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Goose85
05-10-2013, 10:35 AM
Looks like Rutgers and Seton Hall will still be playing hoops for a while. Good to see.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9259645/rutgers-scarlet-knights-keep-playing-seton-hall-pirates-move-big-ten-conference


What other former Big East, no longer in same conference games should continue? Did Syracuse schedule St. Johns or Georgetown non conference? What about UConn?


It looks like MU will be facing Ohio State, Arizona State and maybe New Mexico or UCLA non conference, and I'm excited about the new non conference foes, but unforunately there is no mention of a former Big East conference foe on the schedule.

My preference would be to somehow add 1. Louisville 2. Notre Dame 3. UConn/Syracuse/Pitt to the slate. Not a former Big East conference school, but I've always thought Illinois would be an interesting regional non conference foe.
WarriorsNuffSaid
05-10-2013, 10:44 AM
According to Larry Williams, Mike Brey doesn't want to play us. His quote was "running like a chicken!"
Goose85
05-10-2013, 11:08 AM
And it sounds like Louisville doesn't want to play us either.

I'm sure UConn will need to upgrade their non conference schedule, and I'd be more than happy to have them on a home and home (though I'd prefer Louisville).
TheSultan
05-10-2013, 11:11 AM
Did we have discussions with Louisville and UND about games? It really would be a shame in the case of UND.
WarriorsNuffSaid
05-10-2013, 11:29 AM
There was discussion with Notre Dame. Not sure about Louisville.
Markedman
05-10-2013, 11:33 AM
Funny how Brey said publically(IIRC) that he was interested in playing MU after the split but my guess is he now figures he will have his hands full in the new ACC.
TheSultan
05-10-2013, 11:36 AM
Funny how Brey said publically(IIRC) that he was interested in playing MU after the split but my guess is he now figures he will have his hands full in the new ACC.

Yeah, I'm thinking that must be it. It's not as though either team has dominated the series recently.
Goose85
05-10-2013, 11:45 AM
Yeah the ACC, or should it be the ACC/Big East will be a tough hoops conference. Of the 15 teams, eight are long time ACC schools and seven are schools poached from the Big East.
Markedman
05-10-2013, 04:28 PM
Syracuse and Nova are going to keep playing....http://zagsblog.com/villanova/villanova-syracuse-announce-home-home/
IWB
05-10-2013, 05:37 PM
Pitino will not do a home and home with MU.
CaribouJim
05-10-2013, 05:59 PM
Pitino will not do a home and home with MU.

Any particular reason? He's certainly had MU's number lately.
MU/Panther
05-11-2013, 08:40 AM
Pitino has lost his last two in Milwaukee.
IWB
05-11-2013, 09:36 AM
Since arriving in Louisville, Pitino is 14-9 against Marquette.