re: Question for all SEC fans: Are you having trouble with football attendance?

I actually think going to an Alabama game is one of the 'easiest' in the SEC. If you're from out-of-town, hotels are plentiful in Birmingham, and you have I-20 to take into games.

The parking is actually pretty easy, and the shuttle from downtown unclogs a lot of congestion around the stadium.

However, like most folks, coming in town is usually a trip around 2 hours. I have no problem fueling up the SUV and heading to ttown for an SEC game, but now that I'm not a student, it's hard to justify a $400 trip (gas, food, parking, booze) just so I can go to a half of football at 11:30 in the morning against Georgia State, and stumble back to Gallettes up 35-0.

I think the college football is evolving in the right way: conferences will move to 9 game conference seasons, teams will add 1-2 more BCS level teams to their schedule to improve their SOS, and we'll be left with several good things. 1) Only one BS home game a year, and more reason to come out for gameday 2) Less teams will get to 6 wins, and there will be better bowl match ups. Gone are the days where a team can feast on 4 cupcakes and hang on for 2 conference wins to go bowling. (Looking at you, Dan Mullen)

I think even fans of aforementioned schools such as State would rather have a home schedule filled with BCS quality teams on campus, than have 3 games worthwhile, just so you can pack up the van and head to friggin' Shreveport.