SEC/Big East Challenge (12 Games)

• Azubuike24

  

  Figured I would start this as it's coming up this week. IMO, it's a better slate of games than the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, at least this year.
  
  Thursday Dec. 1
  St.John's @ Kentucky
  Georgetown @ Alabama
  Providence @ South Carolina
  Mississippi @ DePaul
  
  Friday Dec 2
  Vanderbilt @ Louisville
  Florida @ Syracuse
  Cincinnati @ Georgia
  Auburn @ Seton Hall
  
  Saturday Dec 3
  Arkansas @ Connecticut
  Pittsburgh @ Tennessee
  West Virginia @ Mississippi State
  LSU @ Rutgers
  
  Thoughts? I see the Big East winning 7-5 personally.
• dokken

  Big East is really down this year.
• Little Danny

  

  The problem with these matchups are that they make no sense. UK v. St. John's??? Really??? I think everyone would have rather seen UK play Syracuse or UCONN.
  
  FWIW (winners are bolded)
  
  Thursday Dec. 1
  St.John's @ Kentucky
  Georgetown @ Alabama
  Providence @ South Carolina
  Mississippi @ DePaul
  
  Friday Dec 2
  Vanderbilt @ Louisville
  Florida @ Syracuse
  Cincinnati @ Georgia
  Auburn @ Seton Hall
  
  Saturday Dec 3
  Arkansas @ Connecticut
  Pittsburgh @ Tennessee
  West Virginia @ Mississippi State
  LSU @ Rutgers (LSU wins)
  
  I have the Big East winning 7-5 in these matchups.
• Azubuike24

  

  I actually think the SEC will sweep Thursday. 3 of the 4 wins will be rather easy IMO for Kentucky, Alabama and Mississippi. Both Providence and South Carolina stink, so who knows.
  
  On Friday, things get interesting. Vanderbilt is without Ezeli still, but I still wouldn't be shocked if they win. Florida can also beat Syracuse, but that match-up has not been kind to the Gators as of late. Cincinnati is better than Georgia, but they have also dropped a few games early. Auburn and Seton Hall are both pretty bad, but the Hall should win at home. At best, 1-3 for the SEC on Friday.
  
  Saturday is make or break day. Arkansas lost Marshawn Powell for the season, which is a monster loss. Connecticut should roll. Tennessee has actually impressed me a bit but a veteran Pittsburgh team, even on the road will be too much, especially since they can get revenge on UT who whipped them at MSG last year. Mississippi State is better than West Virginia so that's one I'm confident in, and LSU/Rutgers is a toss-up, but I'll take RU. Again, 1-3 on Saturday for the SEC.
  
  Overall, 7-5 Big East or 6-6 tie.
• cats gone wild

  Kentucky
  Georgetown
  South Carolina
  Mississippi
  
  Friday Dec 2
  Louisville
  Syracuse
  Cincinnati
  Auburn
  
  Saturday Dec 3
  Connecticut
  Pittsburgh
  West Virginia
  LSU
  
  I have the SEC winning 5 out of 12
  
• wildcats20

  

  Do they have a system to matching teams up or is it a crap shoot?
  
  None of the games really stick out as a "must see" game. I mean obviously UK will be a good watch, as will Cuse and UConn(although HIGHLY overrated IMO). But there is no Dook/OSU or UNC/Wisky or the previous years B1G/ACC Challenge marquee games.
• Leonardo

  

  I agree with what others are saying. I would have loved to seen Kentucky vs. Syracuse, Florida vs. Louisville, and Alabama vs. Connecticut.
• cats gone wild

  Davis tearing it up tonight for UK. Would be nice to see a triple double.
• Little Danny

  

  Big East up 1-0:
  
  Providence 76
  S. Carolina 67
• karen lotz

  

  Bama is athletic as fuck.
• Azubuike24

  

  Bama can be a great team. They are probably already the best defensive team in the country. However, they still struggle to score. Randolph and Lacey, as they improve, are great scoring Freshman though. Releford has improved greatly offensively too.
• Laley23

  

  karen lotz;997277 wrote:Bama is athletic as fuck.

  Gottfried always has athletic as fuck teams it seems. Alabama a few years ago. Alabama this year (I know hes gone, but they are his players. NCST this year and going forward).
• karen lotz

  

  Gottfried?
• karen lotz

  

  Grant has been there for a few years now hasn't he?
• Azubuike24

  

  Third year. Gottfried recruits Jamaychal Green and Tony Mitchell though.
• NBanimal54

  

  i got SEC 8-4
• karen lotz

  

  Onions in Ttown
• wildcats20

  

  Hell of a game right now.
  
  Hoyas up 2 with 1.8 remaining. Big time onions shot from Thompson.
• wildcats20

  

  lol at that inbound.
• karen lotz

  

  almost banked it in from half court. Good finish to that game, Bama down 9 with a little over 2 minutes to play.
  
  
  
  wildcats, did you see my post before you posted? If not, creepy.
• Midstate01

  

  Really?? Lose and rip your jersey off and don't shake hands... Really?
• wildcats20

  

  Didn't see it at all. I was typing mine and when I hit submit, there was yours lol
• wildcats20

  

  Midstate01;997360 wrote:Really?? Lose and rip your jersey off and don't shake hands... Really?

  Only in the SEC.
  
  /sleeper'd
• Little Danny

  

  UK, Georgetown, Providence and Ole Miss win tonight..... challenge tied 2-2 tonight.
• Laley23

  

  karen lotz;997312 wrote:Gottfried?

  karen lotz;997316 wrote:Grant has been there for a few years now hasn't he?

  For some reason I thought it was only Grants second year, not his 3rd. Even so, as Az stated, two of the athletic guys are his recruits.