Social pressure is a powerful thing.

by Jim (fisherj08) , A Samoan kid's laptop, Friday, May 17, 2013, 09:29 (4770 days ago) @ JN

If I'm at a tailgate, and every one of my friends says "we're going to the game, stop drinking!", I will probably follow them into the game.

If I'm at a tailgate, and my friends say "let's keep drinking, who cares about football!", I'm going to stay outside.

I don't doubt that the folks in the second possibility love the University of Michigan, and I don't doubt that they love their football team. It's an issue of prioritization.

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what's our no-show rate in the student section? - Jay, 2013-05-17, 08:55
- If they stopped scheduling games vs Asshole State U - Pat (Moco), 2013-05-17, 12:41
- Very low. Late, maybe, but very few no shows. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2013-05-17, 12:27
- I would also be interested to know how many of our Students - Grantland, 2013-05-17, 11:57
- Very interesting. I didn't see ticket cost in the article. - oviedoirish, 2013-05-17, 11:34
  - Last year: UM student tixs 6 games: $195 face + $10 fee - KelleyCook, 2013-05-17, 12:06
    - So that's what UM students paid - oviedoirish, 2013-05-17, 12:55
      - Half of face - CK08, 2013-05-17, 12:56
        
        Wow, I'm surprised it's that high. - oviedoirish, 2013-05-17, 20:28
- I'd guess its pretty low - Rob (Rakes of Mallow), 2013-05-17, 10:33
- I would guess 2-3 percent undergrad, higher for grad (obvs) - HullieAndMikes, 2013-05-17, 10:02
- I think there's a cultural aspect at play here - Domer99, 2013-05-17, 09:57
  - If you are saying Michigan has a Culture of Suckiness - Jeff (BGS), 2013-05-17, 12:02
- see what happens when you put in a jumbotron? - Pat, 2013-05-17, 09:46
- I'm sure all those B1GNetwork noon starts don't help much - KelleyCook, 2013-05-17, 09:45
  - just wait until the opponent is Rutgers or Maryland - Pat, 2013-05-17, 09:47
    - Soooo, basically their usual OOC crowd - NDTex, 2013-05-17, 09:50
- Would love to see the game-by-game #s - JN, 2013-05-17, 09:22
- From my unscientific visual survey - Jack, 2013-05-17, 09:20
- This is the "Marge has a gambling problem" ... - Slainte Joe, 2013-05-17, 09:14
  - "I call him Gamblor!" - HullieAndMikes, 2013-05-17, 10:48
- Anecdotally - Jim (fisherj08), 2013-05-17, 09:12
  - bc it's expected? - JN, 2013-05-17, 09:19
    - Read my above post alluding to that - Jack, 2013-05-17, 09:24
      - But if you asked if they loved - JN, 2013-05-17, 09:27
        
        Putting it that way, I agree to an extent - Jack, 2013-05-17, 09:30
        
        Also, there's nothing else to do - CK08, 2013-05-17, 09:58
        
        Yup - JN, 2013-05-17, 09:34
        
        Social pressure is a powerful thing. - Jim (fisherj08), 2013-05-17, 09:29
        
        And it's nudged along by the campus rules - Jack, 2013-05-17, 09:33
        
        I'm confused - JN, 2013-05-17, 09:33
        
        What I'm saying - Jim (fisherj08), 2013-05-17, 09:35
        
        I disagree with your premise - JN, 2013-05-17, 10:44
    - Even people who aren't overly invested in football - Jim (fisherj08), 2013-05-17, 09:21

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Social pressure is a powerful thing.