We had the ACC-Big East challenge first. ACC-SEC will be fun.

after playing in half full SEC basketball arenas . Of course the Hoos have a better shot at a decent match-up. VT will likely be on a permanent Starkville-Blacksburg rotation :)

Those clowns can already afford to spend more money on basketball than ACC schools are able or willing to do. I just see this arrangement as giving the SEC the opportunity to gain more head-to-head wins over the ACC, which will eventually negate the argument that the ACC is the better league and the better avenue for kids to get to the NBA. The only SEC program with top level credibility is Kentucky, and the Cats will get perpetually rotated between UNC and Duke with perhaps an occasional game against UVa, etc. There are not going to be any matchups between Tech and UK. As long as the SEC-B12 challenge has been going on, UK has almost always been matched against Kansas. WVU, for example, has played UK just once in that time even though there is a dormant, natural rivalry that dates back to the late 1950s. The problem with these challenges is that ESPN is allowed to set the marquee matchups it wants every year instead of allowing a more natural rotation among all conference members. It's why Tech has never played Indiana or Michigan State in the B1G challenge and routinely gets matched with Iowa and PSU.

The SEC is better than Kentucky and the also rands. Auburn was tough in the Final Four for us. Florida has been tough. Tennessee, Texas, and Oklahoma are tough. You mention Penn State and Iowa. UVA has lost to both in the challenge. I felt though like they tried to stick UVA with Maryland too much. Like the card game "The Old Maid". Didn't lose any of those games though. We've played the B1G for 2 decades. Rady for the SEC. ** Edited by HOO86 at 11/30/2022, 7:44:25 PM

We know F$U and Loserville will give the ACC two losses.

VT looked good tonight. Hope the ACC can win the challenge. Don't know what's wrong with Louisville and FSU this year.

No idea on the Cards.

ACC and SEC football matchups, that is.

To set up as many SEC-ACC games going forward.

games to open the year. Play them during the week since school is barely started, with 3 on Saturday and Sunday. Old Rivalries: Florida Florida State Clemson South Carolina Kentucky Louisville Georgia Tech Georgia New Rivalries: Miami Alabama VT versus UT NC State Texas A&M Duke Vandy Arkansas Syracuse LSU BC Ole Miss Wake Pitt Mississippi State UVA Auburn Turn Thanksgiving Weekend into Conference Championship Games!

UVA vs Ole Miss VT vs UT FSU vs UF Clemson vs USC GT vs UGA UNC vs Auburn NCSU vs Alabama (or Miss St) L'ville vs Kentucky Duke (or BC) vs Vandy Is this when OU and UT are supposed to join or is that in 25? It could be good for the fan bases to get some new competition. And some of the games will be easy travel and make for great atmospheres. This is on the of the changes I'm in favor of. ACC schools are closer to SEC schools so this hoops challenge makes sense. ** Edited by HokieAl at 11/28/2022, 4:07:21 PM

has led the nation in attendance for 40-45 years straight, so atmosphere for games will likely be a downgrade.