It has been somwhat of a trend in college sports

Sep 17, 2014
3:59:56pm

PolarisPrime

many programs have reduced their seating in order to install bigger/better seats and more leg room. Then they increase the price of the seats.

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PolarisPrime

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Why attendance is down and it's not the students

cougarblue

9/16/14 9:02am

It's because BYU refuses to fill in the corners

Indy Coug

9/16/14 9:03am

Wouldn't that just cause more empty seats? We can't fill the ones we have now.

Tank's Dad

9/16/14 9:06am

You're totally not catching the vision. Fill in the corners, and they will come.

spoxjox

9/16/14 10:47am

I don't see how increasing capacity will increase demand. Maybe just me.

Tank's Dad

9/16/14 10:57am

Check your TICmeter.

spoxjox

9/16/14 11:07am

Ha. I was thinking this. Guess it needs calibration.

Tank's Dad

9/16/14 1:26pm

Attendance is down across the country.

kccougar

9/16/14 9:03am

Most of the national decline in attendance is in student sections

cougarblue

9/16/14 9:06am

Some major programs sell over 25k student season tickets annually

Bonoman

9/16/14 2:18pm

Not according to our fans in the south and Wisconsin... they have zero

Zach Morris

9/16/14 9:06am

So are you telling me there's not one house to rent in all of Tuscany?

Sea Chicken

9/16/14 9:09am

Illini offering 4 ticket, 4 hot dogs, 4 drinks for $49

cu-coug

9/16/14 11:40am

If Illinois can get that kind of money...

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 3:36pm

I'm not sure they can. I didn't bite

cu-coug

9/16/14 7:56pm

Sugar Bowl in 01

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 9:15pm

Rose 2008 lost to USC 49-17

cu-coug

9/17/14 6:04am

I was looking at the list of years they won the BIG

PolarisPrime

9/17/14 11:41am

Tradition = Dick Butkus and Red Grange

cu-coug

9/17/14 6:09am

I don't believe for one minute

Sea Chicken

9/16/14 9:05am

How dare you Indy!

TNT

9/16/14 9:07am

What's your theory?

messi

9/16/14 5:49pm

And ticket prices didn't just go up, seems like they've doubled over the course

frontrowcougar

9/16/14 9:05am

Change the order...

Downtown

9/16/14 9:06am

The Utes and other critics in the media

Downtown

9/16/14 9:14am

Which would be worse for these fair weather fans: playing on the national stage

byusage

9/16/14 9:08am

Having OU, UT, OKst, Baylor would fill the stadium. No question.

Zach Morris

9/16/14 9:10am

Was the stadium even completely full against Texas last year?

byusage

9/16/14 9:13am

Yes, 63,197... LINK

Zach Morris

9/16/14 9:18am

I dropped my season tickets when TCU & WVU got into the Big 12 instead of BYU.

jedvik

9/16/14 9:23am

You decided to punish BYU because they didn't get into a P5 conference?

Sactown Cougar

9/16/14 10:20am

Yes, he and several other large donors

Zach Morris

9/16/14 10:27am

Exactly. I personally believe that if BYU had acted properly motivated

jedvik

9/16/14 10:43am

Guess what...

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 3:39pm

I think you need a hug.

Zach Morris

9/16/14 4:00pm

Wow. Thats a lot a fantasy you have going there.

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 5:34pm

You okay man? You seem a little edgy lately. No need to get so upset at

Conan O'Fresno

9/16/14 5:38pm

Why do you think I'm upset?

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 5:44pm

I think you could use a good cry...

Zach Morris

9/16/14 5:51pm

Amen brother. The reason some of us get upset at the way BYU handles things

UNLVcougar

9/16/14 7:08pm

Not renewing your season tickets

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 7:15pm

Polaris, the issue for me is BYU's PR. They handled the Big 12

Zach Morris

9/16/14 7:20pm

That is all based on the Big East lawyer pitching a fit

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 7:29pm

You go after anyone that even offers slight criticism

messi

9/16/14 7:44pm

No I don't

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 7:49pm

Link?

UNLVcougar

9/16/14 4:15pm

Is this good enough for you?

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 5:36pm

RE: Guess what...

southernfriedcougar

9/16/14 4:55pm

You can't say that....

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 5:31pm

Um, have you seen me comment on this topic anywhere?

southernfriedcougar

9/16/14 5:58pm

Isn't calling someone stupid against the rules?

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 6:32pm

Lol I didn't call you stupid.

southernfriedcougar

9/16/14 6:44pm

Plus when your games are on ESPN and not the MTN......

Twin Roots

9/16/14 9:09am

"Son, we didn't get tickets for this Top 25 team because they don't play CSU."

Art Director

9/16/14 9:09am

In the end it has to be cost.

mudpupper

9/16/14 9:15am

for me it is the distance and price

newbie

9/16/14 9:15am

I think season ticket sales are down because less of the games are at good times

Ssebo

9/16/14 9:15am

That's a good point. We rarely sold out Thursday games.

cougarblue

9/16/14 9:19am

They're not in the afternoon anymore!!!

John Doe

9/16/14 10:15am

That was a good moment in Cougar Football you are referencing.

Ssebo

9/16/14 4:50pm

I think that's the main reason there was low attendance last Thursday.

eddog

9/16/14 5:18pm

I can't see how opponent familiarity has anything to do with it.

SpiffCoug

9/16/14 9:17am

It is a small factor.

CosmoK

9/16/14 9:29am

So the problem is really that we don't have common opponents with the Utes?

El Jefe

9/16/14 9:34am

Its a factor. Common opponents, a way to measure our progress/success.

CosmoK

9/16/14 9:39am

+1, I totally agree with this. Granted, it's not a huge thing, but it is a

BerkeleyCoug

9/16/14 2:06pm

All of these things add up and water down enthusiasm.....

Bonoman

9/16/14 2:26pm

There is a little truth in this post.

OptimisTIC

9/16/14 10:00am

Winning solves the problem! Just win and the stadium will be packed.

Chazz Reinhold

9/16/14 12:06pm

Only really in the 2nd half of the current year and the following year.

whirl

9/16/14 12:11pm

If BYU had beaten Utah I would have renewed my tickets.

The Lone Wolf

9/16/14 11:02am

Also, Bronco has not been exactly a fans' coach. He's said some incredibly dumb

Real Men Wear Blue

9/16/14 11:42am

It's just no cool to be a BYU fan anymore since the Utes hit Pac-12 status.

CougarWildcat

9/16/14 12:12pm

I went to buy a jacket from the bookstore...of the two I like, no L size

cu-coug

9/16/14 1:35pm

Apparently BYU is so unpopular right now that they are not

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 3:43pm

Do you think it just could possibly be that more and more

Cyclogist

9/16/14 1:08pm

I know BYU needs the advertising dollars, but it is pretty sweet to sit through

LV Mike

9/16/14 7:02pm

Too many conflicts with BYU Women's Soccer which is much more enjoyable to watch

Bobby McMahon

9/16/14 1:54pm

#1 reason is

Coug Dude

9/16/14 2:02pm

This is my #1 reason.

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 3:45pm

BYU needs to blackout games in Utah unless they sell out...

Cyclogist

9/16/14 7:53pm

And then do the rebroadcast on BYUtv.

CougarPilot

9/16/14 8:04pm

48 hours later...

Cyclogist

9/16/14 8:52pm

I think they used to say that if 75% (or something)

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 9:16pm

And I'm saying they need to say 100% 2 days before.

Cyclogist

9/16/14 9:30pm

I wonder if that is even possible anymore?

PolarisPrime

9/16/14 9:54pm

Last I remember, they still black out Braves games

Cyclogist

9/17/14 7:13am

I can see them eventually reducing the number of seats in the stadium

PolarisPrime

9/17/14 11:42am

Really? Why would they do that?

crazY

9/17/14 3:50pm

It has been somwhat of a trend in college sports

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