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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 863335" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>That’s true. There are some underlying trends underneath it.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Over the last 30 years, a lot more programs threw their hats in the ring. UCF, Cincinnati, Boise State, and so on. Back in the 1980’s, those UCF fans might have been Miami or Florida or Florida State fans. The NCAA Football fan base has grown, but it’s grown by the big teams getting bigger and by adding new teams. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We might have had some of the Georgia State fans in the past. The fan bases in the middle are getting split among more schools, while there are Alabamas getting more and more of their state. I don’t think the fan base is growing as fast as the number of teams has been. This is an issue in NCAA Basketball, too. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In retail terms, NCAA football teams have “more stores”, but the “per store” numbers are going in the wrong direction, and the “per seat” numbers are definitely going in the wrong direction.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Other sports, like the NBA, MLB, and even the NFL are losing attendance. San Diego is a growing city, but they moved to LA for a new stadium and the lure of a bigger population. St. Louis is growing, but the Rams moved to LA too.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The NBA has to act like they have full arenas. Part of moving to be a TV sport is that you have to do more and more</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Major League Soccer is drawing big crowds in Portland and Seattle and Atlanta, but not so much in NYC and other areas. It’s a growing sport and passing the NHL, and in some cities it’s figured out how to get people in seats, but for every Atlanta there are multiple “Chicago Fires”.</li> </ul><p>The margins for the “A” teams are healthy in a lot of sports, but the margins for the “B” and “C” teams are getting tighter and in some cases negative.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 863335, member: 282"] That’s true. There are some underlying trends underneath it. [LIST] [*]Over the last 30 years, a lot more programs threw their hats in the ring. UCF, Cincinnati, Boise State, and so on. Back in the 1980’s, those UCF fans might have been Miami or Florida or Florida State fans. The NCAA Football fan base has grown, but it’s grown by the big teams getting bigger and by adding new teams. [*]We might have had some of the Georgia State fans in the past. The fan bases in the middle are getting split among more schools, while there are Alabamas getting more and more of their state. I don’t think the fan base is growing as fast as the number of teams has been. This is an issue in NCAA Basketball, too. [*]In retail terms, NCAA football teams have “more stores”, but the “per store” numbers are going in the wrong direction, and the “per seat” numbers are definitely going in the wrong direction. [*]Other sports, like the NBA, MLB, and even the NFL are losing attendance. San Diego is a growing city, but they moved to LA for a new stadium and the lure of a bigger population. St. Louis is growing, but the Rams moved to LA too. [*]The NBA has to act like they have full arenas. Part of moving to be a TV sport is that you have to do more and more [*]Major League Soccer is drawing big crowds in Portland and Seattle and Atlanta, but not so much in NYC and other areas. It’s a growing sport and passing the NHL, and in some cities it’s figured out how to get people in seats, but for every Atlanta there are multiple “Chicago Fires”. [/LIST] The margins for the “A” teams are healthy in a lot of sports, but the margins for the “B” and “C” teams are getting tighter and in some cases negative. [/QUOTE]
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