"But as Northeast schools continue to realign their early season schedules to major opponents, it reduces the pool of available games to which Georgetown is a candidate for...Or they could get stuck with Division III games, which is a net negative on the reputation of the University to recruits and other opponents?"
Avert your eyes at this quote from the Catholic University game notes of September 13:
"The germination of Saturday's game began when Catholic Athletic Director Sean Sullivan first communicated with Georgetown officials in August of 2016.
"They reached out to us," Sullivan said, "and I jumped on it."
The Hoyas and Cardinals will play again in 2022 at Cardinal Stadium and at Georgetown in 2023."