Some people don't understand the law of Diminishing Marginal Return. If you are lost in the desert with no food...the first thing you eat once you are out of the desert is going to give you satisfaction that you will never attain again. We cannot expect the same response each and every year when nothing changes or gets better. I'm choosing to stay home because of a new financial burden or as it is otherwise known my son. The money is better spent on Christmas presents and formula and diapers and medical copays (kids are always sick). I made that choice because 4 straight years of the same old thing gets tiring after a while and with the Saints in town making the prices go through the roof it's a no brainer. Also...absence makes the heart grow fonder. I fully expect to be in a bowl next year...and I would bet a good bit of money it will be in New Orleans again. Missing a year might make next year that much more special.
All I know is...criticizing people for not wanting to do the exact same thing for the 4th year in a row is infantile. We will still have a very good crowd regardless of the drop in attendance.