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Bryant-Denny Stadium cleared out by the fourth quarter of the 52-0 win over Arkansas on Saturday.

(Michael Casagrande/mcasagrande@al.com)

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — It's hard to miss the large gaps of empty seats after halftime of recent Alabama football games.

Though players and coaches say they don't notice the size or noise, coach Nick Saban is joining the list of university leaders who say it needs to improve.

"I've talked about players playing for 60 minutes in the game and competing for 60 minutes in the game," Saban said. "And, in some kind of way, everybody that choses to go to the game should stay there and support the team for the game."

He also had a solution to the issue.

"Maybe if you're not interested in doing that, you should let someone else go who would really like to go because I have a lot of people who want to go," Saban said.

It impacts more than just the players on the field, too.

"We have lots of recruits there, we like to see an enthusiastic full stadium," Saban said. "We have a beautiful stadium and one of the nicest venues in all of college football and I think we all should show our appreciation for it by staying and supporting our team for the whole game."

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