Going to any live games, much less this disgsting shit show we got going on. Gave up my Raider tix a long time ago when they started charging 40 bucks just to get in the lot. Living room, best seats in the country
The Giants have your money already. I'm sure it could be better spent elsewhere this season
I don't feel for ticket holders. That's the risk. There are plenty who try and sell when the team is winning and GOUGE those who would like to see their favorite team play.
Its funny that you call it "gouging". Meanwhile, when the team is not doing well where are all of these fans who want to see their favorite team play? This is nothing more than supply and demand at its finest. When the team is playing well and there are fans who are willing to pay double face value for example, that just means that there are some people who value the experience just a little bit more than others. There are thousands of ticket for sale for this Sunday. Many (as people pointed out) selling dirt cheap. Why are those tickets still available?
being nice begs the question. If they had a dome on the stadium would more fans continue to go? Who wants to watch lousy football combined with sitting in the cold, rain or snow. Hide sight is always 20/20.
Its safe to assume this isnt a 'hindsight' question - it was debated ad nauseum before, during and after construction. It was discussed in regards to hosting a SuperBowl, or Bowl Games.
NJ unions were simply costing too much money for it to be put on. Its a damn shame - would have made a lot more sense. If Indy can afford a damn retractable roof, why can't NY/NJ which is hosting two teams? Talk to the unions...
Dallas Cowboys Stadium opened in 2009 at a cost of $1.15 billion
Met Life Stadium opened in 2010 at a cost of $1.6 billion
Questions?
It's not just the unions (everyone seems to want to blame them). It's just a far higher standard of living in NY/NJ versus Indy.
Anyway, who wants to have the Jints play in a dome. Part of the allure of our team is the tough-guy/hard-nosed image of playing in the cold and wind. The Hawk helped us win a lot of games back in the day. Sure, times change and the Met isn't Giants Stadium but putting the Giants in a dome?!
You don't hear about Bills or Pats fans complaining. Domes are for pussy teams.
season ticket holders are selling their tickets for above face value, then I don't feel bad for those season ticket holders who can't find takers when the Giants stink.
"The NFL season is heating up and the New York Giants are charging into MetLife Stadium to battle it out in the NFC East. Building on their playoff berth last year, the Giants made some off-season moves and are looking like strong contenders to go far in 2017. With a deep defense shutting down their opponents and first-round pick Evan Engram adding another offensive weapon to the arsenal, the Big Blue are setting their sights on a third Super Bowl with QB Eli Manning. While you're watching the action on the field, hit up MetLife's awesome concessions stands for everything from a s'mores empanada to bacon on a stick."
That ad is deceptive af. I wonder if you could get a FDUTPA claim out of it, lol.
my ass has been in a seat in every home stadium they've played in since 1965. Now I turn down free tickets. The Giants have stunk at home for a decade or more. The new stadium is a terrible place to watch football. It's a nightmare to get to and get in and out of. The games are BORING at the stadium with so little action and so many TV breaks. The food is horrid and way over priced. It's beyond my comprehension that people bought PSL's. What could you people have been thinking?
how these people got away with these TV time outs is mind boggling, they are asking people to sit in the stadium for more than 3 1/2 hours to watch a 60 minute football game because they want people at home to see commercials.
We're comparing the cost of Met Life vs. Cowboy Stadium Mr. September 2017.
Dome or no dome, Dallas got a better facility at only 2/3's the cost. And you don't think unions were a part of that?
I said earlier that its pretty amazing that Indianapolis can afford a retractable dome stadium, but NY/NJ, which has double the teams, could not.
Unions were a huge part of it. Cost of living as alluded to earlier by another poster... i dont know, that just gets back to the paid labor (which were unions). The real estate had already been paid for and irrelevant. The supplies are shipped in, can't imagine a huge price difference there.
season ticket holders are selling their tickets for above face value, then I don't feel bad for those season ticket holders who can't find takers when the Giants stink.
I'm not a STH because to me the only tickets worth it were the uppers between the goals and "Field 2s" and those were scooped up before outsiders could get in.
But we've got to be careful when we define "face value" -- are you factoring in the pro rata cost of worthless preason tickets (adds $20 per season ticket cost) AND amortizing the cost of the PSL over say 25 years?
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I feel for the season ticket holders.
The Giants have your money already. I'm sure it could be better spent elsewhere this season
I don't feel for ticket holders. That's the risk. There are plenty who try and sell when the team is winning and GOUGE those who would like to see their favorite team play.
Its funny that you call it "gouging". Meanwhile, when the team is not doing well where are all of these fans who want to see their favorite team play? This is nothing more than supply and demand at its finest. When the team is playing well and there are fans who are willing to pay double face value for example, that just means that there are some people who value the experience just a little bit more than others. There are thousands of ticket for sale for this Sunday. Many (as people pointed out) selling dirt cheap. Why are those tickets still available?
And I swear the offense converts every fucking series.
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being nice begs the question. If they had a dome on the stadium would more fans continue to go? Who wants to watch lousy football combined with sitting in the cold, rain or snow. Hide sight is always 20/20.
Its safe to assume this isnt a 'hindsight' question - it was debated ad nauseum before, during and after construction. It was discussed in regards to hosting a SuperBowl, or Bowl Games.
NJ unions were simply costing too much money for it to be put on. Its a damn shame - would have made a lot more sense. If Indy can afford a damn retractable roof, why can't NY/NJ which is hosting two teams? Talk to the unions...
Dallas Cowboys Stadium opened in 2009 at a cost of $1.15 billion
Met Life Stadium opened in 2010 at a cost of $1.6 billion
Questions?
It's not just the unions (everyone seems to want to blame them). It's just a far higher standard of living in NY/NJ versus Indy.
Anyway, who wants to have the Jints play in a dome. Part of the allure of our team is the tough-guy/hard-nosed image of playing in the cold and wind. The Hawk helped us win a lot of games back in the day. Sure, times change and the Met isn't Giants Stadium but putting the Giants in a dome?!
You don't hear about Bills or Pats fans complaining. Domes are for pussy teams.
Dome or no dome, Dallas got a better facility at only 2/3's the cost. And you don't think unions were a part of that?
"The NFL season is heating up and the New York Giants are charging into MetLife Stadium to battle it out in the NFC East. Building on their playoff berth last year, the Giants made some off-season moves and are looking like strong contenders to go far in 2017. With a deep defense shutting down their opponents and first-round pick Evan Engram adding another offensive weapon to the arsenal, the Big Blue are setting their sights on a third Super Bowl with QB Eli Manning. While you're watching the action on the field, hit up MetLife's awesome concessions stands for everything from a s'mores empanada to bacon on a stick."
That ad is deceptive af. I wonder if you could get a FDUTPA claim out of it, lol.
Dome or no dome, Dallas got a better facility at only 2/3's the cost. And you don't think unions were a part of that?
I said earlier that its pretty amazing that Indianapolis can afford a retractable dome stadium, but NY/NJ, which has double the teams, could not.
Unions were a huge part of it. Cost of living as alluded to earlier by another poster... i dont know, that just gets back to the paid labor (which were unions). The real estate had already been paid for and irrelevant. The supplies are shipped in, can't imagine a huge price difference there.
I'm not a STH because to me the only tickets worth it were the uppers between the goals and "Field 2s" and those were scooped up before outsiders could get in.
But we've got to be careful when we define "face value" -- are you factoring in the pro rata cost of worthless preason tickets (adds $20 per season ticket cost) AND amortizing the cost of the PSL over say 25 years?