I enjoyed it. Not suggesting that it is / was as much fun as watching actual SU sports, but it was entertaining at a time when sports options are kind of at a dearth.
I like baseball, but summer is sports no-mans-land IMO. Long stretch without much to watch, post-lacrosse / pre-football.
So the TBT was something fun to look forward to. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it at times, even with the mixed teams. Really was fun to see former players suit up again in Orange. And it helped solidify my connection to players that didn't play here long -- especially John Gillon, Chris McCullough, and Andrew White. Watching them each play for a couple of years of BA deepened the connection to guys who were here and gone in seemingly in the blink of an eye.
And some years, the expectations were higher, which was fun. Even though we stubbed our toe a couple of times, because we had the wrong composition of players for this type of tournament.
But I always looked forward to the games being on TV, because it's fun to watch 'Cuse hoops in the summer.
That article confirmed what I believed about this off-season. Coordinating BA is a massive time-commitment and a lot of effort. Belby probably worked practically a full-time job to juggle all of the logistics through the off-season, and that has to wear on you after several years.
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