Gas Prices Dropping in Texas
by Beergut
on Oct 23, 2008 1:35 PM CDT
Prices have dropped $.30 in the last week.
Why is this significant, and what does it have to do with A&M?
Fans who were on the fence about driving to College Station for football games because of gas prices can now afford to go.
Recruits who want to take non-official visits can now afford to visit.
While this drop is suspicious with its timing (right before the election, how convenient), we should enjoy it while we can.
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Here's the thing about gas prices
A $0.30 drop doesn’t really effect traveling to football games. Let’s just assume that the average fan burns 30 gallons round trip (complete random number, but high enough to make a point and also doesn’t include gas mileage or whatnot):
With the recent drop in gas, they’d be only saving $9.00. I highly doubt it that a 6 buck decrease constitutes whether or not a fan will choose to travel. If that’s the case, bring pb&j sandwiches and water out of the faucet for food/drink instead of buying one drink and one hamburger during the game.
I don’t want to get too political or environmental here since it is a sports blog – so I’ll just leave it at that.
Man do I hate Longhorn fans, well except for the ones that actually went there.
by mystman995 on Oct 26, 2008 2:59 PM CDT 0 recs
*9 buck decrease
Man do I hate Longhorn fans, well except for the ones that actually went there.
by mystman995 on
Oct 26, 2008 3:00 PM CDT
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you're basing that on only one trip
think about fans who travel a lot dring the week, and a decrease in prices means they can afford another tank of gas
Gas prices are around $2.19 here. That’s a huge drop-off from early September, when they were still at $3.99 per gallon.
by Beergut on Oct 31, 2008 8:14 PM CDT 0 recs
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