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DALLAS — Buffaloes and cows are the animals Fran Brown used in his postgame press conference to describe the current state of Syracuse after its 31-18 road loss at SMU Saturday.

Following a game in which SU trailed by as much as 28 points, the second-year head coach walked into the locker room and asked his players which cloven-hoofed mammal they preferred to personify in the face of adversity: a menacing buffalo that overpowers those who dare to test it, or a lethargic cow that easily tips over.