#FakeNunes previews Syracuse vs Virginia Tech

Someone is going to leave the Dome around midnight back at .500 in ACC play. Will it be the Syracuse Orange or the Virginia Tech Hokies?

Opponent: Virginia Tech Hokies

Location: Blacksburg, VA

Students: 34,131 students who should be thankful they don’t have to see all of Buzz Williams’ sweaty dress shirts

The 2019-20 Fake Nunes Equation of Tumult (#FNET)

You wanted something more ridiculous than RPI and the NCAA gave you NET. We give you more ridiculousness so we bring back the FNET metric.

Head Coach Bench Attire:

Mike Young should probably just go ahead and join #TeamNoTie because this is the look of a man who isn’t comfortable being this dressed up.

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Jim Boeheim’s been wearing ties for so long that he probably wears them to bed.

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Advantage: Syracuse

NBA 2K Playability:

Forget playing a regular game, just go to 2K Playground and let Landers Nolley II and Elijah Hughes go one on one.

Advantage: Syracuse

Basketball Program Hashtag:

None vs #StonebyStone

Well this is a good example of using a motivational saying with a distinct tie-in to the school.

Advantage: Virginia Tech

ACC Social Media Favorites:

We mentioned Nolley above and he’s good enough that ACC media members kind of wish he was on a better team this year.

Advantage: Virginia Tech

Boeheim Jacket Toss Meter

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9.8/10 The Orange lost. The Patriots lost. This game is going to end so late that Joey’s is going to be closed. It’s safe to assume that Jim’s going to be a bit more ornery than normal on Tuesday night.

Wrestling Theme Song for this game

If you want someone who looks like they were put together #StonebyStone than Virginia native “Mr. USA” Tony Atlas would be a worthy choice.

Prediction:

We were so close with this last one:

“Notre Dame dominates the glass from the start and Syracuse leans on Quincy Guerrier to provide some help inside. A second-half barrage from Joe Girard pushes the Orange to a close win.”

Anyway Virginia Tech isn’t as strong inside but Nolley and Hughes put on an entertaining show in front of a nervous Dome crowd. Syracuse sneaks out a win behind another solid performance from the Slovakian Stat Stuffer.