Re: Valpo

[Jonathan Breiner]

I'm glad I read your response before I posted again, Brett.  I think your
reasoning is dead on.  TV sets up the home for home deals.  Those 16 home
games are sacred because they bring in most of the Basketball teams income
in any given year.  The only thing that competes with that is TV games.  I
would prefer more home and home TV arrangements, like we did with Wake
Forest, but most schools do not want to do it and will only agree to a
one-time neutral court arrangement.

jon b


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Pappas" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Valpo


> I personally think it is neither of these. The biggest reason IMHO is
money.
> Money is why big schools won't play us because it means a 1 for 1 and
money
> is why Valpo is attractive (2 for 1 with a better than average team).
>
> If all we cared about was schedule strength then we could easily find
teams
> like Duke, Kansas, etc.. willing to play us on their floor with no game in
> return. But we wouldn't make much money doing that.
>
> It isn't a coincidence that the only time we see two big time programs
> playing each other anymore is when TV makes it happen (usually on a
> semi-neutral court).
>
> Again, I don't know any better than anyone else on this forum but that is
> always my thinking when I see the schedule.
>
> --Brett
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 12:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Valpo
>
>
> > In a message dated 8/13/02 11:13:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > address@hidden writes:
> >
> >
> > > Is our scheduling the result of the top schools not wanting to play us
> or is
> > > it that we would rather play a Valpo?  Does anyone on this board know
> the
> > > answer?  We used to play a lot tougher schedule.
> >
> > I have often wondered that myself.  I'd think that it's a little bit of
> both,
> >  more of your first choice IMO.  Maybe Brian can add something in
> reference
> > to your question.  I know that I'd rather see UC play someone tough at
> home
> > with a bigger chance of a loss than a patsie and win by thirty points.
> >
> >
> >
> > Gregg
>
>
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