This is also a problem in all other CFB levels, not just ours.
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.as...ec&tm=&src=FCS
This is also a problem in all other CFB levels, not just ours.
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.as...ec&tm=&src=FCS
Will FCS football survive the mess created by the NIL saga?
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With the rise of ESPN+ and other OTP options, some people find it hard to justify paying over $200+ a game (parking+concessions+travel/accommodations included) for a family of 4 to see their team play VS $60 a year and no one blocking the TV.
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Looks like the decrease in attendance is amplified by the decrease in level. DII and DIII games are not being televised/streamed, yet their decreases are even more than FCS/FBS. I agree that cost to attend games is likely playing a part in that (you did not even mention the price of a ticket being $50-100+/person when you factor in face value + booster fees). What is unclear to me is why hasn't the FBS seen as much of a drop, considering they have the most televised/streamed games AND their prices have gotten very high to attend.
D2 games exist on Plus and 3, not as prevalent though, and I know some schools do in house feeds and stream their games on their athletic sites for fans who cannot make the games but still want to see it.
Also, how many schools in the FCS and lower, do fan experience events to bring families to games? Diehard fans and boosters always exist, but how do you convince a family who might not be as inclined to go to let's say a D2 game here in the upper midwest and not have things for the kids? I'm not saying that it's going to help significantly but if you want more fans to come and not stay at home, give them something to look forward to before the games.
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TheKingpin28 is "Nothing but an emotional fair weather fan." - Bisonwinagn
"There's a lot of people more concerned about being precisely, factually, and semantically correct than about being morally right" - Alexandria 'Sandy' Ocasio-Cortez, the new queen of the left.
AKA Lord Kingpin
Pretty much all sports attendance is going down hill fast
technology, man caves, comfort of your own house, big screen HD TVs, frig. dealing with A-holes at the game, parking, traffic, money prices, the list goes on and on.
I know for me personally whenever I get the notion to go to a live game my mind goes, gas money, parking money, food and drink money, ticket money, family of 4 going, hotel money, and yep that notion goes out the door pretty fast.
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