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Message: [QUOTE="Towney007, post: 2966869, member: 5832"] While you're right on the consistency front, I think this fan base is unique in a weird way in terms of how much it exists in a bubble. And I don't mean that in a bad way, really - but in my experience - there isn't a fan base that has a poorer grasp or self awareness as to their national standing than ours. And there's good reason for that. But fans from other programs literally want nothing to do with UConn in the tournament. That's kind of our reputation - at least as i've observed it. I remember pinging around a Kansas board in 2016 and they were nervous even though *we* probably knew they didn't need to be. There was a mountain of posts that boiled down to 'well, we're better, but it's still UConn, so..." Kansas has a reputation for choking in the tournament. Kentucky kind of does. We don't. We've basically left a generation of hoops fans PTSD about playing us in the NCAA's - and there's something to be said for that. And the rest of the country sees us as a pretty big deal. We're a big game program. A place you come to win when it matters. And that's a really good thing. Arizona pegged US as their travel destination for this year b/c they knew it'd sell and packed an entire section or two at the Civic Center. We're still a big deal. [/QUOTE]