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AFLW 2024 - Round 8 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
It is when you support shit teams (Niners fan here)Sounds pretty cool except NFL is s**t.
It is
Um, you couldn’t be further from reality.
College football is massive and dwarfs AFL on such a scale of magnitude.
Alabama has a 100,000+ seat stadium that sells out for every game. And it’s not even the biggest stadium.
It’s not just college kids. It’s mega rich boosters, past students, parents, etc.
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Yeh nah. You've never live in the USA have you!! College football is bigger than the NFL on a multitude of metrics. The big colleges have stadiums with 100k+
I've been to this.
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Again, I'm talking about a localised area, not the size of the crowd or how popular it is.
I’m not trying to be the smartest in the room. I’m trying to tell you how college football “works” for fans.*en hell mate, I'm talking about it being more localised than the West Coast Eagles which fans range for the whole of the biggest (area) state in the country, which I'm certain is bigger than any US state.
You're not always the smartest person in the room.
Tedious.
I’m not trying to be the smartest in the room. I’m trying to tell you how college football “works” for fans.
People literally drive and fly from all over the country to get back and football games at the college they graduated from, on weekends.
It’s not like everyone attending the game is from the local city or town.
The States are far more open about moving to attend college. Colleges recruit kids from all over country. Their fans live all over the country. They travel.
I’m not trying to be the smartest in the room. I’m trying to tell you how college football “works” for fans.
People literally drive and fly from all over the country to get back and football games at the college they graduated from, on weekends.
It’s not like everyone attending the game is from the local city or town.
The States are far more open about moving to attend college. Colleges recruit kids from all over country. Their fans live all over the country. They travel.
The kids aren’t from Melbourne is what you are saying…..I’m not trying to be the smartest in the room. I’m trying to tell you how college football “works” for fans.
People literally drive and fly from all over the country to get back and football games at the college they graduated from, on weekends.
It’s not like everyone attending the game is from the local city or town.
The States are far more open about moving to attend college. Colleges recruit kids from all over country. Their fans live all over the country. They travel.
Believe it.That's $50 million gate. I don't believe it.
That's for non-students though. Students pay a fraction of that (like $10-30) and make up nearly half the crowd. The tickets are still like half the cost of the average NFL game.Yeah, that doesn't seem right, especially when you consider the players aren't even professional.
Edit: Never mind, average cost is $175 USD, costing up to $640 USD, depending on the game/matchup...
Playoff tickets cost an average of $3k.
The 4 Main Reasons College Football Games Are So Expensive - GameDay Culture
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Yeh nah. You've never live in the USA have you!! College football is bigger than the NFL on a multitude of metrics. The big colleges have stadiums with 100k+
I've been to this.
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Are there semi-pro leagues below the NFL, or does it just go from college straight to the NFL and you got nowhere to play inbetween?
One of the biggest drawbacks with gridiron is how many players and how much equipment are required to field a team. Most people never play past high school as they don't really have amateur/social clubs like we do with footy and other field sports.Are there semi-pro leagues below the NFL, or does it just go from college straight to the NFL and you got nowhere to play inbetween?
Never a truer word written.Yeh nah. You've never live in the USA have you!! College football is bigger than the NFL on a multitude of metrics. The big colleges have stadiums with 100k+
Guessing it was the Red River Rivalry game between Texas and Oklahoma, always played in Dallas? Jealous if it was, that game is nuts every year.That’s what he said his tickets cost. Idk if they have memberships or season passes ect. Apart from whether it’s $50 mill or not the main part was that it felt like major event not just a home and away game.
Apparently the game was between two colleges from the same state but the game was played in a neutral town/city and people all transited in for the game. Just said it was crazy something he hadn’t experienced here in Australia.
I went to game in Dallas not overly long ago and it was around 200 US as well. But that was for an absolute trash seatI've been to a few games in Houston over the years when doing courses for work but pretty sure I've never paid more than US $200.
Yeah that’s the one just texted him he said it was played at the Dallas Cotton bowl. Texas Longhorns vs the Oakahoma Sooners. Like I said before he’s never experienced anything like that in Australia and he’s nearly 50 and loves his sport, been to most big sporting events over here.Guessing it was the Red River Rivalry game between Texas and Oklahoma, always played in Dallas? Jealous if it was, that game is nuts every year.