[Gmanc711]

I still hang onto the game day experience, but with every passing year, it gets to be more and more to deal with.

I went to (5) games this year, 4 in DC (Bengals, Vikings, Giants, Cowboys) and 1 in Tampa. Generally speaking, I still find it really awesome to be at the game. I had the chance to see three fantastic games in DC this year, and one in Tampa. Even the Bengals game was fun, but just came up on the wrong side.

That being said, I am finding myself growing more and more tired of peoples BS each time. Specifically this year, I had major issues at the Giants game. Now I'll freely admit, two of my closest friends are Giants fans and they came along. In the stadium, we had very few issues. Some name calling and stuff, but they expect that and are fine with it... however leaving the stadium a group of fans were taunting and then tried to become physical. Luckily cooler heads prevailed but to me, the night games are the worst. I swore after that game I was never going to another night game (but then got offered a free ticket to the Dallas game).

However to me, the night games I will stay away from as much as possible. I love 1pm games, getting there early in the morning, cooking/having some beers a nice game and you're still home at a reasonable hour. The night games were miserable though.

That being said, I would never argue with someone who says watching on TV is the way to go. It's way cheaper, no BS, crystal clear picture... but to me you can't beat being at the stadium for some of those "special moments".