Mavric Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 The Big Ten and the Big East on Monday will announce a new partnership, the Gavitt Tipoff Games, an annual series of eight games between the two conferences that will run through 2020. What separates this pairing from the others like it, though, is the timing. The games, which will begin in 2015-16, will be played in the first full week of the regular season, giving a splash to the tipoff for a sport that long has struggled to forge a path out of the gate. "I remember Dave Gavitt used to say to me, 'We sure know how to end a season with a bang, but we don't do what we should in the beginning," said Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany. "The Big East is relaunching itself. We are, in a way, relaunching ourselves. This is a great way to do that." Two games will be played on the first Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the regular season, played at school home sites -- four at a Big East school, four at a Big Ten school. Each Big East team will play a minimum of six times during the length of the eight-year deal, and each Big Ten program will participate at least four times. Individual match-ups will be announced in the spring. ESPN Quote Link to comment
WoodyHayes1951 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I guess the guy who said this would happen who I was referencing in the expansion thread was right Quote Link to comment
WoodyHayes1951 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Some very nice instate rivalry matchups Ohio State vs Xavier Nebraska vs Creighton Illinois vs DePaul Wisconsin vs Marquette Rutgers vs Seton Hall Maryland vs Georgetown Indiana vs Butler Penn State vs Villanova Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Will this affect the B1G-ACC challenge in anyway? 2 Quote Link to comment
WoodyHayes1951 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Will this affect the B1G-ACC challenge in anyway? I think it will. I hope it doesn't but I think it will. It won't directly affect the ACC challenge but that might be a casualty. Big East vs ACC ? no question you take the ACC every time. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Official announcement from Huskers.com The BIG EAST and Big Ten Conferences have announced the establishment of the Gavitt Tipoff Games, an annual early-season series of eight men’s basketball games played between the two conferences and named in honor of Dave Gavitt, founder of the BIG EAST and basketball visionary. The Gavitt Tipoff Games will be played on four consecutive days in the first full week of the college basketball season. The series begins at the start of the 2015-16 season and will span eight years, with games played at home sites. The unique series between the two conferences is named to honor the late Gavitt, who had a profound and lasting influence on the sport of basketball on the collegiate, professional and Olympic levels. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. “We are excited to honor Dave Gavitt and his contributions to the sport of basketball through the establishment of the Gavitt Tipoff Games,” said Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany. “Dave was a friend and a mentor to me and often mentioned that college basketball should do a better job of tipping off the season, similar to opening day in baseball. I think he would approve of our effort to start a new tipoff tradition, grow the game and serve the best interests of the student-athletes and coaches in these two great conferences.” The Gavitt Tipoff Games will feature four home contests each for BIG EAST and Big Ten schools on an annual basis from 2015 through 2022. Two games will be played on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the first full week of each season. Each BIG EAST team will participate a minimum of six times over the eight years, while Big Ten programs will participate a minimum of four times. Television coverage of the Gavitt Tipoff Games will be controlled by the conference of the home team. BIG EAST home games will be telecast by FOX Sports 1, while Big Ten home matchups will appear on ESPN or BTN. Teams from both conferences already meet in some traditional rivalry games, and those matchups will continue during the 2014-15 season. The full schedule of eight games will be announced in late spring of each year. The Big Ten has made a series of announcements highlighting the conference’s increased presence on the East Coast, beginning with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers as future conference members in November 2012. Last June, the Big Ten announced the acceptance of Johns Hopkins University as the conference’s first sport affiliate member for men’s lacrosse and also announced an agreement to take part in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, sending conference football teams to play at Yankee Stadium on an annual basis. In April, the Big Ten announced that it would open a second office in New York City while securing access to satellite office space in Washington, D.C. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Tom Dienhart @BTNTomDienhart 8m Had breakfast w/ #B1G commish Jim Delany this morning in NYC. Big things brewing for league out east. Expect more news in next 60 days. Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Tom Dienhart @BTNTomDienhart 8m Had breakfast w/ #B1G commish Jim Delany this morning in NYC. Big things brewing for league out east. Expect more news in next 60 days. Please welcome Cincinnati and Conneticut to the B1G......... Quote Link to comment
TAKODA Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Tom Dienhart @BTNTomDienhart 8m Had breakfast w/ #B1G commish Jim Delany this morning in NYC. Big things brewing for league out east. Expect more news in next 60 days. Please welcome Cincinnati and Conneticut to the B1G......... Quote Link to comment
mrandyk Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Tom Dienhart @BTNTomDienhart 8m Had breakfast w/ #B1G commish Jim Delany this morning in NYC. Big things brewing for league out east. Expect more news in next 60 days. Please welcome Cincinnati and Conneticut to the B1G......... We really don't need Cincinnati. I can live with UConn, but there are more attractive potential candidates than Cincinnati. Quote Link to comment
WoodyHayes1951 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 We are gonna have to get this moving.... I hope Maryland vs ACC gets decided soon. Cincinnati has no place in the Big Ten. they don't fit the University model and UConn is debatable(I wouldnt object too much) I still want to steal UVA and maybe Kansas. Quote Link to comment
TAKODA Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 We are gonna have to get this moving.... I hope Maryland vs ACC gets decided soon. Cincinnati has no place in the Big Ten. they don't fit the University model and UConn is debatable(I wouldnt object too much) I still want to steal UVA and maybe Kansas. Basketball would get some more love with these two! Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I was just being sarcastic because they are the only 2 schools in the AAC with football in the East that doesn't have a GOR to circumnavigate Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 Andy Kendeigh @AndyKendeigh7 18m Creighton AD Bruce Rasmussen tells me CU vs Nebraska basketball series will continue annually even with the creation of Gavit Games in 2015 Quote Link to comment
BOJ Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Will this affect the B1G-ACC challenge in anyway? I think it will. I hope it doesn't but I think it will. It won't directly affect the ACC challenge but that might be a casualty. Big East vs ACC ? no question you take the ACC every time. They (B1G brass) have stated that the ACC challenge will not be affected by this; will continue as always. Quote Link to comment
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