11-16-2021, 02:02 PM
The WBB game between Texas and Stanford, with the ring ceremony for the National Champions, only drew 3600 (officially).
We've heard it here that sports in general is losing its appeal to even some CARDboarders after the pandemic.
It really doesn't matter to most people who is quarterback or how much the head coach makes or whether anything is on the line.
They've all got something else taking their time, and likely haven't a clue the Big Game is this weekend. Some of them will be absorbed in some video game, some will be taking kids to play soccer, some will be working, some watching Netflix or whatever, some shopping from home. Some would say they're not yet comfortable to be in a crowd, besides they get a better view on their 65" screen. A lot of them, when they see the score roll by on their video, will say "Oh, was that this weekend?" as there's rarely any publicity about the game once you're more than a half-mile from one of the campuses.
I wish it were different. I enjoyed going to local college FB games with my father, even in the cold and sometimes rain (little snow where I lived). There was a sense of community, even if it the game was the between two teams in the same city or from a few hours away. We had our side; they had theirs; if we got together, we could talk the same language even if we saw things differently.
Pro sports seems to be the only thing the newspapers have room for, or the regional TV channels carry (but so much of the video content delivered is no longer local or regional). It seems Pro sports has somewhat the same feel as college FB 60 years ago, but that's not my interest.
Hmmm... a promotion that might encourage long-term attendance: "Parents, bring your kids to get half-off on the price of an ADULT ticket." That's seems much better than a "Kids get in free" promotion.
We've heard it here that sports in general is losing its appeal to even some CARDboarders after the pandemic.
It really doesn't matter to most people who is quarterback or how much the head coach makes or whether anything is on the line.
They've all got something else taking their time, and likely haven't a clue the Big Game is this weekend. Some of them will be absorbed in some video game, some will be taking kids to play soccer, some will be working, some watching Netflix or whatever, some shopping from home. Some would say they're not yet comfortable to be in a crowd, besides they get a better view on their 65" screen. A lot of them, when they see the score roll by on their video, will say "Oh, was that this weekend?" as there's rarely any publicity about the game once you're more than a half-mile from one of the campuses.
I wish it were different. I enjoyed going to local college FB games with my father, even in the cold and sometimes rain (little snow where I lived). There was a sense of community, even if it the game was the between two teams in the same city or from a few hours away. We had our side; they had theirs; if we got together, we could talk the same language even if we saw things differently.
Pro sports seems to be the only thing the newspapers have room for, or the regional TV channels carry (but so much of the video content delivered is no longer local or regional). It seems Pro sports has somewhat the same feel as college FB 60 years ago, but that's not my interest.
Hmmm... a promotion that might encourage long-term attendance: "Parents, bring your kids to get half-off on the price of an ADULT ticket." That's seems much better than a "Kids get in free" promotion.