On Friday night in the stands, all people are equal. The lengths that some towns support their teams constantly amaze me. Gaffney always takes busloads of fans to games even as far away as Charleston. On the other hand I have been in stadiums where the number of fans trailed the number of players on the field. For years I tried to become a fan of Columbia city schools but each time the game was horrible.
Fans provide the atmosphere and excitement.
When there are only 100 people in the stands, then who cares. It has all the excitement of watching a Wednesday afternoon inter squad scrimmage. Of course supporting the team is not limited to Friday night. Many communities and booster clubs support the team 365 days a year. This comes in the form of donations to the school to provide equipment or weight rooms or to pay for pre game meals or off set the fees for camps.