The Decline of the Average Sports Fan

Interesting new article from Sports Illustrated on new stadiums, seat licenses, etc. Nice read.

[URL]http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/the_bonus/10/03/sports.economy/index.html[/URL]

Includes a quote from one of UNC Charlotte’s own economists…

Bump.

hopefully, this economic crisis is a reminder to owners and chancellors that there are a lot more folks who stretch to make it to games than there are people with the extra cash to blow.

i think the chancellor’s plans do a fair job of asking supporters to step up without asking them to break their banks.

This very true for me. I love going to Panther games. But I hardly go because I feel like I have to break the bank every time. If you take a date or a kid, you’d have a hard time getting away spending less than $200.