Syracuse’s recent history has been unusual: there are lots of unremarkable regular seasons in there, yet the Orange have managed to put together several runs in March. They’ve been to a Final Four and two Sweet Sixteens over the last 10 years, none coming with the team seeded better than 10.
I wonder if there might be more of a clamor for Jim Boeheim to retire if those runs didn’t happen, because there’s not a whole lot to look at otherwise. If the Orange fall short of the NCAAs this season, it’ll be the third time out of the last four.