I’ll start by saying that this is 100% satire and definitely didn’t happen. But... given the current state of things for the Syracuse Orange football program, and the last 15 years, really, would you honestly be all that surprised?
THE BELOW IS A WORK OF FICTION
It was 2004 and Syracuse had just wrapped up a disappointing 6-6 campaign under long-time coach Paul Pasqualoni that ended in a 51-14 blowout loss to Georgia Tech in the Citrus Bowl. Signs pointed to Orange football struggling whether they stuck with Coach P or not and budgets were tight as the CNY was also shedding fans and money.