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Syracuse Has Had Better Weeks

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I've been racking my brain since last night trying to figure out if this is the worst two-day stretch in Syracuse Athletics history. 

I mean, we've had some bad days.  Keith "F***ing" Smart.  The Akron loss. Getting snubbed by the NCAA Tourney.  There's a ton more out there.  But has there ever been a two-day period that has had sent such negative tidal waves throughout Cuse Nation via multiple sports?  I'm not so sure.

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