As Andy pointed out on Sunday, losing close to a ranked team probably means nothing. The Syracuse Orange fell 35-26 to the LSU Tigers on the road in front of a national audience. We all watched it, of course. And so did some select media while “bigger” games were happening.
Recruits also watched it — most notably four-star 2018 commit Tyrone Sampson, who had this to say post-game:
People ask me why I committed to Syracuse, that's why. When this 2018 class gets there we will be beating teams in games like this
— T.