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Message: [QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 1968999, member: 716"] There's one thing that SU fans take pride in that doesn't mean as much to recruits: the 30,000 fans thing. For SU fans, big capacity for big games is really cool. For players, not so much: SU plays twice as many home games each year in a half-empty building with no atmosphere as they play games in front of 30,000. Now why has SU been spurned so often of late? I bet you're right about one of those reasons, the retirement uncertainty. There're all sorts of other reasons that could apply to one or more individuals. The cash thing isn't just sour grapes; Kentucky, like SU and every major program has done over the years, finds a way to reward certain recruits. A lot of high school kids conduct themselves like attention-mongers; there's no doubt that Kentucky (all over ESPN like a reality show) is more attractive than SU, a legitimate program that doesn't get nearly that level of exposure in this era of sportscelebrityentertainment. [/QUOTE]