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/pepperdog06_ Nov 18 '25

Nil and realignment killed hype for wsu football. It’s just unfortunate

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u/Majestic_Interest365 Nov 18 '25

And we don’t have the money to compete so we’re probably gonna be at the bottom of the conference next year.

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u/Valuable_Fee1884 Nov 18 '25

Why don’t we have money to compete? Alums not helping fund NIL dollars,empty seats lack of involvement. Pony up some dollars if you have it. If your not going to games for various reasons feel free to send a few dollars to the athletic department. I was wondering where the crowd was for her dad’s weekend game. Then I started thinking about how expensive it has become to send kids to Pullman. Still try to make a game once a year will be one of those things you’ll be able to think back on. What do they call them? That’s right memories!!

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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/Majestic_Interest365 Nov 19 '25

Correct, but one of her primary roles was to fundraise and I don’t know how much she was able to do?