[baymeadows3408]

I think it's interesting that declines in attendance are being seen across the country, not just in Pac-12 country. But the numbers in the article also show that Pac-12 teams have lower attendance than teams in the other four power conferences. The reality is that it's hard getting Americans who live in the mountain/Pacific region to develop an interest in college football. The product just doesn't resonate on that side of the country as it does in other parts of the country. I like college football, but sometimes I see things from SEC country that make me think, "Wow, SEC people take this stuff way too seriously. This is just a game played by guys who basically are still kids." If I still lived in the Bay Area, there is no way I would attend a Pac-12 championship game at Levi's if Stanford wasn't playing in it. Maybe if somebody gave me the tickets, but even there might be an opportunity cost of something else I would have rather done than spending five or so hours getting to the stadium, watching the game, and returning home.

[baymeadows3408]

I think it's interesting that declines in attendance are being seen across the country, not just in Pac-12 country. But the numbers in the article also show that Pac-12 teams have lower attendance than teams in the other four power conferences. The reality is that it's hard getting Americans who live in the mountain/Pacific region to develop an interest in college football. The product just doesn't resonate on that side of the country as it does in other parts of the country. I like college football, but sometimes I see things from SEC country that make me think, "Wow, SEC people take this stuff way too seriously. This is just a game played by guys who basically are still kids." If I still lived in the Bay Area, there is no way I would attend a Pac-12 championship game at Levi's if Stanford wasn't playing in it. Maybe if somebody gave me the tickets, but even there might be an opportunity cost of something else I would have rather done than spending five or so hours getting to the stadium, watching the game, and returning home.