Big Ten/ACC Challenge open thread
Iowa beating UNC 5-2 on ESPN, Notre dame beating MSU 18-16 on ESPN2, and Virginia Tech beating PSU 15-10 on the U.
December 3rd, 2014 at 7:40 PM ^
December 3rd, 2014 at 7:51 PM ^
December 3rd, 2014 at 7:45 PM ^
December 3rd, 2014 at 7:50 PM ^
MSU basically plays like Michigan now - lots (and lots) of outside shots, and Dawson doing his normal inablity to shoot anywhere outside of 4 feet. They dont dribble drive as well as UM however. Forbes is a good shooter they got via transfer - his defense sucks though.
December 3rd, 2014 at 7:50 PM ^
No one ever mentions how amazing it is that we won the B1G outright and made it to the elite 8 without Mcgary. Beilein is class all the way, I wish my Grandpa was still around, he would have appreciated his values so much.
December 3rd, 2014 at 7:52 PM ^
Who's even injured for them nowadays. I think Dawson had the flu. Do they have any of their other players that are injured?
December 3rd, 2014 at 7:58 PM ^
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:03 PM ^
Apparently one of their freshmen is out til Christmas directly leading to their losses to Duke and Kansas!
Notre Dame's 6th man is out and you dont even hear it mentioned on the telecast.
#IzzoWall
December 3rd, 2014 at 7:54 PM ^
MSU was picked second in the B1G. So shouldn't they be playing a tougher team than Notre Dame?
I think Iowa/ND and MSU/North Carolina would have made more sense.
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December 3rd, 2014 at 8:36 PM ^
It would except that MSU and UNC played in the Challenge last season.
December 3rd, 2014 at 7:54 PM ^
ND up by 7 now.
December 3rd, 2014 at 7:55 PM ^
What a change in momentum as I type this, come on ND!
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:00 PM ^
lol state losing to ND lol
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:07 PM ^
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December 3rd, 2014 at 8:04 PM ^
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:05 PM ^
The Big 10 is going to be SO deep this year after Wiscy
Michigan, OSU, MSU, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska are all contenders for that 2nd place spot.
December 3rd, 2014 at 9:12 PM ^
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:06 PM ^
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:34 PM ^
I find Doris Burke much more tolerable during basketball broadcasts than football. Basketball seems to be her strength.
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:37 PM ^
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:51 PM ^
Doris Sable (her maiden name) is #2 on the all-time assists list at Providence, #10 all-time in scoring.
Her football accomplishments don't compare.
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:37 PM ^
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December 3rd, 2014 at 8:41 PM ^
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December 3rd, 2014 at 8:43 PM ^
I love how MSU fans derided Michigan's offense for years and now theirs is just as reliant on the deep ball.
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:42 PM ^
ND appears to be its usual overrated self.
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:48 PM ^
They're not ranked so I don't know that I'd deem them "overrated." This isn't football, with a top-20 preseason team losing five games.
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:49 PM ^
Yeah, but Mike Brey's teams often do get a lot of hype, only to fold down the stretch and end up in the NIT or with a opening weekend NCAA loss.
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:44 PM ^
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:45 PM ^
Izzo complaiing about why they're calling fouls on him when they hack ND players.
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:47 PM ^
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:50 PM ^
I laughed when they showed Izzo screaming at the ref from behind, and the ref just says, "Please. Stop." Pretty funny seeing the look on the ref's face.
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:49 PM ^
This is some bad basketball being played right now. Both teams just jacking stuff up.
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:51 PM ^
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December 3rd, 2014 at 8:54 PM ^
| Year | Big Ten Wins | ACC Wins | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | --- |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | Tied 2 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | Tied 1 |
| 2011 | 8 | 4 | Big Ten 3 |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 | Big Ten 2 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | Big Ten 1 |
| 2008 | 5 | 6 | ACC 10 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 | ACC 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 | ACC 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 | ACC 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 | ACC 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 7 | ACC 5 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 | ACC 4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 5 | ACC 3 |
| 2000 | 4 | 5 | ACC 2 |
| 1999 | 4 | 5 | ACC 1 |
| Overall | 67 | 88 | N/A |
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:58 PM ^
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December 3rd, 2014 at 8:55 PM ^
As I was looking up that info on Wikipedia (I thought I saw somewhere it was 82-61 ACC), I learned that every other year they switch the name of the challenge. One year its the ACC - Big Ten Challenge and the next year its the Big Ten - ACC Challenge. Kind of interesting.
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:59 PM ^
I think I actually prefer the "ACC - Big Ten" challenge. It seems to roll off the tongue better.
December 3rd, 2014 at 9:14 PM ^
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:54 PM ^
MSU appears to be slapping the floor on every ND possession. Good news for their opponents this year.
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:54 PM ^
6-2 big ten before today. ND up by 3 suddenly
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:56 PM ^
Dawson is literally one of the worst college shooters I've ever seen.
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:57 PM ^
Why has ND never given a damn about bball? I know football is #1 but they have been mediocre for years on end in basketball.
December 3rd, 2014 at 9:06 PM ^
They're paying Brey a ton of money. Their problem is that - like a lot of Dukie coaches - he's just a notch above the Amaker level, winning enough to keep his job but never bulding them into a real contender.
December 3rd, 2014 at 8:58 PM ^
December 3rd, 2014 at 9:00 PM ^
What the hell was that? How did that go in?
December 3rd, 2014 at 9:01 PM ^
Of course MSU gets that break.
December 3rd, 2014 at 9:02 PM ^
Grant with a huge three. This one is gonna come right down to the wire.