UCFBfan
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I have to take a step back from everything for a minute and ask this question because I really see this happening in the next 10-15 years. What has really driven college sports before all this money hoopla? Rivalries. College sports has always been about passion from fan bases and their hatred for other specific universities. With all these new conference moves that aspect has been basically removed from college sports. At what point does college football/basketball become as irrelevant as the NHL? (Sorry hockey fans)
They showed a graphic during the WVU-OK St game where they described what a fan for WVU would need to do to get to the game. It was something like an hour drive to Pittsburgh, a 3 hour flight to either Tulsa or OK City and then another 1-2 hour drive to Stillwater. At what point do fans just not care enough to blow that kind of cash and time? Another WVU example, the stadium had a half full upper deck on one sideline for a National TV game against #12 Oklahoma.
I know a lot of money has been invested into these conferences and sports but that money is going to dry up at some point, no? Fans are going to stop being interested when you are playing obscure teams that you have no history with. Look at what we may be potentially looking at if we don't go to the ACC. Who are we supposed to get excited with? UMass? Temple?
This level of sport that a lot of people used to love is quickly escaping a lot of fan bases. There will be whiplash at some point. I just wonder when....what is the tipping point? Some places will always follow because there aren't any pro teams but for most of the country, the interest will wane.
They showed a graphic during the WVU-OK St game where they described what a fan for WVU would need to do to get to the game. It was something like an hour drive to Pittsburgh, a 3 hour flight to either Tulsa or OK City and then another 1-2 hour drive to Stillwater. At what point do fans just not care enough to blow that kind of cash and time? Another WVU example, the stadium had a half full upper deck on one sideline for a National TV game against #12 Oklahoma.
I know a lot of money has been invested into these conferences and sports but that money is going to dry up at some point, no? Fans are going to stop being interested when you are playing obscure teams that you have no history with. Look at what we may be potentially looking at if we don't go to the ACC. Who are we supposed to get excited with? UMass? Temple?
This level of sport that a lot of people used to love is quickly escaping a lot of fan bases. There will be whiplash at some point. I just wonder when....what is the tipping point? Some places will always follow because there aren't any pro teams but for most of the country, the interest will wane.