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ACC/Big Ten Challenge Matchups Announced

by WebMaster

Posted: 5/8/2013 1:03:58 PM


The ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchups have been announced.  

Tuesday, December 3rd
Florida State at Minnesota
Illinois at Georgia Tech
Indiana at Syracuse
Michigan at Duke
Notre Dame at Iowa
Penn State at Pittsburgh

Wednesday, December 4th
Boston College at Purdue
Maryland at Ohio State
Miami, FL at Nebraska
North Carolina at Michigan State
Northwestern at NC State
Wisconsin at Virginia

A few quick thoughts from ESPN's Eamonn Brennan...

Pretty great, huh? It helps, of course, that the ACC added Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame this offseason, which made the ACC not only better in the long term but considerably better right away. It also makes the ACC three teams bigger than the Big Ten, which, as you'll notice, means Wake Forest, Clemson, and Virginia Tech will not be participating in this year's challenge. (That's the program equivalent of getting picked last to join a team during recess dodgeball. It hurts.)

It also helps that seven of the 12 matchups (Indiana-Syracuse, Michigan-Duke, Notre Dame-Iowa, Penn State-Pittsburgh, Boston College-Purdue, Maryland-Ohio State, Miami-Nebraska) are first-time ordeals in the Challenge. It also helps that there are three rematches from last season, including Wisconsin-Virginia. If there is a culturally "Wisconsin" way to play basketball, it is some combination of Bo Ryan's slow-paced swing offense and Tony Bennett's Pack-Line defense, which he inherited from his father, former Green Bay coach Dick Bennett. It ain't always pretty, but it's a great matchup all the same.

A few quick storylines...

  • Rematch of Syracuse/Indiana matchup from the NCAA Tourney
  • Chris Collins returns to the triangle as Northwestern's head coach to face NC State.
  • Duke/Michigan renew their rivalry
  • Wisconsin/UVA yawn-fest
  • Maryland/Ohio State in a Big Ten conference matchup
  • UNC/Michigan State matchup once again

Hard not to be excited about these matchups.  Now to go ahead and clear my schedule on these two evenings. 



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