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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 3989768, member: 5798"] Geno usually schedules two "exhibition" home games prior to the start of the regular season. Usually Division 2 teams. Those teams come in knowing they are are going to lose and lose BIG. They consider it an honor to play UConn, and visit the Hallowed "shrine" commonly known as Gampel Pavilion. They get to see all of the awards and trophies in the Werth Center, as well as all of the banners on the wall inside Gampel. They always take lots of pictures to memorialize their visit. It's an experience you don't forget. It's like you'll always remember the first time you visit the Boston Gardens, or Madison Square Garden. For most of these players, it will be the first and last time they set foot inside Gampel. They use this game as a learning tool to measure where they are, and where they should strive to be. It's a good bet that Geno has a long waiting list of D-2 schools that would like to be part of his exhibition rotation. We'll have to wait until the final schedule come out sometime in mid to late September to see who our first Division 1 home opponent will be. There's no way you can judge what you have against a lesser talented Division 2 opponent. [/QUOTE]