The Syracuse basketball team is out of the NCAA Tournament, its season is over, ‘Cuse Nation is sad, and I hate everything. Sure, we should all feel thankful that the Orange got invited to this year’s Big Dance, and I didn’t expect SU to necessarily make a run to the Final Four in Minneapolis.
However, eighth-seeded Syracuse, prior to its 78-69 setback on Thursday night to No. 9 seed Baylor in the round of 64 at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, had captured eight-straight successes in opening tilts during March Madness. So to get immediately ousted this go-round is a tough pill to swallow, especially because I wanted to watch our beloved boys in Orange (20-14) square off with the West Region’s No.