OPINION: Fan excitement from tailgate doesn't connect to field

Megan Calvin | Staff ArtistIn a recent survey conducted by the Hullabaloo via Facebook, almost 57 percent of respondents have not attended any home football games this year, while only 28.5 percent of respondents have not attended any tailgates.

This problem is not unique to Tulane, even among Southern schools, according to Deputy Athletic Director Monica Lebron.

"[Low game day attendance is] an epidemic at every school," Lebron said. "So I certainly don’t want the Tulane community to feel like… we're the only school in the South where the students don’t come to the games."

Only 15.3 percent of respondents said they stayed for the entire game when they choose to attend. The student section…