Quote Originally Posted by gtowndawg View Post
I hate to say this but I'm afraid it's a Miss. State thing. Attendance for everyone in the SEC this past season (compared to the year before) was either up or basically the same expect for one school. I'll let you guess who.

If you go to this site you can search "SEC" and see.

Also, TV ratings are up.

"In 2024, ABC averaged 5.8 million viewers for 46 regular-season games, a 56% increase year-over-year and its best college football season in 15 years. ESPN platforms averaged 1.9 million viewers per game, a 19% increase from the previous year. ABC's Saturday Night Football averaged 7.4 million viewers, the best for any network since 2008."

I agree, my interest in watching last year was down as well. It was a reminder of how far we have fallen. But overall, there's still a big appetite to watch (good) college football so we better figure this problem out fast.
It is definitely a Miss State thing. I live in PA and this is not a common complaint with Penn State, Ohio State or WVU fans. Sometimes I hear it from Pitt fans but they have a very small fan base and most of them are more into the Steelers. This is our fanbase being upset that Ole Miss has surpassed us and being bad so it's a good excuse to use. We have never had the same passion for sports though that other SEC fan bases have as whole (outside Vandy). I am not saying we do not have dedicated die hard fans, but the number is much smaller than even WVU and some of the big 12 and ACC teams.