Spring Game Attendance Across the Country

Nebraska charging for Spring Game tickets while most schools give free admission is ___________

  • A testament to the devotion of Husker Fans

    Votes: 61 72.6%

  • Pure, unadulterated greed

    Votes: 3 3.6%

  • A great idea

    Votes: 11 13.1%

  • A bad idea - admission should be free

    Votes: 9 10.7%
  • Total voters
    84
knapplc said:
Lyons in the Sea of Red. said:
I would be interested to see how many of those are actually children though. That might alter your figure some, but I get what you are saying. Many families use this as an opportunity for their kids to get a game experience for a fraction of the cost.
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Do kids get in free?
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yes, they must obtain a ticket but as long as they promise to take the drug free pledge at halftime they get in free.

 
knapplc said:
Lyons in the Sea of Red. said:
I would be interested to see how many of those are actually children though. That might alter your figure some, but I get what you are saying. Many families use this as an opportunity for their kids to get a game experience for a fraction of the cost.
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Do kids get in free?
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If they are taking the pledge they do.

Also, I thought the revenue from ticket sales goes to charities. Maybe I'm wrong.

 
Eighth grade or younger gets in free. Did not know that. So even if you think that 1/3 of the fans there are kids roughly 14 or younger, that's still a profit of half a million. And I think that $4 per person for concessions is low.

 
knapplc said:
Eighth grade or younger gets in free. Did not know that. So even if you think that 1/3 of the fans there are kids roughly 14 or younger, that's still a profit of half a million. And I think that $4 per person for concessions is low.
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Yes. 4 dollars is low. By the time I get my souvi cup, 2 runzas (dont ask why when I live 3 blocks from one), slice of pizza, and a shiny red hot dog-FOR MY FIRST HALF SNACK, I have 19 bucks wrapped up right there.

 
Mitch from Lincoln, Neb., writes: I was reading through all the recaps of games and some of the articles from lunch time links and noticed that everyone had barely any fans. Ohio State had a bunch of hype about playing in Cincinnati but only 30,000 attended. Some had 8,000 or even 2,000 at their practices and games. Is it really that Husker fans are that crazy that we can get over 60,000 people to our spring game with a state that has about a sixth the people in the state of ohio. Maybe there are other reasons why others were so low and i missed them but the difference in attendance was staggering to me.
Adam Rittenberg: Husker fans are extremely passionate about their team, and they'll turn out under almost any circumstances to get a glimpse at Big Red. There are some important factors involved in spring games, mainly the weather, which was beautiful in Lincoln on April 6 but not nearly as nice around much of the Big Ten last Saturday. Although Big Ten fans turn out in force for real games, rain or shine, crummy weather can make some folks think twice about attending a glorified scrimmage (and in some cases, less than that). Nebraska fans also missed out on last year's game because of bad weather.

I'm a little surprised Ohio State didn't draw more fans, but Cincinnati isn't as centrally located as Columbus, and attending the game itself wasn't that cheap when you factor in extra driving, parking, etc. I also remember Ohio State drawing a spring game-record 95,722 in 2009 on a gorgeous day in Columbus. But your point is valid, and spring games for the most part aren't a huge deal in the Big Ten, even at schools with huge stadiums like Michigan and Wisconsin.
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I am more than comfortable with a nominal price tag on the spring game. Having been to free spring games...well, the crowd reflects the price of admission...

 
Lyons in the Sea of Red. said:
Im pretty sure bama usually sells out their stadium dont they? That's pretty impressive. Those people live and breathe football much like here, if not to a higher extreme.
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A higher extreme?

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knapplc said:
I suppose it's better to be at or near the top of this list than at the bottom. But even Texas Fan is saying that their figure is a lie in the comments of SB Nation's article.
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Conveniently, the attendance for the Texas spring game was just higher than A&M's.

 
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