The Edge of Glory : The NIT Thread

[bsj]

Cuse in the House.

As one of the few Syracuse fans who not only cannot summon the energy to get angry over the omission, but frankly, actually agrees with it, the Orange are the overall #1 seed. While I expect them to stumble early, the question does remain. If they win it all, do my fellow Orange fans storm the court? Because that's what we do in Syracuse. Storm the court after marginal wins.

 

[BaseballJones]

Win two games, then lose. They were such an enormous disappointment this season. Still cannot believe they lost to UConn, Georgetown, BC (got crushed on the road) and that horrendous loss to St. John's in the Carrier Dome. They win even ONE of those, and they're probably a 10 seed in the NCAA tournament. Think about that.

 

[luckysox]

They simply did not deserve to be there. The 20 point fail in Louisville following the home win over Duke sealed it for me. They can't do anything away from the Dome, and that did not play well with the committee - along with all of the other reasons stated above. Disappointed mostly because this is the exact kind of weird 'Cuse team that would find a squirrely way into the Elite 8. But you have to do better to have the chance.

I honestly don't even know if I'll watch their NIT games. Sigh.

 

[LeftyTG]

the last 3 seasons have been terrible by Syracuse standards, and only an improbable final four run last year - where they were fortunate to even get in and then had an extremely favorable draw - papered over what should be very clear trend.

Recruiting is a disaster right now. Assuming Frank Howard gets forced out (he was a locker room cancer all season and was rumored to start a fistfight with a recruit during a visit), the only scholarship guard on the roster next year is Battle and there are currently no signed or verbally committed guards in next year's class. Which means, of course, hitting the grad transfer market, and we saw how well that worked this year. The ambiguity in coaching is just killing them.

Historically speaking, it seldom goes well when a coaching legend leaves. I fear that next year continues the downward trend.

 

[Ale Xander]

Cuse Greensboro moved to tomorrow. Guessing because of snowfall.

 

[Drocca]

Is the Providence/USC game tonight or tomorrow?

 

[shawnrbu]

Tomorrow. Wake/K-State is tonight.

 

[Drocca]

Providence is dominating USC at the half.

 

[moondog80]

Providence is dominating USC at the half.

In he NCAAs, not the NIT.

 

[Drocca]

Will my genius ever be appreciated?

 

[wibi]

GJGE Cuse