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Reduced seating capacity coming to college football, including Alabama
Fortunately UF didn't add fan capacity like other SEC schools. You don't need over 100,000 seats.
TX A&M 102,000
UT 102,000
LSU 102,000
BAMA 101,000
UGA 92,000
UF 88,000
AUB 87,000
FSU 79,000
Since more people nationally are trending toward watching on HD TV our future improvements on the stadium will likely reduce capacity not increase it and improve the fan experience. Bama who is on a roll just reduced capacity for fan experience after they had just increased capacity.
As you get older it gets more appealing to watch on your HD TV at home irregardless of your school. The students nowadays have short attention spans and want good wifi and UF updating wifi has already started and will be done gradually over the next 3 years.
UF was smart not to take on debt to expand capacity like other SEC schools as we now turn our focus to things that will attract future recruits like the new IPF, Athlete academic center and eventual Football center.
New Technology and non deductibility of tickets will hurt future fan demand at all schools. Fortunately UF is not loaded with debt so we can afford the planned new Player Football center.
Fortunately UF didn't add fan capacity like other SEC schools. You don't need over 100,000 seats.
TX A&M 102,000
UT 102,000
LSU 102,000
BAMA 101,000
UGA 92,000
UF 88,000
AUB 87,000
FSU 79,000
Since more people nationally are trending toward watching on HD TV our future improvements on the stadium will likely reduce capacity not increase it and improve the fan experience. Bama who is on a roll just reduced capacity for fan experience after they had just increased capacity.
As you get older it gets more appealing to watch on your HD TV at home irregardless of your school. The students nowadays have short attention spans and want good wifi and UF updating wifi has already started and will be done gradually over the next 3 years.
UF was smart not to take on debt to expand capacity like other SEC schools as we now turn our focus to things that will attract future recruits like the new IPF, Athlete academic center and eventual Football center.
New Technology and non deductibility of tickets will hurt future fan demand at all schools. Fortunately UF is not loaded with debt so we can afford the planned new Player Football center.
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