(12-07-2017 06:15 PM)runamuck Wrote:  we are usually able to schedule games with tcu and untexas but I doubt if smu will be interested. back when I was a maverick club member/donor and went to pretty much every sporting event we had, I remember a basketball game at smu where not only did we get homered but they physically hammered a couple of our guys and we got no-calls from the refs. many people on the staff said at that time that we would never play them over there again. that was quite a while ago and maybe those sentiments have died down but smu doesnt see any advantage in playing us or untexas. now that we have a nice arena maybe this kind of tourney at a rotating site could happen. they would be well attended and would be three nice games for each school with minimal travel expense.

I agree. And I think it will help all schools with recruiting and building up more interest in their basketball programs. It's an interesting deal and something I'm sure the players and fans will look forward to every year. With the right marketing, this thing can be a slam dunk (pun intended).