How many sporting events do you attend annually?
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Pro - maybe 1 or 2 (Take mom to Phillies, and maybe get free tix for something else)
College - Bet 4-8 (PSU football, basketball, hockey). On occasion, a Big 5 Hoops game.
HS - none.
College - Bet 4-8 (PSU football, basketball, hockey). On occasion, a Big 5 Hoops game.
HS - none.
PRO- 4 -6 Football game or two, baseball game or two, golf match or two
College - 2 or 3 PSU games, usually 2 or 3 other NCAA Football games, and 2 NCAA Mens basketball games
HS- 10 plus - My wife is a teacher and a tennis coach. We go to a number of events at her school. I don't go to many of her tennis matches.
College - 2 or 3 PSU games, usually 2 or 3 other NCAA Football games, and 2 NCAA Mens basketball games
HS- 10 plus - My wife is a teacher and a tennis coach. We go to a number of events at her school. I don't go to many of her tennis matches.
MLS 16-20 matches. NHL 10-12. MLB 1-2. College Football 0-1. MILB 3-6. The odd college non-football event.
Most years we will do 1 or 2 Carolina Hurricanes games and 1 Penn State football game, sometimes we manage 2 PSU games.
Generally, the full slate of PSU home football games, maybe skipping the worst of the bunch (1AA team or a Kent State).
PSU hockey season tickets -- we get to most of the B1G games, some of the non-conf games. So maybe ~14 of the ~20 home games?
2 or 3 PSU women's hockey games per season.
1 or 2 PSU wrestling matches.
Usually 1 PSU men's hoops game.
1 or 2 other PSU sports home games, most often from among M/W soccer, women's volleyball, M/W Lax.
Usually 2 MLB games per season.
PSU hockey season tickets -- we get to most of the B1G games, some of the non-conf games. So maybe ~14 of the ~20 home games?
2 or 3 PSU women's hockey games per season.
1 or 2 PSU wrestling matches.
Usually 1 PSU men's hoops game.
1 or 2 other PSU sports home games, most often from among M/W soccer, women's volleyball, M/W Lax.
Usually 2 MLB games per season.
Does mental gymnastics count?
I went to 2 gun raffles… does that count? BTW the raffles should be considered Jr High events. I can’t believe they allow these guys to have guns!
I peep into my neighbor's bedroom window every Saturday night. Does that count?
Not many, and not many planned in advance. One unexpected development this fall was my son decided to try cross country. He’s only in 5th grade. He loves it. He’s as weak as any kid I’ve ever seen, but I think if his strength comes in he could be a track guy (you may have seen an occasional post in the day from me - I was freakishly quick for somebody that had no formal coaching, and played center field in the spring, not track originally).
Anyway I made all his meets. He finished as the top 5th grader in his school, and 2nd among the feeder schools to his HS that will have 1000 in a grade.
Other than that, I take in events at Northwestern for the most part, including Nitts when they come thru, and wrestling when they host somebody good. Will be at NCAAs this March for wrestling. Still undecided on Indy this weekend - was already planning to travel the next Saturday for my 60th.
Anyway I made all his meets. He finished as the top 5th grader in his school, and 2nd among the feeder schools to his HS that will have 1000 in a grade.
Other than that, I take in events at Northwestern for the most part, including Nitts when they come thru, and wrestling when they host somebody good. Will be at NCAAs this March for wrestling. Still undecided on Indy this weekend - was already planning to travel the next Saturday for my 60th.
Pro: none since retiring.
College: one a year
High School/Middle School:
Football: 8-10
Women’s Volleyball: 12
Basketball: @20
It’s difficult to go to games other than grandchildren’s games.
College: one a year
High School/Middle School:
Football: 8-10
Women’s Volleyball: 12
Basketball: @20
It’s difficult to go to games other than grandchildren’s games.
Way too many. Most pro and college have gone on the back burner with the kids heavily involved in sports. A few winter track events, a full slate of HS football, and easily over 100 baseball games will be on my list of attended events this year. It’ll be my first year of no hoops attendance, but maybe I’ll pop in to see a few local HS/college. It’s either getting the kids to training/practice or to games and then watching those games. Being so close to so much college and pro events, this has been a weird adjustment.
Pro: none since retiring.
College: one a year
High School/Middle School:
Football: 8-10
Women’s Volleyball: 12
Basketball: @20
It’s difficult to go to other games than grandchildren’s games.
College: one a year
High School/Middle School:
Football: 8-10
Women’s Volleyball: 12
Basketball: @20
It’s difficult to go to other games than grandchildren’s games.
My goal every year is for a dozen college basketball games. In years past, I've done a basketball trip to 4 or 5 locations, depending on schedule and geography. I won't be doing one this season though so it may be a couple of UCF games and that's it. I officiate HS baseball and basketball so that's probably 60 games between those two sports and i added working the clock at football games this season so that's another 15. In the pro ranks, I might get a couple of baseball games in a season (Orlando not the greatest location for MLB) and that's about it. Going to an NFL game doesn't interest me much and I pay very little attention to the NBA (still never been to a Magic game in 20 years of living here). If the Penguins are playing in Tampa, I'll sneak over there to see them.
Can confirm. This is a “convenient” definition so you don’t have revise certain formulas.
Bold move cotton having an 11yo at 60. And congrats on the boy, ain’t it the best?
Tgar was doing the math on that as well. Thanks for confirming. You go @PSU Mike !!
Varies from year to year. Been very busy this year so only been to 1 CFB game at VT. Might go to the RAC next Tuesday for Rutgers-PSU BB.
My usual is 1 NFL game, 2-3 CFB games, maybe a college BB game.
My usual is 1 NFL game, 2-3 CFB games, maybe a college BB game.
If you do, SeatGeek has a promo code of RUTGERSRIVALS that I used to get $20 off of my tix.
I’m not willing to put that expectation out there …
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