I have not seen any confirmation from either conference that the SCar's participation in SEC/Big 12 challenge will happen. Indeed, not sure the women's challenge will take place at all.
Anybody got links?
All I have seen is that the SEC is having 18 games and the schools can play only 2 non-conference games. We are playing UConn and probably Temple. I don't
think we will be a part of the challenge, but ya'll could prove me wrong.
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Yeah, the SEC/Big-12 matchups were posted back in May by the SEC office, and we were knee-deep in Covid-19 at that time, so I assumed they would still be attempted to be honored, but I guess not now?? Coach Staley stated back during her last presser that the ACC would have a 20-game conference schedule, and then would have 4 more non-conference games to schedule. So that'd be a total of 24 games???
We have a 16-game SEC schedule - the conference described it as a 18 "play-date" conference schedule, with 16 game dates. So, does THAT mean a 16-game conference (SEC) schedule, with two (2) open SEC dates in case scheduled games have to be re-scheduled due to Covid-19 issues, so they leave those extra two (2) SEC play-dates reserved just for SEC games, OR does it mean we play a 16-game SEC schedule, then two (2) non-conference games, for a total of 18 games for the season???
That doesn't make sense if the ACC is going to play 20 conference games alone. And Staley said we've gotten Connecticut scheduled, and Temple looks also set, and she mentioned Duke as a possibility, and there's also been talk of scheduling NC State. Further, Staley mentioned the possibility of a MTE (multi-team event) as well.
In the past, in normal times, the SEC office always schedules the SEC conference schedule first, and then the league teams fill in non-conference games around and within those league games. I'm thinking that the SEC office just scheduled SEC games only, with 16 league games plus two (2) alternate open dates to allow for rescheduling due to Covid-19 issues. I don't think we only get to play just two (2) non-conference games in addition to that, but I don't know.....