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[QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 26343, member: 60"]
Football is prioritized much differently in the south and in other parts of the country.  My sister lives in Austin, TX and her kids go to Lake Travis HS.  Football in that area is third behind God and family and that may be underestimating its place.  Football is not life or death in CNY.

Re Cuse BBall, which is a fair argument, imo is a few things:
1) We are an elite program.  People are watching an elite product.  Look at the views coming from a soon-to-be conference brethren's comments between our bball and fball programs.  We are elite, respected and have a HoF coach.
2) We get to see other elite programs come to the dome (Conn, Pitt, etc).  And, with the move to the ACC, can you imagine Duke and UNC?
3) The time needed to consume the product is less as well.  2 hour games versus three or three and a half hours.
4) The Dome is unique in how we consume college basketball.  The experience is unlike most other venues.  With football, it means that there really isn't a bad seat in the house, but you are basically still watching a football game just like you would in the corresponding seats in another football venue.  For basketball, it feels more important because of the space and number of fans.

I want to be clear - I'm not saying that the cost of parking isn't fair in terms of price (I don't know what normal CNY prices are having lived in the city for a while now).  What I am saying is that to mock concerns for parking and concessions, etc is to basically be part of the problem and not the solution.  I live in NYC and have enjoyed single drinks that cost upwards of $20 and $30, but I don't then make fun of my friends who complain about a $10 beer at a stadium.
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