The only word of the Syracuse team joining the league came from the team itself.

The start is the best for a Syracuse team since 1960.

And a Syracuse team once known for its individual ambitions had demonstrated, again, a collective sense of purpose.

They also questioned the amateur status of the Syracuse team.

Albany will be tested tomorrow against a Syracuse team that is more talented than its record.

He is the only player on the current Syracuse team to have played significant minutes in 1996.

They were teammates on the Syracuse team that played for the 1987 national championship.

Although both Syracuse teams last week aimed to win, the atmosphere was relaxed.

That put a good feeling in the building, but the Syracuse team still seemed out of sorts when it took the field.

"I was pleased with our effort, but we didn't play well enough to beat a great Syracuse team," the coach said.