The old adage in sports is “what have you done for me lately”.
For John Desko and the Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse program, the recent answer has been: not much.
The last 12 years have brought a drought of championship success not seen since Syracuse became a lacrosse superpower. As the 2010’s progressed, the postseason failings devolved into regular season failings, with everything coming to a head this past season. The Orange finished with a record of 7-6 and got blown out five times, leaving the Syracuse lacrosse community wondering if the time for change had finally arrived.