That’s what officials behind the TotalFilOil-Flying V Homegrown Cup could guarantee on the prospect of another Blue Eagles-Archers clash once the short, six-team tournament reels off on March 25 at the San Juan gym.

"Definitely, we’ll make it a point to avoid such untoward incident. I’d like to believe that all of us have matured," said Homegrown Cup Commissioner Virgil Villavicencio in the PSA Forum yesterday at the Pantalan Restaurant in Manila.

The Homegrown Cup is actually an expanded but more competitive version of the series of Ateneo-La Salle exhibition matches, with four other schools — Letran, San Beda, University of the Philippines and Far Eastern University — joining the fray.

It aims to bring back to the hard court former stars of all six schools that will meet in a single round robin and rekindle their glorious collegiate and professional past.

Unfortunately, a fistfight marred the last La Salle-Ateneo exhibition match at the Araneta Coliseum that almost led to a walkout by the Blue Eagles.

"Actually, ‘yung mga bata lang naman ang medyo emotional talaga," admitted Villavicencio, who was joined in the session sponsored by PAGCOR and Manila Mayor Lito Atienza by project head Anthony Suntay.

"But this tournament is more than just an exhibition game since a lot are at stake. Hindi lang bragging rights. So, it’s actually more competitive in nature," said Villavicencio, a former coaching staff of the Talk ’N Text team in the PBA.

Familiar names from the 70s will be on hand: Steve Watson, Fritz Gaston, Joy Carpio (Ateneo); Lim Eng Beng, Peter Ley, Kenneth Yap (La Salle); and Chito Loyzaga and Frankie Lim (San Beda).

The 80s and 90s will also be represented: Samboy Lim (Letran); Jong Uichico, Aldo Perez and former Lipa Vice Mayor Boy Manguerra (La Salle); Glenn Capacio, Harmon Codinera and Ronald Magtulis (FEU); Ronnie Magsanoc, Yeng Guiao and Bert Ortiz (UP); and Boybits Victoria and Ralph Rivera (San Beda).

Teams will play a single elimination round, with the top two squads advancing in the one-game final.

The champion gets R80,000 that will be returned to the school by way of scholarships while runner-up receives R40,000.

An additional spice to the tournament is the participation of the institutions’ high school squads, an opportunity to develop the youth and showcase future stars.

Former PBA coach Chito Narvasa will handle Ateneo, Glenn Capacio for FEU, Lim Eng Beng for La Salle, Itoy Esguerra for Letran, Chito Loyzaga for San Beda and Raymund Celis for UP.