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Message: [QUOTE="CCSU97, post: 5329411, member: 7844"] QU and SHU surely have more money, better facilities, and play in a better conference - but neither school has the fan support or history that CCSU has. QU Hockey may be the outlier, but even in a 1960's era gym, Central draws bigger basketball crowds than either school on a regular basis. CCSU is a bigger and has many more alumni, though we are blue collar and don't have deep pockets. Remember when Hartford beat Central by a year jumping to D-I back in 1985. The played the first few years in the Civic Center and thought they would compete with the DePauls and Marquettes of the world. Well now they are D-III. If Central was given just a little more financial and political support, we would be a top regional mid-major across the board in hoops, football, and baseball. Finally, by my count, that CCSU game was the highest ever attended UConn game at The Rent for an FCS opponent (but someone can correct me if I'm wrong). [/QUOTE]