07-31-2023, 08:00 PM
It would be interesting to view the responses to this question through a generational lens. I suspect older posters have some sentimental attachments to the Big Game and younger posters don’t give a rats behind about it.
Speaking for myself, at one time, it was the biggest sporting event in the Bay Area every year. I looked forward to it annually with a great deal of anticipation. Once the league scheduled the game in October, I realized the end was near. Now, that end has arrived. It is no longer part of either school’s season ticket package, it no longer is an automatic sellout (those days of 90+K at Stanford and 76+K, including field bleachers, at Berkeley are a distant memory), it is no longer a great experience with unexpected off-field craziness. Nothing lasts forever. I’m glad I had a chance to see 50 of the games (1960-2009).
Speaking for myself, at one time, it was the biggest sporting event in the Bay Area every year. I looked forward to it annually with a great deal of anticipation. Once the league scheduled the game in October, I realized the end was near. Now, that end has arrived. It is no longer part of either school’s season ticket package, it no longer is an automatic sellout (those days of 90+K at Stanford and 76+K, including field bleachers, at Berkeley are a distant memory), it is no longer a great experience with unexpected off-field craziness. Nothing lasts forever. I’m glad I had a chance to see 50 of the games (1960-2009).