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Message: [QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 5351589, member: 37"] Success plus exposure builds followers. Followers are important. They buy merchandise. They are part of the equation for the media in contract deliberation. It's interesting but not unexpected that UConn women's bb has more followers than the mens bb programs of UNC, Kentucky, Kansas and UConn. When I first moved to North Carolina ten years ago multiple people approached me when I wore UConn gear and started talking about the UConn women. Several of their daughters were fans. Currently many of the UConn mens basketball fans are band wagon fans. There are no band wagon fans rooting for the UConn football team. They are the "real" diehard (masochistic) type of fans. The UConn mens bb program is gaining more follower due to its success. But the media situation makes it more difficult for followers to find games. No doubt ESPN made Duke. It will be harder in the current system for any program to get that type of exposure. Caitlin Clark was a phenom that tapped into the human psyche which wants to say it witnessed her achievements. Similar to what happened with Tiger Woods. I doubt Iowa is getting the same attention it got the past two years. [/QUOTE]