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[QUOTE="BRG 1, post: 3193964, member: 8490"]
A couple of thoughts.....

1. With UConn / Hurley coming to the BE I believe EVERYONE else will up their game recruiting wise. Now a recruit will come to UConn knowing he will play against his high school teammates/ childhood friends from the block twice a year AND in March in front of family in the Garden, not in another conference in front of nobody in a cavernous arena. 
2. How many people on BONEYARD had a kid who went to UConn or PC or Villanova, nephew at Set on Hall, kid's best friend at GTown,  etc.? I bet the best friend / nephew didn't go to Houston, East Carolina or UCF. So games in BE become family affairs, driving interest. Many fans/alums of all schools are boomers who are Nostalgic, driving interest. Finally many UConn friends told me they REALLY missed driving/busing to THE MECCA (Garden) and could care less about UCF or Memphis hosted tournaments. Olympic sports recruiting I believe will get a boost- another chance at going to a school competing in front of family and friends at top flight level.
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