re: How many of you are actually giving up on watching college football?

0% they all full of shite

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and some huge Saturday night matchups, but I’m not going to make it an all day affair on the Tv like I have done in the past.

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This is basically where I'm at. I watched all of Auburn's games last year, but my excitement level for college football the last two years is almost non-existent compared to previous seasons. I barely watched any non-Auburn games last year, and only caught maybe three playoff games. I'll still watch our games, but doubt I'll watch much else outside of some upset specials here or there.

I still enjoy college basketball a bunch. Obviously Auburn being good helps, but I think it's the smaller team aspect allowing you to get to know player's personalities faster even with transfers. And getting a couple good players here or there still allows you to be competitive, even with transfers.

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I think that as we age, our interest diminishes, also.

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I’ve heard that, but it doesn’t really fit for me. I was in my early 50’s and still avid. It was quite a sudden loss of interest corresponding to that horrible year of 2020. I see others in the thread who share a very similar experience.

Even when a game is obviously massaged, it’s still exciting to watch.

Someone who chooses to make a day out of watching college football isn’t “valuing” their day any less than you

ill watch but im not invested like i used to be. Im not following recruiting etc. Im not buying pre season mags and its not a point where i must be sitting on the couch all day

i still watch all LSU games though and if we are home, im still watching.

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My Saturdays haven't been monopolized by football all day like they used to just a few short years ago. You can choose to believe that or not, I don't really care much in the same way I don't really care about football outside of LSU.

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Exactly

Most won't cut the water off completely. But many are experiencing an erosion of interest. In my case, the BAMA off-season is going unnoticed and that just isn't my M.O. The elimination of the spring game was met with so what. Again, apathy is a slow roll and it has happened with other sports over time, but none that I'm more invested in than BAMA.

We quit going to games 21 or so years ago when they raised the prices by like 5x and started off-siting parking, for fabulous matchups like Western Kentucky and Kent State.

I no longer avoid doing stuff on gamedays like yardwork, camping, fishing, or whatever. If a game isn't interesting, I am not tied to it. I am happy to go to the bar and enjoy beers and wings with friends, but my life isn't structured around it. We used to stakeout a table at the bar so we'd have space for our group. I don't even bother to get with folks mostly, it's way more casual. The Alumni club here used to have huge gatherings for games, but they quit, and we went to one of them in the area and it was pathetic.

Here's where I think the impact will be. When I was growing up, my dad had tickets dating back to 1971 (he was a student before that). I kept them until 1999 when I moved across the country. My wife and I got them again in 2003, but after the 2004 season... we bailed. We would park in the same spot my dad always parked. We saw the same families, and the kids I grew up going to games with were there. The last time I went, they want you to park in a lot and take a shuttle. It didn't enrich my experience.

I took one of my kids to one game when he was like 6. Out of our 3 kids, they essentially have never had the experience of gameday. They don't care about turning on ESPN in the morning and making a day of it, they do other things. I honestly don't know any kids in our circle that care about college football like we did.

Even for kids in college... note we have 4 nieces and nephews that are either still in or recently out... sports wasn't as big for them as it was for my generation. We lived Friday nights in HS and Saturdays in college. There's just so much more to do, and it's way more expensive now for everything.

I think once we Gen-xers age out, you'll see a real change. Time will tell.

I've watched less and less.

I hate the super conferences. There are no rivalries anymore.

Loved the Thursday night VA Tech vs WVA games.

Or the Nebraska vs Oklahoma games.

All the regional rivalries are gone with just a few exceptions.

I still warch LSU and a few big games a year, but my Satudays are only about four hours of football instead of 10-12.