NC State Draws Wisconsin In ACC/Big Ten Challenge

by Akula Wolf on May 10, 2010 4:39 PM EDT

- Michigan State will travel to Durham and face the defending national champs in what’s bound to be the most anticipated game of the season. It very well could be a matchup of No. 1 vs. No. 2.

- Purdue, a lock Top 5 team, will head to Blacksburg and play Virginia Tech – a Top 25 club.

- Ohio State, another clear-cut Top 10 team, will travel to Florida State – a team that should receive plenty of consideration in the Preseason Top 25.

- North Carolina will play at Illinois in a battle of two likely Top 25 teams.

- N.C. State, which has a loaded freshman class, will play in Madison against Wisconsin.

Well, shit. Don't get me wrong, the road trip to Madison is going to be fun, and it's a great early opportunity to see how we stack up against a top 25 team, but man, winning up there is a tall task.

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an early gauge and possible wake up call for the team and the freshman. One thing you can be sure of, Wisconsin is going to play smart and they are going to play their game. Its a good opponent to go against, you don’t beat them unless you deserve it. If we beat them that early in the easy that will mean this team will be ready for the ACC in my mind, if not they will have some work to do, a good barometer.

Steelers football is 60 mins.

by tannofsteel84 on May 10, 2010 10:02 PM EDT reply actions

This would be

a gigantic win for the program. There are not many bball programs I have more respect for than wisconsin. I am going to have to do a little research to see who they have returning.

by PACKHOOLIGAN on May 11, 2010 9:04 AM EDT reply actions

Just peaked at their roster

and stats from last year. They are losing Hughes and Bohannon, guards who were their 2nd a d 3rd leading scorers. They must have played a lot of 3 guard lineups because the 4th leading scorer and leading assist guy is also a guard. I had no idea how good Leuer (?) was. His Orating must be something else. He is going to be a tough matchup for any of our bigs.

by PACKHOOLIGAN on May 11, 2010 9:15 AM EDT reply actions