http://clemson.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=664224

 

The 2007 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Schedule:

 

Monday, Nov. 26

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Wake Forest at Iowa

 

Tuesday, Nov. 27

7:00 p.m. ESPN Georgia Tech at Indiana

7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Minnesota at Florida State

8:00 p.m. ESPNU Northwestern at Virginia

9:00 p.m. ESPN Wisconsin at Duke

9:30 PM ESPN2 Purdue at Clemson

Wednesday, Nov. 28

7:00 p.m. ESPN N.C. State at Michigan State

7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Illinois at Maryland

8:00 p.m. ESPNU Boston College at Michigan

9:00 p.m. ESPN North Carolina at Ohio State

9:30 p.m. ESPN2 Virginia Tech at Penn State

G Tech and Indiana I like that matchup. Should be a fun one to watch.

 

Looks like ACC has some more favorable matchups yet again though.

Man, the ACC is going to rake this.

I thought this was interesting too:

 

 

FIRST EVER BIG EAST/SEC INVITATIONAL TIPS OFF DEC. 5-6 ON ESPN AND ESPN2

 

Beginning in 2007, Four Teams from Each Conference Will Face Off

 

ESPN Regional Television, a subsidiary of ESPN, Inc., in conjunction with the Big East Conference and the Southeastern Conference (SEC) announced today the creation of the Big East/SEC Invitational, an annual two-night men’s college basketball event featuring four games from two sites to be televised live on ESPN and ESPN2 on December 5-6, 2007.

 

 

Four different teams from each conference will be selected to participate for the next four years and the format will feature doubleheaders played at two off-campus sites.

 

...

 

BIG EAST/SEC INVITATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE – all times eastern

 

December 5 (Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center; Birmingham, Ala.)

 

7:00 p.m. West Virginia vs. Auburn – ESPN2

 

9:30 p.m. Georgetown vs. Alabama – ESPN

 

December 6 (The Wachovia Center; Philadelphia, Pa.)

 

7:00 p.m. South Carolina vs. Providence – ESPN2

 

9:30 p.m. LSU vs. Villanova – ESPN

http://clemson.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=664224

 

 

9:00 p.m. ESPN North Carolina at Ohio State

Looking forward to see a whole lot of this

 

The ACC always gets better matchups. Granted they're usually a better conference, maybe if the Big Ten would put on an impressive performance sometime that might happen, but probably not.

Ahh, i like the home game against Minnesota. I think we're going to be pretty bad next year.

Out of curiosity, what do some you guys think would have been the most fair matchups?

Out of curiosity, what do some you guys think would have been the most fair matchups?

 

Why can't they just do this by how they finished in conference last year? (ex. 1 vs. 1, 2 vs. 2, 3 vs. 3, etc.)

Why can't they just do this by how they finished in conference last year? (ex. 1 vs. 1, 2 vs. 2, 3 vs. 3, etc.)

 

Not sure, but that wouldn't be the most fair way anyways when factoring players who graduate and incoming recruiting classes.

Not sure, but that wouldn't be the most fair way anyways when factoring players who graduate and incoming recruiting classes.

Exactly. But with all the good coaches coming to the big ten they might be able to get some better recruitng classes and possibly give the ACC a fight.

maryland again?

maryland again?

 

We played Duke two years in a row too. It's nice having a big game like that on the schedule; however, this thing can still be scheduled better.

I agree. I have never been a big fan of the matchups. But the bottom line is they are set as much for interest level and TV ratings as anything else.

maryland again?

We did it with UNC as well recently.

Out of curiosity, what do some you guys think would have been the most fair matchups?

Well, for starters, stop giving Duke home guys. Haven't they stayed in NC 8 of the 9 years of the event?

What a shock Duke at home again and Illinois playing on road and at Maryland again!

Well, for starters, stop giving Duke home guys. Haven't they stayed in NC 8 of the 9 years of the event?

 

2 seasons ago they were at IU. I'm not sure if they have played away any other time.

 

Only 1 game in the schedule is really nationally appealing, UNC/OSU. Duke vs. IU should be a must each year, IMO.

2 seasons ago they were at IU. I'm not sure if they have played away any other time.

they played Illinois at the United Center in one of the first years I believe

Duke vs. IU should be a must each year, IMO.

Why? So Duke can slaughter them every year? I don't see why the perennially 3rd-5th best team in the Big Ten should match up against one of the top two programs in the ACC.

im glad wisconsin is getting a shot at Duke. Even though its an away game they should have a pretty good shot. Its hard to tell how the loss of Tucker and Taylor will impact the team, but if other guys step up the team should be more talented overall. It just wont have the 1 guy who was most relied upon to score.

I'll throw this in here since there is no bball thread, and most big ten fans will see it here:

 

Per Tupper's blog:

 

"Three, the Big Ten Conference hasn’t announced it yet, but the league will be going to an 18-game men’s basketball schedule (expanding from 16 games). That means each school will have only one opponent it plays once at home, and only one opponent it plays once on the road. That’s nearly a full round robin. The question: When does Big Ten play begin, in late December or in January as it does now? If it starts in January, it likely means the end of the “bye” week. It also means two less non-conference games."

I'll throw this in here since there is no bball thread, and most big ten fans will see it here:

 

Per Tupper's blog:

 

"Three, the Big Ten Conference hasn’t announced it yet, but the league will be going to an 18-game men’s basketball schedule (expanding from 16 games). That means each school will have only one opponent it plays once at home, and only one opponent it plays once on the road. That’s nearly a full round robin. The question: When does Big Ten play begin, in late December or in January as it does now? If it starts in January, it likely means the end of the “bye” week. It also means two less non-conference games."

Should just go to 20 at that point, IMO. This will likely get the Big Ten an extra bid a year if the coaches play their cards right. Also Glad to see the bye weeks over with.

Why can't they just do this by how they finished in conference last year? (ex. 1 vs. 1, 2 vs. 2, 3 vs. 3, etc.)

 

Yeah that's what I want too.

they played Illinois at the United Center in one of the first years I believe

 

 

That is correct. I sat in the nosebleeds for that one, Frank Williams missed a 3 at the buzzer and they lost by 3.