[P.O.E.]

They easily could create a pretend crowd and fake crowd noise via CGI, and who would know the difference?

I've often wondered if they don't do that already. I've noticed the camera angles at games rarely going above ground level, but seeing crowd-sourced pics showing lots of open space in the "cheap seats" (i.e., non-corporate levels).

[Buckeye McFrog]

Going to most sporting events has become a rather unpleasant experience. Traffic getting there, way overpriced parking once you arrive, and a crowd full of obnoxious drunks who are really not pleasant to be around. Plus obnoxious rap music being beamed at me near threshold-of-pain decibels during every stoppage in play.