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The common denominator in all these athletics-charged towns is they all give their fans plenty of opportunity to pay attention. To become attached to players and coaches. To fully indulge themselves in a pro sports culture.

The University of North Texas sits some 40 miles northwest of Dallas, home to the NFL's Cowboys, the NBA's Mavericks, the NHL's Stars and, to an extent, MLB's Rangers.

Dallas is one of the 12 to have them all. North Texas is one of the many colleges that has to compete in a pro market.

"It's tough," said Brett Vitto, the North Texas beat writer for the Denton Record-Chronicle newspaper. "Say on a weekend during football season, you have the Cowboys playing at home and then the Texans play a home game down in Houston. And Texas plays, Texas A&M plays, Texas Tech plays. The Mavs have a home game. The Stars play at home...

Huntington Herald Dispatch

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