Yay more excuses for Athletic Department...
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...for-sixth-straight-year-to-lowest-since-1996/
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...for-sixth-straight-year-to-lowest-since-1996/
CFB Attendance Down as a Whole
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That's a good article.
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'...there is one certainty: Just going to games can be damn difficult.
"That's the hardest thing I've ever done in my life going to the Super Bowl," said SMU coach Sonny Dykes, who took his family in 2019. "Trying to get to the stadium, trying to figure out parking, trying to figure out ride sharing, trying to get through security."
Those inconveniences translate to the college game. So do rising ticket prices. Televisions are bigger, better and sharper. A cold beer is only a refrigerator away.
The dichotomy is maddening. TV ratings continue to soar because it is increasingly easier to stay home. College football is the nation's second-most popular sport. But its attractiveness as a live event is slipping.
"A live game at home, [against a] quality opponent, you're battling the couch. You're battling the cost. You're battling travel [to the game]," said Texas AD Chris Del Conte.
...No. 10 Minnesota won 11 games for the first time since 1903. No surprise it had the largest overall increase of any team in the top 50 in attendance (8,275 fans per game, 21.9 percent).'
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'...there is one certainty: Just going to games can be damn difficult.
"That's the hardest thing I've ever done in my life going to the Super Bowl," said SMU coach Sonny Dykes, who took his family in 2019. "Trying to get to the stadium, trying to figure out parking, trying to figure out ride sharing, trying to get through security."
Those inconveniences translate to the college game. So do rising ticket prices. Televisions are bigger, better and sharper. A cold beer is only a refrigerator away.
The dichotomy is maddening. TV ratings continue to soar because it is increasingly easier to stay home. College football is the nation's second-most popular sport. But its attractiveness as a live event is slipping.
"A live game at home, [against a] quality opponent, you're battling the couch. You're battling the cost. You're battling travel [to the game]," said Texas AD Chris Del Conte.
...No. 10 Minnesota won 11 games for the first time since 1903. No surprise it had the largest overall increase of any team in the top 50 in attendance (8,275 fans per game, 21.9 percent).'
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If more people are watching at home, they're making more money from advertising revenue. Pass some of that increased ad revenue on.
No need to raise premiums.
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