Syracuse, Baylor, Gonzaga Among 2013 Maui Invitational Schools
by Sean Keeley on Nov 23, 2011 9:00 AM EST
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Next year Two years from now, you'll get to watch your Syracuse Orange in Maui, likely without any ball boys. We won't know exactly who they'll play for some time but the list of participating schools is available for us to peruse:
Some interesting names on that list from SU's recent past.
Gonzaga is likely looking for a little payback after we beat them in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament two years ago. We also defeated Cal in 2009 at part of the 2K Sports Classic at MSG.
Meanwhile, Baylor is currently No. 9 in the AP Poll and Arkansas will have Marshawn Powell back next year,causing havoc.
Chaminade is Chaminade.
For those a little underwhelmed with Syracuse's 2011 early season tournament slate, this should appease you moving forward.
Of course, someone at ESPN will stay say that Syracuse "hasn't traveled outside the continental United States all season."
H/T: John P.
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After SU wins this thing in 2013, all the ESPN talking heads will say, “Syracuse still hasn’t played a true road game outside of the tri-state area [or insert other arbitrary geographic area].”
sorry...
…but Sean’s “hasn’t traveled outside the continental US all season” has you beat I think. but i agree, talking heads will continue to use the true-road game argument….although won’t Cuse be in the ACC by then?
Oh and yes, it is two years from now and this current nightmare will be forgotten
Lets face it, we rabid sports fans are not the brightest bunch and most of us can’t remember what we ate for lunch two days ago.
Not to be a downer
But doesn’t that seem like the weakest Maui field in a while?
Yup
That’s what I was thinking. There are really no big names in 2013 other than Syracuse. This year had Kansas, Duke, Michigan, Gtown, Memphis. Last year had Michigan State, UConn, Kentucky. Next year has Carolina, Texas, USC. Once in a while Maui has a dud year. Looks like 2013 is it.
eh, Cal and Gonzaga are both solid programs
but I agree that it doesn’t have the star power that this year’s Maui field has.
Shut up brain or I'll stab you with a Q-tip
Dayton
They are so major a program that the NCAA allows them to host the play-in games!
I mean… when you think central location nationally… proximity to major metropolitan area… great location for March weather… popular international airport… basketball tradition… and no chance of being a 12, 13, or 16 seed… you think Dayton.
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It's pretty weak sauce in my opinion
Are they even gonna sell out that tiny gym with this lineup?
http://cusepulp.blogspot.com/
2400 people saw Duke-Kansas
Not sure attendance is a concern.
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And according to something I read on ESPN back when we announced the ACC move,
We are playing in the Thanksgiving Week tourney at Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas in 2015.
Go Cuse!
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1. The proposed shifts of Syracuse and Pitt to the ACC and West Virginia to the Big 12 has already caused some switching of years within tournaments. And more could occur if the alignment is sped up for 2012. Duke and Pitt were supposed to be in the 2015 2K Sports Classic benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project. But the Gazelle Group, the organizer of the event, moved Pitt to the 2016 event. Syracuse and North Carolina were in the Battle 4 Atlantis in 2014 but Syracuse has moved to the 2015 event so as not to play its new ACC competitor. The Orange then moved to the 2K Sports Classic in 2014. If Pitt is in the ACC in 2012 than it could be playing league member Virginia in the NIT Season Tip-Off since both are in the event. If West Virginia gets in the Big 12 for 2012 then it could have a problem being in the Old Spice Classic with league member Oklahoma. The easy solution is to simply put the league teams on opposite sides of the bracket.
Go Cuse!
by nymetsfan1226 on Nov 23, 2011 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
PS, looking at that 2013 field,
we have to be favored already, right?
Go Cuse!
We are the big draw
of course we’re going to murder them all*
*Figure of speech, Mark Schwarz, no story here.
NOT TEN!!
by Orange Drink on Nov 23, 2011 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Even though
we might be favored, it doesn’t mean that we can’t lose to Chaminade, right Ralph Sampson?
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Nov 23, 2011 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Been Scheming to Go
Ever since this very blog posted a comment Juli Boeheim made quite some time ago (literally, it had to be over a year ago) about being in Hawaii in 2013. Such an easy sell to my wife.
Man...
I am just glad that we are 16 comments in and not a single person said “Bernie Fine was REALLY looking forward to taking the new ball boy on this trip” or “I wonder if Bobby Davis will make good on his promise to drive his mother to Maui for 2013.”
Way to keep it classy.
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