When the Syracuse Orange beat the Georgetown Hoyas 72-71 on Saturday, the primary focus was on the win. But shortly thereafter, the attention shifted to what happens next in this old Big East rivalry.
The most recent contest was the last in a four-game series between the schools. Both Jim Boeheim and Patrick Ewing seemed open to there being more added for future years. However, the challenges of the ACC’s looming 20-game schedule do make it tougher, as Boeheim acknowledged. Others seem to see the writing on the wall, too, around this thing — birthed at Manley Field House nearly four decades ago — eventually coming to an end.