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sportscurmudgeon · 05-25-2007, 01:56 PM

mlmpetert:

If 60,000 Skins fans go to Dallas because the Skins are in the game, most of them will be watching the game from their hotel or in a sports bar. With all the tix that the NFL gives out to corproate partners and VIPs, there won't be 60,000 seats left for fans of any team - let alone one team.

Last year, the Bears got their ticket allocation from the league for the game in Miami. After the team gave tix to players and coaches and local sponsors, there were fewer than 1000 tickets to hand out to the loyal season ticket holders. Anyone else who wanted to go had to play "Internet prices" for tickets and by gametime most of them were in the range of $1000 a seat for "decent seats".

Oh, and the Miami season ticket holders didn't do all that much better so even if Danny Boy finds a way to get a stadium with a roof on it, don't think that the loyal Redskin season ticket fans will see any huge wad of tix coming their way. They'll probably have 1500 for season ticket holders and they'll do it by lottery - - one of course that no one will witness...

05-25-2007, 01:56 PM	#26
sportscurmudgeon Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,159	Re: New stadium gets Dallas 2011 Superbowl mlmpetert: If 60,000 Skins fans go to Dallas because the Skins are in the game, most of them will be watching the game from their hotel or in a sports bar. With all the tix that the NFL gives out to corproate partners and VIPs, there won't be 60,000 seats left for fans of any team - let alone one team. Last year, the Bears got their ticket allocation from the league for the game in Miami. After the team gave tix to players and coaches and local sponsors, there were fewer than 1000 tickets to hand out to the loyal season ticket holders. Anyone else who wanted to go had to play "Internet prices" for tickets and by gametime most of them were in the range of $1000 a seat for "decent seats". Oh, and the Miami season ticket holders didn't do all that much better so even if Danny Boy finds a way to get a stadium with a roof on it, don't think that the loyal Redskin season ticket fans will see any huge wad of tix coming their way. They'll probably have 1500 for season ticket holders and they'll do it by lottery - - one of course that no one will witness... __________________ The Sports Curmudgeon www.sportscurmudgeon.com But don't get me wrong, I love sports...