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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 4672757, member: 5798"] I want the season to start soon as much as the rest of you........but I understand that a lot of "indoctrination" and assimilation into the UConn WBB program has to occur with our newbies before they'll be ready to play a meaningful game, even an exhibition game. I'm talking about the games in November, not August. The exhibition games in August are nothing more than glorified "pick-up" games. I've got the WNBA (which I love) that is in full swing and the NFL season which begins playing exhibition games in August, and college football (September) to keep me going until WCBB begins that first week in November. I love the NFL. I broke down and purchased the NFL Sunday Ticket last week. I want to see my favorite teams play [U]every[/U] [U]week[/U], not just when the networks decide to "randomly" broadcast their games in my market. All things in time. The players that were on the "IR" last year will need that extra time to get their sea legs and their conditioning back, in order to hit the ground running in November. The "PRESEASON" schedule is usually released sometime in September. We'll find out then who they play, and how many games Geno has scheduled this year. Remember, the Big East has reduced the number of conference basketball games from 20 to 18 beginning this coming season. That means that [B]conference schools can add two more non-conference games[/B] to their schedules if they wish. It will be interesting to see if Geno does. I would like to see Duke, LSU, Louisville, [B]Gonzaga[/B], and [B]UCLA/USC[/B] added to the out-of-conference (OOC) schools UConn plays every year. Yes, I'm being selfish. I want UConn to come out to the west coast every other year. :) [B]OLD NEWS - [/B] The UConn women's basketball team has been invited to compete in the inaugural[B] Cayman Islands Classic women's college basketball tournament [/B]this coming[B] [/B]season, as announced by Caymax Sports Ltd. Eight teams will compete in the 2-day Classic on Thanksgiving weekend [B]Nov. 24-25 [/B]at John Gray Gymnasium. [B]The tournament field also includes the 2023 NCAA Champion LSU, Virginia Tech, UCLA, Kansas, Niagara, Tulane, and Virginia. [/B]The tournament bracket and matchups will be announced at a later date. I would love for UConn to play [B]LSU[/B] that weekend. The two BIGGEST and most noteworthy programs attending the tournament/showcase should play each other. Make the trip worthwhile. [/QUOTE]

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