re: do you buy the "local pro team" hurts your college team arg?

I think Memphis fans would be the best group of people to ask about this. The Grizzles have only been there since the year 2001.

NCAA Basketball attendance 1970-2014


Its hard to gauge from the attendance numbers. Memphis attendance spiked in the year 2001 from 12000 to 16000 for some odd reason. Its not like Memphis was particularly good in those years. It might even imply Memphis got a boost from a pro team. The new arena wasn't ready until 2004.