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re: What will sports arenas look like in 10 years?
Posted on 2/14/18 at 5:43 am to TxTiger82
Posted on 2/14/18 at 5:43 am to TxTiger82
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think part of the point is that there are intangible negatives to attending game beyond the cost of the ticket. This is not a price point issue.
The cost of going to a game is large. Tougher for me since I'm in Houston to get to an LSU game now. But not overly difficult from a logistics standpoint. The cost..... Probably 400+ dollars. Gas, Hotel, Tickets, Food. Over 200 bucks directly associated with getting my family in the game. So we aren't chomping at the bit to go that often and we make a very comfortable living. So it's going to be financially more difficult for most.
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Posted on 2/14/18 at 5:49 am to PortHudsonPlaya
They will continue to shrink.
And Atlanta will build another one in about 10 years to replace the one they have now.
And Atlanta will build another one in about 10 years to replace the one they have now.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 6:19 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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even the mighty SEC has had a 7-10% decline in overall attendance each year for the last 3.
I made 3-4 games a year for years. It was cheap.
I've been to one in the last two. They've priced me out. I can no longer afford to bring the family. I can sit home and buy a new TV and watch the game on the new TV. I love the games but I can't drag my kids 2 miles from a parking spot. Once they closed the vet lot it became to difficult to traverse with my little family.
Like anyone gives a shite. Just saying.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 7:24 am to Jim Rockford
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I still like seeing a game in person. Even a HD picture is just a picture.
Just wait until you try VR, it is the future.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 7:32 am to PortHudsonPlaya
NFL will probably be OK with only 8 home games, but I have had the vision of empty stadiums where everyone just consumes the product at home.
Little Caesars Arena went a bit overboard with the concourses and amenities. So now even if they get people in the building (which is already a problem due to expensive tickets and traveling downtown), they aren't watching the game in their seats.
Little Caesars Arena went a bit overboard with the concourses and amenities. So now even if they get people in the building (which is already a problem due to expensive tickets and traveling downtown), they aren't watching the game in their seats.
This post was edited on 2/14/18 at 7:35 am
Posted on 2/14/18 at 7:36 am to Jim Rockford
quote:Don't I know it:
Yale plays in a 70,000 seat stadium that was packed in the early days of CFB.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 7:50 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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What will sports arenas look like in 10 years?
The New Orleans arena will probably have more leaks.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 7:54 am to PortHudsonPlaya
We're seeing a trend now. Look how many stadiums and arenas in the last 5 years have "upgraded" by significantly reducing capacity while adding a few extra suites and club seats all under the euphemism of better "fan experience".
Hard Rock Stadium is the most ridiculous example.
Hard Rock Stadium is the most ridiculous example.
This post was edited on 2/14/18 at 7:55 am
Posted on 2/14/18 at 7:58 am to TxTiger82
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VR is definitely the next wave. But the first wave has already hit -- ESPN is losing money. That broadcast money is drying up.
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We’ll never leave our houses, and our avatars will just attend the events like that Black Mirror episode
You two should really read Ready Player One if you haven't already. It's a very good read on what the future of VR could mean.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 8:02 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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who will actually choose to sit on a metal bleacher for 4 hours and fight the inconveniences of going to games?
There are only 2 days in a weekend, and I'd rather spend them doing something else besides going through the hassle and cost of attending a sporting event.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 8:35 am to PortHudsonPlaya
This whole internet thing is just a fad.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 8:45 am to JackieTreehorn
I used to have season tickets to Troy. Part of the reason I gave them up was having kids. The other is how easy it is to watch every game now. Even when I had Cable, to watch all the Troy games I had to pay for a season pass to stream games through the athletic department. And this was on a computer I had to hook up to my TV. All of the Apple TV, FireStick, Chromecast devices and streaming apps have made it very cheap to watch any game. Throw in all of the broadcast games for College and NFL.
Plus if you go to a game, you're missing out on several other games that day. Sure tailgating is fun, and I still like to do it occasionally. Maybe when my kids get a little older we'll start going more regularly. For now it is just easier to watch with friends and family from home. Price is only one deterrent, the travel time, parking, and all the rest is only fun a couple times a year when you have kids.
Plus if you go to a game, you're missing out on several other games that day. Sure tailgating is fun, and I still like to do it occasionally. Maybe when my kids get a little older we'll start going more regularly. For now it is just easier to watch with friends and family from home. Price is only one deterrent, the travel time, parking, and all the rest is only fun a couple times a year when you have kids.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 8:52 am to PortHudsonPlaya
SEC had a 3 % decline last year and 1 % the two years prior. It is not 7-10% like stated above
Posted on 2/14/18 at 8:53 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Posted on 2/14/18 at 9:02 am to hendersonshands
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Once prices go down, people will go back.
They are not going down.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 9:03 am to ctiger69
quote:They will when the bubble burst.
They are not going down.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 9:43 am to TheFonz
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They'll go back to small, quirky parks built within the confines of a city neighborhood, with a capacity of 7,500 fans in wood grandstands that burn down every few years. Men will go back to wearing dress shirts, ties, and derby hats and smoking cigars during the game.
Hipsters gonna hip!
Posted on 2/14/18 at 10:06 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Ticket prices will drop with demand to see games in person (which I agree, is declining). That will keep college football and NFL stadiums from being empty. Not so sure about the NBA.
But there will always be people like me that prefer to see a football game in person because they too played at a high level and hate the fact that TV broadcasts refuse to show the all 22 or endzone (Madden) camera angles. I hate that everything developing in the secondary is a total mystery until after the ball leaves the QBs hand and even then you have no idea how we got there.
There will also be the "gameday experience" folks that just put more value on that aspect of it.
But there will always be people like me that prefer to see a football game in person because they too played at a high level and hate the fact that TV broadcasts refuse to show the all 22 or endzone (Madden) camera angles. I hate that everything developing in the secondary is a total mystery until after the ball leaves the QBs hand and even then you have no idea how we got there.
There will also be the "gameday experience" folks that just put more value on that aspect of it.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 10:13 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Based on the latest trend of having a DJ for a basketball game, I’d guess sports arenas will look a lot like “da club”.
Posted on 2/14/18 at 10:36 am to KG6
I lived in Dallas in the 80's, but went to a couple of games a year with friends. We'd fly into New Orleans rent a car, go out in NOLA Friday night, drive over Saturday for the game, drive Back to NOLA, and go out. Back then that flight to NOLA was a party! Everyone on it was headed to a party. There were always other LSU fans flying over for the game. Everyone was hung over on the way back.
In the early 2000's, I used to make three, or four, home games per season from Dallas. My dad took my mom, or an uncle, to the other four games. When he got too old to go to games, I told him to let the tickets go because there's no way I could make it to all seven. It was too expensive, and flying wasn't fun any more either.
In the early 2000's, I used to make three, or four, home games per season from Dallas. My dad took my mom, or an uncle, to the other four games. When he got too old to go to games, I told him to let the tickets go because there's no way I could make it to all seven. It was too expensive, and flying wasn't fun any more either.
This post was edited on 2/14/18 at 10:39 am
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