Big Greek and Football Schools: The Only Real College Experience

[Anonymous]

nice try. Syracuse data is 2023. this has been a 20 year old issue.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-attendance-declines-for-seventh-straight-season-to-lowest-average-since-1981/

[Anonymous]

Duke and Miami kids have better things to do

https://www.reddit.com/r/cfbmemes/comments/1gi1ys1/lots_of_empty_seats_in_miami/

[Anonymous]

UCLA kids have better things to do

https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2025-09-03/ucla-football-attendance

[Anonymous]

USC kids have better things to do (yesterday)

https://www.si.com/college/usc/football/usc-trojans-georgia-southern-eagles-los-angeles-memorial-coliseum-attendance-lincoln-riley-jayden-maiava-jakobi-lane

[Anonymous]

Harvard kids have better things to do

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/10/24/harvard-football-game-attendance/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:nice try. Syracuse data is 2023. this has been a 20 year old issue.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-attendance-declines-for-seventh-straight-season-to-lowest-average-since-1981/

I'm still waiting for the link showing that "most" undergrads at big football schools "never" go to a game. Have you found that one yet, or is your desperate search still ongoing?

[Anonymous]

Syracuse and UConn kids have better things to do

https://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2024/11/what-was-attendance-for-syracuse-uconn-football.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:USC kids have better things to do (yesterday)

https://www.si.com/college/usc/football/usc-trojans-georgia-southern-eagles-los-angeles-memorial-coliseum-attendance-lincoln-riley-jayden-maiava-jakobi-lane

Did you even read the article? I don't think it actually says what you think it does . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Syracuse and UConn kids have better things to do

https://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2024/11/what-was-attendance-for-syracuse-uconn-football.html

Wow. You've picked two powerhouse "big football" schools there!

You're embarrassing yourself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can we all agree to this? I mean, so much fun, so much variety, and more often than not plenty of smart kids and top academic opportunities?

Who wouldn't want to be a smart, good looking and outgoing Greek guy or girl at an SEC, Big Ten or ACC school? What a time and place to be young.

Sounds a bit superficial...
I'm guessing academics comes in 2nd or 3rd for you...

Well, grandma, if there's ever a time where a little superficiality might be ok, it's college.

Ha! I'm sure its a big thrill to rush, be rejected, end up puking your brains out and then graduating with a degree in gender studies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:nice try. Syracuse data is 2023. this has been a 20 year old issue.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-attendance-declines-for-seventh-straight-season-to-lowest-average-since-1981/

I'm still waiting for the link showing that "most" undergrads at big football schools "never" go to a game. Have you found that one yet, or is your desperate search still ongoing?

np that's a numbers thing. pretty easy to prove. look at stadium size, attendance, and then back out season ticket holders (alumni, community - that's the biggest block in every college stadium) and then reserved visitor section

Ohio State, for example, has 100,000 seats. In the upper tier. and their student section "block O" is 2500 seats. The rest are people who come back year after year

[Anonymous]

this was interesting.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/301986/2018/04/06/college-football-attendance/

Kids dont go to games bcs they dont have wifi. LOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:nice try. Syracuse data is 2023. this has been a 20 year old issue.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-attendance-declines-for-seventh-straight-season-to-lowest-average-since-1981/

I'm still waiting for the link showing that "most" undergrads at big football schools "never" go to a game. Have you found that one yet, or is your desperate search still ongoing?

I mean, how could they possibly mostly go to a game. you know how big these schools are? 50000 undergrads at some of these schools. they be lucky to get 20% to attend one game a season, Not that they care - they dont have seats for them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we all agree to this? I mean, so much fun, so much variety, and more often than not plenty of smart kids and top academic opportunities?

Who wouldn't want to be a smart, good looking and outgoing Greek guy or girl at an SEC, Big Ten or ACC school? What a time and place to be young.

Sounds a bit superficial...
I'm guessing academics comes in 2nd or 3rd for you...

Well, grandma, if there's ever a time where a little superficiality might be ok, it's college.

Ha! I'm sure its a big thrill to rush, be rejected, end up puking your brains out and then graduating with a degree in gender studies.

Fear of rejection . . . that sums it up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:College is for learning.

You've missed the entire point of college, which is that you can experience excellent academics *and* great fun. The two are not mutually exclusive and it's so sad that you think otherwise.

NP it's also sad to think there's one "right" way to have fun. numbers in greek life is tanking. I like college basketball, but most kids never attend a college football game, even at "football" schools

PP here - not a proponent of Greek life. Some of you are really conflating Greek life with big, fun football schools. Many of our kids attend these schools and are not Greek. Most kids aren't.

As for your last sentence - what? That is such a bizarre and false claim.

Greek and football is the title of the thread.

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