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re: The Steady Erosion of the Gameday Experience
Posted on 1/30/15 at 8:23 pm to NaturalStateReb
Posted on 1/30/15 at 8:23 pm to NaturalStateReb
i think there will always be people who prefer the live experience but, as has been said here, the market is driving them home. traffic, subpar facilities, high cost, time commitment, rent a wins, information connectivity problems are outweighing the live experience.
in addition, universities already have the fan money up front in the form of season tickets and premium seating so, there is little motivation to make any substantial changes.
if universities do eventually want bodies in seats for the majority of the games, they have to address the above issues. i think they will need to take a cue from baseball and make the events family affairs with kids' playgrounds, arcades, etc. if the kids are entertained, the parents will stay. they also need to figure out alcohol. jerryworld has an interesting solution with the bars in the stadium. some sort of adult area will need to be added.
traffic is obviously going to take city wide efforts. millennials aren't going in large numbers until universities partner up with mobile providers to get better connectivity.
tiger stadium has added some better food choices but, if people are going to be there for a few hours, they expect better options.
i think steps are being taken but, that's a lot of heavy problems. it will take years before the overall experience is noticeably better.
in addition, universities already have the fan money up front in the form of season tickets and premium seating so, there is little motivation to make any substantial changes.
if universities do eventually want bodies in seats for the majority of the games, they have to address the above issues. i think they will need to take a cue from baseball and make the events family affairs with kids' playgrounds, arcades, etc. if the kids are entertained, the parents will stay. they also need to figure out alcohol. jerryworld has an interesting solution with the bars in the stadium. some sort of adult area will need to be added.
traffic is obviously going to take city wide efforts. millennials aren't going in large numbers until universities partner up with mobile providers to get better connectivity.
tiger stadium has added some better food choices but, if people are going to be there for a few hours, they expect better options.
i think steps are being taken but, that's a lot of heavy problems. it will take years before the overall experience is noticeably better.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 9:09 pm to bfniii
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in addition, universities already have the fan money up front in the form of season tickets and premium seating so, there is little motivation to make any substantial changes.
Again, this is harvesting the Baby Boomers and peak dollars. The folks writing the checks probably went to the games with older family and the desire in the live experience was built in the bonding and memories of youth. It is more than just playgrounds for the kids and more about the older generation and younger generation crating bonding memories the creates the next generation of fans.
Think of it as a farmer holding back some seeds to plant next years crop instead of harvesting the land bare and having no future crops because you maximized profit only in the present. The current drop in attendance is just the canary in the coal mine of the real future 10 to 20 years from now.
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