During the SEC spring meetings today in Destin, FL, Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne took to the stand to discuss some topics surrounding the university. The discussion ranged from paying players to scheduling teams, but the most interesting comments came up when discussing attendance.
Over the past couple of seasons, Alabama has developed a bit of an issue when it comes to attendance. It isn’t, in fact, getting people to get into the stadium, but rather keeping them there for the entirety of the game. It came up in national conversations last year after Tim Tebow called out the students for not showing up to an 11 a.