30 _high school_ stadiums at 10000+ I can’t even fathom!
Just like those European football fans visiting the US for the world cup this summer, the European mind cannot fathom the American (over)abundance.
The big high school sports games here in the UK get the parents, at least of most of the kids playing.
Do non-sports events get massive following from non-parents -- school plays for example?
Still the US tax payer is an infinite gold mine I guess. Local football teams in the UK tend to pay for their own stadiums
That would be the equivalent of having the top 6 teams in England's Premier League -- which based on last season would be Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Liverpool and Bournemouth*
College and High School are more like the equivalent of national teams in England, although in America is seems that the taxpayer pays for these, where in the UK they are private businesses.
* There was a coup attempt a few years ago by a bunch of european teams to leave league football behind and make more money, because in the uk "only those 6 teams win". Chelsea and Tottenham fancied themselves, Tottenham narrowly avoided relegation and finished 17th, and Chelsea were topped by such internationally famous teams as Brentford, Brighton and Bournemouth
There are - but popularity is vastly different. My understanding is that minor league baseball has a notable following, basketball is smaller but there are still some passionate fans, and that football is mostly "keeping players warm".
There's also the "D1 College" as a "second division" of sorts.
I mean Texas can hold a candle there. Nearly 30 high school football stadiums with 10,000+ capacity (and 20,000 in a few cases), built for amounts sometimes exceeding $50M each. Some of the stadiums are shared with track and field etc., but others are "exclusively used by the high school football teams".