It is true that things don't look good for the Orange right now. However, even though their defense is subpar, considering that the Orange usually get better every week throughout the season, I wouldn't shut the door on their playoff chances yet. Of course, I'm sure that all 4 of their remaining opponents would love to knock the Orange out. Nevertheless, the Orange, IMHO, are very capable of winning all 4 games. Here are the 4 remaining games for the Orange, in order:

Rutgers
Albany
UMASS
Colgate

Who would have ever thought that Albany would be the favorite against Syracuse? However, I think that 'Cuse can definitely beat Albany. The #1 reason-'Cuses schedule is much, much tougher.

Once again, the Orange are against the wall, but not out by any means.