OrangeXtreme
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I hate this 20 game conference schedule. Hate. The ACC should only do this if the NCAA increases the total amount of games CBB teams can play by at least 2, which they should absolutely do. I’m with JB. I’d rather be playing two of UConn, Gtown, St Johns and Nova every year and rotating among them. It ruins our opportunities to play regularly in the major Northeast cities of NYC, DC and Philly every year, which we really need to be doing for recruiting purposes. Not playing the conference tourney every year at MSG or in NYC has def hurt us with recruiting and it could get worse. Playing the Big East tourney at MSG was a huge branding and recruiting advantage for us, which we no longer have. We still need to be playing in NYC every year and in Philly or DC every year or two.
Its been done for the ACCN.I hate this 20 game conference schedule. Hate. The ACC should only do this if the NCAA increases the total amount of games CBB teams can play by at least 2, which they should absolutely do. I’m with JB. I’d rather be playing two of UConn, Gtown, St Johns and Nova every year and rotating among them. It ruins our opportunities to play regularly in the major Northeast cities of NYC, DC and Philly every year, which we really need to be doing for recruiting purposes. Not playing the conference tourney every year at MSG or in NYC has def hurt us with recruiting and it could get worse. Playing the Big East tourney at MSG was a huge branding and recruiting advantage for us, which we no longer have. We still need to be playing in NYC every year and in Philly or DC every year or two.
I hate this 20 game conference schedule. Hate. The ACC should only do this if the NCAA increases the total amount of games CBB teams can play by at least 2, which they should absolutely do. I’m with JB. I’d rather be playing two of UConn, Gtown, St Johns and Nova every year and rotating among them. It ruins our opportunities to play regularly in the major Northeast cities of NYC, DC and Philly every year, which we really need to be doing for recruiting purposes. Not playing the conference tourney every year at MSG or in NYC has def hurt us with recruiting and it could get worse. Playing the Big East tourney at MSG was a huge branding and recruiting advantage for us, which we no longer have. We still need to be playing in NYC every year and in Philly or DC every year or two.
The connection between where we play and how successful we are in recruiting is
greatly overstated.
Last time I checked we don’t play at all in Canada or Philadelphia. We rarely play in DC (Once every two years). We never play in Maryland or Baltimore.
This isn’t like Notre Dame football playing games in Texas or Metro NY to stay relevant in these areas.
We’re on TV thirty times. That’s all the exposure you need.
This idea that you have to play somewhere to recruit well there is a relic of the past.
You have to keep the central ny teams. Its a must.god forbid we sacrifice the cornell or colgate rivalries instead
You have to keep the central ny teams. Its a must.
I was being sincere haha. I enjoy seeing Cornell and Colgate every year. I frequent their campuses for hockey and football as well when there is a slow Syracuse home weekend and i need a fix.I get the sarcasm.
But:
They do have local fans and attendance is probably greater than it would be for a team of the same caliber.
We do play them in other sports, like Cornell in lacrosse.
It shows some Upstate loyalty.
And they are early season warm ups.
You gotta play somebody.
Don't get the loyalty angle. What do we owe them?It shows some Upstate loyalty.
I get the sarcasm.
But:
They do have local fans and attendance is probably greater than it would be for a team of the same caliber.
We do play them in other sports, like Cornell in lacrosse.
It shows some Upstate loyalty.
And they are early season warm ups.
You gotta play somebody.
Haha.
So more colgate fans would be at the dome, than georgetown fans... Even if you actually believe that ... who draws more total attendance to the dome and eyeballs on TV? Colgate or Georgetown
With that said - I could go without the georgetown series, it just isn't the same, no matter how many throwback videos you show me
Don't get the loyalty angle. What do we owe them?
Buffalo would love to dismantle the Syracuse program if it could.
So your idea is to load up the OOC part of the season with good teams that draw large tv audiences?Haha.
So more colgate fans would be at the dome, than georgetown fans... Even if you actually believe that ... who draws more total attendance to the dome and eyeballs on TV? Colgate or Georgetown
With that said - I could go without the georgetown series, it just isn't the same, no matter how many throwback videos you show me
I think as Buffalo gets consistently better it would be great to build a rivalry with them. In ALL sports.
An in-state rivalry with a good team would be exciting. Especially with a team closer than NYC (St. John's).
So your idea is to load up the OOC part of the season with good teams that draw large tv audiences?
forget the two constants in life line, theres three: "Death, taxes, and (who moved my cheese) Change" and we'd all better get used to it!It's sad, but change is good right? Right?