On Wednesday, ESPN’s ACC Blog ran down all 14 teams and told us why they wouldn’t win the conference. Now, they could’ve been mean to about nine or 10 of those schools. But instead, they chose to be inclusive, even entertaining the hopes and dreams of schools like Virginia, Boston College and Syracuse.
So before you go ahead and say “because we’re Syracuse,” at least read the reasoning they laid out for the Orange:
“No, Syracuse isn’t ready to contend yet. The Orange still need to develop a running game, still need to bring along a young defense, still need to get more talent on the roster.