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Message: [QUOTE="Alydar, post: 4200389, member: 730"] Mostly it's economics, not UConn's but downtown Hartford's. The XL was at it's best when the Whalers played there. When they left they took a lot of fan spending with them. That money was spent in the restaurants and bars around the XL. The pricey rentals around the XL suffered and many don't exist anymore. So property values declined. The banks that hold all that debt on the property have influence in the legislature and in the governor's office, no matter who is in charge. They want UConn playing in Hartford so that the property owners can pay their mortgages. And so do I but for another reason. The drive to Storrs is nice from May till November. I like the longer ride up rt 66 & 32. But wcbb is November to March. The XL is an all-highway ride that takes a half hour. [/QUOTE]