Cincinnati, and DePaul, and Rutgers, Oh My!

While fall practice for football is about a month away, the Big East has released the conference portion of the schedule. And the home games for the Orange are well, less than thrilling.

HOME GAMES: Cincinnati, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Villanova, West Virginia

AWAY GAMES: Connecticut, Georgetown, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, South Florida, Villanova

While Connecticut, Pittsburgh, and Marquette don't travel to the Dome this year, at least the Orange don't have to play any of them twice. But I have to say I'm a little tired of playing Villanova twice a year. Yes, they are one of our rivals, but they have been a pain in the ass for the past couple of years. What team stopped us from getting back to the NCAA tournament last year by beating us in the Big East Tournament? Who was the team two years ago that got a bid to the Big Dance even though they finished behind Syracuse in the Big East standings and royally screwed the 'Cuse? Yeah, those damn Wildcats. I say this is the year we enact vengeance on them and their pretty boy coach Jay Wright.

Anyways, at least we play Georgetown home-and-home. That's all that really matters.

Also, the season opener for football will be televised on August 30. The game at Northwestern is set for a noon kick off on either ESPN or ESPN2. I'll let you decide if that's good news or not.