re: The Steady Erosion of the Gameday Experience

quote:

---

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.