman and Bronx native made a splash at his first Big East Media Day, pledging to win the New York metro area back. Marrone’s boss, AD Daryl Gross, then got him three games at the new Meadowlands before even Rutgers booked one. And then this weekend, Syracuse announced all its games will be on air in the New York City market. AM 970 The Apple joins what’s an already extensive 25-station network, putting Syracuse games on radios all over New York and into Canada, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New England.

Of course, the question is: will the Orange make anyone WANT to listen?