Football attendance across the country.
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Once you know you can't make the playoffs, nobody wants to watch a Liberty Bowl team except from their recliner
I noticed right before halftime of the Georgia/Florida game that the seats were mostly empty b/d the 20's
there is a point where you price yourself out of a customer
there is a point where you price yourself out of a customer
I think this is it honestly. Gas money, high tickets, and high concessions makes it difficult for the average fan to attend
Making it as easy as possible to stay home and watch the game practically free in comfort vs. going to the game, endure the hassle, and spend next month's gas money. It's amazing it hasn't dropped off more.
Post-Covid 12 team playoff era. Bowls are dead and no one cares about them. All the more reason for 24 teams
The game also lost something when no one knows any of the players ****
I can afford to go, I choose not to because I like to watch multiple games not just ours
That’s part of it……I think some would still show up to watch a Liberty bowl team if 1/3 of the team wasn’t going to opt out for the Liberty bowl.
Think about what it probably costs our fathers when we were kids, going to a game. $40???
**** you can't buy 4 drinks and 4 hotdogs for $40, now.
I live 2k miles away so attendance isn't in the cards. However, I can experience the highs and lows from the comfort of home and it is much easier to turn the game off in disgust with a remote than to have to deal with it in person. Not to mention the ridiculous prices of travel, hotels, tickets, concessions, etc.
Oklahoma has a lot of fair-weather fans and if the Sooners aren't in the national hunt then it's Meh.
No one wants to spend a thousand dollars to go see a 20 year old that will get paid more than most people will earn in a lifetime **** the bed.
Not sure what the conditions actually were at the OK game, but that picture looks like the weather was miserable...
The USF / UAB game came on after gameday, there could not have been 10,000 people at Raymond James stadium.
Interestingly, USF has two former MSU QBs and are 6-2. Van Buren has been their starter, went out yesterday and Kromenhoek was his backup.
Interestingly, USF has two former MSU QBs and are 6-2. Van Buren has been their starter, went out yesterday and Kromenhoek was his backup.
I was watching some yesterday and thinking it wasn’t just that I knew our players, it was that I knew key players for every team in the SEC and elite players outside the SEC. Not having that investment and knowledge lowers the interest level substantially.
They priced me out except for a game or two every couple of years in 2012, and I lived in Starkville then. The product just isn’t worth it for me when all the games are on TV. I do think TV has a lot to do with it.
When I went with my dad, we drove down morning of the game, maybe ate a pimiento cheese sandwich in front of Dorman once or twice a year, went to the game, left immediately after and were home an hour after the final horn which was usually about dark. (This was for Starkville games. Jackson games were the same with a later arrival back home)
Perfect storm.nil, transfer portal era, and economy. It's way too expensive for families to go to many games. If any. Plus add in transfers and hard to keep up with the players. They are just hired mercenaries now with very little school pride like the fans and alumni. Plus I can stay home watch multiple games not spend all day in the car with small children and burn a ton of gas and money on food.
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