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Message: [QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 697242, member: 716"] Yeah, this is much of it. Winning matters, but people were packing the Dome when a) it was a novelty and b) television was often tape-delayed and -- even when viewed live -- was watched on a 25-inch old-timey TV. It was such a vastly inferior option to attending the game. I'd still rather be there, but the existence of live feeds and inexpensive 40+-inch HD televisions with all the perks you've mentioned have evened the playing field. Also consider the evolution of the bar: an active, light-filled space with half a dozen new televisions, decent food, and 30+ types of beer is a far cry from its predecessor and offers one more alternative to game attendance that did not (in this form) exist in the late-'80s. Throw in societal changes - aging of the population, further sprawl of the community - and an indifferent student body and the "game as event" just isn't as attractive as it used to be. [/QUOTE]