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Message: [QUOTE="XLCenterFan, post: 3377396, member: 8712"] For all of the banter and keyboard slapping going on in here, I hope everyone also filled out the darn survey. Sounds like we have a bunch of urban planners in here! I'll tell you what...I don't know what is going to become of the XL, but I will surely miss it if it leaves us. I do actually like the fact that we have 2 home courts, but I especially love that I live in Wethersfield and can take Maple/Wethersfield/Franklin Ave right to the game. I just always loved that I didn't even have to get on a highway to go experience big time college hoops - it's right in my backyard. Unlike many suburbanites, I am also a huge proponent of the city of Hartford, so that may play into my affinity for the arena. I was born there, married there, went to college there, eat and drink there, go to shows, concerts, games, and museums there, play golf there, fish there, work there, and have even lived there. NYC and Boston are cool, but I can choose to live anywhere, and I'll take Hartford. Games on campus are very fun as well, but there is NOTHING like a big time showdown in Hartford. You simply cannot compare a buzzed capacity crowd in Hartford to a sober full house in Storrs. I have been attending games at both venues for 32 years and I would attest to that fact. Anyone who says games are better on campus has not been around long enough. [/QUOTE]