You, likely:
"Man, what am I doing for New Year's Eve?"
Going to/watching Syracuse basketball take on Cornell, that's what!
As mentioned a week ago, the Orange's final non-conference basketball opponent is (of course) the Cornell Big Red. The long-time CNY foes will face off at the Carrier Dome on December 31 of this year, says Syracuse.com.
Last year, Syracuse won the almost-annual matchup, 82-60, taking its 34th straight victory in the series. The Orange have not lost to Cornell since 1969, an 89-80 OT defeat. All-time, the programs have met 119 times to-date, with Syracuse owning a lopsided 88-31 advantage.
After a nice stretch of success under coach Steve Donahue, the Big Red have crashed back to earth in the Ivy League. The 2013-14 campaign was an abject disaster for the team, as they went 2-26 overall (1-13 in the conference). It's worth noting last year's squad was without Shonn Miller, however, who returns this year and should once again be Cornell's best player.
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The updated schedule is now below. Figure it's only a matter of time until dates are announced for the full ACC slate since non-conference is officially wrapped up (and is for most of the rest of the conference too -- if not all of them):
Non-Conference
November 2: Carleton Ravens (Carrier Dome, exhibition)
November 10: Adrian Bulldogs (Carrier Dome, exhibition)
Mid-November: 2K Sports Classic, Opponent TBD (Carrier Dome)
Mid-November: 2K Sports Classic, Opponent TBD (Carrier Dome)
November 20: 2K Sports Classic, California Golden Bears (MSG)
November 21: 2K Sports Classic, Texas Longhorns or Iowa Hawkeyes (MSG)
November 25: Loyola-MD Greyhounds (Carrier Dome)
November 28: Holy Cross Crusaders (Carrier Dome)
December 2: ACC/BIG Challenge, @ Michigan Wolverines (Crisler Center)
December 6: St. John's Red Storm (Carrier Dome)
December 14: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Carrier Dome)
December 20: @ Villanova Wildcats (Wells Fargo Center)
December 22: Colgate Raiders (Carrier Dome)
December 28: Long Beach State 49ers (Carrier Dome)
December 31: Cornell Big Red (Carrier Dome)
Conference
January 26: @ North Carolina Tar Heels (Dean Smith Center)
March 2: Virginia Cavaliers (Carrier Dome)
Boston College Eagles (Carrier Dome), @ Boston College Eagles (Conte Forum)
Pittsburgh Panthers (Carrier Dome) , @ Pittsburgh Panthers (PEC)
Duke Blue Devils (Carrier Dome), @ Duke Blue Devils (Cameron Indoor Stadium)
Virginia Tech Hokies (Carrier Dome), @ Virginia Tech Hokies (Cassell Coliseum)
Florida State Seminoles (Carrier Dome)
Miami-Florida Hurricanes (Carrier Dome)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Carrier Dome)
Louisville Cardinals (Carrier Dome)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (McCamish Pavillion)
Clemson Tigers (Littlejohn Coliseum)
North Carolina State Wolfpack (PNC Arena)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Joyce Center)