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SEC fan experience survey: Why are some of you attending fewer football games?
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:08 am
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:08 am
This is a survey that's flying around the SEC. Thought I might ask the rant why fan support is falling off a bit.Is it the excitement factor, work, cost is going up, global warming, your team has no chance? What are some of the reasons you decide to stay home and watch it on the big screen? And what could we do to change this? 
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Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:10 am to LukeSidewalker
Price rollbacks....
Damn "donations" and best seats going to professional scalpers makes me sad.
Damn "donations" and best seats going to professional scalpers makes me sad.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:10 am to LukeSidewalker
No longer live in south Louisiana and it's just not as easy as it once was
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:17 am to LukeSidewalker
too busy working. not enough free time.
This post was edited on 6/6/13 at 8:18 am
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:17 am to LukeSidewalker
Cost and scarcity of tickets
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:18 am to LukeSidewalker
In professional school
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:19 am to LukeSidewalker
Cost. I would have season tickets if I wasn't poor and had to fight a multiple year waiting list.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:20 am to LukeSidewalker
10" seats...i hate being uncomfortable. Id rather watch the game with replays and beer and bathrooms from my tailgate spot or my couch.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:34 am to LukeSidewalker
I am attending fewer games because tickets to BAMA games are ridiculously expensive. I paid over $700 for (2) tickets to LSU at BAMA in 2011. I am also out of state. Hotels in Tuscaloosa are impossible to find on gameday weekends even 6-8 months ahead of time. I am an alumni and donor and its still impossible to find tickets at face value.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:43 am to LukeSidewalker
Moved to NYC. I was going to come to a couple of games in 2012 until it became obvious that we were horrible.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:43 am to LukeSidewalker
I have not cut back on attending games.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:54 am to LukeSidewalker
10 hour round trip, 3 kids, expensive and this year we have 6 home games in a row.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 9:18 am to LukeSidewalker
No longer live in the State
Posted on 6/6/13 at 9:39 am to LukeSidewalker
That's why I like SEC baseball so much.
Tickets are very reasonable, you still get to support your school, the competition is still excellent, and the logistics of getting to the event isn't a big deal.
Tickets are very reasonable, you still get to support your school, the competition is still excellent, and the logistics of getting to the event isn't a big deal.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 9:44 am to LukeSidewalker
Ticket prices have exploded, far outpacing inflation. This keeps a lot of people away.
There are also a lot of garbage games every year. Most big time schools play 3 rent a win directional schools every year and I can't blame anyone for not going to those.
They are fun every now and then but not that often.
There are also a lot of garbage games every year. Most big time schools play 3 rent a win directional schools every year and I can't blame anyone for not going to those.
They are fun every now and then but not that often.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 9:58 am to LukeSidewalker
I have 4 kids and don't have the time or money anymore.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 10:00 am to LukeSidewalker
scarcity of the tickets. (home)
I'm trying to get to 2 away games a year.
I'm trying to get to 2 away games a year.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 10:03 am to LukeSidewalker
Last year was the only year we didn't have season tickets. Before last year, we always had great tickets, but they were under a friend's name. During the 2010/2011 season we didn't go to a single game because a) our kids were too young, and b) OM was terrible.
We bought in this year as a Capital gift donor to get 4 club level seats no later than 2015. We didn't make the cut for them this year, but get to choose regular seats sometime soon, so we will be at every home game this year.
We bought in this year as a Capital gift donor to get 4 club level seats no later than 2015. We didn't make the cut for them this year, but get to choose regular seats sometime soon, so we will be at every home game this year.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 11:11 am to LukeSidewalker
I haven't seen this mentioned. One of the main reasons that I have stopped going to games is that you miss so many other games. I'm a huge Bama fan, but also just as big a fan of the SEC and college football. If we have a 2:30 kickoff, you miss the 11am games getting to Tuscaloosa and with our 3 hour drive home, you miss most of the later games
This post was edited on 6/6/13 at 11:13 am
Posted on 6/6/13 at 11:13 am to LukeSidewalker
Moving to Seattle. Hard enough going to SEC games from North Carolina.
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