When the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule for Syracuse basketball got unveiled, a lot of folks, myself included, thought that the Orange received a favorable docket.
The ‘Cuse didn’t have to compete twice versus several of the league’s heavyweights, and the early part of the calendar appeared more than manageable.
Whoops. Not so fast.
Syracuse (8-7, 1-3), coming off a disappointing one-point home setback to Notre Dame this past weekend, built a nine-point advantage after intermission on Tuesday night against Virginia Tech inside the Carrier Dome, but the Orange collapsed in the second part of the second half.