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Message: [QUOTE="UConnCat, post: 2403491, member: 15"] Actually, D1 teams can and sometimes do play each other in preseason games. I believe Tennessee recently played NC State in a preseason game/scrimmage. Such games/scrimmages can not be open to the public or media, however. I think most coaches would find scrimmages against D1 opponents more beneficial in terms of competition, but the public exhibitions against D2-3 schools provide for the gameday experience that wouldn't occur with a scrimmage. This is particularly valuable for the freshmen. In the case of UConn, the two exhibitions are important because there are two home venues (Gampel and the XL Center) and two different gameday experiences. [/QUOTE]