This week’s episode of five things focuses on newly minted Atlantic Division rivals and dome aficionados the Syracuse Orange.
- 14 years ago, Syracuse officially changed its name from the Orangemen to Orange. Then Athletic Director Jake Crouthamel delivered the following quote during his press conference. “We are the only school in the country that has orange as its primary color.” Now I can’t really blame Syracuse for wanting to pretend that Clemson doesn’t exist, but that doesn’t excuse Tennessee, Texas, Oregon State, Oklahoma State, or Cain’s Barber College.
- Syracuse’s campus holds a tree known as the “Tree of 40 Fruits,” which, as the name implies, is an individual tree that has been genetically engineered to produce as many as 40 different fruits throughout the year.