Hello everyone, my name is Jayden Armant, a journalist at Syracuse University. I’m doing a quick story on the recent NCAA eligibility extension, and I wanted to get Syracuse fans’ perspective. Would anyone have time for a quick chat sometime in the next few days to discuss? I'd only really need about five minutes.

Thank you!

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anyone have one of these willing to sell?

Anybody high on this men’s lacrosse team bouncing back this Friday from their in-season loss to No. 2 North Carolina?

The Orange lost that game 9-14 earlier this April. A showing in which the Tar Heels outscored them in every quarter and Pietramala had 5 alone.

How can the guys bounce back this weekend and play in Charlotte for a title?

A win this year would be Cuse’s first since 2019.

Not sure who's at fault here, ACCNX or Notre Dame, but damn this TV coverage SUCKS.

Amateur announcer & camera coverage. High school broadcasts are better than this.

And this is #5 vs. #1.

Pull up to the rental car place at the Syracuse Airport and what do I see? 😂

https://x.com/YahooSports/status/2035776642442748249?s=20

Schertz and Hodgson are not the only coaching options out there for Syracuse.

GMAC may be a good coach
But if the Syracuse case is “they played Duke tough,” that is lazy.

Duke had 11 games decided by 7 or fewer this season and still went 9-2. Some were vs ranked teams. Some were vs Georgia Tech, Florida State twice, and Siena. In Duke’s other 24 games, its average margin of victory was 25.9.

If GMAC is the guy, it should be because of the full body of work, not the Duke game alone.

Speedy Claxton same deal, what are your thoughts?

Does anyone else think Bobby Hurley for our next head coach?

I’m doing a series where I ask all 136 FBS subreddits on what their most heartbreaking loss they witnessed.This loss could’ve been witnessed from the TV or while attending the game doesn’t matter.

If I had to guess for Syracuse, probably 2022 vs Clemson, 1992 vs Miami, 2025 vs Notre Dame(not really heartbreaking but embarrassing), and 2011 vs Rutgers.

Thank god they finally did it. I just want us to hire a proven coach with experience.

I am building a college football conference realignment map and I want fan input before I lock in one part of it.

I made a list of schools that might fit with Syracuse. This list is only a starting point. I used my own limited knowledge and some guesswork to build it, so I do not expect it to be fully accurate. I want to hear from actual fans before I rely on it.

I am also comparing a few different clustering approaches and building a new one from scratch, so this kind of fan feedback would directly help my understanding and any algorithm weights I may end up using.

I am more interested in long-term fit based on rivalry history, fan culture, school identity, athletics, academics, and overall feel. Don't worry if the school you think is a good fit has no historic ties. If it feels like a school your fanbase admires and you could see them being a long-term fit, please include them.

How you can help 1. The best help: give your own weights and ignore mine 2. Remove a team that does not belong 3. Add a team I missed (please include the weight you would add them at) 4. Move a team up or down (please include how far up or down you would move them)

Weight scale - 5 = must-have conference fit - 4 = high-priority fit - 3 = strong fit - 2 = reasonable but not necessary fit - 1 = acceptable last resort fit if hard choices had to be made

My current list for Syracuse

Weight 5 - Boston College, Pitt - West Virginia, Boston College

Weight 4 - Rutgers, UConn - Louisville, Virginia Tech - Cincinnati, Penn State - Notre Dame, Army

Weight 3 - Temple, Maryland - Virginia, NC State - North Carolina, Miami (FL) - Buffalo

Weight 2 - Duke, Wake Forest - Clemson, UMass - Delaware, East Carolina - James Madison, Navy

Weight 1 - SMU, Stanford - California

Small note: I am mainly looking for your fan perspective on which schools you would want around your program, not whether the final setup is practical or likely to happen in real life. Go with your gut on fit more than logistics.

IMPORTANT: This is not a list of a new conference. The amount of schools weighted should be much higher than the actual end result conference. The core of your ideal conference should be weight 5. Weights 4 and 3 should be the remainder of your dream conference. Weight 2 should be good options if flexibility is required. Weight 1 is last resort better than nothing.

The amount of weighted schools has no impact on the final conference size.

This is really about full athletic conference fit, but I limited the school pool to FBS programs.

I really appreciate any feedback on this, thanks so much for any help.

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Screw the 3s tomorrow

What is it about Syracuse Basketball that keeps me coming back?

I went to the game on Saturday and saw some families really enjoying themselves, high-fiving strangers.

People in Faegans yucking it up asking about where I got my jacket and hat.

For a school I didn’t go to but I spent a lot of time rooting for in my life.

A team that has one championship.

Last NCAA Tournament 2021

Last ranked in 2018

Final Four in 2016

2 wins last week were great, last night was a pathetic display.

Uncles and Fathers calling out Autry

Lame ducks at AD and chancellor

I ask that whoever is making all the decisions to think as a fan in the community when you find new leaders.

That’s who trekked in the snow to make the Dome a scary place for opponents.

That’s who used to save up cash to sit in the upper decks.

This program is almost dead, who is going to bring it back to life?