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We did that a while back at Bryant-Denny, and the AD pointed out that the future of attendance is fewer seats, more "premium" amenities like clubs, lounges, etc.

Basically they all know they're losing the Average Joe, and need to fill these billion-dollar facilities with people who enjoy watching in a massage chair with bottle service.

What they don't realize (imho) is that running off the Average Joe that built these programs is going to tank them all in the long run. At the current prices, and now with NIL tacked-on, most 'normal' people would rather sit at home and watch on TV.

I'd personally rather have a new basketball arena instead of another $100-million football locker room upgrade. But that's just me.

UF is likely announcing finalized plans in coming months. Stricklin is saying only a net reduction of 3% of capacity, making it sound like they will be adding somewhere else. We'll know soon enough.

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Posted by paperwasp

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Posted on 5/23/25 at 10:23 am to bgator85

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a net reduction of 3% of capacity

According to the official numbers, we were at 101,821 in 2010 and went down to 100,077 (-1744) by 2020.

But the nature of those seats changed a good bit. They partially removed an intermediate level and added loge boxes.

Here's how much they cost:

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Posted by RD Dawg

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Posted on 5/23/25 at 10:42 am to Lonnie Utah

Doing away with bench seating should be the first upgrade for every SEC stadium.

Absolutely ridiculous it still exists with the cost of season tickets along with "donation" you have to pay to keep em.

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