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Message: [QUOTE="BFieldHusky, post: 3702386, member: 2154"] You make the SAME arguments every time this comes up. Again, we get it. You don't like the XL Center. You would like every game at Gampel. I am an XL Center only season ticket holder. The reason for me is simple. I live just outside of Danbury. Hartford is an hour there (ok a little more with traffic) and an hour back. Easy in. Easy out. From where I live, Storrs is 90 minutes, without traffic. I don't mind going to a Saturday or Sunday game, but mid week games I wouldn't get there until the 2nd half. This is the case for a lot of the fan base. Hence why we had less than 5,000 people against St. Joe's last year early in the season on a weekday which was embarrassing. There would have been more fans if that game was at XL and you know it. From a venue standpoint...I don't know how anyone would argue XL is nicer than Gampel. It isn't. So you are right on there. I have good seats at XL and won't even make that argument. That being said...XL offers many things Gampel doesn't. You can buy alcohol. You can [B]GO OUT BEFORE AND AFTER games right next to the arena[/B]. That is huge. You don't have that option with Gampel. So I think you have to look at everything when you are truly comparing both arenas. [/QUOTE]