"3-0. 24 years. 3-0. 24 years."
That was Scott Shafer's mantra following the Central Michigan game, which brought Syracuse to 3-0 for the first time in, guess what, 24 years. In that press conference, Shafer defiantly lorded over media members and scolded them for concerns they hadn't yet voiced about the state of the program. Things are good and who are you to question that, is what Shafer seemed to be saying.
A month later, any questions the media might have had at the time seem pretty warranted now.
Scott Shafer has dropped the defiant act in weeks since, likely because that 3-0 start has come undone and the Orange are now 3-3 (Two years!