Basketball No Gavitt Games in 24-25, doubtful for future
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It would be a shame to end it, but I would like Pike to keep scheduling some old Big East teams.
Wouldn't mind some games against St Johns, Nova, Cuse, GTown and Providence. In addition to Hall
Wouldn't mind some games against St Johns, Nova, Cuse, GTown and Providence. In addition to Hall
Agree. If the league doesn’t schedule it then it should be a staple in our own selective scheduling . Throw UConn in there too
Eh ….I’ll not going to miss it
True, I mean we should always play hall. Guess I wouldn't mind a home and home with Cuse, I never got to go to the dome as a kid
I wouldn't be surprised if Fox creates a B1G/Big 12 Challenge.
The Big 12 and SEC ended its challenge in 2022.
The Big 12 and SEC ended its challenge in 2022.
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This is a good thing. We usually get stuck playing a ho hum team which doesn't help our tournament resume. Now, we can pick and choose our matchup. It's good to have the autonomy.
Who will miss paying DePaul
every year.
every year.
Pike - "I've been dying to schedule North South Connecticutt Stage university of plumbing. This is my big chance!"
The same people who will miss playing Minnesota. Didn't you lose to DePaul couple years ago ?
Forget the Big East local teams or otherwise. We've moved on beyond that. B12/SEC/few select Acc. Schedule cupcakes locally, like Princeton and Monmouth. We already have Seton Hall on the schedule which is enough.
No, but they are should be. And for this exercise are classified as such.
The Gavitt Games doesn't make sense logistically or schedule wise equally for either conference next year and beyond, 18 vs 11. Big East will still be a top 5 conference in basketball but will have to find #6-#10 conference that has around 10-12 teams for it to work.
Most likely, B12 vs B1G and SEC vs ACC going forward. Power 5 become Mega 4 18 team conferences sooner rather than later. TV contracts, ACC/SEC Networks under the ESPN umbrella & B1G/Pac12 probable rebranding to Big12 Networks under Fox umbrella, makes it much easier for it to work with side contracts to CBS / Paramount+ and NBC / Peacock.
Most likely, B12 vs B1G and SEC vs ACC going forward. Power 5 become Mega 4 18 team conferences sooner rather than later. TV contracts, ACC/SEC Networks under the ESPN umbrella & B1G/Pac12 probable rebranding to Big12 Networks under Fox umbrella, makes it much easier for it to work with side contracts to CBS / Paramount+ and NBC / Peacock.
agree, this isn't about reliving the glory years it's about putting team on correct path to compete and win. TheBIG schedule is hard enough
don't get me wrong, I too miss those BE tourney days in the garden but it's over, that ship sailed, sunk, and is a forgotten in Davie Jones Locker
Rutgers sadly in the past had far too many bad losses against mediocre out of conference competition.With the expansion of the B1G Ten there will be less out of conference games which will improve the strength of schedule ranking.
I'm not sure what else RU needs to do. We are generating revenue for the 1st time and whatever the B1G wants, is fine with me. We don't need to keep elevating Big East teams in our market with TV exposure and media hype, by playing them. It's already bad enough that we still have some RU fans, in love with the Big East. They have enough other options to schedule in the Big East, besides the B1G.
DePaul manages to beat someone every year. Don’t think Providence has escaped that.
Pike has already said many times that irs hard for Rutgers to get good teams to come play at the RAC. They are scared. That's only going to get worse with the uptick in recruiting
We might see a high profile game or two a year at Prudential/MSG or some other neutral court
We might see a high profile game or two a year at Prudential/MSG or some other neutral court
Yeah, Seton Hall, Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern and Hofstra were all downright terrified of the RAC last season.
So, Central Connecticut State or Marist on the schedule next season?
Those games are part of an event aren't they? I'm talking about opponents RU chooses to schedule.
Now RU can add another team like Bryant or Stonehill to the schedule to build that tournament resume. 😵💫
He doesn't flat-out lie but he does embellish at times. Cliff's height, Ogbole's height, every game already sold out. Harmless ultimately but he plays it a bit loose with facts sometimes
Yeah I’m sure it’s different for an RU fan on the East Coast and all … but as an Illini fan, the Gavitt Games always felt kind of forced and unnatural.
Why on Earth haven’t we set something up with the Big XII yet? They’re another conference for which FOX has TV rights. It would work a lot cleaner than their current deal with the (ESPN-backed) SEC.
Sign me up for a B1G/Big XII Challenge in hoops since Fox owns both conference media rights.
You know that if the B1G and the Big 12 do a challenge Rutgers will play UCF every year.
That would not be a bad thing.You know that if the B1G and the Big 12 do a challenge Rutgers will play UCF every year.
Schedule it during the NJ Teachers Convention week and you'll see a bump in Orlando.
It’s called “coach speak”. Coaches sometimes say things to support their position which might not be popular with the fans. Stretching the truth.
There is a convention almost every week in Orlando Jan - April because of the mild weather.
The PGA Show is my favorite.
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