re: College football attendance at games is surprisingly weak - WSJ

i have time for sports, for the most part (i did miss the games last night for a date), but i just don't give as much of a shite. also, other things seem to be occupying my interests/attention span that i value more highly than sports

it's cyclical

being an introvert by nature warps this a bit, though. a slight obsessive nature does as well. if i find something i enjoy for that time period, that's all i need to occupy my attention. sports, at the moment, don't rank at the top

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College football is nothing but a business, what is all this talk about school spirit, pageantry, rivalries?

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Just because it makes money doesn't take away from the fact you sit down with your kids/parents and create memories.

My dad and I went to multiple games at Fenway with Pedro Martinez and Roger Clemons pitching against each other, and I understand the Red Sox made money from us, but I was able to witness greatness with the man I most respect in life. That memory was worth more than the money we paid for fuel, tickets, game tickets, and concessions.

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Oregon devised a solution to slow its exodus: fast food. If the Ducks score 40 points, those who stay for the whole time earn a free "Jumbo Jack" hamburger from Jack in the Box. The team held up its end of the deal for three of its four conference games last year, when the reward was tacos.

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I see no reason why LSU should be adding seats other than the appearance of keeping up with the Jones'.

As I got older its just way too much of a hassle. I will make A&M and probably Florida. Way too much bullshite. When I walk out the stadium I am sober and have a headache . Everyone has been getting shitfaced and I cant take them sober and I cant leave because the cocksucking traffic.

One thing I haven't seen quoted is the expense. College football is starting to price people out. It has become too expensive - even student tickets may not be worth it to some of these kids on a tight budget

I remember when LSU started their current stadium expansion, and I thought it was a mistake. With media coverage going the way it's been going, attendance will continue to drop. There's pretty much no reason for any school to expand its stadium at this point, and there may never again be a time when schools expand stadiums. Baylor, Tulane, California, and Stanford are four examples of schools who have chosen to drastically reduce their stadium's capacity. Rumors are that the Raiders are planning on building a stadium that seats fewer than 50,000.

There's no reason you should be sitting so far away from the action that you can't read the names on the jerseys or hear the band, and fans are figuring that out. There will be a lot of empty upper deck seats in Tiger Stadium in the next few years.

HD DVR is so money for watching games.