Right, but if the point is to build more demand for tickets then why not market to a segment that you already know would be at least reasonably willing to buy your product. It just makes sense.
That wasn't the point. The northeast is a pro sports region, therefore, fan support in the north will never be the same as it is in the south for college football. The thing about UGA and the Falcons was an illustration about how it is opposite in the south. That is all. You're not the only person living in SEC country.
People in Buffalo don't care about Syracuse football. A former Buffalo resident told me that. The problem with being a private school is that people outside of your immediate area have no reason to identify with you. Additionally, when so many alumni are from areas so far away it's difficult to get support from them too. Both of these reasons are why state schools will draw better than us in down times. They graduate more people every year that stay closer to their school, mostly because it's where so many were originally from. They also get many non-alumni fans simply because they live in the state. It's the whole reason why Gross started the "New York's college team" campaign. We will need a period of consistent success to draw the casual fan and have decent numbers again. The most disappointing thing for me is the lack of support from students. There's no reason they shouldn't be at every game, especially when tickets are free.
