Myron Medcalf: Noncon games we'd love to see in 2012-13
None of these nonconference games will likely happen, but that won’t deter us from dreaming up some early-season matchups that could really spice things up in November and December.
In an ideal world, these are some of the ones we'd like to see in the 2012-13 season ...
Murray State at Creighton: Doug McDermott and Isaiah Canaan both considered their professional options following the 2011-12 season, but both All-America candidates will return. And that means their respective programs likely will be the top mid-majors entering next season. Canaan led Murray State to a furious start in Steve Prohm’s first season with the program, and McDermott helped his father’s Creighton program crack the Top 25, while also soliciting NBA interest just a year after he was expected to redshirt his freshman season. Both teams won NCAA tournament games, and both return players who could finish as first-team All-Americans. Let's square them off before 18,000 rowdy folks in Omaha. Mid-major matchups don't get much better than that.
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