One similarity to 87, 96 and 03

[Marsh01]

SEC team in the Sweet 16.

Vandy looms.

 

[DNABB5]

Destiny.

 

[joct]

And the other win, in 1989, was Missouri...who now is in the SEC.

 

[themorey]

2003 comparisons are plentiful:
- Undefeated at home
- Won the BE regular season and #1 seed in BET
- beat a BE rival 3 times including the BET (Georgetown in 03, UConn in 12)
- lost in BET semi-finals
- NCAAT is played in Nawlins (87 and 03)
- Cuse seeded in the East region

 

[OrangeXtreme]

1987:
Local Dude (Triche)
NYS Dude (Monroe)
Foreign Dude (Seikaly)

1996:
Local Dude (Sims)
NYS Dude (Wallace, Hill, Cipolla)
Foreign Dude (Janulis, Ovcina)

2003:
Local Dude (Albright)
NYS Dude (Forth)
Foreign Dude (Duany)

2012:
Local Dude (Triche)
NYS Dude (Southerland)
Foreign Dude (Melo, Keita).

All the boxes are checked.

 

[SU2NASA]

SEC team in the Sweet 16.

Vandy looms.

and compared to 2003, Big 12 in the 2nd round.

 

[jdubs30]

SEC team in the Sweet 16.

Vandy looms.

03:
Beat a Big 12 team in the 2nd round, Elite 8, Final Four and Championship
12:
Could get a Big 10 team in the Sweet 16 (Wisconsin), Elite 8 (Ohio State), Final Four (Michigan/Purdue; although unlikely) and Championship (Michigan State)

1987 to 1996= 9 years
2003 to 2012= 9 years

 

[jdubs30]

1987:
Local Dude (Triche)
NYS Dude (Monroe)
Foreign Dude (Seikaly)

1996:
Local Dude (Sims)
NYS Dude (Wallace, Hill, Cipolla)
Foreign Dude (Janulis, Ovcina)

2003:
Local Dude (Albright)
NYS Dude (Forth)
Foreign Dude (Duany)

2012:
Local Dude (Triche)
NYS Dude (Southerland)
Foreign Dude (Melo, Keita).

All the boxes are checked.

I'm not old enough to really remember the 96 team, but you could add this to 03/12:
Baltimore Dude (Melo)
Baltimore Dude (CJ Fair)