Syracuse basketball (Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports)
It’s a seemingly annual rite of passage in recent seasons that Syracuse basketball resides on the Big Dance bubble while ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi makes waves about the Orange’s chances to earn a bid to March Madness.
Some ‘Cuse fans have certainly had negative things to say about Lunardi over the years, although I have to admit that I like him. Other bracketologists are more accurate in predicting the field of 68, but Lunardi to me is a bubbly personality (no pun intended).
Of course, as we sit here on Wednesday and Syracuse basketball (15-8, 9-7) prepares for its second-round ACC Tournament clash with N.