One of the better decisions made when it came to high major basketball scheduling was the Cross-Conference “Challenges” that have been set up. The B1G-ACC Challenge is a lot of fun. The Big East and Big 12 have a set up. The Gavitt Games Tip-Off is good too, with the Big 10 and Big East facing off. But nobody does it better than the SEC and Big 12 Challenge.
For one, the games are all in the same day, which to me is key. It’s a drink from the firehose situation. But even better is the games are not during the regular non-conference schedule, but one month into conference play, on a Saturday at the end of January.