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Message: [QUOTE="dwalks93, post: 1765579, member: 5598"] Maybe the best way to explain my statement is a story. Growing up as a kid in Connecticut my Dad often took me to UConn Men's basketball games. It was in the old Field House at Storrs which felt like attending a game at a high school gym. When I attended UConn as a student in the 90s UConn basketball was just starting to boom. Some of my best memories were watching UConn hoops games and the subsequent post game parties on campus. At the time I attended UConn, UConn football was not a D1 program and the Rent did not exist. Now I have a son and I take my son to several UConn basketball and football games every season. While he loves all things UConn to include UConn basketball, for him attending UConn football games is way more exciting than UConn basketball. If given a choice he will always ask to go to a UConn football game over a UConn basketball game. Personally I love both UConn football and basketball but much of my childhood is tied to UConn basketball. For people of my generation, UConn basketball is part of our culture. But for my son, UConn football is part of his culture. To this day I still watch every UConn basketball game with my Dad even though I live in Virginia and we have to watch together on the phone. But now my Dad and I watch both the UConn basketball and the football games together on the phone. That is a change in culture. When pundits say "no one cares about UConn football" I just laugh. UConn football is still a relative new comer but it is growing and has a lot more potential than the other G5 programs we are competing against. UConn dominates an untapped market and has a loyal fan base...love of football is coming. My son's generation who grew up with UConn football will some day prove it. [/QUOTE]

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