When do we lose our first game? (if we do of course)

[FreakTalksAboutSU]

Trying to get the pulse of the Nation here...please explain your vote...we are only allowed this number of poll options so needed to group them a bit...broke out what I think is the single hardest game left as its own option...but if you vote for one that has multiple options, please explain in the thread below...

 

[BlazeOrange]

Here's the remaining schedule:
Sat, Jan 14 Providence Syracuse, NY
Mon, Jan 16 Pittsburgh Syracuse, NY
Sat, Jan 21 @Notre Dame South Bend, IN
Mon, Jan 23 @Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
Sat, Jan 28 West Virginia Syracuse, NY
Sat, Feb 4 @ St. John's New York, NY
Wed, Feb 8 Georgetown Syracuse, NY
Sat, Feb 11 Connecticut Syracuse, NY
Mon, Feb 13 @Louisville Louisville, KY
Sun, Feb 19 @Rutgers Piscataway, NJ
Wed, Feb 22 USF Syracuse, NY
Sat, Feb 25 @Connecticut Storrs, CT
Sat, Mar 3 Louisville Syracuse, NY
We get a layoff after West Virginia, then St. John's to knock the rust off, then three tough games in five days. We'll probably get caught somewhere in that G-Town/UConn/Louisville stretch. Hopefully that won't coincide with a slump resulting in more than one loss.

 

[Marsh01]

I think we could get tripped up by either ND-Cincy or WVU. I say COULD get tripped up. ND will not be an easy game. Cincy 2 nights later will be a very difficult game and WVU always seems to play us tough (last year we were down 4 at home at halftime and came back to win).

Those would be my guesses. If we get through these games unscathed I will be very impressed and excited.

 

[SoBeCuse]

@UConn, @Rutgers, or @Louisville will be my guess. Sort of concerned about Fab and Baye dealing with Drummond. Louisville as always will turn it on towards the end of the season and their their tough pressure D will get the better of us, as usual. You can make a good case for Russ Smith as 6th man of the year also.

 

[orangecuse]

My best guess is at Cincy...

 

[StopCoolio]

I’m looking at the Cincy game and I see reasons why we could lose there.
-Sold out, ‘white out’, etc. Long story short, hostile crowd.
-Enough athletes to be spicy. Gates could hurt us on the boards.
-Coming off another road game at ND 2 days earlier.
-Seem to have bonded together since Xavier attempted to zip ‘em up.

But then I think about:
-how bad they looked against St. John’s zone at home. You can’t really gloss over that. 55 points against a young and fairly inept team.
-they have a road game at WVU 2 days earlier, so kind of a wash there.

I don’t see us losing at home to Providence or Pitt or at ND, so I would say @Cincy, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we won that game by a dozen either.

 

[SoBeCuse]

It could happen @Cincy. With that whiteout, DNabb5 and I should be easy to spot!

 

[ImperialOrange]

Next year or maybe the following year. I'm on board the undefeated season wagon at this point. Our defense is just too good, and the bench is just too deep.

 

[bballbeadle]

Last night Boeheim seemed worried about Providence. Beat Lville by 30+ points at the Yum Center (I believe).

 

[orangecuse]

Last night Boeheim seemed worried about Providence. Beat Lville by 30+ points at the Yum Center (I believe).

It was at that other eatery known as the Dunkin Donuts Center.

 

[bballbeadle]

Ohhhhhhh! Good. At least Lville didn't get beaten at home, which would have been even more ominous. Thank you, kind sir, if "sir" indeed you are.

 

[armory]

It could happen @Cincy. With that whiteout, DNabb5 and I should be easy to spot!

I hope we get yet another decent showing @ Cincy... because Orange will stand out like chicken pox.