Many were at least a little surprised to see the Syracuse Orange selected for the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. That includes some of us, though we reacted with joy around that fact. Same goes for the Orange themselves, who were pretty thrilled to see the news.
That can’t be said for many media folk around the country, however, who were very irate to SU’s inclusion. Some of them even took to revisionist narratives about Syracuse “always” getting breaks, despite the Orange being the first team out just one year ago.
Below are some of the best negative reactions to Syracuse making it.