Get ready to rewrite your brackets, kids. Syracuse sophomore center and Big East Defensive Player of the Year Fab Melo did not travel with the Orange to Pittsburgh and will not play in the NCAA Tournament. I repeat Fab Melo will
NOT play in
ANY of the NCAA Tournament games. For the second time this season the Brazilian big man has been deemed ineligible for academic reasons. This is a serious blow for a team that was a consensus #1 seed and most people's pick to come out of the East Region. Now, Buck-Nuts, Sully & Co have a real opportunity to get to the Final Four. So much for Cuse's vaunted defense without their man in the middle. Coming off of a gut wrenching loss in the Big Ten Championship Game, this news has to turn the hearts and minds of the OSU ballers a complete 180. They now must be considered the favorite in the East and it cannot be understated how far confidence can go with college basketball players. I look forward to a deep run.
Cheers.
