MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Even the mighty Southeastern Conference is working harder to coax fans out of their living rooms and into stadiums.
Despite winning the last five national championships fans around the college football-crazed region are weighing the couch and flat-screen TV option vs. the in-person game experience.
Nearly every SEC football game is televised so some fans are choosing to stay home — especially for potentially nonconference mismatches. All but eight games last season were televised beyond pay-per-view.
Sure, teams like Alabama, LSU and Florida have little or no trouble unloading season tickets. Those three members of the recent national title club, along with Georgia, reported sellouts for all 27 home games in 2010; around the rest of the league, 36 home games did not sellout.