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all around football attendance in 34 years according to Heath today (2017 season)
all around football attendance in 34 years according to Heath today (2017 season)
I wouldn't hold my breath....lolThat’s great.
Means ticket prices will drop!
I think that's the biggest thing as far as the SEC attendance is concerned. Lots of struggling programs. People still love to go, but the expense and TV availability have made them far more discriminating. There was a time when I looked forward to Williams-Brice eventually holding 100,000-plus. I don't think now that such a day will ever come. I think we should seek enhancement rather than expansion. Make the stadium nicer rather than bigger. There is plenty of opportunity for improvement.Let's be honest, the SEC product was just not that good this year. UF, UT, TAMU, Arky, all down years ending up with new coaches. LSU a decent but not great year. Ole Miss back to average.
Add to that Mizzou and MSU not really all that interesting.
2 great flagship teams but on the whole, not so much
Actually, the SEC's attendance mirrors that of college football as a whole. CBSsports.com has a pretty solid article about it today. The truth is, big time college programs have priced themselves out of a lot of fans' ability (and willingness) to pay - especially when they can see the game in amazing HD and still get something done around the house on a Saturday.Let's be honest, the SEC product was just not that good this year. UF, UT, TAMU, Arky, all down years ending up with new coaches. LSU a decent but not great year. Ole Miss back to average.
Add to that Mizzou and MSU not really all that interesting.
2 great flagship teams but on the whole, not so much
Tail end of the baby boomers would rather not spend an entire day at a game and concentrate on saving $$ for retirement. The new G just doesn’t care about football. They would rather eat laundry detergent.
Tail end of the baby boomers would rather not spend an entire day at a game and concentrate on saving $$ for retirement. The new G just doesn’t care about football. They would rather eat laundry detergent.
The product has gotten exponentially more expensive while TV sports broadcasts have gotten better and more accessible. Not much of a surprise that attendance is down.
Probably not going to get better this year with the loss of tax deductions for athletic club dues and business entertainment. Plus we're due for a recession at some point which will also hurt whenever that happens. Of course when they develop a test for CTE there won't be college football to not show up to anyway.all around football attendance in 34 years according to Heath today (2017 season)
Sanford was pretty packed. I'm sure the elite don't have much problem selling out. TV probably does hit it hard. And when schools like UTK and UF that normally draw huge crowds have years like last year, I'm sure that hurts.The days of packed stadiums are over forever.
Agree with this...the games are entirely too long. I don't have much free time, and I no longer spend a whole day at the stadium.I also remember the good ol days when it didnt take half a day to play the game. Now that guy in a red shirt(at least its red for our games) with the headset comes out on the field every other play it seems. I hate that SOB. I remember when youd at least get a break from him when you played an FCS team etc. Now even those are on TV.
the digital age
all the games
all the time
any device will do
...things change.....it’s the nature of things..
Before the season started and we heard all this hodgepodge about adding things to game day for the recruits and I said "we need to start thinking of the fans experience". Well, people got tired of the pee wall and $4 cold hot dogs that ran out by halftime. That's hard to pay $80 for.
Thank goodness. The sooner we can get the old folks who sit on their hands and yell “down in front!” out of there, the better. Their bush-league aspirations and losing mentalities will not be missed.
Yep. Only way to bring it back is not televisedThe days of packed stadiums are over forever.
That's another reason I believe we ought to go ahead and add the ninth conference game. Greater value to the fans and enhanced strength of schedule.You also have to consider that the SEC as a whole decided it did no longer needed to schedule quality out-of-conference opponents. The OOC schedule in the SEC was just terrible. Nobody wanted to pay to see most of those games.
all around football attendance in 34 years according to Heath today (2017 season)
The school that figures out how to let fans cheer through their phones, wins.the digital age
all the games
all the time
any device will do
I’m going to keep going to Gamecock sports. The memories and stories are priceless.