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Message: [QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 4629380, member: 60"] Let me re-define then, sure UConn is a blue blood due to titles, but they aren't a national draw like Kentucky or Kansas or UCLA who have histories and deep deep roots and generations of big time fans. Again, what are we talking, mid 90s that casual fans started paying attention to UConn? SDSU def hurt the ratings. But a casual fan that is only tuning into a final four or title game, maybe, is looking for an iconic matchup or a big time entertaining player and this was neither. No one is tuning in for Hawkins. They just aren't. I get that the style wasn't great either, but a truly casual fan is two steps away from even worrying about that. There is no star power. No truly historical program like a UCLA or Kentucky. If the ratings for the first 10 minutes were huge, sure, show me. But I highly doubt it. [Edit: One other thing, Men's College Basketball, for all intents and purposes on the whole, is not good or entertaining] [/QUOTE]