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re: Has interest in college football peaked? At least one SEC AD thinks so...
Posted on 8/24/14 at 9:39 pm to FearlessFreep
Posted on 8/24/14 at 9:39 pm to FearlessFreep
The major problems facing college football in the future:
1: HD cable television - Every season it seems another network buys into or is created for college football. Every college game worth seeing can now be seen on any basic cable package, and every FBS game period can be seen on some of the more extensive packages. It can be tough for many to justify hundreds/thousands of dollars to go to a game that they can have a better view for from their couch AND catch all the other action that day as well.
2: Alcohol - Most college stadiums don't sell it anywhere but the club seats and suites, and the ones that do charge ridiculous amounts of money. It is significantly cheaper to drink at tailgates or at home than at the game.
3: Technology - Most stadiums are effectively dead zones for cell usage on gameday and it isn't convenient to keep up with stats for your game or others, which is a big deal to many.
4: Marquee opponents - The majority of major conference teams fill half their home schedule with teams they are favored by 20-30 over. Especially in the SEC where there are several HUGE games every year that spoil you, why go to a game you know you will win by halftime?
The biggest steps they can take to remedy this are selling alcohol to the general public (proven to reduce alcohol incidents in the stadium), increase in-house amenities and stop scheduling Coastal Carolina.
1: HD cable television - Every season it seems another network buys into or is created for college football. Every college game worth seeing can now be seen on any basic cable package, and every FBS game period can be seen on some of the more extensive packages. It can be tough for many to justify hundreds/thousands of dollars to go to a game that they can have a better view for from their couch AND catch all the other action that day as well.
2: Alcohol - Most college stadiums don't sell it anywhere but the club seats and suites, and the ones that do charge ridiculous amounts of money. It is significantly cheaper to drink at tailgates or at home than at the game.
3: Technology - Most stadiums are effectively dead zones for cell usage on gameday and it isn't convenient to keep up with stats for your game or others, which is a big deal to many.
4: Marquee opponents - The majority of major conference teams fill half their home schedule with teams they are favored by 20-30 over. Especially in the SEC where there are several HUGE games every year that spoil you, why go to a game you know you will win by halftime?
The biggest steps they can take to remedy this are selling alcohol to the general public (proven to reduce alcohol incidents in the stadium), increase in-house amenities and stop scheduling Coastal Carolina.
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Posted on 8/24/14 at 9:50 pm to Roger Klarvin
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2: Alcohol - Most college stadiums don't sell it anywhere but the club seats and suites, and the ones that do charge ridiculous amounts of money. It is significantly cheaper to drink at tailgates or at home than at the game.
All of this. I never leave games early unless it is some FCS team, but 90% of the time when my friends leave is to go drink somewhere.
It's not like when we leave early we stop watching the game.
Posted on 8/24/14 at 10:50 pm to Roger Klarvin
here's how to keep the stadiums full:
1. massive wifi updates. I want to be able to send a text message or look at the other game scores.
2. show the game scores and highlights on the screen when commercial breaks are happening.
3. allow beer sales to the general public until the end of half time. it'll cut down on binge drinking and keep people in the stadium.
4. allow re-entry. I don't smoke, but a lot of people do. they want to go smoke outside of the stadium and come back in. if they want to give their ticket to their friend in the third quarter, let them. butts in seats, buying food and being entertained.
5. blow up the cross divisional yearly rival games so that the SEC teams from the east and west play each other at least once every 4 years.
1. massive wifi updates. I want to be able to send a text message or look at the other game scores.
2. show the game scores and highlights on the screen when commercial breaks are happening.
3. allow beer sales to the general public until the end of half time. it'll cut down on binge drinking and keep people in the stadium.
4. allow re-entry. I don't smoke, but a lot of people do. they want to go smoke outside of the stadium and come back in. if they want to give their ticket to their friend in the third quarter, let them. butts in seats, buying food and being entertained.
5. blow up the cross divisional yearly rival games so that the SEC teams from the east and west play each other at least once every 4 years.
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