Well, lets see if these Buckeyes are for real.

Well, lets see if these Buckeyes are for real.

They are. Your guys talent is fantastic this season.

Both OSU and Florida look sensational

Well, lets see if these Buckeyes are for real.

 

IMO, its a bigger question if the Gators are for real, not the Buckeyes.

Virginia Tech lays an egg. Losing isnt bad but they got rolled.

 

Every year they cry about being left out so it's really nice to see them get smoked against a good team.

Ran you off your own court Donovan.

 

Aaron Craft single-handedly embarrassed that full court press, even a guy draped on him most of the game.

Butler is not impressive at all.

Butler is not impressive at all.

I would say that they look quite horrendous today.

Virginia Tech lays an egg. Losing isnt bad but they got rolled.

 

Every year they cry about being left out so it's really nice to see them get smoked against a good team.

 

They looked terrible today.

Punched a teammate, threatened to kill another teammate, and constant arguing with coaches and players during practice.

 

That's it???

So, initial predictions on the ACC/Big Ten Challenge? I think this is finally the time for the B10 to shine.

So, initial predictions on the ACC/Big Ten Challenge? I think this is finally the time for the B10 to shine.

 

I'm no expert on the ACC, but here goes my early picks:

 

Virgina @ MINN: Gophers

Iowa @ WF: Wake Forest (I hope no one has to watch this one)

GT @ NW: Northwestern

OSU @ FSU: Buckeyes (they already have one big road win in Florida)

Michigan @ Clemson: Clemson

UNC @ Illinois: Illinois (great matchup, home court gives Illini the edge, plus I'm a homer)

Indiana @ BC: Boston College (not sure how good/bad they are, give it to them at home)

NC State @ Wisconsin: Badgers

Purdue @ Va Tech: Purdue (Find out of they are real w/o Hummel)

Maryland @ Penn State: Maryland

MSU @ Duke: Duke (Toss-up)

 

That would put it at 6-5 Big Ten again. Most of them seem to be pretty close matchups overall, so a few could go either way. Again, I don't know all that much about the ACC, so I may be giving some of these teams too much/little credit.

Virgina @ MINN: Minnesota

Iowa @ WF: Iowa I don't know anything about Iowa, but WF is garbage.

GT @ NW: Northwestern

OSU @ FSU: OSU This might get ugly.

Michigan @ Clemson: Michigan

UNC @ Illinois: Illinois

Indiana @ BC: Boston College

NC State @ Wisconsin: Wisconsin NC State has some good freshmen though.

Purdue @ Va Tech: Va Tech

Maryland @ Penn State: Maryland

MSU @ Duke: Duke

 

It's a down year again for the ACC.

Virgina @ MINN: Minnesota

Iowa @ WF: Iowa I don't know anything about Iowa, but WF is garbage.

GT @ NW: Northwestern

OSU @ FSU: OSU This might get ugly.

Michigan @ Clemson: Michigan

UNC @ Illinois: Illinois

Indiana @ BC: Boston College

NC State @ Wisconsin: Wisconsin NC State has some good freshmen though.

Purdue @ Va Tech: Va Tech

Maryland @ Penn State: Maryland

MSU @ Duke: Duke

 

It's a down year again for the ACC.

Iowa lost at home to South Dakota State.

 

Virgina @ MINN: Minnesota

Iowa @ WF: Iowa I don't know anything about Iowa, but WF is garbage.

GT @ NW: Northwestern

OSU @ FSU: OSU This might get ugly.

Michigan @ Clemson: Michigan

UNC @ Illinois: Illinois

Indiana @ BC: Boston College

NC State @ Wisconsin: Wisconsin NC State has some good freshmen though.

Purdue @ Va Tech: Va Tech

Maryland @ Penn State: Maryland

MSU @ Duke: Duke

 

It's a down year again for the ACC.

Wow, I'm a huge Iowa fan but they will not beat Wake Forest. Iowa's new coach seems solid but they just don't have much talent at all.

Wake Forest is looking every bit as bad as Iowa is, which is saying something.

Preseason NIT it looking pitiful. Villanova, UCLA, Tennessee, and Wake were the 1, 2, 3, and 4 seeds respectively.

 

Wake got blown out in their regional final to 5 seed VCU, who advanced to New York. UT struggled a ton with Belmont in the regional semi. I'm guessing they should fall to 6 seed Missouri State before New York. ESPN probably wants to kill someone if that happens.

Preseason NIT it looking pitiful. Villanova, UCLA, Tennessee, and Wake were the 1, 2, 3, and 4 seeds respectively.

 

Wake got blown out in their regional final to 5 seed VCU, who advanced to New York. UT struggled a ton with Belmont in the regional semi. I'm guessing they should fall to 6 seed Missouri State before New York. ESPN probably wants to kill someone if that happens.

 

At least VCU has some national exposure. They've had some decent teams in the past few years and a couple players in Maynor and Sanders. It also gives the remaining field a good underdog to root for at the Garden.

What's the Big Ten gonna do when they add Nebraska? This year is probably the Big Ten's last chance to win the challenge because Nebraska won't ever win a game.

Chimpy, WTF has gotten into Chris Singleton?

Eliminate a bad team like the ACC will do since only 11 can play.

Eliminate a bad team like the ACC will do since only 11 can play.

They can't change that?

They can't change that?

Conferences going 6-6 kind of defeats the purpose of a challenge.

Conferences going 6-6 kind of defeats the purpose of a challenge.

Find a couple teams to play twice then.

Find a couple teams to play twice then.

That complicates it quite a bit.

Edited November 17, 201015 yr by bigruss22