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[QUOTE="Chip, post: 2712290, member: 19"]
We do seem to have students on board now, which is good.

Alum problem is tricky for us.  So many don't end up living that close.  And I forget what it must have been like to be a student during all these bad years.  Probably like being a Kansas football fan, when does hoops start.  My 2nd Dome game as a freshman started out with Dar Dar on a reverse running past a stunned Steve Spurrier in front of 49,500 fans who nearly blew the roof off the place.  A team that stayed ranked all year.  It was easy to get hooked.

On the flip side, many of the big schools that rely on alums are also drawing 30-50k more when you compare full stadium to full stadium.

I'm not pointing fingers, but I do think all around CNY, combined with students, we should be able to get 45k in there.  We're not that far off.

Every alum knows an alum that doesn't seem to care.  And I'd bet every local knows a local that doesn't seem to care (I know plenty of both).  Locals are lower hanging fruit to draw back in.  Alums are a longer play.
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