Went to the Bucs game today and they have the same issue. People filling in seats for the entire 1st quarter. It was like someone posted the wrong game time start in the newspaper. Must be a Tampa thing.
I can't speak for the bucs pre game activities, but I can tell you tailgating for USF games this year was more exciting then the games. There is no buzz or excitement about getting to your seats early. The food and beer are also much cheaper in the parking lot.
This has always been the case whether we are playing well or not.
Well I can't speak for everyone else, but I use to get to my seats 15 minutes or so before kickoff (when we didn't suck). This past year I was lucky to make it in before the first quarter was over. An exciting product will get more fans in the seats on time. Our lack of quality pre game entertainment and tradition hurts us.