WiFi And Spectating

I was shocked by this item Darren Rovell posted about the NFL's urgency to get WiFi in stadiums.

Since golf and golfers are usually about ten years behind the curve, hopefully the PGA Tour, the governing bodies and sponsors will address this at their venues before you get numbers like this:

In 1998, 54 percent of fans said they would rather be at an NFL game than watching it at home, according to an ESPN Sports Poll. Last year, only 29 percent of fans said they would rather be at the game, the worst drop of any major sport tracked over that time period.

Providing fans access to the information they seek is one of the keys to improving the in-game experience. When the league started to brainstorm about how to quickly attack its weaknesses, one item in particular rose to the top.

"We focused on Wi-Fi," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said at the league meetings in May. "We believe it's important to bring technology into the stadiums. We've made the point repeatedly that the experience at home is outstanding, and we have to compete with that in some fashion, making sure we create the same type of environment in our stadiums."