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Message: [QUOTE="Jim, post: 4528744, member: 1492"] Geno schedules out of conference games with a purpose in mind. Sometimes it is to enable his seniors to play a game near their home town to reward the senior for all of the hard work. Sometimes it is to prepare his team for the NCAA tournament by playing a top ranked team that plays a certain style. And sometimes he schedules games for exposure in recruiting. By playing near a recruit's home he lets the target athlete know her family/friends will still get to see her play even if she travels across the country to play for him. Unless there is some sort of neighborhood rivalry or he is good buddies with the other coach, the is little upside to play a local team that is not among the top 25 teams in the US. [/QUOTE]