It's ironic how little the students contribute to the program financially, while complaining about games being played at the civic center. Yet, games at the civic center allow more fans, as well as more fans that contribute much more to the program financially to attend.
We want to grow the fanbase, particularly in the wealthier and more densely populated area of Fairfield County, by making it more difficult, and more expensive, for most everyone who isn't a student and playing all games in Gampel?
In the early days of Calhoun and the Big East, the Civic Center made it easier to grow the program into what it is. And until recently, when it was basically impossible to get single game tickets at Gampel without buying them off a secondary market; the civic center allowed many fans (including myself) to go to some games and support the team.