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Who Do You Want to Play in the BE/SEC Challenge?

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EDIT:  Well according to Jeff Goodman from CBS, it's Florida...again.

With the looming announcement of the line-up for the annual Big East-SEC Challenge this basketball season, many Syracuse fans wanted a shot at Kentucky and John Calipari's merry band of one-and-done freshman.  Unfortunately for them, today, the New York Post announced the UK will be playing St. John's at home in the challenge.

During our only year in the challenge, 2009, we played a "neutral" game at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, FL against the Florida Gators, and defeated them 85-73.

This year, the challenge is changing from a four game to a twelve game set over three days, which means all but four Big East teams will be featured.  So the question is, who do we want to play this year?

Alabama - This would be a chance to get revenge for our Sweet 16 exit in 2004, where the Tide defeated Syracuse 80-71.

Auburn - This would be a nice way to get out that Cam Newton NCAA-related angst.  Plus, there's a chance we'd have to hear Charles Barkley defend his squad.  Also, they're not very good.

Florida - It seems like we play them every year.  Might as well keep that streak going.  

Georgia - Syracuse played a classic OT-thriller during the 1996 NCAA Finals run.  During this Sweet 16 game, John Wallace led Syracuse with 30 points and 15 rebounds in 35 minutes, and Syracuse beat the bulldogs 83-81. Syracuse also defeated Mississippi State that year, in the national semifinal.

Tennessee - TOBIAS!

Arkansas - Another chance at NCAA Tournament revenge.  'Cuse lost to Arkansas in the second round of the 1995 tournament 96-94.

Poll
Who do you want to play in this year's Big East-SEC Challenge?
Alabama
19 votes
Arkansas
5 votes
Auburn
6 votes
Florida
76 votes
Georgia
9 votes
LSU
12 votes
Ole Miss
1 votes
Mississippi State
3 votes
South Carolina
4 votes
Tennessee
99 votes
Vanderbilt
84 votes

318 votes | Poll has closed

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Because neutral sites for every other goddamn team is still a home game for us.

Born in '87, Orange fan since '86

by StealthTurkey on May 19, 2011 12:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Tenn

wont have Tobias I dont think. Im really bummed about UK. Wish we could have gotten them, even at MSG. What ever happened to matching up the preseason best against the preseason best?

by ryanwk628 on May 19, 2011 12:21 PM EDT reply actions  

If I can drive to it, I'll be very happy.

Anything against UGA would be great, though. There are so many people I could gloat against…

Other people look, Andy Rautins can SEE.

by FatK44 on May 19, 2011 1:53 PM EDT reply actions  

finally

a good out of conference game in the dome that us students can see. and a friday (probably night) too.

Syracuse '13

by OrangeCrush13 on May 19, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

I hope Florida fans are ready for an awful basketball year.

That seems to be the fate of all of our highly ranked OOC opponents the last few years. See no reason for that to change now.

by voteprime on May 20, 2011 6:26 AM EDT reply actions  

I Vote Vandy or UT

Vandy always has a strong program and they are so smug with their weird raised court and endline/sidelines. Plus my roommate is a Vandy guy and it would be nice to beat them down.

Wouldn’t mind UT either, I can’t stand the Volunteers. Can finally show the world who the superior Orange is. Plus we can avenge our 1998 football loss to f’ing Tee Martin. I was just a little guy but I was there and remember it.

On a side note, I despise all other teams with orange in their colors. That means you Texas, OK St, Oregon St, etc.

by LynchyOX on May 20, 2011 10:04 AM EDT reply actions  

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