When the initial Big East schedule came out, Georgetown looked to have a rather tough go of things with perennial league favorite Villanova and an on-the-rise Connecticut team back in the fold to kick things off.
Now what if I told you it’s possible things could get even more difficult? Well, that path has opened up.
While going up against one of the best teams in the country twice in the span of 48 hours might not be the most ideal opening to conference play for Patrick Ewing’s Hoyas, it makes a ton of sense for the teams predicted to finish as far apart from each other as possible to open up with more of an NBA style back-to-back.