Schedule below. Probably warrants it's own predictions/discussion thread.


Tuesday, Nov. 29th Michigan at Virginia 7:00 p.m. ESPN2

Tuesday, Nov. 29th Northwestern at Georgia Tech 7:15 p.m. ESPNU

Tuesday, Nov. 29th Illinois at Maryland 7:30 p.m. ESPN

Tuesday, Nov. 29th Miami at Purdue 9:00 p.m. ESPN2

Tuesday, Nov. 29th Clemson at Iowa 9:15 p.m. ESPNU

Tuesday, Nov. 29th Duke at Ohio State 9:30 p.m. ESPN

Wednesday, Nov.30th Indiana at NC State 7:15 p.m. ESPN2

Wednesday, Nov.30th Penn State at Boston College 7:15 p.m. ESPNU

Wednesday, Nov.30th Florida State at Michigan State 7:30 p.m. ESPN

Wednesday, Nov.30th Virginia Tech at Minnesota 9:15 p.m. ESPN2

Wednesday, Nov.30th Wake Forest at Nebraska 9:15 p.m. ESPNU

Wednesday, Nov.30th Wisconsin at North Carolina 9:30 p.m. ESPN

[Edited on November 27, 2011 at 10:17 PM. Reason : .]

11/27/2011 10:15:50 PM

Big 10 is taking names this year. Doubt we win this one, should be good basketball. Hopefully we win every game except the UNC one.

11/27/2011 10:21:45 PM

My initial picks are:

UVA
Northwestern
Illinois
Purdue
Iowa
Duke
NC State
Penn State
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
UNC

Big Ten wins 8-4 with UVA, Duke, NC State, and UNC winning for the ACC.

A lot of toss up games but will be tough for the ACC to win with Wake, BC, Maryland, Clemson, and GT all playing pretty poor basketball right now.

11/27/2011 10:30:37 PM

Quote :

"Wake, BC, Maryland, Clemson, and GT all playing pretty poor basketball right now."

A conclusion I've recently jumped to: we got the best recent hire in the ACC

11/27/2011 10:33:20 PM

Michigan
Georgia Tech
Illinois
Purdue
Iowa
Ohio State
Indiana
Penn State
Florida State
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
North Carolina

Yuck

11/27/2011 10:34:47 PM

Quote :

"A conclusion I've recently jumped to: we got the best recent hire in the ACC"

for sure.

and i think we beat indiana.

[Edited on November 27, 2011 at 10:41 PM. Reason : but not stanford, which i'll be at!]

11/27/2011 10:41:20 PM

^^Depending on how you define "recent", Tony Bennett seems to be doing good things at UVA (even if they aren't exciting to watch).

Still way too early to judge this year's hires. We do have a enough data to conclude Gottfried is an upgrade from Lowe. The cupboard is pretty bare at Wake and BC, and Gary didn't exactly sweat recruiting his last few years at Maryland. The most amusing thing about the Miami situation is that they are looking for another coach in 5 years, either due to firing or retirement.

[Edited on November 27, 2011 at 10:44 PM. Reason : .]

11/27/2011 10:42:10 PM

Idk if u guys have seen Michigan yet this year, but theyre going to beat uva

11/28/2011 12:15:51 AM

My picks:
Michigan
Northwestern
Illinois
Purdue
Clemson
Ohio St
NCSU
Penn St
Michigan st
Va Tech
Nebraska
UNC

[Edited on November 28, 2011 at 1:31 AM. Reason : left out the epic tubby/greenberg battle]

11/28/2011 1:26:16 AM

Michigan
NW
Illinois
Purdue
Clemson
Duke
NCSU
Penn St
Mich St
Minnesota
Nebraska
UNC

8-4 Big 10

11/28/2011 1:28:07 AM

Yeah. Michigan is balling so far this year. Doubt UVA will be able to pull it out.

11/28/2011 3:45:03 AM

I'm hosting a NU/John Shurna Appriciation party on Tuesday night. First ten people through the door, wearing purple, get a free beer*


*must be 21 to enter
no purchase necessary
see complete rules for details

11/28/2011 7:10:59 AM

Michigan over UVA (Big 10)
NW over Ga Tech (Big 10)
Illini over Maryland (Big 10)
Purdue over Miami (Big 10)
Clemson over Iowa (ACC)
Duke over Ohio (ACC)
NCSU over IU (ACC)
Sandusky over BC (Big 10) aren't I a comedian
MSU over FSU (Big 10)
Va Tech over Minn (ACC)
Wake over Nebraska (ACC)
UNC over Wiscy (ACC)

6-6 tie

11/28/2011 8:01:39 AM

GO BADGERS

11/28/2011 8:07:04 AM

Michigan (UVA scored less than 50 points in one game)

Northwestern (transitive properties NU beat LSU and LSU beat GT)

Illinois

Purdue

Clemson

Duke

NC State

Penn State

Michigan State

Virginia Tech

Nebraska (WF lost to Herb)

Wisconsin (because they play really good D, and they beat UNC by 50 to overshadow our 40 point loss to them)

Big 10 8-4.

11/28/2011 9:30:33 AM

Wins:
NC State
VT
UNC-CH

Big Ten goes 9-3

11/28/2011 9:33:36 AM

My Picks:

Michigan
Northwestern
Illinois
Purdue
Clemson
Duke
NC State
Penn State
Michigan State
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
North Carolina

6-6

11/28/2011 9:58:37 AM

Everyone is picking Michigan State over Florida State, who most people picked to finish 3rd in the ACC this year?

I think Sparty gets their 3rd loss to an ACC school on Wednesday.

[Edited on November 28, 2011 at 10:12 AM. Reason : EDIT oh Packboozie picked FSU]

11/28/2011 10:12:28 AM

Another year, another loss for the ACC in the ACC/B10 challenge.

11/28/2011 10:13:58 AM

6-6

ACC wins
UVA
Clemson
NCSU
FSU
VT
UNC

11/28/2011 10:20:57 AM

Quote :

"Everyone is picking Michigan State over Florida State, who most people picked to finish 3rd in the ACC this year? I think Sparty gets their 3rd loss to an ACC school on Wednesday."

You right. Izzo's house is certainly no Harvard.

11/28/2011 10:26:00 AM

Crimzone

11/28/2011 10:31:51 AM

Quote :

"Another year, another loss for the ACC in the ACC/B10 challenge."

What? The ACC has thoroughly dominated this series. We've lost the last 2 years, but we're 10-2 overall since this event started.

11/28/2011 11:09:06 AM

statement would be valid if the ACC had only lost one challenge

11/28/2011 11:11:32 AM

10-2 is pretty dominating....

11/28/2011 3:02:14 PM

Not in the terms of What the fuck have you done for me lately, which is all anyone cares about

11/28/2011 3:04:08 PM

kenpom predictions: http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/weblog/your_guide_to_the_2011_big_ten_acc_challenge/

State/IU is the closest to a coin flip

11/29/2011 12:38:50 PM

except for northwestern/GT

11/29/2011 12:45:48 PM

I'm really surprised OSU is at 78% over Duke

Quote :

"*This won’t be the first time an even number of games have been played, however. In 2001, an even number of games were played after the Michigan State/Virginia game was cancelled at halftime when condensation from the hockey rink at the Richmond Coliseum was deemed to have made playing conditions unsafe."

I forgot about that

[Edited on November 29, 2011 at 12:54 PM. Reason : .]

11/29/2011 12:50:10 PM

Quote :

"What? The ACC has thoroughly dominated this series. We've lost the last 2 years, but we're 10-2 overall since this event started."

How long does the skid have to go on for that argument to be similar in nature to the b b but the overall record for NCSU v UNC in football is _________.

Not trolling, just curious?

11/29/2011 1:35:57 PM

Ohio State might be the best team in the country right now (Kentucky and Wisconsin may argue otherwise) and Duke has looked a little shaky. At Ohio State, I think they win by double digits.

Purdue is overrated I think Miami will hang close with them but still lose.

I'd have to go with Big ten 8-4 this year.

11/29/2011 1:55:53 PM

I bet big on the big 10 after reading that kenpom article.

It seems like Big 10 is heavy favorites to win 7 games and the other 5 are basically toss-ups.

In order to lose the bet the ACC would have to sweep the 5 toss-ups and produce two big upsets, or win 4/5 of the toss-ups and produce three big upsets... just not that likely.

In all likelihood the Big 10 wins 5+ of the heavily favored games and wins 2-3 of the toss-ups for a comfortable 7-8 win victory.

Nice safety net with the 6-6 tie possibility as well.

[Edited on November 29, 2011 at 6:52 PM. Reason : a]

11/29/2011 6:50:57 PM

This is gonna be an ugly challenge, no doubt. Still, it'll be nice to get a real feel for how the ACC really is this year.

Kinda weird to be such a big underdog in the challenge, but I don't think anyone can deny that the ACC has been sliding lately.

11/29/2011 7:02:02 PM

Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Indiana at NC State
Mike Patrick & Len Elmore


LOL

11/29/2011 7:03:44 PM

good lord how is it always them

11/29/2011 7:06:21 PM

Because ESPN wants to make sure that every NC State fan wants to throw stuff at the TV. They know it's what keeps us hooked.

11/29/2011 7:11:01 PM

Do UVA's players just really hate their teammate who's been wide open out beyond the 3? It's like they're ignoring him

11/29/2011 7:13:48 PM

I pine for Jimmy Dykes and his non-stop airplane and football metaphors

I think he wore a referee's uniform last time we beat Carolina

11/29/2011 7:15:41 PM

^
He made several beer references in that game as well. He called us a pony keg or something.

11/29/2011 7:17:47 PM

Ah, yeah, the Six Pack days

Sitting in first class, throwing touchdowns with a six pack

Back to you Brad

11/29/2011 7:18:39 PM

georrgia tech is playing in the hawks stadium and that place is EMPTY lol

11/29/2011 7:19:52 PM

Haha dude from N'wstrn with the scheyer face and break away dunk.

11/29/2011 7:35:13 PM

John Shurna picking off where he left off in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge against us.

Glad to know I will be at the game with bitterbags Elmore on TV. Can someone arrange to have Tommy Burleson sit RIGHT BEHIND him every time Elmore is assigned to a State home game?

11/29/2011 7:38:14 PM

It is early, but is Illinois really this bad?

ESPNU bringing train wreck night to you tomorrow with a Penn St-BC and Wake-Nebraska double header.

11/29/2011 7:47:49 PM

At the end of the first half Michigan REALLY is not looking like the #15 team in the country.

24-23 UVA on top.

Seriously. I know the announcers keep trying to convince everyone that these are simply two defensive minded teams but neither of them seems to be able to shoot in the first half, and as a fan of NC State I can recognize piss-poor first half shooting.

[Edited on November 29, 2011 at 7:50 PM. Reason : /]

11/29/2011 7:49:36 PM

The score is more a product of Michigan's Princeton offense than it is bad shooting. Though, both of these teams are painful to watch.

And Maryland is not looking half awful without a true point guard.

11/29/2011 7:52:28 PM

Quote :

"ESPNU bringing train wreck night to you tomorrow with a Penn St-BC and Wake-Nebraska double header."

haha thats four hours of pure shit

and most people may disagree but I like the Turgeon hire, he'll get them back in the top half of the conference

and theres a big east/sec challenge?

11/29/2011 7:56:24 PM

I am actually enjoying the UVA/michigan game. Tremendous defense being executed on both sides. There havent been really been many uncontested opportunities.

11/29/2011 7:56:58 PM

acc not doing too bad... so far. what were the maryland fans chanting earlier? shut up bruce?

11/29/2011 8:13:05 PM

These are all pretty much 50-50 games and they are all being played @ACC.

ACC has to win 2 of these 3 games to have a shot at winning the challenge and may need to win all three.

Michigan shouldn't be ranked, let alone be in the top 15.

11/29/2011 8:19:35 PM