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Message: [QUOTE="whaler11, post: 3043477, member: 676"] The problem isn’t playing in Hartford. Part of the reason UConn had the following and support it did was because of Hartford. The problem has become the state of the XL, cost of playing in Hartford and the inability to generate incremental revenue because of the deal and the schedule. The school has changed - playing in Hartford was why so many in state kids wanted to go to UConn 20-30 years ago. The kinda kids that pick a college based on being a fan of the sports team don’t get in as often anymore. Certainly until now you can’t paint playing in Hartford in a negative light - its not like it got in the way of 4 titles. That being said it’s a dangerous time to retrench. The crowds might not be huge but there are still fans that only go there (me included) and that’s not going to change if they move everything on campus - many of us will just become full time tv fans. [/QUOTE]