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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lil G" data-source="post: 1180811" data-attributes="member: 5674">I’m really not buying the decline of people attending games. Covid messed with numbers and some historically better teams started underperforming due to NIL and coaching misses.And I see zero reasons to believe the Tech fanbase won’t continue to grow as it has been since juicebox left.Average FBS attendance dropped from 47k in 2008 to 42k in 2019, so colleges are supposed to bet hundreds of millions on that being a continuous trend for the next couple decades? The average for 2025 was 42k.I know for each stadium downsize there is some analyst who did their undeniable math on it being potentially profitable in X number of years but honestly I think they are out of their friggin mindsFSU was not struggling to sell those 12,000 tickets, and you’re telling me the 265 million loss was a good idea? The interest on that loan alone might outweigh the extra amount they’re able to make per ticket for those “premium” new seats.Btw- the renovation was literally seatbacks and new concessions. Good luck convincing people the price hike you’d need to justify that loan is worth it with those amazing new features.Same story but even worse with Alabama if they decide to remove 10k seats that are sold each game.Bama nosebleeds cost $150-300 on average.You’re telling me removing1.5 - 3 million per Saturday in ticket revenue and paying off 200-300 million + interest will be paying off sometime during any of our lifetimes? Yea right.Again, maybe the equation is out there that sees returns. But until somebody can actually can even begin to explain that to me- I’ll believe1. Somebody is doing a really good job justifying their job by selling schools the idea that less seats but better seats = $$$$2. Schools are convincing themselves that it matters because other schools are doing itDon’t be fooled by the idea that profit analysts are flawless at their job.Look at the car market right now.The entire industry is axing mass affordable cars to try and sell more feature packed cars with better margins.Likely pressured by shareholders and some smart analysts who can see the future, most companies saw a 10%-20% loss in sales in 2025.Many new models companies are pushing with ‘premium’ features are seeing a historic flop, as their bread and butter vehicles that didn’t get chopped have been  mostly steady.Look I’m sure there’s a lot of economic issues that make this a different equation, but tell me the analysts were presenting 10%-20% losses in those model pitch meetings. No shot.My point is. Just because it’s trending doesn’t mean it’s a good thing. Remember spiky hair? Many fell victim.I wish Tech would somehow not become victim. Or maybe just victimize a couple sections I can avoid and continue to enjoy leg room. Do what works. Spend money on coaches and players. Fill seats. Piss on em.</blockquote>

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