ACC / Big Ten Challenge Matchups Released
The matchups and television schedules for the ninth annual ACC / Big Ten Challenge were released today, and unlike past seasons I can honestly say a single that not one of them jumps off the page at me as a "must watch" game. The entire list:
Monday, Nov. 26
7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Wake Forest at Iowa
Tuesday, Nov. 27
7:00 p.m. ESPN Georgia Tech at Indiana
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Minnesota at Florida State
8:00 p.m. ESPNU Northwestern at Virginia
9:00 p.m. ESPN Wisconsin at Duke
9:30 p.m. ESPN2 Purdue at Clemson
Wednesday, Nov. 28
7:00 p.m. ESPN N.C. State at Michigan State
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Illinois at Maryland
8:00 p.m. ESPNU Boston College at Michigan
9:00 p.m. ESPN North Carolina at Ohio State
9:30 p.m. ESPN2 Virginia Tech at Penn State
Ohio State's visit to Chapel Hill last year was one of the headlining games of the season, to be sure - but I'm not convinced it's as much of an event this upcoming year unless Oden and Conley Jr. unexpectedly stay in Columbus, though it will still be one of the better games of this year's Challenge. Georgia Tech at Indiana might actually be the best game of the group, with D.J White returning to school and Eric Gordon expected to make an immediate impact against Georgia Tech's talent drenched roster (with the expectation that Thaddeus Young and Javaris Crittenton return to school).
The weirdest factoid from this year's challenge? Wisconsin and Duke have never faced each other. It should be interesting to see how the Badger's first trip to Cameron Indoor goes, especially considering Duke's perfect record in the Challenge to this point.
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