Nebraska's Streak could be in danger

[MentschTrachtGottLacht]

The nation's longest sell-out streak (dating back to 1962) could be in danger. Great article about Nebraska, but more so college football in general, with quotes from both Nebraska's AD as well as Notre Dame's.

 

Dennis Dodd did a nice job with this one: College football's oldest sellout streak, dating back to JFK, may be in peril - CBSSports.com

[swamprat]

Jack Swarbrick has a handle on the problem. It's not just people wanting to stay home and watch the game in the comfort of their own home. It's also the popularity of football waning with each generation.

[MentschTrachtGottLacht]

@Clyde

[Clyde]

Jack Swarbrick has a handle on the problem. It's not just people wanting to stay home and watch the game in the comfort of their own home. It's also the popularity of football waning with each generation.

 

Two issues for me when it comes to attending a game:

 

1. It takes your whole day. Drive to game if you live out of town. Get there early to beat the crowd and tailgate. 4 hour games. Drive home. FULL DAY

2. TV is so good now that you miss so much by being AT the game.

 

I have a chance to go to UK's opener due to my son not being able to use his tickets. I'm torn. I'm leaning towards parking my rear end on my comfy couch with my 51" HD TV and watching my boy Drew go to work.

 

My main goal now for college football is to get a new experience at a stadium/school I haven't been to yet. Hope to mark Columbus off the list this year.

[NEERFAN]

Interesting article, unreal to hear they have 69,000 season ticket holders. I am finding it hard to believe that only 8% of the population is older than 54.

[swamprat]

This is more than an issue with season ticket holders.

 

Schools are having a hard time getting students to come to the games. Season before last at a news conference, Nick Saban lashed out at the Alabama student body for not coming to Bryant-Denny. Florida does not sellout every SEC home game anymore, much less OOC games. Miami can't get flies to come see them play.

 

It's going to get worse as these students, who do not attend games, graduate and do not buy season tickets, and do not attend games. The NFL is starting to feel the affects of this, too.

[swamprat]

Two issues for me when it comes to attending a game:

 

1. It takes your whole day. Drive to game if you live out of town. Get there early to beat the crowd and tailgate. 4 hour games. Drive home. FULL DAY

2. TV is so good now that you miss so much by being AT the game.

 

I have a chance to go to UK's opener due to my son not being able to use his tickets. I'm torn. I'm leaning towards parking my rear end on my comfy couch with my 51" HD TV and watching my boy Drew go to work.

 

My main goal now for college football is to get a new experience at a stadium/school I haven't been to yet. Hope to mark Columbus off the list this year.

 

As Swarbrick indicated, schools have to make people want to come by providing more than a game. This is why you see ND shelling out $400 million for improvements to their stadium, which already provides one of the best game day experiences in college football. The improvements include new jumbotron, new club and student venues, and an enhanced sound system.

[Jackie Ed]

As mentioned before, being at home is a better experience vs going to 5-6 home games a year. My in-laws, empty nesters for about 6 years have season tickets to Louisville football. Main reason is they can get tickets to ACC away games. Neither drink but they do tailgate. That's an all day event and I get to take care of their dog. When they travel its all weekend. I can see going to various stadiums I.e.bucket list, but why waste every Saturday when I can watch multiple games at once all day? I've been to numerous games and had a blast, but the novelty for me would wear off quickly if it was the same stadium every other Saturday.

[Getslow]

I, for one, love my Louisville football season tickets, but it does seem to be more of a hassle all the time. Ton Jurich keeps jacking up my ticket price and it ain't cheap to be out there eating or drinking either.

 

Every time I read some online story about UofL having the most profitable athletic department in the country then get the bill for my tickets the next summer, I start seeing spots.

[TheDeuce]

As Swarbrick indicated, schools have to make people want to come by providing more than a game. This is why you see ND shelling out $400 million for improvements to their stadium, which already provides one of the best game day experiences in college football. The improvements include new jumbotron, new club and student venues, and an enhanced sound system.

 

The improvements at ND are DECADES overdue. I get the nostalgia, but that place is a dump. Once you get inside the stadium, the Game Day experience is not good at all, IMO.

[TheDeuce]

Two issues for me when it comes to attending a game:

 

1. It takes your whole day. Drive to game if you live out of town. Get there early to beat the crowd and tailgate. 4 hour games. Drive home. FULL DAY

2. TV is so good now that you miss so much by being AT the game.

 

I have a chance to go to UK's opener due to my son not being able to use his tickets. I'm torn. I'm leaning towards parking my rear end on my comfy couch with my 51" HD TV and watching my boy Drew go to work.

 

My main goal now for college football is to get a new experience at a stadium/school I haven't been to yet. Hope to mark Columbus off the list this year.

 

I'm very fortunate to live 15 minutes away from where my favorite team plays, but you are right, it is almost always an all day event to go to a game.

 

With a Noon kick, you can salvage some of your evening, if you know where to park and aren't stuck in traffic after the game. 3:30 kicks are literally the worst when it comes to taking up your whole day. You're there four hours before game time, and once you get home, it's 8 or 9 at night and time to go to bed.

 

All that depends on if you live in the city. If not, your day gets even longer.

[swamprat]

I'm very fortunate to live 15 minutes away from where my favorite team plays, but you are right, it is almost always an all day event to go to a game.

 

With a Noon kick, you can salvage some of your evening, if you know where to park and aren't stuck in traffic after the game. 3:30 kicks are literally the worst when it comes to taking up your whole day. You're there four hours before game time, and once you get home, it's 8 or 9 at night and time to go to bed.

All that depends on if you live in the city. If not, your day gets even longer.

 

I prefer night games. For a 7 PM game, I don't have to be to the tailgate until 3. That leaves me most of the day to do other stuff. I consider a college football to be a party with friends, so I get 6 or 7 parties a year with a live college football game to boot. After a game, I'm pretty much done, so any other start time destroys the entire day for anything else.

[John Anthony]

I prefer night games. For a 7 PM game' date=' I don't have to be to the tailgate until 3. That leaves me most of the day to do other stuff. I consider a college football to be a party with friends, so I get 6 or 7 parties a year with a live college football game to boot. After a game, I'm pretty much done, so any other start time destroys the entire day for anything else.[/quote']

 

Try being an OSU fan, luckily Meyer has been able to fight off some of the Noon games which are the worst!

[swamprat]

The improvements at ND are DECADES overdue. I get the nostalgia, but that place is a dump. Once you get inside the stadium, the Game Day experience is not good at all, IMO.

 

While ND Stadium is not PJCS, it's hardly been a dump. It's a lot nicer than Doak Campbell, the Swamp, or Nippert (before the renovations). Nothing is worse than the bounce house at UCF or Legion Field in Birmingham. Commonwealth was not all that, before the renovations, either.

 

However, I understand you are spoiled. PJCS is the nicest college venue I've been to.

[plantmanky]

In about 10 years, most sporting events will be PPV.