The loss of key players can certainly dampen fan enthusiasm, as can NCAA scandal.

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Further reflecting fan enthusiasm for this particular Ryder Cup is that Shop.

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But fan enthusiasm which tends to accompany small-market fan bases never guaranteed the on-court success of the Thunder franchise for owner Clay Bennett.

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Of course, those secondary ticket prices may drop awfully fast for LSU if player suspensions and an early season loss to Oregon dampen fan enthusiasm.

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Another fan, male, has more enthusiasm towards the web's possibilities.

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Tens of thousands more congregated in "fan zones" around the British capital to watch the festivities on big screens, their enthusiasm hardly diminished by overcast sky and sporadic showers.

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