When it was announced that the Syracuse Orange would face the Wisconsin Badgers for the second straight season for this year's ACC/Big Ten Challenge, there was some consternation from SU fans about it.
Ends up, there's a whole lot more to this thing than just matching up a couple teams randomly.
Syracuse.com's Mike Waters spoke with ACC senior associate commissioner Paul Brazeau about the repeat matchup and how it all works. No surprise, the buck stops with broadcast partner ESPN.
Among the biggest factors confining scheduling for this year's Challenge:
- Quality of game (good team vs.