re: The Steady Erosion of the Gameday Experience

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.