Despite being a 10-seed, Syracuse finds themselves in the Final Four after upsetting Virginia.
When Selection Sunday came around and Syracuse made the field, everyone went crazy. The consensus was that they didn’t belong and only made it because they were missing Jim Boeheim for nine games. Well, as it turns out, Syracuse doesn’t care what you think because they just became the first 10-seed to reach the Final Four.
As expected, there was plenty of reaction on Twitter, both positive and negative, to what has been the pantomime villain of March Madness:
And they said we didn't belong.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 28, 2016
Let's go 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊!
315, represent. Enjoy, SU!
I died. I died and this is my afterlife and I don't understand anything what is happening
— nate (@natefc) March 28, 2016
AAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
— NunesMagician.com (@NunesMagician) March 28, 2016
I don't believe it.
— Cuse Country (@cusecountry) March 28, 2016
Syracuse in the Final Four. Houston, you have a problem.
— DCF (@DrunkCuseFan) March 28, 2016
The worst part of Syracuse winning is another week of every sportswriter ever reminding us they went to Syracuse.
— Scott McLaughlin (@smclaughlin9) March 28, 2016
Syracuse has me excited and scared
— unc problems (@uncproblems_) March 28, 2016
I went to Syracuse. Had little respect for Boeheim/program when on campus (sanctions, etc). Have even less now. Don't get a penny from me
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) March 28, 2016
My 13yo daughter originally picked Syracuse to win it all & I talked her out of it. pic.twitter.com/kuOmhDsGy4
— Jason Woodmansee (@jasonwoodmansee) March 28, 2016
If you have a Syracuse grad in your newsroom...this week is going to be insufferable. If you don't, you probably don't have a newsroom.
— Sam Walker OBX🎙📻📰🥍🦓 (@SamWalkerOBX) March 28, 2016
From 0-4 to the Final Four #Syracuse
— Chris Hassel (@Hassel_Chris) March 28, 2016
Syracuse Basketball has been and always will be magical.
— Rebecca Shabad (@RebeccaShabad) March 28, 2016
You couldn't invent a less exciting Cinderella story than Syracuse. It's like a down on his luck oil tycoon stumbling upon a gold mine.
— Alex Forkner (@Alex_Forkner) March 28, 2016
This is the biggest weekend in SYRACUSE basketball history, right? Two Final Four berths in one weekend is un-toppable.
— Marcus White (@marcuspwhite) March 28, 2016
Syracuse literally does not deserve to be in the tournament. They only reason they're in is because they cheated. LITERALLY.
— Daniel Connolly (@DanielVConnolly) March 28, 2016
if Syracuse wins this tournament I'm leaving the earth
— courtney adams iezzi (@cadams97) March 28, 2016
After doing so well, the Elite 8 is where number one seeds go to die, as Kansas, Virginia, and Oregon all lost. Oregon and Kansas lost to quality two-seeds that have a legitimate case for being in the Final Four, but hardly anyone could’ve predicted Syracuse would make it this far.
Sure, the Orange avoided Michigan State and Utah, but they were down by 16 against Virginia before pulling off a miraculous 27-8 run. Their zone defense smothered the Virginia forwards and once London Perrantes cooled down, they didn’t have an answer. They might have had a 19-13 regular season record, but Jim Boeheim is a wizard and whoever faces him in Houston will have a tough out.
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