Delightful Syracuse blog “Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician” is heavy on men’s basketball — Headline for a preseason poll: “Syracuse Is Best Big East Team Outside Of Pennsylvania, According To Writers” — and, I suppose, that tends to happen there this time of year.

The bummer is the time of year our eyes focus most intently on their work just so happens to be filled with basketball news. The inhumanity. They’ve still covered Saturday’s game, but the basketball invasion has football people off their games.