Football season ticket sales flat...

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals]

It may not be up for discussion in your world.... .....but in reality it's easily debatable.

For me money isn't an issue and I could manipulate my schedule to travel to Morgantown for Saturday games but I choose not to do it for most home games.. Why Not ? It's simply because the only advantage of attending a live game (in Morgantown) is the tailgating and that's easily cancelled out by a game party at home. I prefer watching the actual football game on tv.......imo it's a better experience and atmosphere than sitting on a bleacher bench. Now that's truly undebatable.....because it's my (and many others) preference...and a personal preference is only determined by a single person.

Besides....WVU (Big 12) doesn't get (or soon will) 20 million plus from the networks because of how many people attend games....now does it ?

"I prefer watching the actual football game on tv"

And how does THAT help WVU. Isn't helping WVU what it's about for WVU fans. Not whether you can sit your lazy *** on your couch instead of having the Mountaineer Field experience. You are lying to yourself if you think the couch potato experience is anywhere near as equvilant to being in Mountaineer Field, cheering with the crowd, and singing "Country Roads" after the victory. That is NOT up for debate.

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals]

I will take a different perspective at it CFE...there is no denying the fact that 3xENG mentioned...the lure of watching your team on a 50" or bigger HDTV screen is huge today...I purchase my seasons, pay a sizeable MAC fee, and do so happily. Over the last few years I have experienced NO issue in selling the 3 games I cannot make (6 hrs away) for at minimum face value including the MAC donation (80 bucks or so)....I still as I'm certain you do, find Mountaineer football one of the BEST sports values around! If others don't see this I will not brow beat them for it however...I'm sure a few of them purchase the tickets I cannot use from year to year....

The major difference between the others and you is that WVU benefits from your MAC and season ticket payouts, even if you're not there. Those who say they CAN afford to pay the MAC and tickets but don't because they're happier at home are NOT helping WVU. That's what those who care about WVU should be focused on. It does NOT help WVU if people stay at home instead of buying season tickets and making MAC donations. So we're on the same side. I only browbeat those who brag about not giving WVU money as it it's something to be proud of.

 

[EERFox]

The major difference between the others and you is that WVU benefits from your MAC and season ticket payouts, even if you're not there. Those who say they CAN afford to pay the MAC and tickets but don't because they're happier at home are NOT helping WVU. That's what those who care about WVU should be focused on. It does NOT help WVU if people stay at home instead of buying season tickets and making MAC donations. So we're on the same side. I only browbeat those who brag about not giving WVU money as it it's something to be proud of.

If I couldn't afford to attend the games I would still donate as much as I could to the MAC. If we want to be better in sports we have to support the athletic department.

 

[MSC_rivals460432]

or slightly up.

http://thedpost.com/Football-season-ticket-sales-up

When it's all said and done winning is the only thing that really matters. The hi-def TVs and cost of tickets hurt but if you win enough fans will come out.

 

[Vernon]

If I couldn't afford to attend the games I would still donate as much as I could to the MAC. If we want to be better in sports we have to support the athletic department.

With so many WVU fans living out of the state that's what the MAC is really focusing on. They understand that many fans are not going to make that long drive or flight but they still want to contribute in some way.

 

[Falcon1981]

I live 500 miles away and make it to one or two games a year.
IF hotels were reasonable I would make it to 3 to 4 games,

 

[LowFatMilk]

"I prefer watching the actual football game on tv"

And how does THAT help WVU. Isn't helping WVU what it's about for WVU fans. Not whether you can sit your lazy *** on your couch instead of having the Mountaineer Field experience. You are lying to yourself if you think the couch potato experience is anywhere near as equvilant to being in Mountaineer Field, cheering with the crowd, and singing "Country Roads" after the victory. That is NOT up for debate.

Watching WVU from home helps each Big 12 team earn 20 million plus from the television networks.....didn't I already make that point ?

The 'Mountaineer field experience'.....lol. Listen, If you're correct and it's so wonderful (and such a sports bargain) then why all the empty seats ?? ....again, I don't doubt that you truly enjoy the experience but to suggest that every empty seat represents somebody that's lying to themselves is absurd.

Suggesting somebody is lazy because they don't attend a football game kind of makes it sound like they don't want to do something that you subconsciously think is a chore.

 

[CT Mountaineer]

Go to southern WV and takes notes on the job losses, especially in the Coal industry. It has an effect on attendance when a choice has to be made on living and paying bills vs driving 2-3 hrs each way to watch college football.

For obviously more important reasons I hope the economy in WV improves. Lord help, we cant be ranked 50th forever.

It's going to take more than a changing economy to move West Virginia forward. Part of the reason we are 50th. most of the time is southern WV based pork spending, which fails to put resources where they can yield the best results. In southern WV, you need to put education first instead of last and learn new skills. That will turn your economy around in time.

The mountain top removal coal jobs will likely never return. The seams are too shallow to make it profitable with increased competition in energy markets. Northern coal production is still strong, but in time even that will likely fade. The difference is the northern areas have a better trained workforce better able to adapt to the changes as they take place. People down there refuse to learn new skills when mining jobs are scarce, then wonder why companies won't invest there.

 

[WVRON]

As usual, this got far away from the original post.

But the figures do indicate that attendance might be the same as in 2014, despite the 7-6 record, so that's encouraging.

The economy only becomes an excuse when WVU isn't doing well. 10-3 and in the talk for a national title didn't cause attendance to go down; far from it.

There will always be people who can't afford it, or don't want to go. No knock on either group. But if you sell out Oklahoma and you don't sell out Maryland, then that's on the fickleness of WVU fans. Same distance. Same cost. Different attendance figures.

Some people can't afford to buy season tickets but choose to go to a game or two. So obviously Oklahoma would be a game most would pick. Thus the reason Oklahoma would sell out and not Maryland.