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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 8:15 am to Cheese Grits
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Price rollbacks.... Damn "donations" and best seats going to professional scalpers makes me sad.
I think if the University is going to make a shitte ton of money off tv contracts, then the tickets to the games should be extremely cheap, not ACC cheap, but every SEC game should be sold out, no excuses. And not just "sold out" but attended.
It should be all about the atmosphere and not the money. But I guess that's crazy talk.
This post was edited on 6/6/13 at 8:16 am
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
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then the tickets to the games should be extremely cheap
good stuff. They will never lower ticket prices
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 8:23 am to parkjas2001
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10" seats...i hate being uncomfortable
I hear ya, thats why we get the seat backs preinstalled. that way some fattass that got there early hasnt already waddled his way over into my seat. Scholarship seats are our next step, when they become available
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:23 am to NYCAuburn
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They will never lower ticket prices
Tickets prices are not the big part of the equation the "donation" is.
Greed usually kills the golden goose.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:25 am to Cheese Grits
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Tickets prices are not the big part of the equation the "donation" is.
I dont mind the donations, it's 80% tax deductible. I like write offs
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:26 am to NYCAuburn
Last year the wife was pregnant. This year the son will be too young. I shall return though.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:28 am to NYCAuburn
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They will never lower ticket prices
They will if a certain amount of people just stop showing up. Would the SEC rather you be home helping the tv ratings or come to the game and support your team?
Is a tv viewer becoming more relevant then a fan at the game?
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:30 am to NYCAuburn
My first purchase when I get out of school will be LSU season tickets. I just hope I have the time to attend each game.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:30 am to LukeSidewalker
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They will if a certain amount of people just stop showing up.
No they wont. They will simply get thier money by raising the price of a hotdog or a commercial or an ad on the side of a stadium.
The market has shown that ppl will pay the price of current ticket prices.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:31 am to NYCAuburn
I enjoy attending games live, but there are a ton of factors that go into why I don't do it as often as I used to.
For me one of the biggest reasons is time. I live in Virginia now, that is a long-arse haul. But even if I were within a few hours of Auburn it would still be an all-day event to attend a game. I can watch a game on TV in a few hours and do other stuff during the day. To attend a game live requires driving, parking, tailgating, the game itself, waiting for traffic to die down, etc.
Expense. With almost every game on tv, I can watch for pretty much no marginal cost, whereas going to games requires buying a ticket (prices on tix have gone up a lot in recent years), gas to get there, parking, eating a few meals out, etc. It all adds up.
Options. With HDTV, bigger screens, and coverage of most games it is easier and more comfortable than ever to watch at home. You can actually see what is going on better. Bathrooms are right there. You can pause the game and get a drink/snack.
Really, I think the atmosphere is the main thing that going live has over watching on tv.
For me one of the biggest reasons is time. I live in Virginia now, that is a long-arse haul. But even if I were within a few hours of Auburn it would still be an all-day event to attend a game. I can watch a game on TV in a few hours and do other stuff during the day. To attend a game live requires driving, parking, tailgating, the game itself, waiting for traffic to die down, etc.
Expense. With almost every game on tv, I can watch for pretty much no marginal cost, whereas going to games requires buying a ticket (prices on tix have gone up a lot in recent years), gas to get there, parking, eating a few meals out, etc. It all adds up.
Options. With HDTV, bigger screens, and coverage of most games it is easier and more comfortable than ever to watch at home. You can actually see what is going on better. Bathrooms are right there. You can pause the game and get a drink/snack.
Really, I think the atmosphere is the main thing that going live has over watching on tv.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:31 am to LukeSidewalker
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Would the SEC rather you be home helping the tv ratings or come to the game and support your team?
Of course they want you at the games...that is why you see stadiums with better Wifi and cosmetics...the fan experience.
And you can support your team from your couch too.
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.
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