In all due respect, Cincy and Houston have tons of momentum with their fanbase heading into this season. The anticipation of being in the Big 12 is far more powerful than any marketing plan. I can appreciate the "We are Uconn" folks, but that isn't going to attract the average fan to buy a ticket to see Tulane. Never mind that the administration hasn't said anything that would give fans hope. And, I'm sorry but the hiring of administrators only matters to the ultimate diehards. There aren't many fanbases that would support going from playing long time regional rivals to playing former Conference USA schools 1500 miles away. If the NHL returned to Hartford I'm sure they would sell 16,000 tickets overnight for a Bruins game, but lucky to get 5,000 for any AHL team. In fairness to Uconn fans, very few P5 schools would draw flies if they played our schedule.