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Message: [QUOTE="dwalks93, post: 1765427, member: 5598"] Memphis and UConn have completely different issues. In Connecticut big time college football is still relatively new and is not historically part of the culture. That said, UConn owns the market and growing the fan base is very possible. Bring in exciting teams and continue to improve the on the field football product and there is no reason UConn cannot draw like the flagship, land grant state university it is.... There is no team in Connecticut which out draws UConn and it is not even close. The UConn football market is there, the demand just needs to be cultivated. People in Memphis love football. It is SEC country and football is part of their culture. Unfortunately for Memphis most of those fans in Memphis are wearing orange and screaming "Go Vols." You cannot build a fan base if they are already cheering for someone else. Memphis cannot build a demand since they do not own the market...game over [/QUOTE]