People Like Watching Syracuse Play Duke, So, Syracuse Should Probably Keep Playing Duke

The first time the Syracuse Orange took on the Duke Blue Devils this season, it ended up being the fourth-largest audience for a college basketball game on ESPN since 2002.

This weekend when the Orange traveled to Durham for the rematch, it was even bigger...

Cable's top sports telecast last week: Syracuse-Duke on ESPN Saturday had 4.2M viewers. Number 2: TNT's Heat-OKC had 3.8M viewers Thursday.

— John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ) February 25, 2014

If #Duke-Syracuse is going to bring ESPN 4.2M viewers, I'd guess the ACC is going to have to find a way to guarantee they place twice yearly

— Laura Keeley (@laurakeeley) February 25, 2014

And if you don't think the ACC is going to make sure Syracuse and Duke play at least twice a season, you're a crazy person who thinks crazy things.

But Sean, the Big East had plenty of years when Syracuse and Georgetown only played once.

And that's why there's a documentary about the demise of the Big East in a few weeks...

(And no, I am not related to Laura)

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