Attendance at ALL college games is down. The game time experience vs sitting at home on the couch it seems the couch is winning. I have always felt the Miami model was the way to do it. Play anyone,anytime, anywhere. When you rack up wins against other good programs it will build your profile and make you one of those name teams. Does the Miami model work today ? I don't know. Bottom line is we have a terrible schedule and it just doesn't help our public perception.
oh.....and Thursday night games suck when you live on the East coast of Florida.