2026-27 Schedule

[Cuse_NYC]

Entirely possible. I'd be good with that!

Find out! Kidding, but yes

 

[dasher]

So IU, Players Era, Prov and SEC on road. Basically 3 road and 3 neutral against the big boys

I would bet that we are not going to play in the Vegas tournament. No way we schedule the way we are if we are playing in Vegas. Plus. I don't think we liked playing a 2-0 team when we were 0-2.

 

[Sdot]

I would bet that we are not going to play in the Vegas tournament. No way we schedule the way we are if we are playing in Vegas. Plus. I don't think we liked playing a 2-0 team when we were 0-2.

Just been confirmed we will NOT play in for 26-27 season.

 

[cuseallday]

Just been confirmed we will NOT play in for 26-27 season.

Yep. That was me SU confirms that Syracuse basketball will not participate in the 2026 Players Era

 

[cuseallday]

Find out! Kidding, but yes

I'm on it, my friend!

 

[Sdot]

Yep. That was me SU confirms that Syracuse basketball will not participate in the 2026 Players Era

Thank you forgot where I saw it!

 

[Cappy3]

I would bet that we are not going to play in the Vegas tournament. No way we schedule the way we are if we are playing in Vegas. Plus. I don't think we liked playing a 2-0 team when we were 0-2.

Well, Providence and Indiana are certainly a step down from Houston, Iowa State, etc that we might have seen in the tournament. I guess we’re trying to make GMac’s road a little easier.

 

[Scooch]

Glad we're out of the Vegas tourney. That thing was run poorly, and the money ain't worth all the downsides.

 

[dasher]

Well, Providence and Indiana are certainly a step down from Houston, Iowa State, etc that we might have seen in the tournament. I guess we’re trying to make GMac’s road a little easier.

I think there will be at least one more. Plus the ACC SEC challenge.

 

[sufan59]

I think there will be at least one more. Plus the ACC SEC challenge.

I think they should aim to do 7 of 13 games against high majors in non conference play.

 

[Consigliere]

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

Syracuse was paid. Some teams did additional activities in Vegas to boost their payments. It is my understanding that some of those deals are held up in the clearinghouse

 

[hoopsupstate]

I think there will be at least one more. Plus the ACC SEC challenge.

Hopefully, at home.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Well, Providence and Indiana are certainly a step down from Houston, Iowa State, etc that we might have seen in the tournament. I guess we’re trying to make GMac’s road a little easier.

They would both be quality wins.

 

[Briancuse]

FYI. I just got confirmation from SU that Syracuse will not compete in the 2026 Players Era.

That is disappointing.

 

[Cappy3]

I think there will be at least one more. Plus the ACC SEC challenge.

Yeah, but I doubt the other game will be a top 25 type team, like we would have gotten in the tournament. So while we are at least playing P5 opponents, my point stands. We’re (probably smartly) playing teams we have a better chance against. And we would have the SEC game regardless.

 

[kirbivore]

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.

That's Herm Frazier level scheduling incompetence.

 

[Consigliere]

Syracuse was paid.


Syracuse men's basketball will not participate in 2026 Players Era Festival in Las Vegas

 

[UpstateSM]

Get back in the destination MTE rotation with a year at Barclays/MSG mixed in. Play a separate neutral at one in NYC the years that you are in Atlantis/Maui/etc. Those were awesome vacations when we sucked, I can't imagine how fun they would be if we are good.

 

[Cusefan0307]

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.

Money. It’s about money. That is the game today.

 

[Cuse_NYC]

Get back in the destination MTE rotation with a year at Barclays/MSG mixed in. Play a separate neutral at one in NYC the years that you are in Atlantis/Maui/etc. Those were awesome vacations when we sucked, I can't imagine how fun they would be if we are good.

Barclays sucks out loud. No one even likes going there.

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

That's Herm Frazier level scheduling incompetence.

Not if the money is right.

 

[Sherman20]

Syracuse was paid. Some teams did additional activities in Vegas to boost their payments. It is my understanding that some of those deals are held up in the clearinghouse

Huh. If we were paid from the Players Era tourney, then whey aren’t we playing in it again this year? And why is Tomcat disparaging it and calling it a Big 12 event? What’s the issue here?

 

[Orangezoo]

Huh. If we were paid from the Players Era tourney, then whey aren’t we playing in it again this year? And why is Tomcat disparaging it and calling it a Big 12 event? What’s the issue here?

Money aside the tournament made no sense how it was setup. Matchups didn’t make sense for the third game and turnaround time on some of the games was not well thought out.

much rather be chasing an event at MSG vs going to Vegas every year with it being a shorter trip for many participants.

 

[JKinUtah]

Selfishly I want us playing in Vegas often.