Why this could be the last trip to the Maui Invitational

[CTFAN4LIFE]

It's a sad reality of the state of our AD. The travel expenses plus the equal shared revenue across multiple schools means that we'd make more over a 2 year period with 3 home and 3 road games against good opponents. Or neutral site games at MSG where we get a larger share of the take and travel is on a bus.

Going to the hockey game last Friday it's really staggering parking at the South Garage and walking by Werth, Burton, Morrone, the Baseball stadium and then Toscano. UConn has put a lot of money hoping we'd eventually get that P4/5 revenue.

With the names on those facilities, it got me to wondering what percentage of the new facilty spends were donations vs university spending? Certainly operating expenses will be mostly/all out of the AD/University budget.

 

[BGesus4]

Borges actually had it "tooth-comb". I took out the hyphen.

Toothcomb - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Student gets first-hand job experience

 

[BigFanCT]

Get. Out. Of. The. Big. Least.

 

[August_West]

I would trade the Maui for an additional 3 strong OOC games every year. We get 1 or 2 home games per year, on a rotating basis of course

Way more fun for me. Never been to Maui

But I do like the Battle for Atlantis

Well then you’d love Maui.

 

[GampelGladiator]

Perhaps something like this...plus 5 lower conference home opponents...

2025
H: Penn State, Pittsburgh & Texas
N: Duke & Kentucky
R: Houston

2026
H: Arizona, Miami & Northwestern
N: Arkansas & UNC
R: Alabama

2027
H: Alabama, Rutgers & Syracuse
N: Duke & Kentucky
R: Iowa State

2028
H: Kansas, Maryland & Virginia Tech
N: Arkansas & UNC
R: Tennessee

2029
H: Boston College, Michigan & Tennessee
N: Duke & Kentucky
R: Baylor

I like the idea of the 5 lower conference home opponents rotating teams via these categories:

• Connecticut
• New England
• New York
• Ivy League
• HBCU
• Service Academies

 

[temery]

Student gets first-hand job experience

had to read that a few times.

 

[kibblesnbits]

had to read that a few times

“Hyphen dyslexia” can completely change the meaning.

 

[uconn_jack]

You would hope that UConn is trying to be at the front of creating an MSG MTE with a decent payout for participating schools. Other top schools want the NYC exposure. Broadcasters would be happy. It would seem like a nice marketing opportunity for the company that bought the naming rights.

Unfortunately, I'll bet Syracuse (you know, New York's team) has beat us to that punch.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

I would love more home and homes over MTEs. The only thing the team loses is the early experience in a tournament setting

 

[willie99]

Well then you’d love Maui.

It's about the three hour flight

 

[DRBackup]

Borges actually had it "tooth-comb". I took out the hyphen.

Toothcomb - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Yeah, I'd say the proper term is more fine-tooth comb

 

[August_West]

It's about the three hour flight

Can drink more free scotches on a 9 hour.