Hey, did you know North Carolina and Syracuse have had recent NCAA troubles? Because if you didn't, plenty of national sportswriters were happy to let you in on it.
The clock in Philadelphia hadn't even reached three zeroes when USA Today's Dan Wolken kicked things off with this tweet:
Looks like the Syracuse-North Carolina game is going to happen. Committee on Infractions should do the ceremonial opening tip.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) March 28, 2016
Shortly after the game ended, Fox Sports' Stewart Mandel joined the chorus:
UNC-Syracuse: The first Final Four game that includes both scouting reports and infractions reports.