I go because my buddy and I have gone to games since '99. Our lives have changed over that time obviously to families, careers, etc. This is really all that we have time for as far as hanging out goes, and our wives get it. I used to get mad about the cost, but that's not really the thing. It's that you lose a half day that you could be doing other things when you go down to Lincoln. I will keep going to games with my best friend until his daughters want to attend games with him. Until then, I just focus on spending time with my friend. The game itself, regardless the outcome, isn't really meaningful to me anymore, and that is really unfortunate. Its really like going to the bar with your buddies even if one of you doesn't drink anymore. The bar itself is tired and irrelevant. It has no meaning in your current life. You go because its an opportunity to get quality time in with people you value.