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The Mad Men Finale and What We Can All Learn About the Concept of "Legacy"

On Sunday night, the prestige drama of our time, "Mad Men," concluded its final episode. Earlier, on Sunday afternoon, Syracuse lacrosse lost to Johns Hopkins in pretty awful fashion. These two things may not seem related at first, but in reality... they (and the fate of Syracuse athletics this year) are more tied than you think.

First, the "Mad Men" finale. For those who haven't seen it yet, SPOILERS AHEAD! LOOK AWAY!!!

The entire finale -- and in reality, the entire second half of the final season -- was all about legacy. It's a concept that plagued Don more and more with each episode, and finally came to a head when he arrived in California.