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Message: [QUOTE="Dogdeacon, post: 3852713, member: 1026"] I think Villanova has a perennial 'pop' from that 1985 National Championship, an underdog win, right as college hoop was in growing popularity heyday and a great story. Plus Philly is parochial or insular like Boston is, but in contrast a lot more college affiliations and frankly vastly better basketball programs. So there is more college loyalty, patronage rooting interests, it is closer to the South in retaining college pride. The big 5 isn't as big a thing, but it is a legacy. Nova, Temple, LaSalle & even Drexel all have made the NCAAs in recent years, maybe even Penn. I can't remember the last Boston area school to even win one NCAA game unless we count Providence or freakin' Vermont. That's part of the problem with college hoop in Boston, there are no rivalries so no one cares or keeps their alumni pride. Since 2000 has there even been 2 games between Boston area ranked teams? Way too many of the schools in Boston & surrounds aren't D1. There's the hockey niche (vastly over-rated and overplayed generally and in this thread) with 4-5 schools and that's pretty much it for college sports rivalries in Boston. [/QUOTE]