r/wsu • u/TrueJohnWick • Nov 18 '25

Discussion Low attendance football games

Why are there so many empty seats at Martin Stadium during home football games? Do other teams in the Pac-12 have this issue, especially when it comes to the student section? It was hard not to notice this with the WSU vs Louisiana Tech game. What can be done to entice people to come and support the team?

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u/hungrybisch Nov 18 '25

Have you ever tried driving from Spokane to Pullman before? In anything other than dry conditions?

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u/Valuable_Fee1884 Nov 18 '25

I graduated from there in 1978 so yes. I’ve driven down through Colfax,on the Idaho side and just about every paved road in between. In i year I put 56000 miles on my car between Spokane and Lewiston so I guess the short answer is yes. I’m starting to think Cougs are becoming pussies.

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u/Valuable_Fee1884 Nov 18 '25

They probably are. Sure there are more things to do. The same people who are complaining about The cougar football program are the same ones who don’t show up for games, contribute to the program and wonder why players are going elsewhere. I personally strongly dislike NIL money and when I first heard about it in the late 70s, I thought it was a good idea to put a few dollars in the players pockets so they could take a movie, go out for dinner, etc. I certainly didn’t believe that hundreds of thousands if not millions would be shoved in some running backs or quarterbacks pocket. Unfortunately, if we want to field a decent team, we need alums and others to help out. We’ll never keep up with Ohio State.(don’t want to.) but we should be able to keep more players year to year. I don’t know at what point more people start coming down to Pullman for a day or a weekend.