MSU-UConn to open in Germany

Dan · Jun 26, 2012, 08:06 AM

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Michigan State and Connecticut have agreed to play in an unprecedented college basketball opener that will be held at an overseas military base on Friday, Nov. 9, prior to Veteran's Day.

The Spartans and North Carolina played on the deck of an active aircraft carrier against North Carolina to tip off last season.

Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the home of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and also a North Atlantic Treaty Organization installation, is the proposed location, pending formal approval by the U.S. Department of Defense, which negotiated the game with ESPN programming.

The game would tip late at the base, sometime after 10 p.m. local in Germany, for an early-evening East Coast start time. It would be televised on ESPN.

Andy Katz

AzIlliniFan · Jun 26, 2012, 10:24 AM

Let's not make a habit of it being MSU and NC please. I wouldn't mind it continuing to be upper tier teams from these two conferences though.

illini80 · Jun 26, 2012, 11:45 AM

Great PR for MSU. Gotta give props to Izzo for pushing his kids. I'm sure he want to win, but he wins just by playing in this game.

BelgianIllini · Jun 27, 2012, 02:00 AM

I am currently Stationed at Ramstein AB so I'm pretty excited about this. It would be better if Illinois was playing but oh well. I can't wait for this anyway.

illini80 · Jun 27, 2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BelgianIllini

I am currently Stationed at Ramstein AB so I'm pretty excited about this. It would be better if Illinois was playing but oh well. I can't wait for this anyway.

Illini B-Ball Fan · Jun 27, 2012, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BelgianIllini

I am currently Stationed at Ramstein AB so I'm pretty excited about this. It would be better if Illinois was playing but oh well. I can't wait for this anyway.

Put in for leave well in advance so you'll be covered.

Jun 26, 2012, 10:24 AM	#2
AzIlliniFan Posts: 2,058	Let's not make a habit of it being MSU and NC please. I wouldn't mind it continuing to be upper tier teams from these two conferences though.

Jun 26, 2012, 11:45 AM	#3
illini80 Location: Forgottonia Posts: 2,896	Great PR for MSU. Gotta give props to Izzo for pushing his kids. I'm sure he want to win, but he wins just by playing in this game.

Jun 27, 2012, 02:00 AM	#4
BelgianIllini Location: Winnweiler, Germany Posts: 29	I am currently Stationed at Ramstein AB so I'm pretty excited about this. It would be better if Illinois was playing but oh well. I can't wait for this anyway.