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Quote from: stjohnnie75 on April 13, 2015, 07:01:29 PM

@JonRothstein: Villanova will host Nebraska as part of the Big East-Big Ten Challenge, source told @CBSSports. Dates expected to be announced this week.

I'm still hoping we get a team like Nebraska.

The challenge offers some great natural rivalries that do not get played often such as Georgetown/MD; Xavier/Ohio St.; Butler/Indiana-Purdue; DePaul/NW-Ill; Marquette/Wisc-Minn; Creighton/Neb-Iowa; Nova/Penn St.; SH/RU; and what I would love as a double header in MSG SJU & Prov/ Mich & MSU

Man that would be great if they did a double header at MSG ever year. Contingent on us being a part of it of course.

@GoodmanESPN: Kansas State transfer Marcus Foster is headed to weekend visit to Creighton. Told ESPN he is also considering Miami, LSU, Gonzaga.

Quote from: Celtics11 on April 14, 2015, 12:30:12 AM

Quote from: stjohnnie75 on April 13, 2015, 05:29:31 PM

@JonRothstein: Georgetown will take a foreign tour to Italy in August, JT3 told @CBSSports. Hoyas will play exhibition games and have 10 practices.

And in a related note coach JT3 said he expects this Hoya squad to jell by Feb or March.

i went to Georgetown for the first time this weekend... WOW.  beautiful city and campus. truly has to be one of the best college environments in the country.   

I went there in 2012 when the Hoyas were recruiting my son. I felt truly sick thinking that I could have a kid at Georgetown. Honestly though a wonderful institution, beautiful campus, city, and their athletic facilities are very nice.   

@NYPost_Brazille: At least Big East-Big Ten Challenge got one game right with Georgetown-Maryland. That's very good.

@NYPost_Brazille: At least Big East-Big Ten Challenge got one game right with Georgetown-Maryland. That's very good.

I've been waiting for that one for 22 years - lol.  GTown's been bitching about no home court advantage at Verizon Ctr. 

Perfect time to play them 

@BSnowScout: B1G v Big East
Xavier @ Michigan
Creighton @ Ind
Rutgers @ St. John's
Ill @ Prov
Neb @ Nova
Penn St vs DePaul
Iowa vs Marquette
G'town vs MD

@BSnowScout: B1G v Big East
Xavier @ Michigan
Creighton @ Ind
Rutgers @ St. John's
Ill @ Prov
Neb @ Nova
Penn St vs DePaul
Iowa vs Marquette
G'town vs MD

So no mich st, wisc, or ohio st, in the first year. Those are the guys I want.

Nova got the worst matchup.  Then us.

@BSnowScout: B1G v Big East
Xavier @ Michigan
Creighton @ Ind
Rutgers @ St. John's
Ill @ Prov
Neb @ Nova
Penn St vs DePaul
Iowa vs Marquette
G'town vs MD

Who ever put this together should be fired. Penn.State vs Depaul. Awful

Aside from Georgetown/Maryland, zzzzzz.

Aside from Georgetown/Maryland, zzzzzz.

Totally agree. As for SJU-Rutgers I would rather see the surviving members of the 75-76 teams play each other. 

@NYPost_Brazille: Big East and Big Ten officially announce underwhelming slate of games. #sjubb-Rutgers Nov. 19 at MSG.

The 2 leagues blew it with not having some natural rivalries and putting this for the most part, in campus arenas.  Should have selected 4 venues for doubleheaders in major cities impacting conferences such as NY, DC, Chi and Indianapolis--all have major NBA arenas and make them rivalry games where the teams don't usually play each other.

The 2 leagues blew it with not having some natural rivalries and putting this for the most part, in campus arenas.  Should have selected 4 venues for doubleheaders in major cities impacting conferences such as NY, DC, Chi and Indianapolis--all have major NBA arenas and make them rivalry games where the teams don't usually play each other.

They should have done more to create real draws.  SJU vs Michigan and Nova vs Michigan State at the Garden would have been great.  Two Michigan teams, lots of Michigan school alums in NYC.   Another double header with georgetown vs Maryland and Wisconsin vs marquette in DC or Chicago.  If they needed to match up Rutgers, it should have been with the hall as a triple header at msg.  Plenty of other good choices but they screwed it up.

@NYPost_Brazille: Big East and Big Ten officially announce underwhelming slate of games. #sjubb-Rutgers Nov. 19 at MSG.

Game will be at CA. Billy Joel concert at MSG on Nov 19.

Quote from: paultzman on April 22, 2015, 01:14:06 PM

@NYPost_Brazille: Big East and Big Ten officially announce underwhelming slate of games. #sjubb-Rutgers Nov. 19 at MSG.

Game will be at CA. Billy Joel concert at MSG on Nov 19.

That's actually not too bad then, it's easy for the students to attend and should be a fun environment as (one of) the first home games for mullin versus an empty msg.  now I don't mind that it's rutgers so much

Quote from: paultzman on April 22, 2015, 01:14:06 PM

@NYPost_Brazille: Big East and Big Ten officially announce underwhelming slate of games. #sjubb-Rutgers Nov. 19 at MSG.

Game will be at CA. Billy Joel concert at MSG on Nov 19.

Damn, was hoping Billy Joel was playing at halftime of the SJU-Rutgers game.

Is just bad scheduling is it that the B10 doesn't respect the BE?

Would I have liked to play MSU or Mich? Sure

But Maui is gonna be a killer for us for starters. I'll take an easy one to help us get above 500

Would I have liked to play MSU or Mich? Sure

But Maui is gonna be a killer for us for starters. I'll take an easy one to help us get above 500

Agree. Being above 500 is key to our future recruiting. Other coaches would use it against us if we are a below 500 team next year. Once we have the horses play the best teams out there.