Out of Conference big games?

[micgoG'town]

Which OOC games do you think are most important for your team and also for the Conference as a whole. I'm talking about image, exposure, big feather in the Conference cap.

[micgoG'town]

I'm having trouble deciding between Maryland, Syracuse, UConn and possibly Duke (likely have to beat Wisconsin to get Duke). Beating the Badgers followed by Duke on National TV would probably be the best from an image and feather in the cap point of view.

[milksteak]

I would rate Butler this way.
1. Purdue: Top-25 team, instate rival (ish). Most importantly, winning the Crossroads Classic is good for exposure/recruiting in Indianapolis
2. Cincinnati: Start of an exciting home-and-home series. Makes too much sense. Glad the schools arranged it. We hit Ohio and Kentucky hard for recruiting typically.
3. Utah (potentially in Puerto Rico): Butler should get to the championship game where they would probably face Utah. Top-25 team.
4. Tennessee: Kind of a "meh" game for me IMO. I do want to get revenge for our meltdown against them last year, though.
5. Rest of Puerto Rico field.

Our schedule isn't terribly rigorous on paper, but I'll definitely be satisfied if we do manage to face three Top-25 teams.

[FriarJ]

Saturday, Dec. 5: Providence (42) at Rhode Island (34)

Few venues will rival that nut house-like vibe that will be happening at the Ryan Center when this game is played. Let's remember that Providence has Kris Dunn, who I think is the best player in the game. Rhode Island is probably the better team this season, and could well win the Atlantic 10. But PC has Dunn. These teams' fan bases absolutely despise each other. The smallest state has some of the biggest hate.

Top 101 players involved: 3

[DudeAnon]

Games in order of national appeal.

1. UC
2. Michigan
3. Possible opponents of Notre Dame/Wichita St. in Puerto Rico
4. Bunch of bad P5 schools: Wake Forest, Auburn, Mizzou, Alabama

[BEX]

Games in order of national appeal.

1. UC
2. Michigan
3. Possible opponents of Notre Dame/Wichita St. in Puerto Rico
4. Bunch of bad P5 schools: Wake Forest, Auburn, Mizzou, Alabama

#3 is in Orlando.(You had me rechecking my tickets) And @ Wake will be a challenge imho.

[Jet915]

For Creighton, it comes down to @Oklahoma and @Indiana. We have Rutgers, Arizona State, Nebraska and potentially Clemson but none of those teams are considered NCAA teams.

[micgoG'town]

My non Hoya big games would be: 1. Villanova at Virginia 2. Xavier vs Michigan 3. Marquette at Wisconsin 4 & 5. Xavier and Butler vs Cincinnati.

[stever20]

I think a few big games...
Butler vs Temple or Minnesota- 2nd round of Puerto Rico. Win and likely get a shot at Utah.
Seton Hall vs Virginia
Georgetown vs Wisconsin
DePaul vs Florida St- 2nd round of Paradise Jam
Marqutte vs LSU and then NC St or Arizona St(crucial games for Marquette to make tourney)
Xavier vs Wichita St in Advocare
Providence vs Arizona in Wooden Legacy

a lot of these games are huge because they're in tournaments leading to better games in the next round(s).

[micgoG'town]

Creighton winning at Okl. or Indiana would be massive.