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Message: [QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 2293049, member: 488"] When I say the fanbase sucks I mean it isn't very big relative to what the program has accomplished. I think colleges in the northeast have some branding issues when it comes to athletics that are difficult to overcome. That, along with having so many competitors in other sports, caps what you are going to get in numbers from a school that, on paper, is perfectly situated between Boston and New York. I think what we are getting paid by Nike is due in large part to a women's base comprised of people from all over the country. UConn basketball has become a proxy for advancement/achievement in women's athletics in a way that is unique and unlikely to be replicated. Great as it is to have them driving up prices, I'm not sure they're representative of the base at large. Your point on the shifting demographics seems right. It's an aging fanbase that hasn't been replenished for whatever reason, perhaps because of the growing admission standards or maybe because the administration tends to do whatever possible to discourage fun. If I had to bet, this is a trend throughout college sports. [/QUOTE]