As a journalist I respect good journalism and Jay Drew recently released a very in-depth study of why the average BYU Basketball attendance is down nearly 2,500 this season. The article is really well written and here is the link to it.
However, although the reasons are valid and undoubtedly factors in the drop, the biggest factor has more to with when the games are and winning, and less about weather or smartphones.
Here are the three main reasons why attendance is down this season:
The big games are at TERRIBLE times
Although Drew was correct on the idea of being able to watch the game while doing anything because of smartphones, a big issue has been the times of the games.