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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Assume your son’s college is a plane ride away, as are all the away games. Does one or both parents fly out to watch the game and pay for hotels?

Trying to think ahead here for next year[/quote]

OP -- it depends.  I would say most parents to go to most of the games if their DS is playing.  For a freshman -- if you knew they were not playing -- redshirt or just fourth in the depth chart then no parents do not go that often.  If your DS is getting a lot of playing time, most parents do in fact go regardless of distance.  We had friends whose son was a TE at Stanford and then went to every game all four years -- home and away.  [b]That was the norm at Stanford.[[/b]/quote]

It's more are you on the outside of the parent social group or not.  Stanford student game attendance is pretty bad and gets worse every year...maybe there is more parental peer pressure to attend games for that reason.

Also, your kid is attending Stanford for free...so you are likely coming out ahead financially.[/quote]

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