Rrport...Big East & Big 12 Planning BB Challenge

[billybud]

"An annual college basketball challenge between the Big East and the Big 12 is being planned and could begin during the 2019-20 season, according to a report from CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein via Twitter, who added that a deal could be finalized by next month."

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sp...anning-annual-basketball-challenge/830407002/

 

[ecasadoSBU]

That's great and should be fun to watch.

 

[UC313]

You can file this one under "5 years too late for me to give a crap about".

 

[CL82]

It's a smart move by both.

 

[djct1999]

You can file this one under "5 years too late for me to give a crap about".

... and five years too early from being completely irrelevant.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Only aspect of this that potentially appeals to me is the possibility of seeing Kansas at the Dunk.

 

[Robertelamin]

Only aspect of this that potentially appeals to me is the possibility of seeing Kansas at the Dunk.

It will probably be Kansas Nova every year.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I thought the AAC was better than the Big East.

 

[UconnFanDC]

I thought the AAC was better than the Big East.

Whaaaaat?

 

[nadav]

I thought the AAC was better than the Big East.

Let’s go Indy football!!! Umass schedule is killer.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I thought the AAC was better than the Big East.

Nelson Basketball has been ignored for the first 4 years as something that’s fills that void between football seasons.That was detrimental to the upper level teams in the league.
Mr Aresco did a lousy job of promoting that sport.
The sad thing is it had great potential as selling point to the league.
Whether it can be salvaged or not remains to be seen.
But adding ECU as a full member before they had established any basketball credibility.
was a huge mistake. I don’t see Tulane and Tulsa as anywhere near as detrimental.
I’m still looking for 1-2 basketball onlies.
and If Army wants to get back in the game adding them would be great as a football only.
Alternating annual Army Navy home games with short away games would be a great attraction.

 

[HuskyHawk]

It will probably be Kansas Nova every year.

Nah. They are playing this year. I think the challenge will circulate the teams no matter who is best. I do think KU will avoid the bottom of the NBE, meaning I've got at least a chance.

 

[FriarJ]

Nah. They are playing this year. I think the challenge will circulate the teams no matter who is best. I do think KU will avoid the bottom of the NBE, meaning I've got at least a chance.

It's going to take Akok to lure Kansas to the Dunk.

 

[HuskyHawk]

It's going to take Akok to lure Kansas to the Dunk.

Well you aren't getting him. But in conference challenges, KU has no say in who they play. They will likely be matched against the top 4 or so teams. Nova leads the way, with Butler, Xavier and PC generally more likely to be decent in a given season than the rest. Maybe Seton Hall. I'm still waiting for GTown, St. Johns or Marquette to actually resume playing good basketball. DePaul and Creighton suck.

KU has Nova at Allen Field House this year without any challenge in place.

 

[FriarJ]

Well you aren't getting him. But in conference challenges, KU has no say in who they play. They will likely be matched against the top 4 or so teams. Nova leads the way, with Butler, Xavier and PC generally more likely to be decent in a given season than the rest. Maybe Seton Hall. I'm still waiting for GTown, St. Johns or Marquette to actually resume playing good basketball. DePaul and Creighton suck.

KU has Nova at Allen Field House this year without any challenge in place.

I suspect you will see Marquette play well this year. Creighton hardly sucks.

PC plays at Texas this year with a return next year, so I suspect they knew this had been in the works. The Gavitt games with the B1G go on for another 5 years as well, but honestly that has not been very good because the B1G has so many schools and only 8 participate each year. For instance PC has no game this year in these games.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I suspect you will see Marquette play well this year. Creighton hardly sucks.

PC plays at Texas this year with a return next year, so I suspect they knew this had been in the works. The Gavitt games with the B1G go on for another 5 years as well, but honestly that has not been very good because the B1G has so many schools and only 8 participate each year. For instance PC has no game this year in these games.

Saw an early preview that had Marquette finishing 2nd (and PC not doing well). So I assume they have a decent squad. I'm talking over time, not next year. Creighton is a bottom half school in the NBE. Just means they won't play KU is all.

I'm just looking for a meaningful game at the Dunk, because it's close and easy.

 

[FriarJ]

Saw an early preview that had Marquette finishing 2nd (and PC not doing well). So I assume they have a decent squad. I'm talking over time, not next year. Creighton is a bottom half school in the NBE. Just means they won't play KU is all.

I'm just looking for a meaningful game at the Dunk, because it's close and easy.

Yeah that came from Rothstein, most have PC somewhere between 1st and 4th. He is an outlier in that regard. He somehow and admittedly so forgot about Holts return. Hopefully this challenge brings some decent teams to the Dunk. Texas next year in a return of one of the most insane games ever played there. PJ Tucker drove the court in OT and let a shot go, the horn, clock and light were all slightly off and it took the officials 20 minutes to award the game to Texas at which time the fans began pelting the court.

 

[Slasher]

Big 12 is a really deep league. This is going to be ugly for the Big East.

 

[nadav]

Johnnie's will host every other year at least because of the Garden

 

[FriarJ]

Johnnie's will host every other year at least because of the Garden

Both league's are 10 teams so every other year a BE team gets a home game anyway.