Students skipping college football game because of bad wireless service

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When you think of sports, you normally don’t think of whether or not the wireless connectivity at the station is strong. Perhaps more college athletics programs should be considering it because it’s a reason that attendance is dropping at games.

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Down in the southern United States where college football is worshipped, student attendance at games is on the decline. The Wall Street Journal has an interesting look at the somewhat surprising numbers, which show several SEC schools struggling to get students in the stands.

The story lists a couple reasons for this. Early season non-conference games aren’t exactly a hot ticket, and watching a game at home with a nice cold beer, warm food and a beautiful HD television sounds pretty damn good to most people.

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