So by now you should know about the new rule moving the three point line back a foot. But before the season gets underway on Monday, I’m going to answer the question that everyone wants to know: how should Hoya fans really feel about the line change?

And the answer is? We should not like it. Now I know that Tony’s talked a lot about it and he thinks that DaJuan Summers will be able to show off his mid-range jumper and that opponents will have a tough time coming back from a Hoya lead, but I’m not sold. So in honor of the topic of this discussion, I’m going to give you a three-point argument against the extra foot. Get it? Three-point?

1. It’s confusing.

First and foremost, it’s confusing. And it’s confusing on many levels.

For one thing, look at the record books. We just crowned Jonathan Wallace as Georgetown’s all time leader in three-pointers and in three-point percentage. But now what? Will we have to put an asterisk by his name because he did it the easy way? Or should we just put an ampersand by the next guy because he did it the hard way? I suggest we leave the line where it is and avoid all potential punctuation questions.

But the confusion doesn’t end there. Now look, I like volleyball as much as the next guy, but if there’s one thing that makes a basketball court confusing, it’s extra volleyball lines. I mean, how can you tell which lines mark the lane and which make up the penalty box? Or whatever the heck there is in volleyball? Okay, so I don’t like volleyball as much as the next guy, but the point is, at least volleyball is a separate sport. With this new rule, you could now have like ten different three-point lines just for basketball. (So I didn’t really count, but there’s men’s college basketball, women’s college basketball, the NBA, the WNBA, European basketball’s probably got a different arc, there was that time when they brought the NBA line in a little bit, and then there’s probably a few others somewhere if you look hard enough.)

Now in all honesty, there probably won’t be more than one arc drawn on the Hoya court in Verizon Center. But I’ve been to the Big East Tournament, and I’ve seen how much effort they put into customizing the court. They basically paste a Big East Tournament logo on top of the Knicks’ one in the center circle and draw a college three-point line. I could very easily imagine the people at Madison Square Garden pulling out the same custom court from last year and then realizing their mistake right before tip-off and drawing another line out there in Sharpie. And we don’t need there to be any more confusion with Big East officials involved.

2. Halftime’s not going to be pretty

Last season, the Hoyas were undefeated at home, a feat no Georgetown team had accomplished since the 1995-96 team led by Othella Harrington and Allen Iverson. Rival Reels were back in full effect, and they could be seen on the brand new, HD Diamond Vision scoreboard. Clearly there was a lot going right at the Verizon Center.

But one thing that wasn’t too great, and that hasn’t been too great in recent memory, was the halftime entertainment. From the little kids’ impromptu dunk-offs to the “Deal or No Deal” game where fans get to choose to keep tickets to see the Globbtrotters or to trade them for Yanni tickets, the contests could all use a little work.

And while it can be entertaining to see the five year olds missing layups in enormously oversized Braswell and Perry jerseys, I think it’s fair to say that it’s kind of embarrassing when the students can’t make their jump shots for cash. So I’m not looking forward to the Jettie’s Long Shot or the Chick-Fil-A Party Trey or or whatever it is if the extra twelve inches will add five more minutes of misery.

3. McAlarney likes it.

And lastly, here’s what Notre Dame’s Kyle McAlarney had to say about the new arc: “I don’t think you will see a guy like Roy Hibbert throwing them in any more.” An unnecessary dig at Georgetown’s favorite Pacer? I bet he was just bitter that Roy has a better three-point percentage than he does.

Regardless, if McAlarney likes the new rule, I think it’s good policy for Hoya fans to dislike it.