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CFB attendance declines for fifth straight year

NDSMC78

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With the improving economy, the powers that be are going to need to find a new scapegoat. Interesting quote from the article explaining how attendance increased at a couple schools.


The biggest increases among Power Five schools: Pittsburgh (17 percent), Virginia (10 percent), Minnesota (9 percent), Iowa State (8 percent), Kentucky (6 percent), Indiana (6 percent) and Purdue (6 percent). Pittsburgh and Virginia benefitted by each playing a home game against Notre Dame.


http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...ps-for-fifth-straight-year-but-at-slower-rate
 
This is not surprising. I watch an awful lot of college football every Saturday. Even when ND has a home game we all come back and watch the night games. Then I stay up after everyone leaves and watch the games from the west coast starting at 10:30 And, at many venues nationwide, there are lots of empty seats. Purdue and Indiana show increases, but there stand are still pretty empty for many games. Pitt is also looking for bodies in the seats. The thing about Pitt students is that if they are behind in the third quarter by more than a few points they leave taking their section down to almost nothing by game's end. Now some of these schools have the problem of the stadium being fairly far from the campus. Pitt and Miami come to mind. But with all the games on TV, why bother with the hassle of going to the game and parking and paying for whatever. The temptation to sit at home and watch is very tempting in today'a college football market.
 
I think games every day of the week also hurt. Some of these games look like they have high school crowds - but the advertisers are still there paying for the TV commercials so the schools don't necessarily care if the stands are empty - they still get paid.

Could you ever imagine having ND play on a Tuesday like some of the MAC teams?
 
I think something like sec vs big ten pac 12 vs big 12 would help alot these cupcakes that teams play at the beginning are even hard to watch on tv..
 
Problem is, playing a Big Ten or SEC team means a full stadium every two years. Playing a cupcake game like Army or UMass means 90% full twice in two years. Those cupcake games go a long way in paying for softball and wrestling and tennis.
 
Bunch of things at work here including all the games for virtually every game in the country is televised into the home on huge HD flat screen TV. For me the experience on the campus is so meaningful but for others maybe not as much.
 
With the improving economy, the powers that be are going to need to find a new scapegoat. Interesting quote from the article explaining how attendance increased at a couple schools.

I was lsten to college sports radio and they say ticket prices and better TV viewing has something to do with it.


The biggest increases among Power Five schools: Pittsburgh (17 percent), Virginia (10 percent), Minnesota (9 percent), Iowa State (8 percent), Kentucky (6 percent), Indiana (6 percent) and Purdue (6 percent). Pittsburgh and Virginia benefitted by each playing a home game against Notre Dame.


http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...ps-for-fifth-straight-year-but-at-slower-rate
 
The thing that stands out to me is ND fans show up at iconic ND Stadium in the bad times and good ones too. Hats off to the fans of the Fightin' Irish!!! The most loyal fan base in college football.

It sure didn't look that way against Texas in the opener, lots of flame orange.
Go Irish
 
I am pretty sure that NFL attendance is slowly declining as well. Cost plus HD TV has a great deal to do with it.
 
With the improving economy, the powers that be are going to need to find a new scapegoat. Interesting quote from the article explaining how attendance increased at a couple schools.


The biggest increases among Power Five schools: Pittsburgh (17 percent), Virginia (10 percent), Minnesota (9 percent), Iowa State (8 percent), Kentucky (6 percent), Indiana (6 percent) and Purdue (6 percent). Pittsburgh and Virginia benefitted by each playing a home game against Notre Dame.


http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...ps-for-fifth-straight-year-but-at-slower-rate
With the improving economy, the powers that be are going to need to find a new scapegoat. Interesting quote from the article explaining how attendance increased at a couple schools.


The biggest increases among Power Five schools: Pittsburgh (17 percent), Virginia (10 percent), Minnesota (9 percent), Iowa State (8 percent), Kentucky (6 percent), Indiana (6 percent) and Purdue (6 percent). Pittsburgh and Virginia benefitted by each playing a home game against Notre Dame.


http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...ps-for-fifth-straight-year-but-at-slower-rate

Ever-increasing ticket prices are what is keeping me from attending more games in person.
 
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