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Message: [QUOTE="Sherman20, post: 4583890, member: 6357"] “One, there really never was a compelling reason why Syracuse, NY was good at college basketball.” Large cities are not usually where college basketball fan bases are strongest. Large cities have pro teams that take up most of the air and where fans cluster around the pro team. The strongest college fan bases are away from the NBA cities, in mid-size cities like Syracuse, Lansing, Spokane, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, Lexington, Bloomington, Tuscon, Providence, etc. where the college team is the only game in town. Strong fan bases translate into media attention and help attract recruits. Syracuse is the only P5 school is all of NY State—which is the third largest state in the country. Syracuse draws fans from all over upstate, from Watertown to Binghamton, from Rochester to Albany. Not to mention a strong alumni and fan base in Greater NYC and Long Island. [/QUOTE]