Rothstein: Marquette will host OK State in the 2020 Big East-Big 12 battle

[Mr. Sand-Knit]

I’ve hated Ok St. since Big Country knocked us out of the tournament almost 30 years ago.

Hoosier Dome was there...1993

[Uncle Rico]

Hoosier Dome was there...1993

I went to scoop the minute that game ended and demanded O’Neill be fired

[IrwinFletcher]

It still underlies that these non-con schedules will be packed. Here's my assumption of what our next three non-cons will look like in terms of quality games:

• 2020: UWM, UCLA, Ok State, URI, Minnesota/UCF, Gavitt
• 2021: UWM, UCLA, Charleston Classic x3, Big 12 Challenge
• 2022: UWM, Notre Dame, Gavitt, Big 12 Challenge, Exempt Tourney (Possibly PK85?)

With just 11 games available, that means we should expect more quality games than buy games the next 3 years. If they continue chasing Q2/3 home games each year (Belmont, Vermont, Fresno, Buffalo, ND State types) that will likely reduce the number of Q4 games to just 3-4 per year. It's a far cry from where we were during Wojo's first two years.

And we are scheduled to return to Maui in 2023.

[mileskishnish72]

Interesting that UConn got omitted (instead of, say, a school with a worse record).
Too bad the Big 12 can't live up to its name.

[mileskishnish72]

We will get to play the #1 recruit in the country Cade Cunningham in MKE

#1 recruit? No problem, we've been there before.

Bring back Rowsey to harass him.

[Uncle Rico]

Interesting that UConn got omitted (instead of, say, a school with a worse record).
Too bad the Big 12 can't live up to its name.

UConn asked to be in the Gavitt Games or this challenge, not both because of their commitment to other non-con games

[brewcity77]

Interesting that UConn got omitted (instead of, say, a school with a worse record).
Too bad the Big 12 can't live up to its name.

I know UConn asked to be omitted from one, but in my opinion, it would be perfectly fine to omit them from both for the duration of those deals. Those deals were made considering the league's current membership and the current members were essentially guaranteed X number of games from those deals. If UConn's presence materially changes that, the Big East's scheduling isn't living up to what the pre-UConn members agreed to. Let the Huskies be part of future negotiated challenges and leave the current ones as is.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Doesn't UConn have to play 1 or 2 AAC schools?

[mileskishnish72]

I know UConn asked to be omitted from one, but in my opinion, it would be perfectly fine to omit them from both for the duration of those deals. Those deals were made considering the league's current membership and the current members were essentially guaranteed X number of games from those deals. If UConn's presence materially changes that, the Big East's scheduling isn't living up to what the pre-UConn members agreed to. Let the Huskies be part of future negotiated challenges and leave the current ones as is.

Well, that is sensible. I didn't know they asked out.