My tickets are in 148 and I couldn't hear a word of what the refs were saying and this was not the first time. Spoke to a buddy of mine who was two sections over and they couldn't hear anything either. It was really annoying.
I have gone to the games for 30+ years and am 41, but the amount of people who attend these games simply as an excuse to drink is just astronomical. I am not a down in front guy and I would like to think I am not a get off my lawn type of guy either, but the stadium experience is going downhill. I like to drink moderately just as most do, but if you are going to go to a game simply to get bombed, I would think the local bar would be a better option, cheaper and closer to your home. I don't care if people stand up on third downs or on any play that grabs their attention, but the amount of idiots who stand up in a middle of a play for no reason because they are bombed out of their mind is annoying.
Then at half time I walked out into the concourse with my 8 year old to try to get to the bathroom and you literally could not move. It was a sea of human beings shoulder to shoulder.
I miss Giants stadium. F*&k this 6 billion dollar trash can. That is probably the last game we will go to.
College football games are way better for kids, and depending on the school (not BC) they have really good tail gates too. But BC ND was always a really fun game (especially for me who wasn't a fan of either team), not sure if they still even play anymore.
People hate Penn State, and rightfully so but I went to a Penn State Michigan State game in the late 90's that was probably the biggest crowd I've ever been in and one of the best tail gates.
I also went to a Nebraska Central Florida game (when Daunte Culpepper was on Central Florida) and that was insane.
If I were inclined to attend a football game in person, it would probably be a college game, but then still has to be something compelling to get me to go. Like my kids busting my balls to go to a game.
Multiple questionable plays (at least when in the stands occured) and we had no idea WTF was going on. Was Jackson's TD a TD? Was that an interception in the end zone or just incomplete? Why was a blocked punt called back? If you were watching the tube you saw a deliberate head shot but not in the stands. Do they play the replay? Nope. So the crowd boos as did I not knowing until after the game.
My brother who went to Notre Dame said he enjoyed college games better than the NFL. The NFL tailgates are cool but the game is better on tv. I am still going to go but I never see myself going to 8 regular season games. Just too much time not to mention the $$$. And I am not alone. And that is why so many people are new to the stadium because like me they sell their tickets allowing people that only want to go once to go. And some of them decide if I am only going once, then I am acting like an idiot and getting polluted.
But regardless, that analytical part of watching football is a big, big part of why I enjoy it. You lose that when you're at the game. Sure they'll throw it on the jumbotron, but you don't have the opportunity to truly understand what you're looking at.
Then there's the sight lines. There's so much that happens in the trenches that in many seats you can't pick up on that key block that sprung a big play, or in some cases, you can't even see the play at all if you're in a corner.
So I do agree it's the best sport to sit on your couch, make some nachos and enjoy your Sunday. But you can certainly have a blast attending a football game, too.
But regardless, that analytical part of watching football is a big, big part of why I enjoy it. You lose that when you're at the game. Sure they'll throw it on the jumbotron, but you don't have the opportunity to truly understand what you're looking at.
Then there's the sight lines. There's so much that happens in the trenches that in many seats you can't pick up on that key block that sprung a big play, or in some cases, you can't even see the play at all if you're in a corner.
So I do agree it's the best sport to sit on your couch, make some nachos and enjoy your Sunday. But you can certainly have a blast attending a football game, too.
Don't be pedantic.
I would not go to a game if the tickets were free, and if I were paid a couple hundred dollars in spending money. No, "of course you would" I simply wouldn't do it.
If someone paid me 5-figures or more then sure, but it would be very hard to get me to attend a game. Even $1000 wouldn't get me to go.
I live in MA, and it's a 5-hour drive. I've done it, when I was younger, but I'm not inclined to do it again. Ever.
College football games are way better for kids, and depending on the school (not BC) they have really good tail gates too. But BC ND was always a really fun game (especially for me who wasn't a fan of either team), not sure if they still even play anymore.
People hate Penn State, and rightfully so but I went to a Penn State Michigan State game in the late 90's that was probably the biggest crowd I've ever been in and one of the best tail gates.
I also went to a Nebraska Central Florida game (when Daunte Culpepper was on Central Florida) and that was insane.
If I were inclined to attend a football game in person, it would probably be a college game, but then still has to be something compelling to get me to go. Like my kids busting my balls to go to a game.
I used to go to Army games every year with my grandfather. Had no idea what was going on but absolutely loved going to West Point. They usually stunk and would play teams like Colgate, but it didn't matter.
College blows away the NFL live. Even when I was at UConn (my freshman they were actually pretty good) the games were really fun despite them not putting out top college talent. Smaller stadium, but you can see everything from every seat.
Who the fuck are you to tell me what crap should stop.
I WOULD NOT ATTEND A GAME IN PERSON. PERIOD.
the bullshit about fucking know-it-alls telling grown men what they would or wouldn't do is what should stop.
I actually wouldn't. I've turned down good free tickets at work, several times in fact. I could have just taken them and sold them, but that's not the right thing to do, so I just let someone else have them.
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we'll go to BC game.
College football games are way better for kids, and depending on the school (not BC) they have really good tail gates too. But BC ND was always a really fun game (especially for me who wasn't a fan of either team), not sure if they still even play anymore.
People hate Penn State, and rightfully so but I went to a Penn State Michigan State game in the late 90's that was probably the biggest crowd I've ever been in and one of the best tail gates.
I also went to a Nebraska Central Florida game (when Daunte Culpepper was on Central Florida) and that was insane.
If I were inclined to attend a football game in person, it would probably be a college game, but then still has to be something compelling to get me to go. Like my kids busting my balls to go to a game.
I used to go to Army games every year with my grandfather. Had no idea what was going on but absolutely loved going to West Point. They usually stunk and would play teams like Colgate, but it didn't matter.
College blows away the NFL live. Even when I was at UConn (my freshman they were actually pretty good) the games were really fun despite them not putting out top college talent. Smaller stadium, but you can see everything from every seat.
Yale Uconn tailgates when I was in college were great. They don't play anymore I don't think because the past couple times Uconn grew too big and would destroy Yale.
but those were fun. When I was little my father used to drag me to Yale games - awesome tailgate, great game experience. I can still smell the cigars and see the whiskey flasks being passed around in my mind (people would be locked up today), great tailgates too, and certainly not on the scale of the worlds largest outdoor cocktail party but Yale Harvard is an event every CT resident should attend once (at Yale, Harvard stinks for tailgating).
Plus that stadium used to hold 70,000+ people and they'd bang it out back in the day.
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Good tickets all of you would go. So let's put that to rest. Certain sections attract certain type of people. Price point whatever you want to call it. I've been going to games since 1998 and the experience is more child friendly and geared to a younger crowd. It's about the music the visual effects and the sales. Most people now go to games to socialize and throw it up on Facebook and Instagram. the game itself isn't the focal point but I've had season tickets for a few years and my section is filed with die hard fans who love the game and don't leave their seats for anything. Nobody is relief me to sit down and its overall a great experience.
I actually wouldn't. I've turned down good free tickets at work, several times in fact. I could have just taken them and sold them, but that's not the right thing to do, so I just let someone else have them.
same here
You can't compare it to a baseball or even basketball game. One doesn't "casually" attend an NFL game. It's a 6+ hour (potentially all day if you tailgate) affair involving nearly 100,000 people. Personally I like the "chaos" of an NFL game that just doesn't exist at Citi Field or wherever.
High def has made watching games at home much, much better (remember Hockey pre HD? They used to make the puck glow cause it was impossible to follow).
And, no, I wouldn't want to attend 16 NFL games...mostly because Sunday is a nice chillax day - sleep in, ideally a blowjob, coffee, Meet the Press, go for a walk, then football into 60 Minutes, ideally another blowjob, then bed.
But once or twice a year? Hell yeah! Vs Eagles for this year and I will be drinking and cheering very loudly (but within polite norms).
You can't compare it to a baseball or even basketball game. One doesn't "casually" attend an NFL game. It's a 6+ hour (potentially all day if you tailgate) affair involving nearly 100,000 people. Personally I like the "chaos" of an NFL game that just doesn't exist at Citi Field or wherever.
High def has made watching games at home much, much better (remember Hockey pre HD? They used to make the puck glow cause it was impossible to follow).
And, no, I wouldn't want to attend 16 NFL games...mostly because Sunday is a nice chillax day - sleep in, ideally a blowjob, coffee, Meet the Press, go for a walk, then football into 60 Minutes, ideally another blowjob, then bed.
But once or twice a year? Hell yeah! Vs Eagles for this year and I will be drinking and cheering very loudly (but within polite norms).
I didn't use caps to heighten my degree of dislike of games, but more to emphasize the idiocy of people telling me what I would or wouldn't do.
You can't compare it to a baseball or even basketball game. One doesn't "casually" attend an NFL game. It's a 6+ hour (potentially all day if you tailgate) affair involving nearly 100,000 people. Personally I like the "chaos" of an NFL game that just doesn't exist at Citi Field or wherever.
High def has made watching games at home much, much better (remember Hockey pre HD? They used to make the puck glow cause it was impossible to follow).
And, no, I wouldn't want to attend 16 NFL games...mostly because Sunday is a nice chillax day - sleep in, ideally a blowjob, coffee, Meet the Press, go for a walk, then football into 60 Minutes, ideally another blowjob, then bed.
But once or twice a year? Hell yeah! Vs Eagles for this year and I will be drinking and cheering very loudly (but within polite norms).
I think plenty of people want to casually watch the game and can't, that's the problem.
The game is medicore
massive HD TVs have definitely changed the game though.
and I wouldn't go to a game with free tickets.
and it's not the violence or language of the drunks which sucks, I go to a ton of hockey games, usually Bruins, which are just as bad, it's the whole game experience is just better at home now for football.
Agree. I've felt the same for many years. Football is best on TV; Baseball, on the other hand, is best seen at the stadium.
I try to go to alot of Islander games because hockey is so much better live but even that's become a hassle with Brooklyn.
My daughter bought tickets for me for my birthday, the one annoying thing is the people who really don't give two shits about watching the game! They get up and down to go get their beers, then they walk in front of you during a play going on! I finally had it, and told a guy and his girl to fucking wait til the play was over! I had an aisle seat and this guy was going back and forth the whole fucking game, so when I had enough, I put my arm out to block him and said to fucking wait, and to think of the people he kept blocking from seeing the game. He wasn't happy, but i guess he didn't want to get into it with me. Phew! LOL!
Yep, that's Goodell's NFL. They're "growing the game", you see!
As for NFL games, that sucks to hear about the stadium experience at MetLife being so poor. It's one thing to have issues at an 'away' venue, but in your own backyard, so to speak, is a raw deal.
If I had the opportunity to go to Giants games 'locally' like many of you, I think I might cherry-pick non-conference or at least out-of-division games. At least in theory, it seems like there'd be less interest and fewer of the idiots to deal with when, say, the Bucs, Texans, Dolphins come to town.
The guys to the left of us host a huge tailgate and we have an open invitation all season, so it makes it easy if we do want to party. Otherwise, we'll typically get sandwiches from a deli, bring a cooler and hang out in the lot before we go in. We park far enough away that we avoid much of the traffic going in and out. The nice thing is, it gets me out of the house for a day doing adult things.
I do see people who get up in the middle of a play. Again, that's a function of all the new people going to games. You don't have to get all offended, just explain it to them. Most people are pretty cool if you make your case. If not, then its on them.
And don't get me wrong: I do not like the new stadium. My seats are farther away, getting into and out of the stadium is harder, and the food and traffic issues are not noticeably improved. It's still worth it to go to, but that's me.
And that was a free ticket.
I have zero interest in NFL games and stadium concerts. I can tell too many stories about how the "section drunk" was in the seat directly behind me.
Regarding the drunks, in the 30 plus years I've been going to Giants games, they've always been there. I've thrown back way more than my fair share, but now I'm older and don't drink much at all. As long as people aren't bothering me or the people around me then they can get their lode on. I hope these people aren't driving drunk, though I'm sure they probably are.
Shitty loss yesterday afternoon.... For chrissakes...
At halftime we were both able to hit the head and get something to eat. I was amazed that the lines were so short.
I like to watch stuff that happens away from the ball. You can't do that watching on TV.
Yeah, the constant up and down is a drag, and seems quite a bit worse than in the past. Drunkenness and fighting doesn't seem materially different to me than in the past, and, at least in my section, I can hear the refs just fine. It is frustrating that there are more people not really paying attention to the game in front of them, but that just seems to be the way of the world now - it's pretty much that way at every sporting event I go to, not just MetLife.
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and I'm 42, so I'm kind of in your same wheelhouse. What I've noticed over the years is the "knowledgeable" Giants fans that Madden and Summerall used to laud when they did game, has declined. Here is a small example, and it does have to do with the drinking. In the past, fans understood when to get up to get a drink/go to the bathroom/ etc. You used to wait for a play to be over. If you were coming down the aisle, you would actually kneel down and wait for a play to be over, and then make your way in. Now, in the middle of a play, people will just get up and stroll in, no clue that there is action on the field. Drives me insane.
Yeah, the constant up and down is a drag, and seems quite a bit worse than in the past. Drunkenness and fighting doesn't seem materially different to me than in the past, and, at least in my section, I can hear the refs just fine. It is frustrating that there are more people not really paying attention to the game in front of them, but that just seems to be the way of the world now - it's pretty much that way at every sporting event I go to, not just MetLife.
I agree with this. The drunkenness and fights in my opinion does not seem any different than it did 15 years ago. The way of the world is different in terms of people not paying as much attention to the game, on their phones, etc. But that doesn't change anywhere. The experience of the game is certainly a lot about who you attend with. I have had very few bad experiences and attend almost every game. And everyone has been a drunk before- there are very few Giants fans in my experience who would respond negatively if asked nicely to change a behavior.
I do miss Giants Stadium and so many of the things that go with it- the rustic feel, the continuity of the people around you if you are a season ticket holder or regular, and a lot of that has been ruined by PSL's/Stubhub over the last several years.
I am not a MetLife apologist- but I will say this. The experience at MetLife is 10x better than the experience of a game at new Yankee Stadium. I have been quite impressed how easily you can make a bathroom trip or get beers/food at MetLife. You can make very trip concession or bathroom trips, even at halftime. This has gotten better over the years, while at Yankee Stadium it's a 2-3 inning commitment if you want to eat or get a new beer. It's absolutely absurd.
Like was said above, early September games are a bit different. As the season goes on, less social-event crowd fans are at the games and the more hardcore fans fill the seats. Hopefully this team will still be competitive this year by then...
Actually, I never thought of this. That is a great idea. My wife and friends went to the US Open. I just figured the broadcast would be delayed from the live action but they said it was synced up. At the very least send it to the season ticket holders. I would have love to have heard either Bob Papa or even the Fox telecast when calls were challenged and they go to Mike Perriera for his perspective.
I had received an email from the team last week to fill out a survey. I filled it out this week and put my thoughts down as to the Skins game and the sound system, drinking etc.. I also think with 4 screens they can do a much better job with Red Zone. Don't need sound but why not play it continuously and the other screen has game highlights and stats. Make the game as similar to being at home as possible.