Syracuse’s self-imposed ban fits the crime

When Syracuse University announced on Wednesday that it was self-imposing a one-year postseason ban “as a further means of acknowledging past mistakes,” I was reminded of an old Steven Wright routine.I owed my friend George $25. For about three weeks I owed it to him. The whole time I had the money on me — he didn’t know it. Walking through New York City, 2:30 in the morning and got held up. He said, “Gimme all your money.” I said, “Wait a minute.” I said, “George, here’s the 25 dollars I owe you.”Read the full article by Will Leitch here.