College Football Attendance drops for fourth consecutive year.

Bamabuzzard · Feb 14, 2018

It's the offseason. Thought this would be a decent discussion. I wonder if more people are simply watching from their recliners?

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/22422239/college-football-attendance-declines-2017

jthomas666 · Feb 14, 2018

Crap, I can't afford to go to a game.

Bamabuzzard · Feb 14, 2018

jthomas666 said:
Crap, I can't afford to go to a game.

That's our reason. I've got three children who keep asking me to take them to a Bama game. I'm trying to look on the schedule to see which cupcake game we may can attend this season. But to be honest, even it were just my wife, me and ONE child. It would be very expensive.

techster79 · Feb 14, 2018

I can buy tickets at face value through work and it's still too expensive for me. I'd love to attend them all one year, home and away but may have to wait till I can crack open my 401k.

crimsonaudio · Feb 14, 2018

Every game is televised in HD now.

I still tend to hit one game per year for the experience, but it's hard to beat being comfortable at home, multiple camera angles, a DVR to pause to use the restroom, food and beverage of my choice, and the fact that it doesn't have to take the entire day...

RedWave · Feb 14, 2018

It has been a long time since I attended a game. I have moved around a bit, but never close enough to make a trip to Tuscaloosa an easy trip for me. Add to that the fact that, while the game atmosphere can truly be exciting, I just prefer my seat, my food, being able to use the restroom without missing a play, getting all the replays from all the angles, being in air conditioning (or heating, if needed), etc. I will certainly find myself at another game when the opportunity arises, but I like watching at home much better.

Tidewater · Feb 14, 2018

I bet UAB getting back into the batch does not help that average.

alwayshavebeen · Feb 14, 2018

This discussion has been hashed over here before. If I lived within 2 hours of Tuscaloosa I would be at ever game I could, and no I'm not rich by any means. A friend of mine and I travel from North Carolina to one game per year in Tuscaloosa and Atlanta almost every time. That's just us...we love the atmosphere and taking in the entire experience.
We have been very lucky on tickets over the years and have not spent that much, however the thing that may break this up is the cost of the hotels for home games and especially conference home games. We have been staying at the Day's Inn next to Wal-Mart for a very reasonable cost for years until last year. Now they have fallen in line with every other decent hotel and jacked the prices to a ridiculous price. That more than anything else may affect our future plans.

92tide · Feb 14, 2018

i gave up on going to games in t-town long ago. i will try to go to a game if it is in atlanta and the price isn't too bad. but i've gotten to where i find going to the actual games tedious. the crowds, the down time for commercials, the ridiculous concession prices, etc. are way too much. also, after attending the semi game year before last (against u dub) i have gotten to where i can't stand how whiny our fanbase is.

i stick to watching games at home, and honestly, that is getting to be a p.i.t.a. since the games are so long with so many commercial breaks. i was up past 1 am a few times this year watching our games.

CajunCrimson · Feb 14, 2018

I bet the VOLS were a big part of that dropoff.

2003TIDE · Feb 14, 2018

We have season tickets and only go to the big games. It's a hassle to get there and get out. Too many late games. 9PM EST games are rough when you can't get a hotel. The in stadium experience sucks. There are a million commercial breaks. They still haven't fixed ATT reception issues. The ticker boards are an hour behind on all the other scores. God forbid they give up advertising on 50' of ribbon board and make someone be in charge of updating it continuously.

Sometimes it is just better to sit at home and watch in HD so you can catch football from noon until the late west coast game is over.

PA Tide Fan · Feb 14, 2018

I don't think Bama's attendance was off by much. Maybe around 100 per game. Probably has a lot to do with how competitive teams are. UK's attendance was up after having a decent season for them. Same for USCe. Ole Miss and UT way down.

TIDE-HSV · Feb 14, 2018

I've tapered off severely, owing to the reasons set out above. Also, in my case, advancing age has played a part and I'm in far better shape than 95% of people my age. It just seems that it gets harder and harder and the stadium expansions are a part of that. The cost isn't that material to me but, looking around at games, it seems to me sometimes that a lot of people are attending who probably can't really afford it. I appreciate their loyalty, though...

crimsonaudio · Feb 14, 2018

PA Tide Fan said:
I don't think Bama's attendance was off by much. Maybe around 100 per game. Probably has a lot to do with how competitive teams are.

All it takes is one game like Mercer to make the annual average drop. I'm surprised it wasn't off more than that...

BamaFlum · Feb 14, 2018

TIDE-HSV said:
I've tapered off severely, owing to the reasons set out above. Also, in my case, advancing age has played a part and I'm in far better shape than 95% of people my age. It just seems that it gets harder and harder and the stadium expansions are a part of that. The cost isn't that material to me but, looking around at games, it seems to me sometimes that a lot of people are attending who probably can't really afford it. I appreciate their loyalty, though...

Shoot, you’re in better shape that many men my age!

Cost, big screen TV, and convenience I believe are the biggest reasons.

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GeorgiaTider · Feb 14, 2018

2003TIDE said:
We have season tickets and only go to the big games. It's a hassle to get there and get out. Too many late games. 9PM EST games are rough when you can't get a hotel. The in stadium experience sucks. There are a million commercial breaks. They still haven't fixed ATT reception issues. The ticker boards are an hour behind on all the other scores. God forbid they give up advertising on 50' of ribbon board and make someone be in charge of updating it continuously.

Sometimes it is just better to sit at home and watch in HD so you can catch football from noon until the late west coast game is over.

I love going to the games. I quit because I hate driving home at 1 AM. The cost is high, but the time element is the deciding factor for me.

2003TIDE · Feb 14, 2018

GeorgiaTider said:
I love going to the games. I quit because I hate driving home at 1 AM. The cost is high, but the time element is the deciding factor for me.

If it's a 3:30 EST game or earlier, it's no big deal. The Ole Miss game last season was ridiculous.

RobK · Feb 14, 2018

It seemed to me like the University had more trouble selling those single-game tickets for the cupcake games this year than in the past. Seemed like they were doing more promotional packages and email blasts and such to try to move them than in the past. Upper corners of the endzones at $85 a ticket to see the starters maybe play the first half against a cupcake does make the recliner and HDTV look appealing.

RedWave · Feb 14, 2018

Interesting to me that the "other national champs" were not one of the teams noted for an increase in attendance, yet Purdue, FAU, Akron, New Mexico, and Penn State were. You'd think by all the band wagon jumping they had that their increase would be quite noteworthy.

Redwood Forrest · Feb 14, 2018

GeorgiaTider said:
I love going to the games. I quit because I hate driving home at 1 AM. The cost is high, but the time element is the deciding factor for me.

The 25,000- 40,000 car traffic jam is enough to deter me. Although A-Day is free and has a somewhat game day atmosphere the wife and decided to stay at home only because of that traffic jam.

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