Pac-12/Big East Conference Challenge

[tcf15]

Per SBJ Newsletter.

2021-22 in Vegas
2022-23 in New York

Rotation lasts for 5 years.

Perks of being in a real conference.Hallelujah.

 

[tcf15]

 

[UconnU]

Hurley on Hurley action? You know the network is going to want it.

 

[navery12]

With 10 games in the Big 12/Big East, 8 in the Big Ten/Big East, and 8 Pac-12/Big East seems like we should be in 2 of these

 

[zls44]

2021-22 in Vegas

 

[McLovin]

This is great. Wonder if we won't renew the Big 10 or if we (The BIG EAST) would take all 3 challenges...

 

[ThabeetDown]

Bahamas in November 2021, Vegas in December 2021? Oh boy.

Aren't we due for a return to Maui soon?

 

[NJHoops]

The tweet doesn’t match the write-up. Doesn’t sound like 8 Big East teams. It says 8 teams total from the two conferences, so 4 games for Vegas/NY.

 

[UconnU]

The tweet doesn’t match the write-up. Doesn’t sound like 8 Big East teams. It says 8 teams total from the two conferences, so 4 games for Vegas/NY.

Hurley vs Hurley has to be part of that deal. HAS TO.

 

[Mr. French]

Perhaps my next Vegas trip ... sounds good to me!

 

[NJHoops]

Hurley vs Hurley has to be part of that deal. HAS TO.

Ugh. Between this and Atlantis, I imagine it’s going to inevitably happen.

 

[jdb50]

UConn vs UCLA, Hurley vs the angry little carrot, thank you Jesus

 

[Dooooooomed]

From a release last year:

"ARIZONA, ARIZONA STATE and USC are committed to open Challenge play in Las Vegas in 2021, with return games in the New York City Metro area to occur in 2022, against opponents from a to-be-announced power conference."

PAC-12 Conference Announces Creation of PAC-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge Presented by MGM Resorts International | T-Mobile Arena

This likely means the challenge will be 3 MBB games and 1 WBB game. The PAC/Big 12 Challenge includes a MBB/WBB doubleheader between Oregon & Baylor so it's likely we're the doubleheader participant in this one. Very exciting.

 

[ConnZag3]

While this is a good start, the Pac 12 is still a fairly weak basketball conference depthwise and this doesn't help with getting strong home games or testing the team in a road environment.

The beauty of the ACC/B10 or Gavitt Games is on-campus games with true home environments.

 

[bendm]

While this is a good start, the Pac 12 is still a fairly weak basketball conference depthwise

compared to who? pac12 was projected to get 6 or 7 teams into the tourney this year which probably wouldve been second to the Big10

BE already has challenges with the BIG10 and Big12. are you expecting a challenge with every P5?

 

[auror]

Ugh. Between this and Atlantis, I imagine it’s going to inevitably happen.

It'll be the only game all season that one of them is guaranteed to win.

 

[Watchdog]

The annual Challenge is slated to begin in December 2020 with three Pac-12 men’s basketball programs facing three non-league opponents in T-Mobile Arena, followed by a rotation of Pac-12 programs into the Las Vegas facility and to neutral-site venues in marquee markets around the nation in subsequent seasons.

COLORADO will battle TCU, WASHINGTON will face Oklahoma, and OREGON will take on a to-be-determined Big 12 opponent at T-Mobile Arena in the inaugural matchups in 2020, with anticipated return games at American Airlines Center in Dallas in 2021.

 

[bendm]

COLORADO will battle TCU, WASHINGTON will face Oklahoma, and OREGON will take on a to-be-determined Big 12 opponent at T-Mobile Arena in the inaugural matchups in 2020

not sure why you wrote everything in bold so i'll do it too:

In the event's second year in 2021, those same eight teams will play at AmericanAirlines Arena in Dallas. Meanwhile, eight new teams from the PAC-12 and BIG EAST will meet in VEGAS. Those eight will then play in NEW YORK in 2022.

so there will be 3 PAC men's teams (Zona, ASU, USC) and 3 BE men's teams involved in the H/H in 2021 and 2022. (the other 2 involved will be a women's PAC team and a women's BE team for a total of 8)

 

[Dooooooomed]

not sure why you wrote everything in bold so i'll do it too:

In the event's second year in 2021, those same eight teams will play at AmericanAirlines Arena in Dallas. Meanwhile, eight new teams from the PAC-12 and BIG EAST will meet in VEGAS. Those eight will then play in NEW YORK in 2022.

so there will be 3 PAC men's teams (other than Colorado, UW, and Oregon) and 3 BE men's teams involved in the H/H in 2021 and 2022. (the other 2 involved will be women's PAC team and a women's BE team for a total of 8)

if we're invited hopefully we can play UCLA or ASU since we just played Zona

The PAC participants are Arizona, Arizona State, and USC.

 

[glastonbury50]

Can't wait for Bill Walton to do the broadcast on a UConn game.