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Interesting Piece on College Football Attendance

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I would be interested to see what our attendance figures have been. I remember that even during the 80's, and early 90's the OB was only really full for the big games.
 
Maybe if stadiums didnt charge 15 dollars for a hotdog and 8 dollars for a bottle of water in 98 degree september people would show up. I go to as many as I can but nothing is as nice as the couch.

Edit-I wouldnt even want to know the cost for a family of 4. Also, buying tickets on the secondary market can be bull sh it for those people who dont want season tickets. I think stubhub charges like 40 dollar service fee per ticket. I would imagine there is better secondary sites though.
 
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Mao said:
cliff notes please
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This part sums up everything:
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“It’s 20 bucks per ticket for UF games,” Hoover said. “You pay in the beginning of the year for the whole schedule. They said that was a detriment, especially when you have so many other options for entertainment. Is it worth the $20-per-ticket price?...Students wonder whether it’s worth paying when you don’t know if your friends are going to go. When it might be 125º—or 25º, depending on your school—at kickoff. When you might be watching a blowout. When college is already so expensive that you’re facing decades of debt. When the academics are harder. When there have never been more cheaper entertainment options just a click away. Fans who aren’t in school ask many of the same questions. “
 
I live in coral gables....have held onto a pair season tickets since the move from the OB to Hard Rock but I’m done. Last year did it to me. Done driving an hr in each direction to watch a subpar product, done walking a mile to/from seats to vehicle, done with the price of concessions at the stadium, and done sitting in the disgusting heat for early fall games. On top of all that, I have to watch my alcohol intake since I have to drive an hr back to coral gables. Has been feeling more and more like a waste of money every year.
 
I predicted this when the media first started pushing the playoff format. Hard core college football purists like myself have screamed for decades that the regular season IS the playoff. But the universities and networks don't get playoff level dollars from regular season games, so they went and ****ed up college football just so they can all make money watching the same 8 programs play a four team playoff every year.
 
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****, I played in front of more college students in the NAIA in Dodge City, Kansas in the 70s than that pic of the G-Ville student section.
 
iLoveTDs said:
How much do you think a 55k-60k stadium would cost?
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Mucho mula… the real estate in Miami-Dade is ridiculously expensive. If you get a sweet land lease deal by getting city/county involvement then maybe 1/2 billion for a modest stadium and parking. Marlins Canes Park would be nice... but that's a pipe dream... We ***ked!
 
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