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We used to host the Bluebonnet Classic every year around the holidays. I would be fine with a similar four-team tournament at the Toyota Center. Most of the big early season tournaments are played at neutral sites. Ideally you would have UH, a major Texas program—Texas, Tech, A&M, or Baylor—and then two marquee or big regional schools: UNC, Duke, Villanova, Gonzaga, Michigan, Purdue, LSU, Arkansas, etc. It would pack the house and help generate local interest in college basketball and UH, plus it should give us two Quadrant 1 games.

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Yes, UH and Rice sponsered it I believe…think we played Valpo…could be wrong…

Anybody remember the Kettle Classic?

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I do. I attended it several years during my childhood.

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Yep and Rice wanted nothing to do with playing us LOL! We played the Aggies quite a few times when Guy V. and Shelby Metcalf were good friends…I miss that rivalry…

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It’s easy to say what we should or shouldn’t do when we don’t have the financial responsibility. I am sure we are doing what our AD thinks is the most financially advantageous and will continue to do so. I don’t mind playing at NRG in September at all – air conditioning is my friend.

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