It’s been another disappointing season in Tallahassee.After a disastrous 2-10 campaign in 2024, this year has shown little improvement for Mike Norvell and the Florida State Seminoles.The scenes of a college football Saturday are hard to beatGettyThey’ve struggled to a 5-5 record, including 2-5 in the ACC, as Thanksgiving approaches. After a perfect 13-0 regular season in 2023, everything has gone downhill since Jordan Travis broke his leg two years ago.Norvell and his staff have struggled to regain their footing, while the university has undertaken changes and renovations to Doak Campbell Stadium.Heading into the season, the Seminoles’ home stadium cut its capacity by over 12,000, going from roughly 79,000 to 67,000, marking the lowest permanent capacity since 1991.The change underscores a broader shift in college football, where the focus has moved from packing stadiums to maximizing revenue and where the best seat is often in the comfort of your own home.Stories of longtime season ticket holders losing their seats flood FSU’s social media pages, with many criticizing the drop in Doak Campbell’s capacity below 70,000 as a hit to the program’s prestige.Fans argue the move favors wealthy boosters and corporate partners over the average supporter, particularly after the $265 million stadium renovation added premium seating and amenities, effectively pricing out the typical fan.Ben Zierden, FSU Senior Associate Athletics Director said: “We basically dropped the entire West Side from right here to all the way to the other end. It was just dirt all the way back to the University Center building over there, and then we built back.“We’ve got some premium areas, our Founders area, and then our West Club. That’s a very specific area where you have to have a ticket for that area to get into it. But even the areas that we’re about to go through right now for the general public are vastly improved in terms of how open it is, how nice it is, the social area.“We’ve got a bar here that’s on the outside that’s available for anybody to walk up and enjoy a drink and sit and watch the game on a TV if they want to. It’s a nice clean area, especially compared to what we had before. All the concessions are brand new. All the bathrooms are brand newMichael Alford, FSU Vice President and Director of Athletics added: “Quit putting a Band-Aid on it, and let’s fix this thing.There’s a reason college football is the second most popular sport in the countryGettyFlorida State has gone through it over the last two yearsGettyAs a result, they have taken the unique decision to downsize their stadium as part of $265m renovationsGetty“Football here brings in over a hundred million dollars of economic impact on the six Saturdays (home games) to Tallahassee and Leon County. So we’ve got to keep the stadium running for the community.”Doak Campbell Stadium has been the Seminoles’ home since 1950, originally seating just 15,000.Over the next five decades, it was transformed into an 80,000-seat brick stadium by 2000, mirroring the unprecedented success FSU football enjoyed under the legendary Bobby Bowden.When capacity was further expanded to 82,300 for the 2001 season, few could have predicted that college football’s entire business model would shift in the years ahead.Before conference networks and booming television contracts made nearly every game easily available at home at the tip of your finger, the idea of watching every matchup from your living room was almost unthinkable.Now, one could even argue that it’s desirable and even preferable for the average fan.And to that, I say: nonsense.Nothing and I mean nothing can replicate the experience of attending a game in person. Will it cost more out of pocket? Absolutely. Is it less convenient and more of a hassle? No question.The capacity at Doak Campbell Stadium has been reduced by 12,000 fansGettyCollege football represents a huge economic opportunity for the local communityGettyIs it worth being there when your team wins, amidst a sea of fans all pulling for the same thing, or storming the field after an incredible upset? Without a doubt.I don’t care how nice your living room setup is; nothing beats boots on the ground in the stadium.Hell, even if your team loses, there’s something special about the collective misery of thousands of fans leaving the stadium together. That’s community.It’s why we love sports. It’s why college football, in particular, is the greatest spectacle in all of sports. It’s school spirit. It’s pageantry. Again — it’s community. You can’t beat that.And while Florida State downsizes and the landscape of college athletics continues to evolve, it’s important to remember what makes the sport so great.Stay up to date with the latest from college football across all platforms – follow our dedicated talkSPORT USA Facebook page and subscribe to our talkSPORT USA YouTube channel for news, exclusive interviews and more.