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Dynasty Maker [3219]
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Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
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Jul 17, 2025, 11:34 AM
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also what needs to change and are we already past the point of no return? this kind of spurred my question:
IPTAY opened up some upper deck tickets for the LSU game. Upper Deck tickets, Face Value is $250. Unreal, this model is not sustainable and at some point we will all quit caring. It’s been a fun ride, my most special memories are all Clemson games with the family.. But unless something changes soon, the fans will turn away, it just can’t keep heading down this path.
At what point to the fans give in? I just can't imagine spending $1000 for 7 home games for a family of four. And that is without even mentioning parking, food, fuel, or any other potential expenses. When is enough enough and what do the next 5-10 years bring?
Someone posted about (the real) USC being hundreds of millions in debt just for their football program. solutions were to fire employees and sell off properties just to stay in the black. This is not the Erskin Flying Fleet, but a traditional college football blue blood. I get many folks will just fade away and quit supporting. How does the recent trend correct itself, or is that just the brutal reality?
interested in any thoughts or comments. Go Tigers!
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Ultimate Tiger [35179]
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"Unreal, this model is not sustainable and at some point we will all quit caring
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Jul 17, 2025, 11:39 AM
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People have been posting this for years now.
All evidence points to the contrary.
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Re: "Unreal, this model is not sustainable and at some point we will all quit caring
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Jul 17, 2025, 11:49 AM
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Ohhhhh Kayyyyyy…..
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
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Jul 17, 2025, 11:42 AM
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I think it has already failed, but nothing will be done until 2030 when TV contracts come due.
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Rival Killer [3036]
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
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Jul 17, 2025, 11:42 AM
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Iptay and dues are getting more and even worse when it comes to parking. Building all this new stuff takes away a lot of parking spots so every year since the softball stadium was built, they have asked for more money to keep your same spot. They said I’d have to donate like 1200 to get my lot 4 pass again bc the parking garage being built. It won’t be long til they move the motor homes to like Seneca creek bc they can fit 4-5 cars in one Motorhome space. I used to have a motorhome spot when it was 7,500 but last year it went to like 12 or 15,000 and pretty sure it went up again. To your point of So Cal a lot of that has to do with them getting hundreds of million dollars cut by trump administration. Same thing is happening to Stanford too. Go Tigers!!
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Rival Killer [3036]
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
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Jul 17, 2025, 11:43 AM
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1200 more*
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Ultimate Tiger [35179]
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Agree
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Jul 17, 2025, 11:45 AM
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Motorhome parking is in a prime location.
I've often wondered why they would waste that much space that close to the stadium.
Only answer I could come up with is there must be some big, important donors there.
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Game Day Hero [4552]
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
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Jul 17, 2025, 11:50 AM
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I'm so frustrated with the whole thing that even in the event it changes the money grabbing big wheels of the country will replace it with something that's equally lucrative for them.
Greed begets greed.
In 10 years or so we will likely have a similar conversation.
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Orange Beast [6559]
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Can we go back in time about 5 years??
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Jul 17, 2025, 12:11 PM
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Probably past the point of no return...
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Orange Immortal [62380]
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I have two close Clemson friends that were DIE HARD fans 5 years ago. One is
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Jul 17, 2025, 12:40 PM
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not interested at all and the other is luke warm. I know several that are luke warm. We used to all talk recruiting year round. Now, we don't even keep up with it. I mean, when you lead for a guy for a year, and in the last two weeks, an unkown comes in a buys him.....WHEN GEORGIA has a commit flip to TEXAS?!! Dadgum CRB can't even get me riled up anymore.....
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Tiger Spirit [9595]
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
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Jul 17, 2025, 12:43 PM
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I think it'll last until collective bargaining takes over and teams are organized in the manner of a professional league with things like salary caps, etc. Until then its the wild wild west and nobody is really in charge.
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Top TigerNet [32042]
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I understand your question, but perspective.
Jul 17, 2025, 1:05 PM
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Inflation is part of it. I remember the first time I saw a green fee of $18. I said, "I can't imagine paying a dollar to play one hole of golf."
But, it's more than just inflation for sure. Live sporting events have priced themselves out of my range. My priorities are such that I might splurge and go to a game occassionally, but no way am I buying season tickets.
However, as long as there are people who can afford it and will pay it, I have nothing against the high prices being charged. Fans want winners. Fans don't want to pay $20 dollars for a ticket and see their team get blasted every week. Winning costs money.
Lotta things I don't understand. I don't understand why any company would pay 3 million bucks for a 30 second Super Bowl commercial. But, they do.
I don't understand why anyone with a wife and 2 kids would build a 10 bedroom 15 bath house even if they can afford it. But, they do.
I don't understand why anyone, even if they can afford it, would buy a Mazerrati (however it is spelled).
Heck, back in 1980 my wife and I started preparing for a major economic earthquake, "Because our country cannot sustain a trillion dollar national debt." Now we don't even blink at a trillion dollar annual deficit.
It's a matter of inflation, personal priorities, and the wonders of capitalism - supply and demand. If people wouldn't pay $250 for a ticket to the LSU game, then the price wouldn't be $250.
Where will it end? Don't ask me. My ability to predict the future is horrible.
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Tiger Spirit [9595]
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Re: I understand your question, but perspective.
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Jul 17, 2025, 1:59 PM
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I'm the same way. Used to attend at least one Clemson game every year but its been close to a decade since I was last in DV and I may never go back. Much easier to watch on TV and not have getting there and back taking up most of my weekend. Don't blame those who want to splurge but its just not a justifiable expense for me any more.
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Campus Hero [13947]
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
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Jul 17, 2025, 1:11 PM
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My unofficial survey of 60ish year olds that have watched college football their whole lives……they are sick of it, think it’s trash and they are losing interest. I think the greed is doing real damage amongst my peers.
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Game Changer [1923]
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
Jul 17, 2025, 1:26 PM
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My thought is something is going to have to break in a really big way. Don't know how old you are but it speaks to me that it is cheaper to buy a television and season package cheaper than going to a game.
Common sense is largely gone and money is currently easy... football tickets are just a reflection of something much more foundational imo.
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I don't even think the current model is college football. For it to continue
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Jul 17, 2025, 1:38 PM
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to be called College Football is about as Gaslighting as it gets.
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Orange Blooded [2552]
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
Jul 17, 2025, 1:40 PM
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Let’s be real—season tickets aren’t being priced with everyday fans in mind anymore. If you’re working hourly or even pulling a W2 as an engineer or similar, you're likely getting priced out. These seats are being sold to the upper-tier crowd—doctors, lawyers, accountants, and the occasional self-made business owner who can drop a ridiculous amount of money without blinking.
The last college game I went to was in 2016. Four tickets cost me $756 ($189 per person)before tailgating expenses. That was the moment I realized live games would be a rare splurge, not a regular outing.
Pro football’s no different. I once scored a “cheap” ticket to a Patriots game against the Jaguars—$330 for a corner seat in the back of the lower bowl.
Bottom line: there are enough people with deep pockets to fill those seats, so teams don’t need to worry about whether regular fans like us can still afford to go.
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Jul 17, 2025, 1:43 PM
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Varsity [-100]
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OP isnt the ideal demographic they are targeting.
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Jul 17, 2025, 1:44 PM
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They want folks with disposable income, not poor folks.
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Solid Orange [1312]
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
Jul 17, 2025, 1:47 PM
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How much did Clemson along with FSU blow on attorney fee's trying to sue our way out of the ACC? It was stupid and a waste of time and money. We should have spend that energy getting ahead of the inevitable.
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Tiger Spirit [9408]
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Cant speak for others obviously, but for me
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Jul 17, 2025, 2:09 PM
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The NIL, portal, and ridiculous playoff format has all but killed it - and it was essentially overnight. I went from living for fall weekends - watched football games from noon till midnight, without fail from August till January. As soon as it became a pay to play, mercenary, NFL-lite model.....I lost nearly all interest. Instantly. Most of the former die hards I know feel this way. And once the newness of all this wears off, I think all the Johnny come lately band waggoners will go too. Its not a life style for me anymore, I basically only watch Clemson at this point. And I feel less stressed over winning or losing either. Forget about actually going to games anymore, that wholly unaffordable for my family to do more than maybe once a season to see some scrub opponent. Its sad because it didnt have to be this way.
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Clemson Conqueror [11186]
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You just described me !***
Jul 17, 2025, 3:03 PM
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Paw Master [16211]
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
Jul 17, 2025, 2:10 PM
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This thread has the word “splurge” in it wayyy too many times already.
Am I the only one who thinks that is a really really weird word?
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Orange Blooded [2552]
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
Jul 17, 2025, 3:53 PM
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I googled it. Splurge is the most common word used in the English language to describe short term extravagant spending.
So not a weird word unless you are tying it to some sexual connotation.
I your defense I see that it is used alot in this thread. What is sad is that just going to a football game on a Saturday has become extravagant spending.
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
Jul 17, 2025, 5:47 PM
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I don’t know what kind of connotation you’re talking about.
I’m sure the word is in Websters dictionary.
But it’s still weird.
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National Champion [7737]
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
Jul 17, 2025, 2:32 PM
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1 yr then we vacate ACC
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National Champion [7737]
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
Jul 17, 2025, 2:47 PM
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I heard you're good with math
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Clemson Conqueror [11186]
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I wish all fans would boycott 2025 season. Would be
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Jul 17, 2025, 2:57 PM
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hilarious!
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National Champion [7737]
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Re: I wish all fans would boycott 2025 season. Would be
Jul 17, 2025, 3:03 PM
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Pro sports already went on strike...you sound like ##### player standIN
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National Champion [7737]
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Re: I wish all fans would boycott 2025 season. Would be
Jul 17, 2025, 3:04 PM
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##### = s-k-a-n-k
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Athletic Dir [1173]
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Forgive my oversimplification, but as long as those in power are profiting, they
Jul 17, 2025, 4:05 PM
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will ride the model until they aren't getting theirs or a legally mandated course correction occurs. The fan experience will become their prime "concern" once their wallets get lighter.
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Clemson Conqueror [11908]
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Re: Curious how long y'all think the current model of college football will last?
Jul 17, 2025, 4:09 PM
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People will still go and whine about everything else being too expensive.
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Wife and I still go to all home games, one reason we just enjoy being back on campus and tailgating. My brother-in-law went to citadel, we used to go to occasional game with him. Lots of fun, sit where you want and little pressure to win. Might start getting season tickets there. Cheaper, and Charleston.
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