What I hate most about being on the bubble

[cuseinseattle]

Is how it turns us against those we love into the waiting arms of our enemy. People are on here saying that we need to root against UW and Mike Hopkins and hope Pitt beats ND. Just wait at some point I will be asked to root for Yukon too. It will never happen. This is what this week does. Then after you do it and feel dirty, you don't make the tournament anyway. I implore everyone to stay true to our values and root against G-Town, Yukon, Pitt, Puke and UNCheats and root for every member of the Cuse Family.

 

[NateW]

Eh... I’m def rooting for Pitt today

 

[NineOneSeven]

No the worst part about being on the bubble is you might not make the tournament.

 

[longislandcuse]

I don't hate Pitt anymore. They're so bad that it's really tough to muster any sort of resentment.

I do hate ND and their holier than thou attitude towards joining a conference.

 

[DonLightfoot]

It would be nice if all the stars aligned for us, but I really don't follow how the other bubble teams are doing as I can get that from postings on here. Win 2 and we are in. Win 1 would not be promising depending on how those other bubble teams made out. C'mon kids, take care of business, we are all behind you.

 

[adk(roc)CUSE]

I hear you. I hate how it makes me root against the underdogs in the conference tournaments who's only shot to get in is win the tournament.

 

[Tom W.]

I would root for anyone if it helped Syracuse make the tournament and avoid the NIT.

 

[721Comstock]

I would root for anyone -except Georgetown- if it helped Syracuse make the tournament and avoid the NIT.

FIFY.

 

[Jasoncuse]

Other than winning the BET in 2006, have we ever played our way in during the conference tourneys??

 

[MSOrange]

I would root for anyone if it helped Syracuse make the tournament and avoid the NIT.

Yep Syracuse is my top priority so whatever benefits the Orange.

 

[orangenirvana]

I would root against my own mother if it meant a tourney bid for Syracuse.

 

[Lucid]

Eh... I’m def rooting for Pitt today

Fat lotta good it did.

 

[OrangeDW]

Is how it turns us against those we love into the waiting arms of our enemy. People are on here saying that we need to root against UW and Mike Hopkins and hope Pitt beats ND. Just wait at some point I will be asked to root for Yukon too. It will never happen. This is what this week does. Then after you do it and feel dirty, you don't make the tournament anyway. I implore everyone to stay true to our values and root against G-Town, Yukon, Pitt, Puke and UNCheats and root for every member of the Cuse Family.

I dislike ND every bit as much as I do Pitt, so rooting against them is never a problem.

 

[NateW]

I would root against my own mother if it meant a tourney bid for Syracuse.

I’d take her out for a nice seafood dinner... And. Never. Call. Her. Again!

 

[Briancuse]

Other than winning the BET in 2006, have we ever played our way in during the conference tourneys??

No the only time we ever got in when we were a bubble team was 16.

 

[TexanMark]

No the only time we ever got in when we were a bubble team was 16.

We have literally been the first team out like 4-5 times.

 

[Eric15]

Other than winning the BET in 2006, have we ever played our way in during the conference tourneys??

My prior guess would have been 1981 when we beat Nova in Triple OT, but apparently we went to the NIT that year and didn't have an automatic bid. So short answer yes 2006 was the only other time in recent memory.

 

[Tobias Funke]

Is how it turns us against those we love into the waiting arms of our enemy. People are on here saying that we need to root against UW and Mike Hopkins and hope Pitt beats ND. Just wait at some point I will be asked to root for Yukon too. It will never happen. This is what this week does. Then after you do it and feel dirty, you don't make the tournament anyway. I implore everyone to stay true to our values and root against G-Town, Yukon, Pitt, Puke and UNCheats and root for every member of the Cuse Family.

You seem more conflicted than most on the UW train. If it is us or them I pick us. You? I like Hop but who giv s a schlitt if he makes the tournament if we don’t.

 

[CaptainJ]

I agree with the Funke Soul Brother. As much as I love Hop, I have no conflict as to my loyalty.

I did find it kind of humorous, however, that as of very recently his team was rated higher on the bracket index than ours, and that a day or 2 ago the Big East had 2 1 seeds and the ACC zero.

While we're airing frustrations, the refs in giving KU a win and in essence another conference title vs WVU, which likely had an effect on subsequent KU games against bubble teams where they let us down. That's my bubble-related complaint. Love how Huggins went after the refs though.

 

[81South]

I hate that we have become the poster child for bubble teams in March.

 

[sufandu]

I hate that it means we're not that good.

 

[Briancuse]

Y

You seem more conflicted than most on the UW train. If it is us or them I pick us. You? I like Hop but who giv s a schlitt if he makes the tournament if we don’t.

Yup if my mom coached a team I wouldn't root for them to get in over us.

 

[UnknownOrange]

I would root against my own mother if it meant a tourney bid for Syracuse.

With all due respect...

Have you seen her RPI?

 

[FortyFourCT]

If rooting actually affected the outcome of games, I would pay more attention, but since it doesn't, I don't, and I root for who I like (or root against who I hate).
So I have no problem rooting against pitt or for Washington, etc...