There's no excuse.
Even if Hofstra is a quality mid-major opponent, the Syracuse Orange have no business losing in the friendly confines of their home Dome to them. None.
It's inexplicable, inexcusable, but sadly, it's not unbelievable.
This is what SU has become.
Sure, they earned some good graces a few weeks ago by upsetting ranked Tennessee.
But then they just skated by St. Joe's in a bad performance, and on Saturday, Hofstra beat 'em.
This is what the program has become. The final days of Jim Boeheim weren't great. But since the Hall of Famer left the sideline, there's been nothing out there resembling the Orange of old.
Syracuse fans are begging for it, hoping for it, praying for it.
But on the floor, even when the recruits are highly ranked and the transfers are sought-after, it somehow doesn't work.
Syracuse probably should've lost to Monmouth, and now this loss to Hofstra.
This take on X is the correct one:
Hofstra is a good team, yes, but to be SYRACUSE, and to lose AT HOME to them is an absolute embarrassment.
— Sam Federman (@Sam_Federman) December 13, 2025
Aside from the first two games of this season, Red Autry's team has been extremely unconvincing in buy games over the last two years. Just a horrific sign with ACC play…
And while we're at it, check out how frustrated Carmelo Anthony was at one call during the second half, in a game when the stress meter should never be this high:
That might as well be all of Syracuse with its arms outstretched: What in the world is going on?
There will be all sorts of reasons given to try and explain this. And there will be arguments made that the season is far from over, that quality wins in ACC play can rescue the campaign.
And maybe that's true. Maybe this season isn't over.
But the Syracuse program is a shell of its former self. One season won't change that.
Another Boeheim isn't coming walking through that door. This isn't changing overnight.
The Orange are in major trouble. The loss to Hofstra is just a reminder.
This once proud program is mired in mediocrity. Will that ever change? That's what 'Melo's outstretched arms would love to know.
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