2026-27 Schedule

[EnviroSciGuy]

Who do we expect to see?

Known so far: probably at least a couple of heavyweights in Vegas depending on the draw, and Providence in Boston. Would be great to have an opponent in the first Vegas game that doesn't play such a taxing style as Houston. That event could really be a springboard for the season. Last year, you could tell how badly the national media wanted something to happen for Cuse.

Gerry has referenced getting some of the local schools back on the schedule. I think LeMoyne should be an annual game, and Colgate and Cornell should always be there as well. I'd love to see a game against UB or Bonaventure in Rochester or far WNY, but I know that cuts into the attendance bottom line. Include at least one of the SUNY schools.

We should always have an ongoing home and home with at least one former (non-ACC) Big East team. For personal reasons, I'd love to see WVU annually. Make it a trophy game like in football. UConn could also fit that role. They are not dying on the vine as some folks predicted; there is more to gain by playing them than freezing them out.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Cuseloyal]

 

[powdersmack]

"neutral" site

 

[sufan59]

I love it, I really like less of the buy games as possible, give me real games! So that’s two games against Power Conference competition at not so neutral sites. Add a UConn or St John’s game at MSG and this non conference schedule is perfect! I’m not sure we will because this schedule is already more heavy when you factor in players era and the ACC/SEC challenge.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Orangezoo]

Meh ok- now show me the MSG games we schedule. Hopefully a BE opponent.

 

[sufan59]

Meh ok- now show me the MSG games we schedule. Hopefully a BE opponent.

Really the last domino I hope to fall and then some buy games. I mean we have an Anthony and GMAC is back, that building should want us for a night. Look I understood the scheduling idea last season with all the easy Q4, but it basically back fired when we weren’t running up the margins.

 

[sutomcat]

Scheduling this game removes any doubt in my mind. I think we are no longer playing in that awful B12 thing in Vegas in late November.

These OOC games provide guarantees that help offset whatever money we were supposed to get for the Vegas thing.

Would much rather work with professionals and directly control the schedule than deal with the vermin that attempt to run the Players ERA disaster.

 

[sufan59]

Scheduling this game removes any doubt in my mind. I think we are no longer playing in that awful B12 thing in Vegas in late November.

These OOC games provide guarantees that help offset whatever money we were supposed to get for the Vegas thing.

Would much rather work with professionals and directly control the schedule than deal with the vermin that attempt to run the Players ERA disaster.

Why would we not continue playing the Players Era? We lost all 3, but it’s still a great event to be apart of. Syracuse and other power conference teams is spending too much money and investing too much to not play fun non conference schedules. I see this as we want to go for less buy games. They don’t generate enough money and Syracuse actually has to pay the opponent to come play and there is too much pressure on Margin of Victory.

 

[Orangezoo]

Why would we not continue playing Players Era? We lost all 3, but it’s still a great event to be apart of. Syracuse and other power conference teams is spending too much money and investing too much to not play fun non conference schedules.

See previous post many teams haven’t gotten paid….

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

Scheduling this game removes any doubt in my mind. I think we are no longer playing in that awful B12 thing in Vegas in late November.

These OOC games provide guarantees that help offset whatever money we were supposed to get for the Vegas thing.

Would much rather work with professionals and directly control the schedule than deal with the vermin that attempt to run the Players ERA disaster.

Why would we not continue playing Players Era? We lost all 3, but it’s still a great event to be apart of. Syracuse and other power conference teams is spending too much money and investing too much to not play fun non conference schedules.

Apparently there has been some chatter about Syracuse withdrawing from the 2026 event.

Players Era’s 32-Team Championship Ambitions Face Reality Check

The NIL-paying men's college basketball event is now considering a reduced field size for its Thanksgiving 2026 edition.

www.sportico.com

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

See previous post many teams haven’t gotten paid….

This... I had not heard. Yikes.

 

[35kcuse]

November 9th will be one of our first games of the season

 

[JeffCuse]

Why not just play a road game in Indiana's facility? The building is going to be 95% Indiana fans. It's a road game. Yet if we somehow win, it is totally watered down in the eyes of the metrics.

This is the kind of thing we need to pay attention to as we try to work out way back into low end tournament contention.

 

[sufan59]

Why not just play a road game in Indiana's facility? The building is going to be 95% Indiana fans. It's a road game. Yet if we somehow win, it is totally watered down in the eyes of the metrics.

This is the kind of thing we need to pay attention to as we try to work out way back into low end tournament contention.

This would’ve been a Q1 this past year at a neutral site.

 

[JeffCuse]

This would’ve been a Q1 this past year at a neutral site.

Right but isn't a Q1 on the road worth more?

 

[sufan59]

Apparently there has been some chatter about Syracuse withdrawing from the 2026 event.

Players Era’s 32-Team Championship Ambitions Face Reality Check

The NIL-paying men's college basketball event is now considering a reduced field size for its Thanksgiving 2026 edition.

www.sportico.com

If we are out on Players Era, hopefully Syracuse can spend Thanksgiving in NYC….

 

[Orangezoo]

Right but isn't a Q1 on the road worth more?

If there is NIL $$ involved then it has to be neutral I believe as otherwise it’s not an “ event” just a regular road or home game etc.

At least that’s how I understand it but other’s correct me if im wrong here..

 

[JeffCuse]

If there is NIL $$ involved then it has to be neutral I believe as otherwise it’s not an “ event” just a regular road or home game etc.

Blah. Ok.

 

[sufan59]

Right but isn't a Q1 on the road worth more?

Yes, but they also are intentionally playing games in NBA arenas. That is where most of March is played if we are fortunate to be involved. My guess as well with this game and Providence that there is sponsorship and payment from that sponsor involved to be in the event. They could’ve scheduled a home and home I suppose, but it’s more of a commitment.

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

If there is NIL $$ involved then it has to be neutral I believe as otherwise it’s not an “ event” just a regular road or home game etc.

At least that’s how I understand it but other’s correct me if im wrong here..

Yep the money must be right. Otherwise, might as well just play IU on-campus.

If it's 11/9, that's a Monday. Seems like an odd day for it. One of my best friends is an IU grad from CNY and we'd probably head out there for the game if we can make it fit our work schedules, but a Monday is tough.

 

[llandz]

I'll be sad if we pull out of Vegas. I planned on going again. One of the most fun times I have had. The whole atmosphere with so many teams there. Plus it is close to me for travelling. And also I have no place to go for Thanksgiving this year as my hosts will be in Europe.

 

[phil77]

Scheduling this game removes any doubt in my mind. I think we are no longer playing in that awful B12 thing in Vegas in late November.

These OOC games provide guarantees that help offset whatever money we were supposed to get for the Vegas thing.

Would much rather work with professionals and directly control the schedule than deal with the vermin that attempt to run the Players ERA disaster.

Why would not play the NIL thing? That is free money for NIL for a program that has struggled so far with NIL. That doesn't make much sense.

 

[jdubs30]

Putting the NIL stuff aside, the competition alone makes it worth it. We played 5 top 25 teams all year and 3 were in Vegas