Why is the Dome Half Full?

[MankatoBison]

Want to get my $.02 in before FBS/FCS talk derails this thread.

I’ve been saying this since about 2017, but the gameday experience has gotten stale. If you’re not a hardcore fan, I can absolutely see why you’re not going to every game. They play the same music, have the same food options, and there is absolutely nothing to do between pauses in action besides wonder why we’re beating the other team’s ass so badly.

We need to hire some gameday experience consultants or something. Leaning on tailgating the last 10 years is starting to not work. Yell leaders were super cool in 2011 when they added them, but they aren’t new and exciting anymore. Having more strict security than the Cowboys and having people wait in line 30 minutes to pat down 50 year old women isn’t a positive update to the gameday experience.

Sell beer, let kids go on the field at halftime, plant super fans throughout the crowd, get the ability to show video highlights of other games on ESPN+, do ANYTHING to change it up. Don’t forget your job is to entertain people so that they’ll come back. When it comes to fan retention, it’s more than just winning games.

These can all be summed up as:

THE LAW OF DECREASING MARGINAL UTILITY

Completely agree.

[bisonaudit]

These can all be summed up as:

THE LAW OF DECREASING MARGINAL UTILITY

Completely agree.

Still seems more like the Hedonistic treadmill than decreasing marginal utility.

[Twincitybizon]

Sill seems more like the Hedonistic treadmill than decreasing marginal utility.

I agree with this guy

[JCEE1990]

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.

Absolutely! I’ve never understood the desire for a close game. The desire should be to stomp! To show them the best. I do like a close game, but I desire a stomping.

[SDbison]

Absolutely! I’ve never understood the desire for a close game. The desire should be to stomp! To show them the best. I do like a close game, but I desire a stomping.

Only fix to your post is to instead say, I do like a close game...when the Bison win. Actually we have not lost many close games......in rare cases just don't show up against a team we should stomp and lose by 10 or more points.

[El_Chapo]

well I've upgraded to row 1 for the 4th time this year....haha. wow pretty sure we are at 12,500 sold right now.
hopefully we get to 15,000 by gametime.
only $30 tickets public!!

[BattleBorn]

well I've upgraded to row 1 for the 4th time this year....haha. wow pretty sure we are at 12,500 sold right now.
hopefully we get to 15,000 by gametime.
only $30 tickets public!!

Yeah I shouldn't have renewed my season seats in Row CC. Heck, I may just buy a solo and go by myself. Anyone want to tailgate with me? Sad I know, but wife is out of town, kids busy with activities, and cousins... just not really interested anymore.

[NDSUBowler]

I did not request my seats for this game as I am in need of 3 instead of my normal 2. Called the ticket office and they told me that I should have no problem getting much better seats as a group of 3 come Wednesday.

I go from DD in corner to 50 yard line row S

While I love sold out crowds, I also do appreciate the chance to get better seats every year come playoffs.

[ByeSonBusiness]

Absolutely! I’ve never understood the desire for a close game. The desire should be to stomp! To show them the best. I do like a close game, but I desire a stomping.

Asskickings are fun in small samples... but they aren't fun long term. Its much harder to justify forking out money and spending a day at the dome to watch NDSU jailfuck yet another team.

[MankatoBison]

Still seems more like the Hedonistic treadmill than decreasing marginal utility.

I think both are true. Its not one or the other

They both indicate that the same thing over and over again, becomes less satisfying over time.

Marginal utility says the same thing becomes less exciting over time

The hedonistic treadmill says that achieving something new doesnt always result in being happy, and that you will revert back to the average happiness overtime.

They both describe why the dome is half full. I think the law of decreasing marginal utility is more accurate in our situation of being the most dominant program in the history of college football