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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 8271, member: 41"] Here are your original statements: [INDENT=2][I][COLOR=#000080]I know this won't be a popular thing to say, but the program, the players, and the coaching staff are not entitled to having fans, not when [B]fans have to make a choice and a time commitment and a financial sacrifice to support them.[/B] Those fans have to be earned, and the bottom line is that a large number of fans felt that the team didn't earn their support beyond three quarters. It makes no difference whether it's true that they deserved to have them there for the whole game, or that those fans should have been "better" fans. What matters is that those fans were put in a position to make a choice like that, and the evidence was compelling enough to them to go that they didn't stick it out. [B]If I were a casual fan I'd tell the team to look prepared to play right from the start so I don't even think about not sticking around. [/B][/COLOR][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT=2][COLOR=#000080][I]But see, there must be something to be gained, otherwise they wouldn't be leaving. They actually decided to flush that cash away because [B]they thought the chances of seeing something worthwhile were so low they would cut their financial losses and gain their time back[/B].[/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [I][/I] You say that fans make a financial and time commitment to watch the team play [true]. If fans aren't satisfied with the progress of the game, you say that fans have the right to leave [debatable]. But you keep implying that fans who leave early are cutting their financial losses. Other than getting home an hour earlier, where is the gain? If you want to sell people on the idea that leaving a game early puts spent money back in their pockets, I'd like to know how. [/QUOTE]

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