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Message: [QUOTE="Storrs South, post: 4720479, member: 7275"] This I do not get: why not change to the Villanova model where it isn't a 50/50 split but more like 75/25. Throw any marquee game over the break + one additional non break marquee game + cupcake during finals & break (4 games total) to Hartford. The rest on campus which should be about 13. Of course that Hartford package you couldn't sell for as much as Gampel, but are they afraid about losing season ticket holder revenue? Because if that's the case then the $7.5 million figure doesn't account for that. For this season I could see something like: XL: Providence, Creighton, Seton Hall + cupcake during break (let's say Boston University) Gampel: Marquette, Villanova, St. John's, Georgetown, Xavier, DePaul, Butler + remaining cupcakes during semester This is well balanced and games like DePaul and Butler (assuming during semester) don't need to be in Hartford. If you want more big games go to Gampel, but if you are OK with a few you can get a little exposure in Hartford. This also is more student friendly and builds a better campus environment and student interest. First XL game wouldn't be until December, which maybe you throw one cupcake early on there just to get people into basketball mode. End of day, they need a better deal with Hartford in terms of money and scheduling priority. [/QUOTE]