Why is the Dome Half Full?

[BISONBRI53]

No beer, Columns in the corners, FBS, Dome Nazis, Milk drinkers, Knitters, Loud music, Dip N Dot spoons. Should cover it I think.

[blackdiamond2]

Take for example this last week. Our group was at the game it was 52-24 blowout - South Dakota wasn't even close in this particular game. We found our group was more interested in watching the end of the SDSU vs UND game on our phones - we have a bunch of screens at the Dome and it is not 1990 anymore...

Is there a way we watch our game live and other another game at the same time while in the dome? Might be

[StL Bison Fan]

No beer, Columns in the corners, FBS, Dome Nazis, Milk drinkers, Knitters, Loud music, Dip N Dot spoons. Should cover it I think.

You forgot pretzels

[56BISON73]

Is the dome half full (or thereabouts) because most of the games are broadcast?

Is the fan base getting older and just satisfied to stay at home?

Obviously... the students aren't buying into the program... so something has gone terribly wrong with the campus attitude toward the program. The university needs to address this.

Somebody wrote that the culture of the program has changed. If that's true... what does that mean?

I don't have a lot of answers.

A lot of moving parts. Plus shit changes.

[BISONBRI53]

a lot of moving parts. Plus shit changes.

nailed it!!!!

[SDbison]

some of it is Covid still. Vikings arent half full but I had to sell Cowboys and Steelers tickets for under face value when they normally would have gone for 2-3 times..

but also we have lost 1 home game in over 4 years... we went 6-0 this year and won by 177 points or 30 per game.. the Bison are for the most part not even football games its WWE or harlem globetrotters sports entertainment at this point.. its gotten to be a joke as they beat up on far inferior teams for 11 years running. and now only gets worse with 3 top schools leaving.

Sorry, most true fans don't wish for close games. Plenty more to watch with the next guys up getting play time. Don't get who would want close games.....that just means the Bison would lose more games! A casual fan might want that crap, but to win it all need to be really good and dominant.

[SDbison]

Take for example this last week. Our group was at the game it was 52-24 blowout - South Dakota wasn't even close in this particular game. We found our group was more interested in watching the end of the SDSU vs UND game on our phones - we have a bunch of screens at the Dome and it is not 1990 anymore...

Is there a way we watch our game live and other another game at the same time while in the dome? Might be

Another casual fan......if you want close games go watch the Vikes who often lose those games and enjoy their mediocrity.

[SDbison]

#1 reason for lack of a packed fargodome for Bison games.........too many casual fans have season tickets.

[Gully]

There are probably 3k in the concourse at any given moment. The metal detectors slow the entry into the dome and then people need to pee or get food and the lines suck. That's why we really need the concourse expansion with extra bathrooms. You can miss the 1st quarter if you wait too long to get on line

This...it really sucked getting in to the game this weekend. Makes me wonder if it's worth the hastle sometimes.

[56BISON73]

We're selling 80 to 90% of the tickets but many are corporate tickets that go unused. People get season tickets and skip the mediocre games. Students leave at half time. Covid still has a small impact. Also there is really only a few good games this year

There are probably 3k in the concourse at any given moment. The metal detectors slow the entry into the dome and then people need to pee or get food and the lines suck. That's why we really need the concourse expansion with extra bathrooms. You can miss the 1st quarter if you wait too long to get on line

The entrance I go in usually has 4 doors open. This past weekend only 2 doors were used. Think that can cause a back up?