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re: Low attendance in the NFL
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:38 am to CRAZY 4 LSU
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:38 am to CRAZY 4 LSU
I can sit on my couch, with 24 beers I bought for the same price of 2 at the stadium, and watch EVERY SINGLE GAME any given Sunday. Why the frick do I want to drive down to a game with no tailgating all day like an LSU gameday experience and miss work driving back on Monday? It would be different if I lived in an NFL town, but I don't.
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Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:38 am to iAmBatman
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hahaha...where do you work? Wendy's
haha, I'm a college student but I was working off the 50k a year average which is about 1k a week. Half would be 500. For a family of four, that's about as much as it'd cost. Pretty simple.
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:39 am to CRAZY 4 LSU
going to a game on a sunday sucks
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:39 am to SoFla Tideroller
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Let's face it, the product isn't as good as it was 20 years ago, either
The product is as good as ever. The sport is more popular than its ever been.
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:40 am to TH03
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Why the frick do I want to drive down to a game with no tailgating all day like an LSU gameday experience and miss work driving back on Monday? It would be different if I lived in an NFL town, but I don't.
yes clearly i guess saints tailgating must blow
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:40 am to SoFla Tideroller
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The creeping "Goodel-ization" of pro football is slowly sapping it's appeal. The elimination of any semblance of defense (defenseless receivers, Tom Brady rules shielding QBs, ticky-tack helmet contact fouls) are frustrating to core fans. Personally, I have gotten to the point where I'm ambivalent about watching pro football on TV.
I don't think that has any effect. People watch the NFL regardless, old man.
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No way will I pay nig money to see that product.
You don't have to be racist here, bud.
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:40 am to Pilot Tiger
Not in the Dome.
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:41 am to CRAZY 4 LSU
The NFL is an absolutely terrible live experience the last game I went to was like 6 years ago and I am sure its even worse now.
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:41 am to SoFla Tideroller
I think instant replay has taken a lot out of the in-stadium experience as well. It's hard to have a spontaneous reaction and genuine excitement when something happens because in the back of your mind you know any big play is going to be reviewed.
So instead of guy catches touchdown then the crowd goes fricking berserk it's more like guy catches touchdown and the crowd goes yay. great. let's see if the refs uphold it.
Takes a lot of the fun out of being there.
So instead of guy catches touchdown then the crowd goes fricking berserk it's more like guy catches touchdown and the crowd goes yay. great. let's see if the refs uphold it.
Takes a lot of the fun out of being there.
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:41 am to StraightCashHomey21
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yes clearly i guess saints tailgating must blow
It's not LSU.
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:42 am to StraightCashHomey21
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yes clearly i guess saints tailgating must blow
game starts at noon, what do you really have time to do other than park and go? And there isn't great tailgating around the Superdome.
I really think that football is better on TV. Not even taking into account the prices, the game is better on TV. If there's nothing else about the live experience that makes it worth the time, and money, then why not take in the game on the better medium.
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:44 am to SoFla Tideroller
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No way will I pay nig money to see that product.
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:44 am to CRAZY 4 LSU
I'm at a point in my life where watching on TV is the much better option than going to any game
I love going to LSU games, but 1 trip to BR a year is enough. Its a blast, but a long, draining day. Nothing beats the in stadium atmopshere, but at home or at a sports bar, I can watch multiple games. No line for the Bathroom and its much, much closer. Better and cheaper food options. Sorry Roge, I'll go to a couple of Texans games, but overall, I'd rather be at my buddies house watching 2 games on his big screen TV's
I love going to LSU games, but 1 trip to BR a year is enough. Its a blast, but a long, draining day. Nothing beats the in stadium atmopshere, but at home or at a sports bar, I can watch multiple games. No line for the Bathroom and its much, much closer. Better and cheaper food options. Sorry Roge, I'll go to a couple of Texans games, but overall, I'd rather be at my buddies house watching 2 games on his big screen TV's
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:44 am to TH03
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It's not LSU.
well duh, also sucks when there is no real parking lots around
In places there is no real big time college ball the NFL fans go all out in the parking lot esp on the east coast and in Pittsburgh/ Cleveland. That is the best NFL tailgating you will find.
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:45 am to CrippleCreek
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game starts at noon, what do you really have time to do other than park and go?
well that depends on your actually commitment for 1pm skins games we are out there around 6 or 7am sometimes
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:46 am to TH03
It's not LSU tailgating, but it's still fun. I know of a few bigger groups that have a setup that is very similar to a good LSU setup. One thing that is also different is that most games are at noon so that is different than LSU games.
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:49 am to Brageous
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One thing that is also different is that most games are at noon so that is different than LSU games.
yea, way too early. I won't even be blackout by then unless I get up earlier. Then I have to either drive back the 5 hours drunk or stay the night and miss work Monday.
This post was edited on 7/10/12 at 10:49 am
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:49 am to StraightCashHomey21
ok if the NFL is falling apart surely I should be able to score cheap Saints tickets, both single game and season??????
You mean I can get season tickets?????
When I'm 40? (I'm 26 now)
maybe i'll notice it when we start getting blacked out again...
nah the Saints have 8 home games plus 1 or 2 playoffs that all matter, that fans need to be up for, as opposed to maybe 2 or 3 teams that could realistically come to Tiger Stadium and win. Also you don't have costly bowl trips around the holidays and don't have to worry about "student-ATHLETES"
You mean I can get season tickets?????
When I'm 40? (I'm 26 now)
maybe i'll notice it when we start getting blacked out again...
nah the Saints have 8 home games plus 1 or 2 playoffs that all matter, that fans need to be up for, as opposed to maybe 2 or 3 teams that could realistically come to Tiger Stadium and win. Also you don't have costly bowl trips around the holidays and don't have to worry about "student-ATHLETES"
This post was edited on 7/10/12 at 10:53 am
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:51 am to TH03
I think this thread should be geared more towards people a little closer to the city the team plays. I don't expect someone 5 hours away to make many games. People living up to an hour away should be more of the target audience for this argument.
Posted on 7/10/12 at 10:51 am to chalmetteowl
No one said the NFL is falling apart. It's just that it has been reported this past year was the lowest attendance figures since 2002.
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