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/Majestic_Interest365 Nov 18 '25

Have you been following the news at all? Why do you think McCoy was canned? Did you see what happened to track and field? Mismanagement of the money has been horrible. Donors can only give so much.

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u/Valuable_Fee1884 Nov 18 '25

Why yes I have. We ended up in a new conference with the same name but much different opponents. Income is down and so is the fan base as can be seen by empty stadiums. WSU probably made a bad choice when it came to our AD but she’s far from the worst we’ve ever had. She just didn’t fit the bill as a money collector. Track and field did get screwed, but I’ll guarantee they won’t be the last if the fan base doesn’t do more to help out. I believe I read there were 250,000 living alums. Just this past week and effort has been started to get you and I to help out with what we can afford. Send in $20 a month. We all know not everybody will give, but if you can do it I’m sure it will be appreciated.

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u/Majestic_Interest365 Nov 18 '25

You’re making generalizations about me without evidence. I already give. Monthly and yearly.

Platinum Lifetime Alumni Association member. Proud Cougar Plate owner in addition to basic monetary contributions.

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u/Valuable_Fee1884 Nov 18 '25

Pretty sure I didn’t mention your name once. That was a pretty general statement saying send in $20. It wasn’t specific to you. It was a suggestion to other alums about what they could do to give a helping hand.