Syracuse men’s lacrosse fans need to adjust their expectations and definitions of success in an increasingly competitive landscape. The days of 22-straight Final Four appearances and national titles at least once every couple of years are long gone.
Syracuse picked up it’s first defensive lineman in the 2015 class on Thursday. Hallandale (Fla.) defensive end Dana Levine committed to the Orange only eight days after being offered.
Though Syracuse was on the wrong side of this game, Boeheim’s ejection became an overnight sensation, and multiple memes of his jacket toss went viral.
Derrick Jones, 2015 SF, We R1: A consensus top 30 prospect in the class, Jones did nothing to hurt his stock over the weekend. The 6-foot-7 wing is one of the most explosive athletes in the class, and he showcased that in Houston.
Without question, Carmelo Anthony the prize of this summer’s NBA free agent class. He’s a top-three scoring talent who has had zero success in the postseason, which in the NBA, means he’s had a lackluster career.
Now that CJ Fair, Tyler Ennis and Jerami Grant have all moved on to professional ranks, who do you think will lead Syracuse basketball in scoring next year?
Jarred Vanderbilt has a giant offer list for just being a freshman in high school: Syracuse, Texas, Baylor, Southern Methodist, Texas A&M, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Tulsa.
The confirmation by Orange AD Daryl Gross last week that all options are on the scheduling table, including contracting fellow league members as non conference opponents makes sense to solve that built in quirk, especially for the Syracuse scheduling philosophy.