I do not know why but I feel like they will avoid Duke-UK pairings for some reason. Maybe not, we'll see. I am thinking Duke wil get one of Florida or Tenn, and Ky will get unc.
Yeah, I could see that, especially since Duke and UK played last year and they haven't played UNC since 2023 and they don't play again until next year in the CBS Sports Classic. Who knows. UK and Duke aren't scheduled to play again in the Champions Classic until 2027, so I think the ACC/SEC Challenge with be UK/Duke either this year or next.
What's this NIL tourney all about? First I've heard of it.
basically tourney that schools get to pay into there collectives for winning. Auburn, alabama, tennessee, kansas, gonzaga, houston, and others. It started this oast year. alabama and houston played in it last year
its basically going to replace all other tourneys. I be kentucky is in it soon. Its large payouts for the schools
"The 2025 Men's Championship will introduce an entirely new structure for early-season tournaments, with the expanded event featuring international-style group play with championship matchups." That's awesome. Love that format.
I love that many of the top programs have really stepped up in recent years to play meatier schedules rather than just a token top tier games, coupled with an MTE and/or conference challenge games. It prepares you for the rigors of conference play, and a couple of losses have very little effect on seeding. Michigan State has been doing it for years and we now have several teams doing the same.
Kentucky can have a large payoff anytime they add another home game. It ain't like at Auburn. UK tickets for an extra game outside the season ticket package at Rupp can raise a fortune.
yeah you are behind on the times. home game tickets arent what at all what drives the market now.
umm kentucky hasnt won shit in over 5 years. losers would apply to you
Auburn lost to Barry University by 15 in a exhibition in 2019 and then went to the final 4
I will watch that one if they put it on TV. Louisville is a big pull for eyeballs, but Kansas not so much.
If they don't set up Duke and UK to play a home and home the next 2 years, they're idiots.
The NCAA, TV networks et.al. protect the precious Dukies. If it is not favorable for the Dukies it will not happen.
They got caught with their pants down last year, they were so sure duke was going to win, they had Jay Williams all set to do a full duke and Flagg suck fest, which is what they did the entire game.
And they bust our chops for moving our balls when they itch.
