When you live in eastern NC you accept the fact that ACC basketball has a 12-month season with the News & Observer.  Today there was a big story about the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.  With the addition of Nebraska, the Big mathematically challenged Ten now has 12 teams, so no ACC team has a bye.  We play Northwestern at Phillips on Nov 29.  I guess we will be favored, but I know very little about the Wildcats.