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<blockquote data-quote="BilldGopher" data-source="post: 508034" data-attributes="member: 4315"><p>Clearly a perception out there that having a pro team in town adversely affects a college program attendance wise. Similar situation for Minnesota in the Twin Cities with the Vikings as GT with the Falcons. Not so much as diluting the fan base but there is only so much entertainment dollar to go around.</p><p></p><p>In the Big 10 West, programs such as Iowa, Wisconsin, and Nebraska have great reputations for traveling strong to bowl games and none of them have pro teams to compete with. Minnesota always seems to fall down the bowl pecking order...when our records with these schools is similar or even better...for getting to "better" bowls.</p><p></p><p>Tech has been to more significant bowls than us over the modern period so you have better data. Clearly our bowl apex since the early 60s was the Citrus Bowl 2014 against Missouri. This was our first Florida bowl game and the fanbase responded very well. Estimates were that at least 25,000 showed up...maybe more...and certainly tons more than what Mizzou fielded in the stands. The Big 10 and bowl committees were very surprised.</p><p></p><p>Our fallback is if we actually fielded a consistently winning program...and actually made it to contending for the conference championship within living memory...then the fans would come to both TCF Stadium in the fall and follow to the bowl.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BilldGopher, post: 508034, member: 4315"] Clearly a perception out there that having a pro team in town adversely affects a college program attendance wise. Similar situation for Minnesota in the Twin Cities with the Vikings as GT with the Falcons. Not so much as diluting the fan base but there is only so much entertainment dollar to go around. In the Big 10 West, programs such as Iowa, Wisconsin, and Nebraska have great reputations for traveling strong to bowl games and none of them have pro teams to compete with. Minnesota always seems to fall down the bowl pecking order...when our records with these schools is similar or even better...for getting to "better" bowls. Tech has been to more significant bowls than us over the modern period so you have better data. Clearly our bowl apex since the early 60s was the Citrus Bowl 2014 against Missouri. This was our first Florida bowl game and the fanbase responded very well. Estimates were that at least 25,000 showed up...maybe more...and certainly tons more than what Mizzou fielded in the stands. The Big 10 and bowl committees were very surprised. Our fallback is if we actually fielded a consistently winning program...and actually made it to contending for the conference championship within living memory...then the fans would come to both TCF Stadium in the fall and follow to the bowl. [/QUOTE]
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