How much time do we need to spend re-answering the question of why Clones have better attendance. Anyone who has been to Ames knows and should not even waste their time with this thread. There are not a lot of places that make me yearn to be back in Manhattan, but Ames, Iowa is at the top of that list.
Your name is Cleveland... 
BUT BUT, we've got LeB...err...the Browns....err...the Tribe...err...public sector funding of the arts!
Yea, Cleveland kind of blows, but really Ames?
You could probably argue that Cleveland is the Ames of US metros with greater than 2 mil people.
Don King is from Cleveland, which beats any famous resident from Ames....