I would like to comment on the game day experience. First, I am an old guy. I have ATTENDED an average of about 5 games a year since 1961. That’s somewhere around 300 games. My wife and I both have knee issues but still we have been making the effort to attend the games. However, I think we are about done. It seems that our athletic department just wants to make it harder and harder for us to attend, much less enjoy it. We kind of feel like the unwanted relatives at Thanksgiving dinner. Under John Cohen every aspect of the game day experience has gone down in my opinion. Traffic snarls, parking, stadium entrance, concessions, chair backs, etc, etc. Also, it is true that we do leave some games early. My wife has a new knee so she is a bit unsteady and slow. It’s better if we don’t try to move in or out with lots of other people. Apparently that’s no okay with our little snot nosed QB. No problem, we are following his advice and just staying home for the rest of the season. After 60 years of attending games and 30 plus years of giving to the Bulldog club I think we are going to just wrap it in maroon and white. Our QB can offset our ticket and Bulldog club contribution with his NIL dollars. This used to be our favorite time of the year, but our University has just about run us off. Don’t want any blue hairs in the stadium? Mission accomplished. Not that it matters, but I did a little quick math and between tickets, parking passes, tailgating spots, and Bulldog Club contributions, we have spent over a quarter million in our lifetime on State football. Seems like a poor marketing strategy to run off your long time Customer base but hey it is what it is. Just wondering if the youth of this State will give them 60 years? I hope so, but I seriously doubt it.
