Per Rothstein...
There are 8 games so we have a 50% chance to play..
This post was edited on 4/13 10:45 PM by BigEastPhil
There are 8 games so we have a 50% chance to play..
This post was edited on 4/13 10:45 PM by BigEastPhil
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Was Nebraska/Nova already scheduled? It seems silly to waste a likely top-10 game on Nebraska. I was hoping Maryland got Nova. Now I have to hope for a date with Georgetown. Beating up on the Hoyas in the regular season would be a decent constellation prize, I guess.Originally posted by BigEastPhil:
Per Rothstein, 1 of the 8 games has been leaked and it'll be Nebraska at Villanova.
Odd matchup IMHO as you have a bottom feeder Big 10 team playing a top tier Big East team - in a matchup that has no intrigue or history.
I would have thought a top Big 10 team would have been scheduled to play Nova such as Maryland or an intra PA. game with Nova vs PSU.
The Gavitt Tipoff Games aren't replacing the B1G-ACC Challenge. It's just another high profile TV situation for the conference. It's made for tv, which is why we're all like...Nebraska and Villanova doesn't make much sense. Most people (and by most people I mean me) assumed matchups would be geographical i.e. Indiana-Butler, Maryland-Georgetown, Rutgers-Seton Hall, Nebraska-Creighton or by rankings i.e. top-5 Maryland vs. top-10 Nova, etc.Originally posted by Skull83:
I probably missed multiple threads on the subject so I apologize in advance, but can someone shed some light on why it's B1G - Big East this year? Is it some sort of rotation or are we linked to the Big East in the challenge format for the foreseeable future? Thanks.
NU and Creighton have and will continue to play annually and it will not be part of the Big 10/BE arrangement. NU is trying to increase their profile even if it means taking it on the chin to some very good teams. NU requested Duke for the ACC challenge and Duke said no even if played at Duke. If Petteway returns(decision after his moms funeral tomorrow) with the transfers and redshirts NU stockpiled next year was the year NU folks thought they would be able to make the NCAA's not 2 years ago when they caught lightning in a bottle.Originally posted by bingethinker:
The Gavitt Tipoff Games aren't replacing the B1G-ACC Challenge. It's just another high profile TV situation for the conference. It's made for tv, which is why we're all like...Nebraska and Villanova doesn't make much sense. Most people (and by most people I mean me) assumed matchups would be geographical i.e. Indiana-Butler, Maryland-Georgetown, Rutgers-Seton Hall, Nebraska-Creighton or by rankings i.e. top-5 Maryland vs. top-10 Nova, etc.Originally posted by Skull83:
I probably missed multiple threads on the subject so I apologize in advance, but can someone shed some light on why it's B1G - Big East this year? Is it some sort of rotation or are we linked to the Big East in the challenge format for the foreseeable future? Thanks.
This leak doesn't make sense in either regard.
Did this really just come from a Rutgers fan? You can't make this crap up. SMHOriginally posted by ecojew:
I've been away but this is the first time I'm hearing about a BE-B1G challenge in basketball. Is it men's only or men and women? And most importantly, is the B1G - ACC challenge still on? We should get a home game out of that this time around.
I can't say I am at all excited about a BE-B1G challenge. It seems to legitimize the BE as a major conference, which is something that I am hoping will end soon. It still irks me that the CYOs were able to walk away scott free without paying any fees at all and got to take the conference name with them.
That just isn't true. They theoretically could have broken off without paying anything, but they paid an absolute buttload of money to keep the Big East name. I have seen estimates in the range of $100 million USD.Originally posted by ecojew:
I've been away but this is the first time I'm hearing about a BE-B1G challenge in basketball. Is it men's only or men and women? And most importantly, is the B1G - ACC challenge still on? We should get a home game out of that this time around.
I can't say I am at all excited about a BE-B1G challenge. It seems to legitimize the BE as a major conference, which is something that I am hoping will end soon. It still irks me that the CYOs were able to walk away scott free without paying any fees at all and got to take the conference name with them.