BR1986FB;1650404 wrote:I know it's comparing apples to oranges and they only have a limited number of games but the Gladiators average more fans than the Tribe.
and i doubt many people call themselves big Gladiators fans or even care if they win or lose. Sort of like the Dayton Dragons, A team of the Reds. They have the longest sellout streak in sports history. It is not that there are that many Dragons fans, but ti is the place to go, the place to be, the hot thing to do. Minor league sports are getting more and more popular and yes..I lump the AFL into minor league's.
Cheaper, and they do more things to entertain the fans other than the sport itself, which in a way is sad. WHen I got to Dragon's games, or even reds games, if you just sit and listen to people around you....most arent true fans of the game. They are there as something to do (few people behind us at the reds game recently were blasting Reds ownership for trading Votto and Phillips away. They were on the DL and not playing of course so..these fans just assumed they were traded)..but I digress.
This time of year you have alot of other things to contend with. School, HS sports and of course CFB and NFL starting. True..they have always been around but that is what gets blamed for low attendance.