stever20 wrote:well something that should be said- 2 of 3 Georgetown's biggest crowds the last 2 seasons were home games vs Syracuse and UConn. The only one that was with that- Maryland. So it makes sense business wise for Georgetown to schedule teams like Syracuse and UConn.
gtmoBlue wrote:Good points irt regional basketball and garnering fan interest.
However, What Syracuse did and UConn will try to emulate, is to try and get BE games to aid them in remaining relevant to NE Recruits. Playing high visibility games
versus BE teams keeps a bit of luster on their name and gives them a bit more press publicity to cushion their downyard spiral. I for one, do not begrudge the NE for wanting
more fan interest, but by giving games to the Syracuses, UConns, and BC's only serves to elevate their status when it comes to recruiting against our teams.
Perhaps you are correct and fan interest outweighs other concerns, but it seems that Syracuse and UConn gain the most out of these arrangements while the BE teams get an
"old times sake" game with a former rival.
I think UNL is thinking of discontinuing the rival games with Creighton, as the Corn cannot win one.
mel ott wrote:gtmoBlue wrote:Good points irt regional basketball and garnering fan interest.
However, What Syracuse did and UConn will try to emulate, is to try and get BE games to aid them in remaining relevant to NE Recruits. Playing high visibility games
versus BE teams keeps a bit of luster on their name and gives them a bit more press publicity to cushion their downyard spiral. I for one, do not begrudge the NE for wanting
more fan interest, but by giving games to the Syracuses, UConns, and BC's only serves to elevate their status when it comes to recruiting against our teams.
Perhaps you are correct and fan interest outweighs other concerns, but it seems that Syracuse and UConn gain the most out of these arrangements while the BE teams get an
"old times sake" game with a former rival.
I think UNL is thinking of discontinuing the rival games with Creighton, as the Corn cannot win one.
Agree with Gitmo. I don't see why Big East schools should help bolster two programs that left them and also are on their way down. Let em go. Forgive, but don't forget.
ecasadoSBU wrote:mel ott wrote:gtmoBlue wrote:Good points irt regional basketball and garnering fan interest.
However, What Syracuse did and UConn will try to emulate, is to try and get BE games to aid them in remaining relevant to NE Recruits. Playing high visibility games
versus BE teams keeps a bit of luster on their name and gives them a bit more press publicity to cushion their downyard spiral. I for one, do not begrudge the NE for wanting
more fan interest, but by giving games to the Syracuses, UConns, and BC's only serves to elevate their status when it comes to recruiting against our teams.
Perhaps you are correct and fan interest outweighs other concerns, but it seems that Syracuse and UConn gain the most out of these arrangements while the BE teams get an
"old times sake" game with a former rival.
I think UNL is thinking of discontinuing the rival games with Creighton, as the Corn cannot win one.
Agree with Gitmo. I don't see why Big East schools should help bolster two programs that left them and also are on their way down. Let em go. Forgive, but don't forget.
It's worth noting that UConn and Cincy, at least, did not leave the Big East. They may have wanted to and were probably intending to leave eventually... but in reality they actually were left behind by the 7 Big East basketball playing schools
kayako wrote:uconn & pc @ mohegan makes a lot of sense. But I hated the home & home part of our 3 year scheduling agreement.
gosports1 wrote:at the very least UConn should be scheduling BC.PC and STJ on a regular basis. if they can get them, Cuse and Nova should be added to the mix as semi regular
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