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    Huskers draw ACC Champ Hurricanes in BiG/ACC Challenge

      Sweet 16 Qualifier Hurricanes Make First Trip to Lincoln since 1970

      Lincoln – One piece of Nebraska’s 2013-14 home schedule was revealed Wednesday afternoon, as the pairings of the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods were announced. Nebraska will host defending ACC champion Miami at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 4, the second night of the two-day event between the conferences. Start time and television information will be announced at a later date, as all 12 matchups will be on the ESPN family of networks. All 12 games will also be available via WatchESPN.

      The Hurricanes went 29-7 last season, winning both the regular season and tournament titles for the first time in program history before falling to Marquette in the Sweet 16. Under National Coach of the Year Jim Larrañaga, the Hurricanes reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in NCAA history.

      Miami is 2-4 all-time in ACC/Big Ten Challenge games, including a 67-59 win over Michigan State last season. Nebraska is 1-1 all-time in ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchups following a 79-63 win at Wake Forest last November in Winston-Salem, N.C.

      The Dec. 4 matchup will be the first between the two programs since an 82-67 Husker win on Dec. 30, 2006. The Huskers have won the last three meetings in the series, including the only matchup in Lincoln, an 85-58 win on Dec. 18, 1970, which took place at the NU Coliseum. This season, the Huskers will open Pinnacle Bank Arena, a 15,147-seat facility located blocks from campus in the Haymarket District of Lincoln. The entire arena was pre-sold for the first time ever with the announcement coming on May 3, that all season tickets for the upcoming season were accounted for.

      While Miami looks to replace it starting five from last season, second-year Nebraska Coach Tim Miles returns three starters from a team that went 15-18 in his first season, including guard Ray Gallegos and forwards David Rivers and Shavon Shields. Gallegos, who averaged 12.5 ppg in 2012-13, led the Big Ten in 3-pointers per game and ranked second in school history with 83 3-pointers, while Shields averaged 8.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a true freshman. Rivers started NU’s final 17 games and averaged 5.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. In all, 10 letterwinners return for the Huskers in 2013-14, while seven newcomers, including three scholarship redshirts, will suit up for the Scarlet and Cream this season.

      With today’s announcement, Miami is the third NCAA Sweet 16 team already on the Huskers 2013-14 schedule as two of the Huskers’ Big Ten single-play opponents in 2012-13, defending Big Ten champion Indiana and NCAA runner-up Michigan, will also play in Lincoln this season.

      The Big Ten and the ACC split the 12 meetings in 2012, but the Big Ten held on to the Commissioner’s Cup after posting wins in the previous three years. The ACC leads the all-time series 10-3-1. Since 2000, the Big Ten and ACC have combined for 20 Final Four appearances and six national titles.

      - courtesy of Huskers.com

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    -- The rest of the matchups --

    The 15th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods on Dec. 3-4 will be highlighted by eight teams in an ESPN.com early preseason top 25, including six of the top 11 teams: No. 3 Michigan State, No. 5 Duke, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 8 Syracuse, No. 9 Michigan, No. 11 North Carolina, No. 20 Indiana and No. 25 Iowa. Three of the games will pit ranked teams against each other: No. 9 Michigan at No. 5 Duke, No. 11 North Carolina at No. 3 Michigan State and No. 20 Indiana at No. 8 Syracuse.

    ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise all 12 games of the two-day event matching top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioners Cup. All 12 games will also be available via WatchESPN.

    All 12 Big Ten teams and 12 of the 15 ACC teams will participate in the 2013 Challenge, including the three newest ACC members Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse. Clemson, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest will not play in the 2013 event.

    The ACC and Big Ten split last year’s Challenge with six wins each. In the event of a tie, the Commissioner’s Cup remains with the conference that won the previous year, which was the Big Ten in 2011. The ACC holds a 10-3-1Challenge record, winning the first 10 events (1999-2008) while the Big Ten won the next three (2009-2011).

    2013 Big Ten/ACC Challenge schedule (times and networks are to be determined):

    Date Game Tue, Dec 3 Indiana at Syracuse Michigan at Duke Notre Dame at Iowa Florida State at Minnesota Penn State at Pittsburgh Illinois at Georgia Tech Wed, Dec 4 North Carolina at Michigan State Maryland at Ohio State Miami at Nebraska Wisconsin at Virginia Boston College at Purdue Northwestern at NC State

    • Tourney Teams: 14 teams between the two conferences played in the 2012 NCAA Tournament: Duke, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse from the ACC, and Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State and Wisconsin from the Big Ten.
    • First Challenge Matchups: Seven of the 12 games will mark first-time Challenge matchups: Michigan at Duke, Maryland at Ohio State, Miami at Nebraska and Boston College at Purdue plus the debut of the three new ACC members Syracuse against Indiana, Notre Dame at Iowa and Pittsburgh against Penn State.

    • Syracuse and Indiana have met five previous times with Syracuse winning the past four games, including last season’s NCAA Tournament Elite Eight matchup.
    • Duke is 21-8 all-time against Michigan, including victories in the 2011 NCAA Tournament and 2011 EA Sports Maui Invitational.
    • In addition to first-time Challenge games, several of the teams are infrequent opponents: Nebraska holds a 3-1 record against Miami; Purdue won both previous meetings against Boston College; Ohio State and Maryland last played in 1985 with Ohio State winning three out of the five overall games; and Notre Dame will play Iowa for the first time since 1990 and holds a 8-5 series record.
    • Pennsylvania rivals Pitt and Penn State will meet for the first time since 2005 with Pitt winning the past five contests.

    • Shot at the Bakers Dozen: Duke has won more than any team, taking 12 of its 14 Challenge games.
    • Following a First with a Rematch: Illinois and Georgia Tech and Wisconsin and Virginia will follow their first-time Challenge meetings in 2012 with a rematch in the 2013 event.

    • Illinois defeated Georgia Tech and Virginia beat Wisconsin in last year’s Challenge.

    • Best Three Out of Five: North Carolina and Michigan State and Minnesota and Florida State will meet in the Challenge for the fifth time with each program holding a 2-2 record against their opponent.

    • North Carolina, with an 11-3 overall record against Michigan State, won games in 2008 and 2009. Michigan State won the games in 1999 and 2000.
    • Minnesota won the Challenge games in 2000 and 2012 and Florida State in 2004 and 2007.

    • Rubber Match: Northwestern and NC State will square off in the Challenge for the third time. Northwestern won in 2009 and NC State in 2002.

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    would have loved to play Miami last year, but they lose their whole team.  Larkin went pro and the others were seniors.  Let's punk them in basketball then football.

     

    they set this up because we took Miami's AD.

     

    Easy to see what they did.

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    Not that I am complaining...in fact, I am one happy camper...that said, how the heck did that happen???

    New shiny place to play?

     

    And I think there's some expectation that Miami takes a big step back, probably trying to avoid Miami getting hammered vs. a top Big Ten team.  I think they're trying to create 12 competitive games.

     

     

    I was under the impression that the challenge peer matches as best as possible, which would explain Miami dropping down to NU. Way down. All starters gone.

     

    Right, that's what I was trying to say.

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    would have loved to play Miami last year, but they lose their whole team.  Larkin went pro and the others were seniors.  Let's punk them in basketball then football.

     

    they set this up because we took Miami's AD.

     

    Easy to see what they did.

    I'm not saying it wasn't a factor, but I don't think it was a big one.  If that were the case, NU would be going to Coral Gables.

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    College Basketball Talk ranks the matchups...

     

    The Big Ten and the ACC announced the matchups for this year’s Big Ten/ACC challenge, and since we know you like to set your schedule seven months in advance, here is a guide to which of the 12 games you need to watch:

     

    Only miss these games to see the birth of your FIRST child:

    1. Michigan at Duke: The Wolverines may be losing Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr., but they return enough talent — including Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III — that they will be a top ten team when the preseason rankings come out. Duke loses quite a bit of talent as well, but with the recruiting class they have coming in, headlined by Jabari Parker, and Mississippi State transfer Rodney Hood, the Blue Devils have a chance to be scary good. The biggest question: who will guard McGary?

    CBT Pick: Duke

    2. North Carolina at Michigan State: Michigan State became a serious national title contender when they got word that both Adreian Payne and Gary Harris will be returning to school this season. UNC lost Reggie Bullock to early entry, but with James Michael McAdoo and PJ Hairston back, the Tar Heels still have plenty of weapons. Two legendary coaches heading up two Final Four contenders. A rematch of the 2009 national title game. Yeah, that will be fun.

    CBT Pick: Michigan State

    3. Indiana at Syracuse: Another rematch, this time from last year’s Sweet 16, when Tom Crean’s high-octane offense couldn’t figure out their way through the Syracuse zone. Let’s see how the Hoosiers will handle it now that their four most dangerous offensive weapons are gone. On another note, Syracuse will host Indiana, Duke and UNC this season. Not a bad home slate for Orange fans.

    CBT Pick: Syracuse

     

    You can miss these for a hot date, but they have to be at least a nine and NOT already your significant other:

    4. Notre Dame at Iowa: The Hawkeyes are going to be a good team next season. Their front line of Aaron White, Jarrod Uthoff and Adam Woodbury is going to sneak up on a lot of people, and Mike Gesell should have a big sophomore year. But the Irish bring back quite a bit as well, including an excellent perimeter attack — Eric Atkins, Jerian Grant, Patrick Connaughton, and Cameron Biedscheid.

    CBT Pick: Iowa

    5. Maryland at Ohio State: The Buckeyes are going to be an interesting team to keep an eye on next season. If they can find a guy to step up and be a go-to scorer, they’ll have a chance to compete in the Big Ten. The Terps lose Alex Len, but Mark Turgeon has some talent on his roster, and they’ll finally have a true point guard with Roddy Peters joining the fray.

    CBT Pick: Ohio State

    6. Wisconsin at Virginia: This will be a classic ‘close games are not always good games.’ Wisconsin and Virginia both like to slow the game down, which doesn’t exactly make for great entertainment. But both teams should be in the mix at the top of their respective leagues, and Wisconsin will be looking for vengeance for the loss they suffered at home last season. Sam Dekker vs. Joe Harris will be fun.

    CBT Pick: Wisconsin

    You can play bridge with your Grandmother, just make sure you have the game on in the back ground:

    7. Penn State at Pitt: Penn State actually will have some quality perimeter play and might be able to give a good Pitt team a fight next season. I wouldn’t complain if the Nittany Lions became relevant and this turned into a rivalry.

    CBT Pick: Pitt

    8. Florida State at Minnesota: The Gophers should have some good guards on their roster, which should make them an entertaining watch under Richard Pitino. And Florida State? Well, there’s a chance they have Andrew Wiggins.

    CBT Pick: Florida State

     

    You know what? Go ahead. Take a nap. Or play FIFA. Or do whatever. I won’t even be mad:

    9. Boston College at Purdue: BC is an intriguing team, as some of their young talent will be reaching veteran status this year. Purdue is still going to be in rebuilding mode, but Ryan Anderson vs. AJ Hammons should be fun.

    CBT Pick: Boston College

    10. Illinois at Georgia Tech: Georgia Tech should be better this season while Illinois will likely be in a bit of a rebuilding mode. This is the kind of game the Jackets need to win to start being taken seriously.

    CBT Pick: Illinois

    11. Northwestern at NC State: The Wildcats have never made the tournament and are dealing with a coaching change this season, while NC State lost a ton this offseason and will chock full of young talent. How well has Gottfried handled young talent in his career?

    CBT Pick: NC State

    12. Miami at Nebraska: Nebraska is still a couple of years away from Tim Miles making them relevant, and Miami loses everyone from last season and will be in major rebuilding mode, even if Angel Rodriguez gets immediately eligible.

    CBT Pick: Miami

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