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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 4827981, member: 10"] Thanks for posting this article. I posted it yesterday in its own thread but somebody deleted the thread. No idea why but it's a very interesting article to hear Hurley's and Benedict's thoughts on scheduling and the extra revenue being generated by the program. If you win, they will come. It's always been this way in every sport. Plus this which will make the season ticket holders happy. Wish that thread was still up so we could discuss. [I]“You have schools starting to look at, do we really want to play as many games as we do off campus and these neutral site games?” Benedict said. “The value of the MTE’s [multiple-team events] and neutral site games is it’s just been easier to negotiate or find really good games. But we’ve got to find a way in college basketball to bring more of these games back to campus and do home-and-homes. It’s good for the game. It’s good for fan bases. You want to do it with the right teams, as well, based on whatever your scheduling philosophy is and where you are as an opponent. It’s a lot easier to get those high-profile games now, based on what happened last season and where the program has been elevated to than it was three or four years ago. Why was North Carolina to come play us at home? Or Duke or Purdue or whoever it might be.”[/I] [/QUOTE]