Syracuse University, renowned for being proactive and thoughtful in all matters involving sports, did a wacky thing recently: The Orange un-retired No. 44 and then re-retired it. The whole thing was a mess, but it did bring out the best in Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician.

Some numbers are specifically special in some places and are not to be trifled with, and Syracuse’s No. 44 is, quite clearly, one of those. There’s history there, which was what set off so many people. With this being that time of year, people started talking and thinking and creating, and ESPN put together a fun little list with the football numbers you don’t mess with across the country. Can you guess WVU’s sacred number? Do you agree?