2008 ACC/Big Ten Challenge (official thread)

osugrad21 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-16-2008, 05:29 AM

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Buckeyes to face 'Canes in Challenge

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

After losing for two consecutive years to North Carolina in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Ohio State's men's basketball team will travel to Miami in December for the 10th edition of the conference showdown.
The Big Ten has never won the Challenge, which will be highlighted this season by North Carolina's game with Michigan State at Detroit's Ford Field.
OSU and Miami will meet for the first time since the Hurricanes knocked the Buckeyes out of the 2000 NCAA Tournament with a second-round victory.

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osugrad21 · #2 (**permalink**) 04-16-2008, 05:31 AM

Canton

Miami to square off vs. OSU in basketball
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
REPOSITORY STAFF REPORT

Miami will host Ohio State in the 2008 Big Ten-ACC Challenge on Dec. 2 in Coral Gables, Fla. The game marks the first-ever Big Ten-ACC Challenge matchups between the Hurricanes and Buckeyes. The two teams last played in the second round of the 2000 NCAA tournament. Miami won, 75-62. The Buckeyes are 1-5 all-time in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge. A matchup between North Carolina and Michigan State on Dec. 3 at Detroit's Ford Field highlights next season's Big Ten-ACC Challenge schedule. Other games are Wisconsin at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1; Duke at Purdue, Clemson at Illinois, Virginia at Minnesota and Iowa at Boston College on Dec. 2; and Indiana at Wake Forest, Michigan at Maryland, Florida State at Northwestern and Penn State at Georgia Tech on Dec. 3.

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osugrad21 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-16-2008, 05:50 AM

Dispatch

Men's basketball: Buckeyes will play 'Canes

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:03 AM
By Bob Baptist

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Ohio State will play its seventh opponent in eight years from the Atlantic Coast Conference when it faces the University of Miami in the 2008 ACC-Big Ten Challenge. The conferences and ESPN announced the lineup of 11 games yesterday. The Buckeyes and Hurricanes will meet Dec. 2 in Coral Gables, Fla., in Miami's 7,000-seat BankUnited Center.
Miami will return four starters and its top five scorers from a team that finished 23-11 this past season, tied for fifth place in the ACC and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Hurricanes lost to Texas in the second round.

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BuckeyeMafia · #4 (**permalink**) 04-16-2008, 06:11 PM

Duke/Purdue and MSU/UNC highlight that schedule.

I say we kill Miami.

Fellas at work already wanting to put money on it.

crazybuckfan40 · #5 (**permalink**) 04-16-2008, 06:17 PM

Might as well put this over here, since most of the talk will be here...

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Originally Posted by cbf4o

Wisky @ Va Tech

Duke @ Purdue

Clemson @ Illinois

tOSU @ Miami

Virginia @ Minny

Iowa @ BC

UNC vs MSU (Ford Field)

IU @ Wake

Michigan @ Maryland

Florida St @ NW

Penn State @ Ga Tech

I haven't really taken a look at the ACC, there are still guys left to commit and Indiana really doesn't have a full squad right now...But and early look...

I like Wisky, Purdue, Clemson, tOSU, Minny, BC, UNC, Wake, Maryland, FSU, Ga Tech...

So that would leave us on the short side once again...But Illinois is always tough at home and not real sure on what Clemson has, Iowa won't be a great team, but not sure on BC, MSU has a chance, but UNC will be very very good if everyone comes back, If IU could nab some players and bring everyone back they could have a chance, but Wake has a great class coming in, not sure about Maryland, but it is tough to win there, NW will be improved, but have to figure FSU will have better talent, and not sure what Ga Tech has really...