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how's the fan turnout in Phoenix?

Flight from Houston this morning has a lot of Bama and NC State fans (expected as a southern hub). Just two of us wearing UConn gear
 
Came in last night from JFK and had a good chunk of UCONN on my flight. Staying in Scottsdale and decent Purdue showing up this way
 
Big Ten schools are larger and generally have incredibly passionate fanbases. Add in that UConn fans had another team in the Final Four in a huge game elsewhere in the country and just probably paid a crapton last year, you can imagine they may not have as many.

But, again, I think people here tend to underestimate fanbases of schools like Purdue because we associate fanbases with winning. That's a very New England thing, I think (it's everywhere, but especially New England).

That said, if UConn wins this weekend, I think our fanbase takes another big step up as I suspect there will be a ton more national bandwagoners hopping aboard. Sort of like the Warriors, or like Duke in the late 80s-early 90s.
 
CTBasketball said:
There’s a girl in Alabama gear on my flight, easily a 9.5/10 but she’s probably dating her brother so that stinks for me.
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Was at the open practice yesterday. Would have to say Purdue is by a large amount the number 1 group here next was UConn
Didn't see very many Bama fans. Wasn't there for the NCST practice so don't know about their numbers.
 
AzHusky said:
Was at the open practice yesterday. Would have to say Purdue is by a large amount the number 1 group here next was UConn
Didn't see very many Bama fans. Wasn't there for the NCST practice so don't know about their numbers.
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I agree with the rankings as well for fan bases. Interested to see how it is today when I get there.
 
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cmgresh36 said:
Came in last night from JFK and had a good chunk of UCONN on my flight. Staying in Scottsdale and decent Purdue showing up this way
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Im in Scottsdale as well and not many UConn fans in this part of the city. This place so spread out people are staying quite a distance from venue. I imagine there will be enough of us to make some noise. The starving fan bases definitely have made the trip.
 
tzznandrew said:
Big Ten schools are larger and generally have incredibly passionate fanbases. Add in that UConn fans had another team in the Final Four in a huge game elsewhere in the country and just probably paid a crapton last year, you can imagine they may not have as many.

But, again, I think people here tend to underestimate fanbases of schools like Purdue because we associate fanbases with winning. That's a very New England thing, I think (it's everywhere, but especially New England).

That said, if UConn wins this weekend, I think our fanbase takes another big step up as I suspect there will be a ton more national bandwagoners hopping aboard. Sort of like the Warriors, or like Duke in the late 80s-early 90s.
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Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t UConn see a similar bump in the mid 90s to 2004 with “bandwagon” national fans? I was too young to really remember it, but I do remember reading over the years that UConn basketball was basically the coolest brand in the sport.
 
I'm a little surprised Purdue's alumni base is only ~double ours. The school currently has about two and a half as many undergradds as we do and historically it was a much larger gap. That they are from a state that takes the sport very seriously, compounded by the fact that they haven't been here since 1980, their turnout should be expected.

NC State also should do better than us on the facts that they are also a larger school (not the size of Purdue), also are from a state that tales the sport very seriously (NC St has a far stronger fan base than many realize) and that they havent been there since they won it all in 1983. That they are such a longshot may have kept some home in NC however.
 
Was at the Sheraton downtown bar last night to watch the women play and it was insane. Huge UConn contingent. U-C-O-N-N chants and everything. Lots of Purdue around town, followed by NC State. No Bama fans. The locals i have met all say they are rooting for UConn because they picked them in their pool. Then they say the Lady Huskies got a bad call last night.
 
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Zero Bama fans, too many Purdue fans, NC State looks like they did they’re share bringing fans as well.

UConn probably in 3rd for showing.

Zero Bama fans. It’s kinda crazy.
 
WallStreetHusky said:
Was at the Sheraton downtown bar last night to watch the women play and it was insane. Huge UConn contingent. U-C-O-N-N chants and everything. Lots of Purdue around town, followed by NC State. No Bama fans. The locals i have met all say they are rooting for UConn because they picked them in their pool. Then they say the Lady Huskies got a bad call last night.
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Is the Sheraton the UConn hotel though?
 
Deepster said:
IF?!? Good lord. You people are morons.
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I'm a current UConn student and the plane tickets to Phoenix on such short notice are too much. Too bad the site is so far away and there aren't even any west coast teams in it
 
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OceanDoggie said:
UConn Alumni
  • 281,684 total living alumni worldwide.
  • 149,936 alumni live in Connecticut.

Purdue Alumni
  • 600k+ living amumni worldwide
  • Not calculated for Indiana
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They also have one of the best on-line graduate degree programs.
 
cellocgg said:
Depending on what happens tonight I would consider the flight and staying Monday-Tuesday as it would be cheaper
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I'm thinking the same but it's probably not going to happen. Two years in a row that unforseen things have come up so I'm probably watching at my local hangout again, which is actually a lot of fun and has been good luck.
 
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superjohn said:
I'm thinking the same but it's probably not going to happen. Two years in a row that unforseen things have come up so I'm probably watching at my local hangout again, which is actually a lot of fun and has been good luck.
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They should movie the Final Four to the East Coast, where the teams participating are actually based. Then I could've made it. But of course it has to be in the farthest city possible
 
cellocgg said:
They should movie the Final Four to the East Coast, where the teams participating are actually based. Then I could've made it. But of course it has to be in the farthest city possible
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We would have a bunch of if the dummies at the Giants/Jets built MetLife with a retractable roof.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
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Imagine: comments directed to caring fans seeking (and elsewhere gladly receiving) "the wisdom of crowds" and then getting ambushed by 'late-to-the-party' insults as a reward for their innocent lack of knowledge or experience from a stumblebum sourpuss who rails against sissies & hillbillies in the generally low-laying 41st-in-elevation state. All because he can't accept that we are enjoying these current days because they have been built in 'WE' fashion, not willed into existence by a controlling egomaniacal buffoon, who nonetheless vacilates between claiming credit for anything that shows positively and pre-emptively exonerating himself from any blame in case anything does not conform to his futile attempts to be "The Man," when he already knows, has proclaimed, and still denies that Taylor Swift is the man and he is her biotch.

Simultaneously clueless, as great & powerful as that man behind the curtain to whom no one must pay attention, and maybe (just maybe) stumbling into a self-deprecating self-owning troll that nets him HIS 6th National Champion. And you dare to disrepsect him?
 
dvegas said:
My boy 1985 just drove in from San Diego via I 10 thru a snow storm. Huskies represent. He needs 1 ticket for tomorrow, lmk, ill pay
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
Imagine: comments directed to caring fans seeking (and elsewhere gladly receiving) "the wisdom of crowds" and then getting ambushed by 'late-to-the-party' insults as a reward for their innocent lack of knowledge or experience from a stumblebum sourpuss who rails against sissies & hillbillies in the generally low-laying 41st-in-elevation state. All because he can't accept that we are enjoying these current days because they have been built in 'WE' fashion, not willed into existence by a controlling egomaniacal buffoon, who nonetheless vacilates between claiming credit for anything that shows positively and pre-emptively exonerating himself from any blame in case anything does not conform to his futile attempts to be "The Man," when he already knows, has proclaimed, and still denies that Taylor Swift is the man and he is her biotch.

Simultaneously clueless, as great & powerful as that man behind the curtain to whom no one must pay attention, and maybe (just maybe) stumbling into a self-deprecating self-owning troll that nets him HIS 6th National Champion. And you dare to disrepsect him?
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In all candor I believe his demeaning responses, which are clearly the mark of a spineless internet bully, when coupled with my insolent responses may actually be helping the mojo. The evidence to date demonstrates clearly that at worst it is not hurting the mojo.

As a (retired, returned in disgrace, not accepted back) judge, he is a clown show. He also is continuing to to hold onto a delusion that has me a bit worrid about his mental well being.
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That said if you think it helps the mojo, it helps the mojo.

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