Declining Game Attendance

[ChasonBaller]

My strategy, make it a college football game day environment not a family picnic. Tired of being told to sit down by family’s who kids are on iPads.

This. Waaaaay too many people complain about standing/making noise.

 

[TooTall]

So I know it will mainly affect students, but most $EC schools have a student who is sold out for the team and is on the field in front of the students with a dedicated set of speakers, leading the cheers. I'm guess there is an email blast to student ticket holders about dress and cheers etc for that Saturdays game. Called "Hype Men" I believe. Would this be something for us to look into?

 

[gtg970g]

This. Waaaaay too many people complain about standing/making noise.

We have a lot of REALLY OLD fans.

 

[TooTall]

New rule at BDS@HGF should be if your tickets are in the lower bowl, no sitting except for the following times: Before the game. At halftime. When you get ready to leave. You may sit all you want in other areas of the stadium but your view may be blocked by fans cheering on the Yellow Jackets and booing whoever the hell we're playing.

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

We have a lot of REALLY OLD fans.

I am REALLY OLD, and I stand and yell and stomp and go crazy probably more so than a lot of younger fans.

 

[TheSilasSonRising]

Have a sexier product.


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[Gtbowhunter90]

How bout competing for the ACC?

 

[Milwaukee]

My strategy, make it a college football game day environment not a family picnic. Tired of being told to sit down by family’s who kids are on iPads.

Co-sign

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

You sound out of touch.

Prove it.

 

[Milwaukee]

My strategy, make it a college football game day environment not a family picnic. Tired of being told to sit down by family’s who kids are on iPads.

To expand on this a bit, the JSU game last year was an absolute nightmare. It felt like we were at a daycare facility rather than a football game; we literally couldn't get excited/rowdy because we were worried about stepping on someone's damn kid.

The TN game at the Benz was a phenomenal experience. We felt like we were among adult football fans at an actual football game. Our section was rowdy as all hell, both GT and TN. Had a blast.

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

You sound out of touch.

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[stech81]

To expand on this a bit, the JSU game last year was an absolute nightmare. It felt like we were at a daycare facility rather than a football game; we literally couldn't get excited/rowdy because we were worried about stepping on someone's damn kid.

The TN game at the Benz was a phenomenal experience. We felt like we were among adult football fans at an actual football game. Our section was rowdy as all hell, both GT and TN. Had a blast.

Kids are fine with me they grow up to be adult fans. My two are in their early 40's and have been going to the games since they were 5 . I agree with the Tenn game till the end.

 

[Milwaukee]

Kids are fine with me they grow up to be adult fans. My two are in their early 40's and have been going to the games since they were 5 . I agree with the Tenn game till the end.

Gross. Bring the offspring once they're in their teens, don't ruin the experience for the football fans around you. It's great for the family photo album which is important, but it ruins people's experience trying to engage in the actual game. I sound like the grinch, I know. But what is a 5 year old taking from a football game? That's a rhetorical question.

 

[Dustman]

So what some of you are saying is that in order to fix the problem of declining attendance we need to get rid of a lot of the folks that go to the games. Interesting.

 

[Milwaukee]

So what some of you are saying is that in order to fix the problem of declining attendance we need to get rid of a lot of the folks that go to the games. Interesting.

Should infants and small children count towards attendance though? Another rhetorical question.

 

[THWG]

Gross. Bring the offspring once they're in their teens, don't ruin the experience for the football fans around you. It's great for the family photo album which is important, but it ruins people's experience trying to engage in the actual game. I sound like the grinch, I know. But what is a 5 year old taking from a football game? That's a rhetorical question.

I get what you're saying, but I remember going to games when I was around 5 and I was absolutely locked into the game. My dad said that I use to be the loudest fan in the section at GT games (I don't know if he meant that as a good or a bad thing though).

 

[Milwaukee]

I remember Bama games when I was 4 and 5, but I couldn't tell you what the hell was happening. I may as well have been at home. But I'm sure I had cotton candy, popcorn, a smile from ear to ear, and was annoying the ever living hell out of people around me. Go me.

 

[SteamWhistle]

So what some of you are saying is that in order to fix the problem of declining attendance we need to get rid of a lot of the folks that go to the games. Interesting.

Yeah it would make sense to get rid of the few that keep the many from coming.

 

[4shotB]

TV is killing attendance in 2 ways....first of all, you can now get almost any game televised or streamed. Secondly, is there anything worse than going to a game that IS being televised? it seems like you have 15 minutes of action in a 4 hour period. The rest is TV timeouts.

My question is this, and it is a serious one...how does televised soccer work commercially? seems like they can make that work without stopping play every 2-3 minutes for a 5 minute commercial break.

 

[OldJacketFan]

TV is killing attendance in 2 ways....first of all, you can now get almost any game televised or streamed. Secondly, is there anything worse than going to a game that IS being televised? it seems like you have 15 minutes of action in a 4 hour period. The rest is TV timeouts.

My question is this, and it is a serious one...how does televised soccer work commercially? seems like they can make that work without stopping play every 2-3 minutes for a 5 minute commercial break.

Soccer keeps the game showing is a window so the action can be watched while the commercial is showing