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re: Why is there a decline of attendance at sporting events?
Posted on 1/7/14 at 1:31 pm to Nado Jenkins83
Posted on 1/7/14 at 1:31 pm to Nado Jenkins83
Consumers are rational creatures that respond to incentives.
Incentives:
1.) Tickets prices for games are getting higer
2.) TV Prices and getting lower
3.) Games are delayed by television related time outs which creates downtime for those at a sporting event.
4.) Technology has allowed folks at home to watch multiple games at once, participate in fantasy football leagues, and see the game in much clearer picture than before.
Everything over the last 20 years has been moving to this point. Reverse one of those incentives and attendance will increase.
Incentives:
1.) Tickets prices for games are getting higer
2.) TV Prices and getting lower
3.) Games are delayed by television related time outs which creates downtime for those at a sporting event.
4.) Technology has allowed folks at home to watch multiple games at once, participate in fantasy football leagues, and see the game in much clearer picture than before.
Everything over the last 20 years has been moving to this point. Reverse one of those incentives and attendance will increase.
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Posted on 1/7/14 at 2:03 pm to TigerFred
65 inch 240 Hz LED tvs for 1000 to 1500
70, 80, 90 inch Sharp & Samsungs for 2800 to 5500
Home theatre 100 inch projector screens for $700 to 1K married to very good projectors for 2K
Ticket prices constant rise
Heat
Concession prices/product grade vs better home fare
Parking Fees
Travel, Hotel, Dining, Time used to and fro
Better network coverage, pre, during, and post-game than ever before
etc..
70, 80, 90 inch Sharp & Samsungs for 2800 to 5500
Home theatre 100 inch projector screens for $700 to 1K married to very good projectors for 2K
Ticket prices constant rise
Heat
Concession prices/product grade vs better home fare
Parking Fees
Travel, Hotel, Dining, Time used to and fro
Better network coverage, pre, during, and post-game than ever before
etc..
Posted on 1/7/14 at 2:26 pm to blowmeauburn
I don't get the ticket price argument. Don't you feel as though ticket prices have always been expensive, of course relative to the year and the times. In 2003 I remember people complaining about ticket prices.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 2:30 pm to TigerFred
because of people like her...
I went to a Panthers game last year and was kind of turned off by the way people behaved.
I went to a Panthers game last year and was kind of turned off by the way people behaved.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 2:31 pm to TigerFred
My biggest issue is traffic. Especially when leaving a night game.
Cost of tickets, food/drink and parking not helpful either.
Cost of tickets, food/drink and parking not helpful either.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 3:02 pm to htran90
quote:
i enjoy watching the pels at the arena more than watching it on tv.
NBA games are always better live, football is only better live if it's a big game.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 3:05 pm to SpartyGator
quote:
$9 for a fricking bud light at games
Saw a photo of a sign at the game last night "premium beer" which consisted of Tecate, Bud Lime-a-rita, or Bud Strawberry whatever: $14
Posted on 1/7/14 at 3:06 pm to TigerFred
Ticket price, concession / beer / food price, having to get to the game early, traffic when leaving, etc.
At home you dont have to deal with the traffic / hustle and bustle nature at sporting events. You can get a case of beer for the price of 2 beers at a pro stadium. You can cook youre own food, whatever you want, and not have to pay a ridiculous amount of it. And you have the best seat in the house when watching it on TV.
Dont get me wrong, I love going to see games played live at the stadium. But a lot of us on here and huge sports fans. I can see why the average sports fan would rather watch it at home than at the stadium.
At home you dont have to deal with the traffic / hustle and bustle nature at sporting events. You can get a case of beer for the price of 2 beers at a pro stadium. You can cook youre own food, whatever you want, and not have to pay a ridiculous amount of it. And you have the best seat in the house when watching it on TV.
Dont get me wrong, I love going to see games played live at the stadium. But a lot of us on here and huge sports fans. I can see why the average sports fan would rather watch it at home than at the stadium.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 3:17 pm to TigerFred
quote:
Do people not enjoy attending an event anymore?
I get absolutely nothing out of being there in person. I am still separated from the action by barricades and a lot of other fans, who often stand up in front of me and force me to do the same. I far prefer the comfort of my home. I have not been to a live sporting event in years. I get offered tickets to LSU football and Saints tickets all the time and turn them down every time.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 3:19 pm to Tiger Ryno
quote:
Cost of tickets (ticket brokers getting all of the tickets first and driving up the cost)
Posted on 1/7/14 at 3:22 pm to lsu480
traffic really never bothered me. But I as I got older and started to pregame (drink) I started to ride a bus from Mobile to New Orleans for a Saints game.
it leaves from a mall parking lot which is right off the interstate. It is a lot more convenient. You do have a little bit of a waiting period when you meet back up with your group after the game but I've never had a problem with that.
I think the biggest problem I've had is that my friends are all married and they don't want to go to a game hardly anymore. I'm not getting on that bus by myself and riding over and going to the game.. by myself.
my last girlfriend didn't like pro football so I never took her. I tried but she never wanted to go...
my brother lives up in New York and my sister and her family are usually busy on the weekends. Her kids are active in team sports almost year round.
I'm fricked.
it leaves from a mall parking lot which is right off the interstate. It is a lot more convenient. You do have a little bit of a waiting period when you meet back up with your group after the game but I've never had a problem with that.
I think the biggest problem I've had is that my friends are all married and they don't want to go to a game hardly anymore. I'm not getting on that bus by myself and riding over and going to the game.. by myself.
my last girlfriend didn't like pro football so I never took her. I tried but she never wanted to go...
my brother lives up in New York and my sister and her family are usually busy on the weekends. Her kids are active in team sports almost year round.
I'm fricked.
This post was edited on 1/7/14 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 1/7/14 at 3:24 pm to GetCocky11
there are tons of idiots at sporting events now. they enter a stadium and all rules of society go out the window. miserable experience. I haven't beeen in a stadium yet where this doesn't happen. I'll stay home.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 3:29 pm to Tiger Ryno
quote:
there are tons of idiots at sporting events now. they enter a stadium and all rules of society go out the window
sad but true.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 3:32 pm to TigerFred
Not sure, but I'd be fine with my team (not LSU, Tiger Stadium is just too old and storied, just speaking generally) having a 60,000-65,000 seat stadium designed to hold all of the sound. Don't spend the money on the huge stadium, just make it loud and top of the line. Always fill it up and have a better venue.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 3:51 pm to FT
quote:
FT
I like the dome just fine. It gets loud when there is a reason to be loud.
ETA: I go to Saints home games. Season tix in the Lower Terrace (end of row). Live in Lakeshore so I can leave home 1 hour before the game and am usually home within an hour of 0:00. My wife buys beers, but I quit drinking alcohol at the dome due to prices.
When it gets; more expensive, more difficult or a little less enjoyable, I will give up my tickets.
This post was edited on 1/7/14 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 1/7/14 at 3:55 pm to FT
I'd be cool with my team had the same size stadium with less seats. Have each seat be a real nice comfortable seat with plenty of room.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:19 pm to TigerFred
Its the economy stupid! Can't buy tickets that continue to escalate in price while living on food stamps and unemployment.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:22 pm to Tiger Ryno
Nothing new. There have always been idiots at sporting events, always.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 11:51 pm to TigerFred
wtahing on tv is better. You can see it from a couch with just friends and family. More comfortable. The players and action look more epic. In the stadium they will look like ants....
Posted on 1/8/14 at 12:02 am to TigerFred
Not as much fun.
It's not so much the competition from TV, it's just that watching all the games on TV makes all games, including live ones, less enjoyable.
I still like NBA live. YOu get a good picture of how fast, skilled and athletic players are; and how lazy some players are.
It's not so much the competition from TV, it's just that watching all the games on TV makes all games, including live ones, less enjoyable.
I still like NBA live. YOu get a good picture of how fast, skilled and athletic players are; and how lazy some players are.
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