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XFL: Anyone going to the NY Guardians game Sunday?

Jints in Carolina : 2/6/2020 9:22 am
I am going to check out Kevin Gilbride's team on TV Sunday. I don't expect quality football but I'll give it a whirl.

Any BBIers actually going?


some friends of mine want to go, tickets are cheap.  
Platos : 2/6/2020 9:35 am : link
but i don't think i'm going to make it.

what network is airing the games?
FOX is airing the NY game  
Jints in Carolina : 2/6/2020 9:37 am : link
FOX and ESPN will be airing all 4 games this weekend.
I looked into it - but they want upwards of 60 bucks  
jcn56 : 2/6/2020 9:39 am : link
a seat for decent tickets. I wouldn't pay that for a preseason game let alone the XFL.
Parking is $30 and the lots don't open till 3 hours before kickoff  
Scyber : 2/6/2020 9:40 am : link
Thats actually more expensive per hour than the Giants games. No thanks.
The DC team  
BIG FRED 1973 : 2/6/2020 9:40 am : link
has a few ex Giants on there ,The NY team does not have alot of name guys which is surprising .If the game was Saturday i would have went .I most likely will go to the next game thats on a Saturday
RE: I looked into it - but they want upwards of 60 bucks  
Scyber : 2/6/2020 9:42 am : link
In comment 14804684 jcn56 said:
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a seat for decent tickets. I wouldn't pay that for a preseason game let alone the XFL.


Aren't all the tickets lower level? If so, none of them are going to be bad. Plus it looks like they start at $26 (before fees):

https://www1.ticketmaster.com/new-york-guardians-vs-tampa-bay-vipers/event/0000574BE4488D23
Looking at that Ticketmaster site  
Jints in Carolina : 2/6/2020 9:48 am : link
it looks like they have done a good job selling the lower bowl.
I'll be there  
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RE: RE: I looked into it - but they want upwards of 60 bucks  
jcn56 : 2/6/2020 10:16 am : link
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a seat for decent tickets. I wouldn't pay that for a preseason game let alone the XFL.



Aren't all the tickets lower level? If so, none of them are going to be bad. Plus it looks like they start at $26 (before fees):

https://www1.ticketmaster.com/new-york-guardians-vs-tampa-bay-vipers/event/0000574BE4488D23


End zone seats. So figure 40 or so per ticket, with a 30 dollar parking pass. For an XFL game whose quality is unproven. Expensive in my opinion.
I guess I'm not a "pure" football fan...  
BillKo : 2/6/2020 11:08 am : link
..meaning I can just watch the sport for enjoyment.

Unless it's the NFL, I have zero interest in it.

I want to see the top tier talent. This ain't it.
RE: I guess I'm not a  
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In comment 14804847 BillKo said:
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..meaning I can just watch the sport for enjoyment.

Unless it's the NFL, I have zero interest in it.

I want to see the top tier talent. This ain't it.


so if you had a kid who played football, you wouldn't be interested in the game?
Fool me..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 2/6/2020 11:23 am : link
once, shame on me. Continuing to have leagues with middling talent and uninspiring football - shame on them!
Im getting to the point  
Sneakers O'toole : 2/6/2020 11:24 am : link
where I won't go anywhere that charges parking unless I'm legally bound to be there.

It used to be a nuisance, now it's extortion.
RE: Looking at that Ticketmaster site  
Gary from The East End : Admin : 2/6/2020 11:38 am : link
In comment 14804700 Jints in Carolina said:
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it looks like they have done a good job selling the lower bowl.


I'd be willing to bet that a lot of those "sold" seats are corporate tickets, giveaways and freebies.

It would be hard enough to get people to show up to minor league football game in February in Jersey for free, let alone at sixty plus bucks a seat plus thirty bucks for parking.
$30 for parking is such a sham  
figgy2989 : 2/6/2020 11:41 am : link
They are only selling tickets for the lower bowl.

If they really wanted to give fans the "XFL" experience and try to attract a fan base. You don't charge for parking and have a big tail gate event promoting the team. Free giveaways, future tickets, guardians gear, etc...




Don't get me wrong - I'd watch on TV  
jcn56 : 2/6/2020 11:41 am : link
but in terms of value, I price it somewhere near what a minor league baseball game is worth. And I basically go to one of those a year at best, if it's all you can eat hot dog night :-)

Without fucking ketchup of course.

If I were these guys, I'd have opened up the stadium at 5 bucks a seat. A crowd of people is the best thing they could ask for.
If Vince wants into football why doesn't he just buy a team?  
Torrag : 2/6/2020 12:14 pm : link
He can afford it and you can't fight City Hall.
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BillKo : 2/6/2020 1:39 pm : link
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..meaning I can just watch the sport for enjoyment.

Unless it's the NFL, I have zero interest in it.

I want to see the top tier talent. This ain't it.



so if you had a kid who played football, you wouldn't be interested in the game?


LOL..well I guess you have me there. But then again, that's a bit different, right? The fact that he's my son takes precedence.

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I Love Clams Casino : 2/6/2020 2:56 pm : link
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..meaning I can just watch the sport for enjoyment.

Unless it's the NFL, I have zero interest in it.

I want to see the top tier talent. This ain't it.



so if you had a kid who played football, you wouldn't be interested in the game?



LOL..well I guess you have me there. But then again, that's a bit different, right? The fact that he's my son takes precedence.


;)
RE: Don't get me wrong - I'd watch on TV  
Jim in Tampa : 2/6/2020 3:00 pm : link
In comment 14804890 jcn56 said:
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but in terms of value, I price it somewhere near what a minor league baseball game is worth. And I basically go to one of those a year at best, if it's all you can eat hot dog night :-)

Without fucking ketchup of course.

If I were these guys, I'd have opened up the stadium at 5 bucks a seat. A crowd of people is the best thing they could ask for.

I was surprized that the Tampa Bay Vipers tickets were selling for $60. I thought for sure that they would be in the $20-$25 range.
Looking forward to the XFL season because.....  
Tom [Giants fan] : 2/7/2020 8:34 am : link
when it ends, the NFL Draft is the weekend of their championship game.
RE: If Vince wants into football why doesn't he just buy a team?  
HomerJones45 : 2/7/2020 10:24 am : link
In comment 14804961 Torrag said:
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He can afford it and you can't fight City Hall.
It costs less to own and entire league with the programming in an era where numerous outlets are hungry for programming.
Eh, I'll watch at least the first quarter  
Anakim : 2/7/2020 12:52 pm : link
Go Guardians!
It would never occur to me to go to an XFL game,  
Mad Mike : 2/7/2020 1:21 pm : link
but particularly not the first one. If it turns out the games are actually decently played and fun, maybe. (I mean again, I wouldn't go, but I could see why people might go if the games were legitimately fun football). But wouldn't you want to at least wait and see if it's actually remotely decent football before investing the time and money to go?
RE: It would never occur to me to go to an XFL game,  
jcn56 : 2/7/2020 1:27 pm : link
In comment 14806102 Mad Mike said:
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but particularly not the first one. If it turns out the games are actually decently played and fun, maybe. (I mean again, I wouldn't go, but I could see why people might go if the games were legitimately fun football). But wouldn't you want to at least wait and see if it's actually remotely decent football before investing the time and money to go?


Flipside of that would be the novelty of saying you were at the first XFL game.

If the league acutally had some staying power, that would be a thing. If it turns out to be the AAFL (or whatever the hell that last league that folded halfway through was named), then...
RE: RE: It would never occur to me to go to an XFL game,  
Mad Mike : 2/7/2020 1:39 pm : link
In comment 14806114 jcn56 said:
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Flipside of that would be the novelty of saying you were at the first XFL game.

If the league acutally had some staying power, that would be a thing. If it turns out to be the AAFL (or whatever the hell that last league that folded halfway through was named), then...

I suppose. I've never met anyone who's proud to say they were at the first game of the original XFL. One never knows, but I don't expect this 2nd incarnation to convey much bragging rights to attendees either.
Sorry, but I don't call $30 cheap  
Matt M. : 2/7/2020 4:17 pm : link
for an inferior product. Would you pay $30 for a semi-pro game? Or minor league baseball game? I wouldn't.
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