If Neal does commit on Saturday, Syracuse fans just might see orange-colored rainbows in the sky. And after the week they’ve put together, Shafer and his staff will deserve a vacation.
While the star ranking system is fun for the fans and the drama of NLI Day unleashes eternal optimism for the upcoming season, class rankings are best left to be evaluated once the player finishes his collegiate career.
Under Jim Boeheim’s tenure, his Syracuse program has a long history of developing four-year players from sparingly used freshmen to well-rounded, all-conference first team type seniors.
The basketball program has had a stellar five and a half year run: a Final Four, an Elite Eight, two No. 1-seeds, multiple No. 1 rankings, and a record of 157-36.
Syracuse’s offense struggled to score last season. Despite finishing second in league play to Virginia, the Orange’s offense ranked tenth out of 15 teams at 68.2 PPG.
Syracuse hits the road to start ACC play with a trip Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech. The Hokies are one of four teams the Orange plays home-and-homes with in league play. The others being Boston College, Duke, and Pittsburgh.
Be it Cinderella refusing to leave the ball early or a high-seed rescuing its season from epic disaster at the hands of a mid or low-major, memorable finishes reside in NCAA lore forever.
In a Utopian world, here’s a look at the ultimate Syracuse Revenge Tour Bracket: Righting the wrongs of the most painful Syracuse NCAA losses round-by-round. So, let the madness begin…again.