Duke v. Chicago

[goldenboy8784]

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@Cue7

That’s just the point: as Duke is a medium-sized university without millions of “adopted” fans throughout the state, its athletic spirit CAN’T compare with the large state universities simply because of the difference in size.

Cue, I’m not comparing fan bases of universities but rather talking about the school spirit/sports loyalty that alums/students have for the school. In this regard, Duke is in the same league as Texas. If you walk around the campuses of any of the top 25 universities in the country, only USC students will be wearing USC clothing as much as Duke students wear schoool paraphanelia. </p>

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@Cue7

Duke has strong (but perhaps declining, as recent reports indicate) support for a handful of its teams, but you just can’t compare school spirit at Duke to the massive state schools. It’s like comparing apples and oranges, primarily just because the sizes are so different.

Cue7, Duke only lacks strong support for football; basketball, lacrosse, golf, tennis, and soccer matches are always well attended.</p>

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@Cue7

Also - as an addendum, I don’t know if school size specifically has much to do with attendance WITHIN the football stadium. Notre Dame gets 60k+ attendance for every game, and Stanford regularly got 50k+ attendance for every home football game this past fall. ND has great football tradition, but Stanford just has a good team nowadays. Attendance seems much more based on the strength of the team. If Duke didn’t have an awful football team, they’d probably get much better than the ~25k per game they’ve had this past fall.

Notre Dame is the most renowned college football program and has a national base. Stanford has had a tremendously successful past two years and students love supporting teams that are winning constantly.</p>