Well, you've got enough evidence to write a nice bleacher report article about the turnaround in UConn football season ticket sales.
Seriously, there are plenty of signs that the economy is improving. That alone should help get more butts in the seats. Bureau of Labor Feb 12 stats had CT at 7.8%, off the dec 10 peak of 9.4%. Retail sales are up as well. We're not out of the woods yet, but there are some positives.