OrangeXtreme
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Called out first as a matter of factWild world we live in now- Donors have to be called out in the thank you along with fans and community. I get it this is what it is now.
No real response to this.
Would have been better to have included some mention of declining the NIT (if in fact they did decline it) or not having any post season. Leaves more questions to not mention it at all. This is getting weirder. The silence is getting louder.
Would have been better to have included some mention of declining the NIT (if in fact they did decline it) or not having any post season. Leaves more questions to not mention it at all. This is getting weirder. The silence is getting louder.
Syracuse men's basketball has released a statement regarding the Orange not being included in the NIT field, stating it opted out prior to the field being selected. This statement was provided to All Syracuse from an SU Athletics spokesperson.
"We respect the NIT but our only postseason goal was to play in the NCAA Tournament. Therefore, we communicated to the ACC we would not participate in the NIT."
Red and Peter had no control of the release time of the NIT statement on Sunday evening.Sounds like Autry and Pete Moore realized how poorly they handled the messaging around the NIT.
Not to beat a horse that's already dead but that is what some fans concerns are. Pete is the Director of Athletic Communication. He generally does a great job, but this wasn't a shining moment for Syracuse.Red and Peter had no control of the release time of the NIT statement on Sunday evening.
Pete does a fantastic job, but he reports to Sue Edson.Not to beat a horse that's already dead but that is what some fans concerns are. Pete is the Director of Athletic Communication. He generally does a great job, but this wasn't a shining moment for Syracuse.
Not to beat a horse that's already dead but that is what some fans concerns are. Pete is the Director of Athletic Communication. He generally does a great job, but this wasn't a shining moment for Syracuse.
it didn't need to be public, heck communicate it to ESPN, and put it up on the screen as Teams of note that declined participating in the NIT. Done.
As I said in another thread, it started after the NC State loss when Red said you have to take any chance you get to play in the postseason. He didn't have to say that, but because he did it created the expectation that SU would accept an NIT bid, whether that was his intention or not.Red and Peter had no control of the release time of the NIT statement on Sunday evening.
I'd argue that if anything, waiting as long as they did overshadowed FLJ's moment. Not every WBB fan cares about MBB, but it's safe to assume a sizable chunk do, so putting the MBB questions to bed at the earliest possible opportunity would have allowed everyone to focus more of their attention on WBB, which is what FLJ and her team deserve.Like BO said, maybe SU didn't want to overshadow FLJ's moment.
Women's selection show was 8-9 PM last night.
When is the appropriate time to release the "NIT Rejection" statement?
7:30?
9:00?
11:30?
when the reporter who writes stories for the only local newspaper sends a question along prior to publishing his story... Just my guess.Like BO said, maybe SU didn't want to overshadow FLJ's moment.
Women's selection show was 8-9 PM last night.
When is the appropriate time to release the "NIT Rejection" statement?
7:30?
9:00?
11:30?
Like BO said, maybe SU didn't want to overshadow FLJ's moment.
Women's selection show was 8-9 PM last night.
When is the appropriate time to release the "NIT Rejection" statement?
7:30?
9:00?
11:30?