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Message: [QUOTE="joct, post: 296296, member: 2001"] Even with all of the colleges in the area, historically Boston is a pro sports town when it comes to fans, so they've always had that as part of their fight for fans. College Hockey has a deeper following than hoops. When they had their exceptional moments (Flutie, the Curley - Abrams era, the early 90s FB era that beat #1 Notre Dame), the city gets behind them, but without that, they seem to be an afterthought. When Jim O'Brien lost a few recruits and had their falling out, that set them back. The ACC move was the final straw in my opinion. Being a huge metropolitan area, they have a lot of people who went to BE schools and are from those metro areas, so they could relate to them. Even when Skinner had some good teams, they barely were on the radar as far as the Boston sports scene was concerned. Add that the Boston area isn't exactly a hotbed for top BB recuits (Noel notwithstanding), and they're in a tough spot. [/QUOTE]