Big Red Hoops Schedule Update

[Rita]

[quote French Rage]I'll spill it, we're playing the 1992 Dream Team at the top of Mount Everest.[/quote]

Awesome! ::cheer::

It will be worth any PPV price to see the "Round Mound of Rebound" and his now ~ 2 inch vertical jump from the clips I saw the other night. Unfortunately Charles probably won't be doing much trash-talking due to the lack of oxygen at that altitude.

[CornellFan]

I haven't been given the permission to publish the detailed information, so I have not mentioned it on our Blog or here (or any other message board).

And sorry for the teaser.  But was only trying to convey that despite an already impressive schedule for the Big Red (Kansas, Syracuse, Alabama, Seton Hall, St. Joe's, LaSalle, UMass), we still have more good stuff to add to it.

The game I was hinting to in the original post involves a BCS team and a major venue that Cornell alums should be able to attend in large numbers.  The game should be during a weekend, which also makes it attractive.  Game could also involve some tv coverage.

Unfortunately, attempts to schedule Siena and Penn State failed this year.  Siena wanted us to visit Albany as part of a renewed 2-year series, even though we went to them last year.  They seem to think of themselves as Gonzaga right now.  PSU also turned down visiting Ithaca.  But thats ok, we've got Seton Hall and St. Joes coming to town, which is very nice for our growing program.

As for potential "upsets"--- Keep in mind-- we really didn't get a chance to pull off any upsets last year because we played the 1st semester without Lou Dale (and Gore).

Add Dale into the mix (returning all 5 starters from a year ago) with our Kentucky and UMass transfers... and well, this could be an exciting season.

Max Groebe (UMass) could be our leading scorer this year.  And Mark Coury is going to be a crowd favorite with his physicality, intensity and hustle.