The Big East and Big Ten are in advanced discussions to renew the Gavitt Games beyond the 2023-24 season

[navery12]

 

[willie99]

Can't believe the Big East doesn’t want to showcase their highest profile program with their best TV ratings

I don't care what their excuses are, I don't like it

 

[Edward Sargent]

Can't believe the Big East doesn’t want to showcase their highest profile program with their best TV ratings

I don't care what their excuses are, I don't like it

Contract

 

[HooperScooper]

Can't believe the Big East doesn’t want to showcase their highest profile program with their best TV ratings

I don't care what their excuses are, I don't like it

See my post above from May 22.

No UConn in 2023 Gavitt Games

Gavitt Games 2023 Michigan State host Butler Michigan at St. John’s (MSG) Xavier at Purdue Maryland at Nova Iowa at Creighton Marquette at Illinois Georgetown at Rutgers Wisconsin at Providence

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I don't know what you want the Big East to do to include UConn. I'm sure the B1G would love to include UConn also. But are you going to amend the pairings and then tell some existing Big East teams they're not getting a game they're contractually obligated to get? I don't know if the conference has the legal right to do that, but even if it did that wouldn't go over well with any of our conference mates.

This is the last year of the existing contract and then we'll be included starting next season if it continues. We can wait.

 

[willie99]

Sure, the Big 10 can raid the Pac 10. The Big12 can take advantage and give the Pac a death blow. Everyone involved in college athletic can break every contract known to mankind under the guise of making more money

But the Big East cannot find a way to get their best program into the Gavit Games.

Evidently the only iron clad contract in all of college sports

 

[storrsroars]

Maybe we should just get together with Indiana and call it the Blue Blood Special.

 

[HooperScooper]

Sure, the Big 10 can raid the Pac 10. The Big12 can take advantage and give the Pac a death blow. Everyone involved in college athletic can break every contract known to mankind under the guise of making more money

But the Big East cannot find a way to get their best program into the Gavit Games.

Evidently the only iron clad contract in all of college sports

 

[Storrs South]

Probably reading into this too much but I take this as a good sign the Big East extends with FOX on the new TV deal

 

[upstater]

Contract

I'm confused by that contract since the B1G has many more members than the BE and could easily schedule more games.

It's not like there aren't enough B1G teams to take on the BE.

 

[upstater]

See my post above from May 22.

No UConn in 2023 Gavitt Games

Gavitt Games 2023 Michigan State host Butler Michigan at St. John’s (MSG) Xavier at Purdue Maryland at Nova Iowa at Creighton Marquette at Illinois Georgetown at Rutgers Wisconsin at Providence

the-boneyard.com

I don't know what you want the Big East to do to include UConn. I'm sure the B1G would love to include UConn also. But are you going to amend the pairings and then tell some existing Big East teams they're not getting a game they're contractually obligated to get? I don't know if the conference has the legal right to do that, but even if it did that wouldn't go over well with any of our conference mates.

This is the last year of the existing contract and then we'll be included starting next season if it continues. We can wait.

UConn could play one of the extra B1G teams, though. For example, Ohio State or Penn State.

 

[shizzle787]

We better be in it every year.

 

[Rico444]

Sure, the Big 10 can raid the Pac 10. The Big12 can take advantage and give the Pac a death blow. Everyone involved in college athletic can break every contract known to mankind under the guise of making more money

But the Big East cannot find a way to get their best program into the Gavit Games.

Evidently the only iron clad contract in all of college sports

Those things you all posted did happen, but they won't actually happen for a few years. Just pretend the Gavitt Games announced that UConn will be participating in 2024.

 

[willie99]

Those things you all posted did happen, but they won't actually happen for a few years. Just pretend the Gavitt Games announced that UConn will be participating in 2024.

We better be

 

[Waquoit]

I'm confused by that contract since the B1G has many more members than the BE and could easily schedule more games.

It's not like there aren't enough B1G teams to take on the BE.

I think it was as simple as UConn was not going to play anyone on the road. Bad enough we are going to Kansas. And nobody was going to come here voluntarily.

 

[Friarsnoop]

I could be wrong, but I think I read that the Big East offered to include UConn as a ninth Gavitt game this year, but the Big 10 declined.

 

[zls44]

I could be wrong, but I think I read that the Big East offered to include UConn as a ninth Gavitt game this year, but the Big 10 declined.

This is correct.

 

[Samoo]

This is correct.

Cowards

 

[Storrs South]

 

[shizzle787]

Yes, we can’t weasel out of it. This means two challenge games per year plus a 3 game MTE most years. We just need two more h/h series yearly against northeastern P5s (Syracuse and Pitt preferably).

 

[August_West]

Sure, the Big 10 can raid the Pac 10. The Big12 can take advantage and give the Pac a death blow. Everyone involved in college athletic can break every contract known to mankind under the guise of making more money

But the Big East cannot find a way to get their best program into the Gavit Games.

Evidently the only iron clad contract in all of college sports

 

[August_West]

Yes, we can’t weasel out of it. This means two challenge games per year plus a 3 game MTE most years. We just need two more h/h series yearly against northeastern P5s (Syracuse and Pitt preferably).

 

[Ha Who]

I thought the Newbie wasn’t a real conference

 

[Storrs South]

Imagine opening the season v. Purdue at home

 

[shizzle787]

Imagine opening the season v. Purdue at home

Get it done.

 

[How Sway?!]

This is correct.

LMAO at the people that thought the BE was deliberately leaving their biggest brand off the challenge.