Under Armour Reunion opponent

[catholicman]

It hasn't been publicly announced but here are 3 possibilities:

Notre Dame
Northwestern
Maryland

(I would love to see us play any of these 3, especially the first.)

 

[catholicman]

I think VCU is UA also. I know we are supposed to play them next season. But will it be in the UA Reunion?

 

[dcPirate]

Keeping in complete speculation mode... I realize this is random, but it's a slow time...

If the opponent were ND, who would guard Colson, Ish/Nzei or Delgado? He does like to post up a fair amount but can also step out and has range (including from 3 pt line - shot 43.3% from deep last year 26/60). Less a shot blocker than Kingsley but would be just as hard of a guard for Delgado imo.

 

[catholicman]

Keeping in complete speculation mode... I realize this is random, but it's a slow time...

If the opponent were ND, who would guard Colson, Ish/Nzei or Delgado? He does like to post up a fair amount but can also step out and has range (including from 3 pt line - shot 43.3% from deep last year 26/60). Less a shot blocker than Kingsley but would be just as hard of a guard for Delgado imo.

Ish

 

[Hall91]

hope we get ND and we kick their asses. Never appreciated Brey's very arrogant tone towards us when he was quoted a couple of years ago saying which Big East opponents he'd like to continue to play in the new conference order era.

 

[Piratz]

There are few teams I dislike more than Notre Dame. Hoping it's them.

 

[Halldan1]

It hasn't been announced and for now it won't leak out but SHU knows their opponent.

IMO a good but not great match-up. Certainly worth the trip to the Garden.

 

[Bobbie Solo]

So...VCU or Northwestern.

 

[buckfoston824]

Would love to see us play Maryland. They lost Trimble but their freshmen played like sophs last season and they picked up some good recruits with their best player (Jackson) returning for his 2nd year.

 

[seton1996]

So...VCU or Northwestern.

Those 3 listed above were just guesses / possible opponents to talk about I believe, do not think limited to only those as our oppenent.

 

[Halldan1]

So...VCU or Northwestern.

We're already playing VCU. That's not the UA game.

 

[shupat08]

Northwestern, TT, Utah, Temple are all UA teams...

 

[dcPirate]

hope we get ND and we kick their asses. Never appreciated Brey's very arrogant tone towards us when he was quoted a couple of years ago saying which Big East opponents he'd like to continue to play in the new conference order era.

Why would what he said surprise you?

In the 13 years Brey coached against The Hall in the "Old" Big East, The Hall was 88-132 in conference play. The last 7 years The Hall was 45-79... The Hall had 2 NCAA bids (last being 2006) and 4 NIT bids. ND during that 13 year span had 9 NCAA bids and 4 NIT.

Yeah, he should have shown The Hall MUCH more respect... You can hate ND for whatever reasons you want, but The Hall was putrid during the time Brey coached against them in the BE. The Hall has only been back to respectability for the last 2 years.

Believe me, I'm no fan of ND basketball but let's not pretend The Hall was some sort of perennial power he disparaged...

 

[Shuathelete]

Hope its not TT. Wanna avoid nut punches at all costs.

Also hope its not ND. I know it would be great to beat them and theyre good and i hate them, but i have that goddamn 40 pt game from 2012 burned into my eyeballs. Worst game ive been to. Maybe for any team ever.

 

[knowknow456]

Hope its not TT. Wanna avoid nut punches at all costs.

Also hope its not ND. I know it would be great to beat them and theyre good and i hate them, but i have that goddamn 40 pt game from 2012 burned into my eyeballs. Worst game ive been to. Maybe for any team ever.

I completely agree. For me losses tend to blend together after awhile. However, this ND game is in my personal Top 5 worst games ever.

 

[hallfan101]

You have to keep in mind the conferences involved. If it were SHU, Notre Dame, Maryland and Northwestern, SHU would not play Notre Dame. They would not have the two other big 10 teams play each other most likely, Seton Hall and Notre Dame would likely each get paired up with Maryland and Northwestern.

 

[catholicman]

Hope it's not Auburn.

 

[Shuathelete]

I completely agree. For me losses tend to blend together after awhile. However, this ND game is in my personal Top 5 worst games ever.

they actually brought the athletes down to the floor for some academic appreciation during halftime. everyone was joking about putting on a uniform hoping for better results.

im fine never playing them.

 

[Bobbie Solo]

Northwestern, TT, Utah, Temple are all UA teams...

I doubt they'd ship TT or Utah all the way out here for a neutral court one-off. Part. cuz I'd be surprised if there is much of an alumni base here, as opposed to USC & Auburn last year who had a decent amount of fans in the building, as did BC. The crowd was actually REALLY electric for the end of the BC/Auburn game, whcih was fun to see.

Temple would be fine, but I think we should get back to home & homes with them not neutral court. Northwestern, despite have those seniors graduate, is certainly on the upswing so that would be fine.

Maryland would be phenomenal, as would ND. Not sure we really need to potentially lose to another top 20 or top 10 team though. Our schedule is pretty strong as is. Guess we'll see.

Here are some other UA schools:

UCLA (no way its them)
Cal
Cincy (this would be fun)
St. Marys (unlikely bc of distance)
South Florida
Wichita State
Wisconsin

 

[shu09]

Utah played a one-off at MSG in the 2015-16 season. Beat Duke.

 

[Bobbie Solo]

I'll take it. Would love a chance at a PAC-12 team in what's basically a home game. My 2nd favorite conference after ours. The moves they've made re: realignment have come off as the most logical & least savage compared to the ACC & others.

 

[buckfoston824]

I'll take it. Would love a chance at a PAC-12 team in what's basically a home game. My 2nd favorite conference after ours. The moves they've made re: realignment have come off as the most logical & least savage compared to the ACC & others.

Who would you want to play?

Cal or Utah

 

[Bobbie Solo]

Cal again b/c I root for them, St. Marys, Temple, Wisconsin, Maryland, Miami & Michigan hardest after SHU.

 

[SHUBK]

Hope it's not Auburn.

Or BC

 

[mjs429]

From Dan's statement it seems like a bad high major or a decent mid major.

 

[hallfan101]

Doubt it is St. Mary's but that would be some matchup down low, Landale vs Delgado possibly the two most productive bigs in the nation this year!

 

[Chewy128]

reading the tea leaves it feels like Temple

 

[shu09]

reading the tea leaves it feels like Temple

Yeah, I'm thinking Temple or Utah.

 

[Shuathelete]

Temple would be fine with me i like temple. Need to avenge that loss.

 

[dcPirate]

nm

 

[jcalz88]

Ill take temple over BC & Auburn

 

[SHUBigT]

I'm thinking Northwestern

 

[Halldan1]

FWIW, the team is named on this thread but of course just about every UA school is.

Not sure when and where the news will break.

Maybe UA, the Garden or the teams involved will send out a press report.