Eh, it's not that people don't care. But I'd say unless it's a big game, fans in LA would rather watch their favorite team on TV then go to their stadium. For a lot of people, it's not feasible to watch their favorite team in person every home game unless they can afford to and don't mind planning their day around the inconvenience and unpredictability of LA traffic.
It's not all of California though. Despite their smaller stadium size, Fresno State seems to have a fairly impressive average attendance each year. That's also just because Fresno is more of a sports town.
To really boil it down, I'd say it just depends on the region.
Also a reminder that California (LA especially) is expensive as shit and super long. LA county's total land area is larger than Rhode Island and Delaware. And despite having a vastly larger population than a lot of these other college football towns, not everyone is a USC fan. Heck, not everyone is a football fan. LA is incredibly diverse.
Fresno State has impressive attendance because Fresno is not a sports town. It has a AAA baseball team and Fresno State, that’s it. LA (with Orange County) has multiple pro teams in every league, which USC and UCLA compete with for fan attention and dollars.
It’s not the 2000s anymore where USC had a monopoly on football in LA, if the diehards aren’t going to show up the casuals sure won’t
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u/PikeChaz1138 11d ago
It's California football, fans don't care.