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Message: [QUOTE="PoppyHart, post: 2120435, member: 515"] Yes, those are the best of the 8-team fields, not counting the upcoming Phil Knight tournament which will have two parallel 8-team fields and blow everything away in 2017. But the other events still have a lot of value. You get to play 2-3 games against P5 competition, 3 games on neutral floors, and almost certainly 1 against high-level competition. And you still get your 4th game, on-campus scrub school to keep the budget director satisfied. It's an expense paid "vacation" for these kids, even if they don't get to see much of San Juan, Cancun, Virgin Island, etc... How many times have our players been to NYC? It's not like it's still a bucket list item for our guys. And most importantly, the program has proven to excel in these early season, 3 games in 3 days tournaments. It's like shooting fish in a barrel. It would be foolish to not seek them out. [/QUOTE]