(04-12-2019 04:23 AM)XLance Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 09:24 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 08:33 PM)Hallcity Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 07:17 PM)Wolfman Wrote:  

(04-11-2019 01:41 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  If you made a list of top non-conference basketball rivals for each ACC team, how many of those rivals would actually be in the Big East?

The ACC might do better playing AAC teams (UConn, Temple, Cincinnati, Memphis, USF, etc.) or A-10 (VCU, Davidson, UMass, St. Josephs, etc.)

The AAC would be reasonable. I'm not sure about the A10.

(04-11-2019 02:11 PM)Hallcity Wrote:  Do you realize that there was an ACC/Big East challenge that ended in 1991?
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm...story.html

It ended because it helped make the Big East seem like a competitor with the ACC. That had to be killed off and eventually the old Big East had to be killed off. The ACC isn't going to prop up the Big East. The ACC is stronger if the Big East continues its slide back into meaninglessness.

Yes.

If that is the reason the oBE challenge was cancelled, we should cancel the B1G challenge.

I believe it was the oBE that cancelled the challenge. The ACC then approached the B1G.

If the old Big East cancelled the series, it was a horrible decision. It put them temporarily on an even footing with the ACC.

You seem to be a revisionist of history. The BE had actually surpassed the ACC in fan interest and performance. Back then Virginia had not yet become Virginia today, and the ACC was just UNC and Duke with an occasional good year from a couple of other schools. This while the BE was regularly sending 9-11 schools to the Tourney, and still the only league to send eleven teams, and playing in MSG. Still the only league to send 3 teams to the final four.
A basketball league with Uconn, Syracuse, Louisville, ND, Nova and Cincinatti didnt need any props from any other league. And who do you think ESPN started Big Monday with?

I'll answer that: Big Monday was originally one game each from the Big East and the Big XII.

I love ACC basketball. That said, there certainly was a period of time when the Big East was better. In fact, I distinctly remember the ACC stating they were going to change the way fouls were called to be more like the Big East - so that ACC teams would be better equipped to win NCAA Tournament games.

Both conferences had impressive basketball history. One of them continues to have. That's all that needs to be said. Trying to deny Big East history is ignorant, petty, or possibly both. ACC fans should stop doing it, IMO.