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I'm 37 years old. Who the hell want's to see me in X-lot or at Teds?
If anything needs to change, it's student transportation. They need to add buses and give students more options for arrival and departure.
Great line.
I've been called a liar for this in the past, but I trust my eyes over some anonymous poster on the internet. The students are no different than other fans in the stadium and routinely leave near the end of the third quarter, even in close games, except for big games. The difference is most of them are bussed in, so the school has some control over when they leave.
The school needs to find a way to keep the students there.
1) Get the state to put pressure on the wireless carriers to upgrade the service in the stadium. Most people under 50 are connected. Most under 40 are connected all the time. Most under 30 don't want to spend 30 minutes without their phone and social networks. 18-22 year-olds do not want to spend 3 hours with very limited service.
2) Give out freebies at the end of the game. Want a free burrito at Moe's? Free 6" from Subway? Or something else, get creative. Not drawings at a chance to win, but something guaranteed. Give them out after the final whistle at the gates. Give the students wristbands when they get on the bus at school, on the way out everyone with a wristband gets their "prize".
3) Start featuring students at the game on their Instagram/Facebook pages. Pictures of kids at the games posted, not just the athletes.