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Message: [QUOTE="MaxwellCuse, post: 469183, member: 1240"] Picked this up on the Georgia Scout fan forum: "Sugar Bowl announced crowd of 54,178 is the game's worst since 1939 and smallest ever for a BCS bowl." Another fan opined that that figure must be for tickets sold because the actual crowd was much smaller. Fact is, attendance at most of the bowl games that I've watched for at least 3 minutes has looked pretty pathetic. Some may talk about match-ups and the saturation point in bowls being long since reached -- and those are certainly factors -- but I think the still sluggish economy has forced Americans to reconsider their priorities. As a result, attendance at sporting events for which a fee is charged, not just bowl games, is declining. Question is, when the economy finally turns around will fans come back? Outside of the Deep South -- which has held onto their fan bases better than most -- I'm doubtful. [/QUOTE]