re: "Down in front"

This happened to me at the Saints vs Jets game, back in the day when Kyle Turley threw the helmet and we lost the game. It was my first Saints game and I drove from Austin, TX where I was living at the time. I could not believe what I was hearing, and at first I was shocked and sat down but as the game went on I was running in place and waving two of those foam fingers around obnoxiously just to piss them off more. I think these people sat in their seat the entire game, LAME!!!
My opinion on the standing up thing is it's like a rock concert; if people are sitting down in front of me, I sit. If they are standing, then I stand. I guess every situation is different, but a football game in Tiger Stadium is like a rock concert, so most importantly you should have fun!

Some people are just born assholes I s'pose.

A little consideration doesn't hurt. Ruining other peoples game experience is not a definition of "superfan" You are still an a-hole.

You can stand all game if it doesn't ruin other peoples experience.

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a little self control would do to improve both your lil situations

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First or second play of the game Joe Horn caught a 20 plus yard pass and I stood up to support my team (that I had never seen live before), and a guy tells me to sit down no sooner than I stood up. I did sit for a while, but realized it was not as much fun for me (plus people were standing in front of me at various times during the game.)
So yes I guess it was a little selfish on my part, but my lil situation was good once I realized that the people behind me were the minority in the dome that day, and most people were there to have fun and route for their team. Besides, I thought I was showing a little self control by not telling the guy where he could go stick it! When going to a football game the most important rule is to have fun! And tigerfoot, go frick yourself!

Give'em the old "up in back."

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I even stand the whole time when I'm watching at home.

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down in front, I can't see the TV.

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I am torn on this issue. I get up and yell all the time. Stand during 3rd downs.......sometimes entire series........a few times for entire quarters. Going to night games at Tiger stadium is sometimes an endurance challenge. Get there early in the day, stay through the game (on your feet most of the day). And in many cases drive several hours home. Believe me, im not whinning here. If you arent completely drained at the end of the game, you probably didnt have as much fun as I did. Having said that, there is always two guys in front of you that forgets to sit back down IMO. I subscribe to letting the in-game situation dictate this unspoken rule. I think most people have enough common sense to know when it is expected to get on your feet and go nuts. Like 3rd downs, change of momentum series, end of game drives, TD's ect ect. You can yell just as loud from your seat. And I think by standing and going bonkers situationally, it draws a sharper and more impactfull distinction. IMO.

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You are right...here is my take on it to add to yours.

BOTH parties have the right to do as they want..
but THAT RIGHT STOPS where the other one's right begins.

If you stand up the whole game, YOU ARE WRONG.
you do not have that right.

If you get irritated because someone stands up "as play dictates and then TIMELY sits back down"
YOU are wrong.

Also, you should be aware of the "climate" of the section in which you are seating....
there are sections where it is OK to stand more, others where it is not.

Don't be a selfish prick and insist on YOUR right to... think of the others also.
It is called respect.

I guess it really comes down to having basic consideration of each other. With that it shouldn't be hard to work out compromises.

One thing this thread has me thinking - isn't the standing for the whole game kind of an Aggie thing. I'd hate to think we're trying to emulate them.

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If nobody was standing in front of you there was no reason to stand.

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WTF is this? Delaware State? Who the frick sits down during the game. everybody who bitches about people standing up and being passionate. I wish somebody would tell me to sit down during the game.