University of Akron: InfoCision Stadium
The early 2010s saw the InfoCision home team, the Akron Zips, lose a lot of their clout and fan base, with some truly unfortunate drops in performance during those years. One win and eleven losses by the end of the 2012 season meant that only the most loyal fan base remained. The stadium, newly built in 2009, still sees suboptimal levels of support, with low game day turnouts and a meager atmosphere, hardly making for a great day out for spectators. This otherwise fantastic stadium is a case study in how a disappointed fan base and a lackluster team can undermine the value of even the best facilities.
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University of Louisiana-Lafayette: Cajun Field
It is strange for a stadium in a football-loving state to see surprisingly low attendance numbers on game days. This is the case for Cajun Field, home of the Ragin’ Cajuns. The field’s capacity is more than adequate, seating up 40 000 people. There seems to be a disproportionate lack of enthusiasm when it comes to games played at the otherwise functional stadium, hosting a decent enough team. One possible source of the low public turnout and the lack of enthusiasm for those attending a home game is that the stadium is infamously pricey. Not just for the big games, but any event that takes place. This trend is seen throughout the experience, with food and parking is priced way higher than average.
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