As you know by now, Syracuse Orange basketball coach Jim Boeheim's appeal results are in, and it ends up his nine-game suspension will be upheld. Only catch, however, is that that penalty now begins immediately. As in this Saturday against the hated Georgetown Hoyas.
Obviously this is not ideal -- especially following a lengthy wait on this appeal. So the reactions from Boeheim and elsewhere have come fast and furious over the last hour-plus.
"The Appeals Committee determined that the NCAA Committee on Infractions ‘abused its discretion’ by directing the suspension be served during conference play, because Coach Boeheim was not directly involved in the underlying violations of the case.