(11-16-2019 10:27 AM)ETSUfan1 Wrote:  Almost every single sport is down in attendance minus NFL football.

(11-25-2019 08:39 PM)ETSUfan1 Wrote:  Accurate. Pretty sure I've seen more people at ETSU games.

(01-10-2020 02:23 PM)posterformerlyknownasthedoctor Wrote:  Long, but insightful article, even if not rigorous:

SI's take on things

(01-11-2020 09:38 AM)brock20 Wrote:  

(01-10-2020 02:23 PM)posterformerlyknownasthedoctor Wrote:  Long, but insightful article, even if not rigorous:

SI's take on things

That’s not an article from SI

(01-11-2020 11:11 AM)BucDoctor Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 09:38 AM)brock20 Wrote:  

(01-10-2020 02:23 PM)posterformerlyknownasthedoctor Wrote:  Long, but insightful article, even if not rigorous:

SI's take on things

That’s not an article from SI

I suspect this was the article Why is College Football Attendance Tanking

I've read articles lately that say that with the exception of the "big bowl games", turnstile attendance for bowl games is rarely more than half of the reported paid attendance and sometimes as low as one third of the reported paid attendance.

(01-11-2020 11:38 AM)posterformerlyknownasthedoctor Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 11:11 AM)BucDoctor Wrote:  

(01-11-2020 09:38 AM)brock20 Wrote:  

(01-10-2020 02:23 PM)posterformerlyknownasthedoctor Wrote:  Long, but insightful article, even if not rigorous:

SI's take on things

That’s not an article from SI

I suspect this was the article Why is College Football Attendance Tanking

I've read articles lately that say that with the exception of the "big bowl games", turnstile attendance for bowl games is rarely more than half of the reported paid attendance and sometimes as low as one third of the reported paid attendance.

You are correct. Don't know *how* that happened. Thanks! I will edit to so state.

(01-11-2020 09:46 PM)Buc76 Wrote:  IMO, you can blame ESPN and FOX SPORTS for the declining attendance. Total over saturation of games. The creation of TEXAS LONGHORN, SEC, ACC, BIG TEN NETWORKS and the FBS playoff games.

The next negatives to impact attendance will be the paying of athletes and the demise of the NCAA. The rich will get richer and the poor will be poorer.

Money is the root of all evil and it's having a negative effect on all pro and amateur sports.

(01-15-2020 02:40 PM)Buc76 Wrote:  Yes they will get richer.

The P5 already has all the significant bowls tied up except for one team. THE P5 with the exception of the Pac 12 have massive payouts from ESPN and FOX for their networks. ESPN is currently negotiating with the PAC 12 for their network. The Pac 12 is forced to have a network because the SEC especially and to a lesser degree the other P5 conferences have a tremendous advantage in facilities and budgets being financed by ESPN and FOX. This has caused a exodus of PAC 12 recruits to leave the WEST COAST.

ESPN just outbid CBS for the SEC sat games. CBS paid 50 mil for the previous TV contract, ESPN won the bid this time with 300 mil. That's another 250 mil the SEC will divide between their schools. I will bet that with the on air push by everyone[/i] at ESPN, that the FBS playoff will expand to 8 teams, creating another another revenue stream for P5 conferences.

With the paying of college players the P5 teams, especially the SEC, will finally be out in the open as football factories and feeder programs for the NFL,

(01-16-2020 05:47 PM)Buc66 Wrote:  

(01-15-2020 02:40 PM)Buc76 Wrote:  Yes they will get richer.

The P5 already has all the significant bowls tied up except for one team. THE P5 with the exception of the Pac 12 have massive payouts from ESPN and FOX for their networks. ESPN is currently negotiating with the PAC 12 for their network. The Pac 12 is forced to have a network because the SEC especially and to a lesser degree the other P5 conferences have a tremendous advantage in facilities and budgets being financed by ESPN and FOX. This has caused a exodus of PAC 12 recruits to leave the WEST COAST.

ESPN just outbid CBS for the SEC sat games. CBS paid 50 mil for the previous TV contract, ESPN won the bid this time with 300 mil. That's another 250 mil the SEC will divide between their schools. I will bet that with the on air push by everyone[/i] at ESPN, that the FBS playoff will expand to 8 teams, creating another another revenue stream for P5 conferences.

With the paying of college players the P5 teams, especially the SEC, will finally be out in the open as football factories and feeder programs for the NFL,

So, with all this additional SEC money, they’ll now be able to donate some mega bucks to the financial aid office, who will pass it on to students in the form of grants, that will help reduce their accumulating debt? Yea, right. Seriously, without paying their athletes at least $50,000 a year and after paying the coach, where are they spending this money?