[washingtonismoney]

Anyway, I do think teejers has hit on a reasonable issue: why is it that attendance is still lagging? It can't be the offense -- it's a strong one. (Contra teejers, if people find the offense unexciting this year, they are bizarre human beings.) It's something the athletic department will have to correct, for instrumental reasons: more attendance means more money to pay Shaw (and his staff) market value, and recruits are influenced by playing in front of capacity crowds.

(I don't necessarily blame the recruits either. If you're an actor, do you want to play off-Broadway or Broadway? Most of them, Broadway. If you're a musician, do you want to play small clubs or the Lincoln Center? Most of them, the Lincoln Center. And so on.)

[washingtonismoney]

Anyway, I do think teejers has hit on a reasonable issue: why is it that attendance is still lagging? It can't be the offense -- it's a strong one. (Contra teejers, if people find the offense unexciting this year, they are bizarre human beings.) It's something the athletic department will have to correct, for instrumental reasons: more attendance means more money to pay Shaw (and his staff) market value, and recruits are influenced by playing in front of capacity crowds.

(I don't necessarily blame the recruits either. If you're an actor, do you want to play off-Broadway or Broadway? Most of them, Broadway. If you're a musician, do you want to play small clubs or the Lincoln Center? Most of them, the Lincoln Center. And so on.)