Big-12/Pac-10 Challenge

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Texas A&M coach Billy Gillispie thinks a series between the Big 12 and Pac-10 is a fantastic idea. He's jazzed about the exposure and another chance to get his up-and-coming program on national television.

He just wishes his Aggies didn't have to play at Arizona in early December.

"I'm not all that excited about the opponent they put us against," said Gillispie, whose Aggies are 14-2 this season. "But I think it should be a lot of highly competitive games."

The series, modeled after a similar arrangement between the ACC and the Big Ten, had been under discussion for years. The four-year deal was announced Thursday and will pit 10 teams from the Big 12 against each of the Pac-10 schools beginning in 2007.

Gillispie said the timing works out perfectly for fans. The first two games are Nov. 29, with games each day through Dec. 2. The college football season will be winding down and the college hoops season just hitting its stride.

"I'm sure they strategically put it on those dates," Gillispie said. "And I'm sure they have a great television situation worked out already." </div>

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This should be a much funnier slate of games to watch than the ACC dominated ACC/Big-10 Challenge. Oklahoma St. against UW looks like it will be the headliner next year with those teams still having young teams.

I know I'm a big time college fan, but who the hell does Texas A&M have coming back worth anything coming back next year?

 

I really like this - look how much attention is drawn to the Big 10/ACC, even though everyone knows what's going to happen This will give us more quality matchups early in the season and should really promote some of the more underrated teams in each conference. I'm glad that the other conferences are jumping in on these tourney things.