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Message: [QUOTE="hallcity, post: 1068058, member: 4315"] From Duke's point on view, the rationale for scheduling neutral site games like this is pretty clear. Money. Duke has a VERY expensive basketball program. Coach K's salary is off the charts. Even his assistants make around a million a year. The home team gets the TV revenue from a game but, actually, that revenue goes to the conference. However, when it's a neutral site game, the two schools involved get the revenue. The TV revenue from a game like this is considerable. Probably, Duke will get the lion's share of the revenue. Even though U.Conn just won a national championship, they need this game more than Duke does. Duke can easily schedule a neutral site game with many other schools and get the same revenue. It wouldn't be so easy for U.Conn. Neutral site games like this are how Duke pays the bills. [/QUOTE]