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Message: [QUOTE="Shrmdougluvr, post: 8261, member: 396"] The South is a completely different animal. 90k plus to see an inter-squad scrimmage. Part of the issue with Syracuse fans are they they are largely conditioned, with the exception perhaps of the locals, as pro-sports fans with pro-sports mentalities. No one gives a crap when a fan leaves a pro game early. It's much more about what Otto is saying - pay for a ticket, leave when you choose. Couple in the fact you have mostly Yankee, Red Sox, Giants and Knicks fans who are used to having their teams buy their way to instant gratification, and it looks that much worse. For what it's worth, Southerners tend to be terrible pro-sports fans (inverse of Northeasterners). I'd love to say comparing the SU football fans with basketball fans is apples and oranges. However, look at when basketball attendance peaked, and when football attendance peaked. I think the trends are actually pretty similar. [/QUOTE]