Yep the economy is in the tank , I always told my dad when we watched Football on the tube to look in the stands ,most of the seats was empty. I saw many college bowl games this year where the stands reminded me of when I was in high school , pathetic.
Most of the college bowl games exist for the TV audience, not the ticket buyers. It really doesn’t matter how many people go to the lesser bowls. They are the only football on TV that day and exist on that money.