Football--United States; College sports--United States; Sports spectators--United States--Attitudes; Sports spectators--United States--Psychology; Consumer behavior--United States
Recently, some college football programs have experienced unsustainable attendance growth, increases in revenue discrepancies, stagnant "revenue growth", and increased operating costs (Brown, 2009; Fulks, 2009; Fullerton & Morgan,...
An individual's role set consists of a variety of different roles (Biddle, 1979; Madsen & Hammond, 2005). Parent, spouse, student, and even sports fan, all constitute roles within one's role set. Fulfilling role demands requires time, energy,...
Based on a drawing by Lanciano and Carpano (caption, p.197); “The Colosseum was begun by Vespasian in the 70s AD on the site of the lake of Nero’s Domus Aurea, and was financed from the spoils of the sack of Jerusalem in AD 70. It was dedicated...
Asian Americans--Cultural assimilation; Acculturation--United States; Sports spectators--United States; Consumer behavior--Social aspects--United States
According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2011), ethnic minority populations in the
U.S. constituted over one-third (approximately 126 million) of the total U.S. population
in 2010 (approximately 300.8 million) (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011). With such...
Men sitting in grandstand at Eclipse Park, Louisville, Kentucky, at the 1912 Louisville Colonels' season opener. Eclipse Park, located at 7th and Kentucky Streets, was the home of Louisville Colonels baseball team from 1902-1922 (two earlier...
Coaches (Athletics); University of Louisville--Basketball; University of Louisville--Students; Sports spectators; Crowds; College athletes;
Coach Bernard "Peck" Hickman being carried in triumph by University of Louisville basketball players. The players and Coach Hickman are surrounded by team supporters, some of them cheering. This image is from the National Collegiate...
University of Louisville--Basketball; University of Louisville--Students; Basketball players; Sports spectators; Students; Crowds; College athletes;
University of Louisville basketball player signing autographs for boys in a crowd. This image is from the 1959 Mideast Regional bracket of the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament, held in Evanston, Illinois. University of...
Cheerleading; University of Louisville--Students; University of Louisville--Basketball; Sports spectators; Students; Crowds; NCAA Basketball Tournament;
Four University of Louisville cheerleaders kneel on the floor at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Mideast Regional Tournament in Evanston, Illinois. There is a crowd of spectators behind them. The UofL basketball team defeated Michigan...
University of Louisville--Basketball; University of Louisville--Students; Basketball players; Celebrations; Crowds; Sports spectators; NCAA Basketball Tournament; College athletes;
Donald Goldstein cuts down the net after the University of Louisville basketball team's victory over Michigan State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Mideast Regional Tournament played in Evanston, Illinois. A crowd of...