NC State and UNC are going to play twice in basketball this season, as it turns out–just not on either school’s home floor. In a development that beautifully illustrates the very stupid times we’re enduring in college sports, NC State and UNC are planning to meet in Greensboro for a non-conference game, reportedly in mid-December.
I’m happy to have a second game on the schedule, don’t get me wrong, it’s just amusing the lengths necessary for it to happen. But hey, this is going to be a nice boost for the non-conference strength of schedule on both sides, and the crowd mix should be compelling. Perhaps it will even merit national television coverage, given the timing.
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It’d be cool not to make a habit out of this, but no doubt it’ll be a unique experience. They should seat the Greensboro Coliseum like they do the Cotton Bowl for OU-Texas, with each school splitting the seats right down the middle. If we’re gonna do this, might as well do it right.
