More showed up alright---from Fairbanks .  You are wrong about the first step being the community supporting them---the students need to get off their lazy rear ends and support them first.  Around 85 to 95 percent of UAA students don't support their own school.  If they don't care about their sports programs , why should the community ?  Plus , if the vast majority of students don't support their sports teams , why is UAA spending / blowing over ten million a season on sports ? Couldn't that over ten million be better used in the classroom ?     With the Aces done , UAA stands to benefit in increased attendance.  However , Alaska sports fans hate losers .  In hockey and baseball your doing good if you win  60 to 70 percent of your games. Aces win a number of games , but not enough to increase attendance . With the Aces gone , a number of fans may start attending UAA games.  Rest assured they won't tolerate UAA's consistent losing and will stop going as loses build. Fire Thomas now.