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[QUOTE="cmr27, post: 3238, member: 215"]
[SIZE=3]Maybe people are over-analyzing this a little. How much of the low attendance is just attributable to the bad economy? The impact on the economic downturn has been harder on CNY than other parts of the country, such as Texas and the South. People have less discretionary income than they did in the late 1980s and 1990s when attendance was materially higher. It's easy to say people should pony up and find a way to get to the games to support SU and the community but those dollars-and-cents decisions are difficult in a tough economy.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]I don't think anyone would dispute the a stronger economy would put more fannies in the seats. The question then is how much is that worth in ticket attendance? Even a 10% bump would make a material difference to the bottom line and recruits' perception of the program. There's not a lot that SU can do to control this, however. And SU is not the only sports outfit dealing with this. A lot of professional sports teams are feeling the same pinch, which I suppose feeds the notion that SU really is a college town that operates like a professional sports town in reality.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Not to say the other issues listed here are not legitimate. Things like "anti-SU bias" in the community may be real but are tough to quantify. Reduced spending power for fans is not, however.[/SIZE]
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