Coming off a scintillating dismantling of Canadian national champion Carleton College, the Syracuse Orange have a rare opportunity when it faces the Virginia Cavaliers on November 6th in the Dome: defeat back-to-back national champions.
In fact, I’m not sure if it has ever happened before. It’s certainly possible that a similar situation could have happened, especially since Carleton has won 14 of the last 17 Canadian championships and often plays against D1 schools in exhibition, but a cursory glance at past opponents doesn’t show any other similar opportunities.
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And yes, before you ask, I do realize that Carleton and Virginia aren’t exactly the same level of competition.