Because the university is the only one propping it up. There has been multiple instances over the last 10 years where we haven't sold the tickets but DONU continues it for branding and marketing purposes. At the end of the day, no one gives a shit about this stuff anymore. It's just a gimmick. You will see nothing publicly that states this to my knowledge, but it is well known.
Brother attendance at the Silver Dome wasnt over 90k at WrestleMania III, but there is value in working the angle
I'm not hating the game, just stating facts that the streak is gone. Gotta give the blue hairs something to hang their hat on related to the football program.
How do you know they weren't sold?
He doesn’t. They have sold all the tickets, attendance has not been full at every game, but one does not equal the other
I know someone in the athletic department and ticket offices. It makes no difference as long as the U backs it. It’s not like someone is going to dig in and try to prove it.
You’re right.. talking about the sellout streak on tv that is dependent on local companies buying the unsold tickets for a dollar is keeping us relevant. The sellout streak and being called the “greatest fans in college football” aren’t mutually exclusive.
You don't throw away 60+ year-old legacies because you think it's fake. The tickets are sold. Every University in the country has had corporations buy up large blocks of tickets. It is a differentiator that no one else in college football has and it took 60 years to be built.
Businesses buying them up last minute isn’t demand. It’s the university offloading them for peanuts to keep the streak alive.
It’s the equivalent of when we say we’re are back then go 7-6.
Post of the Year candidate?
