re: Death Valley has died

I think the problem, as some have pointed out, is it's become too expensive and too much of a hassle with parking changes and nickel and diming fans to where they would rather stay home. Has nothing to do with the team itself or the opponents scheduled.

I'm 34 and spent nearly every Saturday in fall with my parents in Tiger Stadium growing up. That place was rocking even against shite non conference teams like Idaho or UAB. So level of competition isn't a factor in my opinion.

Another thing to take into consideration is a lot of the older season ticket holders probably don't have the energy to go quite as much and their kids probably can't afford to take over for them. In fact probably a lot of young people can't afford season ticket prices and the fees that accompany them and just decide to spend their money on other things that are probably more fun for less money and doesn't take up your entire day. Thing is not a lot of those families are going to give up their tickets immediately, hoping they can pass them on to someone else eventually.

We're sort of in that position right now. My folks can't make it too all the games anymore. I'm not in a position where taking over really makes sense financially right now. This year we sold them to a friend.