re: With attendance declining and coaches salaries rising

The real question is, especially for college football where atmosphere is a bigger selling point, at what point does the reduced appeal of attending a game live start to negatively affect TV appeal.

I.e. Would Tiger Stadium being 75% full make people less likely to watch on TV because the atmosphere of the game is lesser? (I think this is a minor concern)

The bigger side of it, at what point do people not attending games start to lose their connection with a specific team/conference/sport in general, become more casual fans, and in the long run watch less? I think the NBA is running into this now