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[QUOTE="chugg21, post: 3248087, member: 3360"]
Weird, I just ran into this article and was coming here to post about it. I think the 3 schools that the writer visited probably aren't the best examples. They are all too similar at the very tip top.

My main thought on it is there are just so many different options now for how to spend what is essentially the same amount of disposable income.

My wife gave me a list of 5 or 6 schools that she was interested in for specific programs. Texas A&M was the only one in the SEC and the rest had fairly mediocre sports, we ended up taking 1 visit and currently live in College Station.  We've lived all over the country but never in a town like this where the school is literally the only reason the place exists. It absolutely blew my mind that the home opener last year was on a Thursday night and against Texas State and I think attendance was still 98k. By midseason against UTSA on a Saturday at 11am with temps heading towards 100 degrees, way different story. We went to every home game and did road trips to LSU and Ole Miss for those experiences. Only going to be here for 18 months or so, so we're all in on the experience. If I was a lifer or was doing 4 years, there is no shot that I'd be spending money on tickets and $8 beers for the privilege of sweating in 100 degree weather to see them stomp out some G5 school by 40.
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