I will not continue to support the institution the NFL has become. My son is 8, and asked if we could to a Giants game together because he knows I used to go often. Then I sit him down and explain to him what we could do with the $500+ it would cost to go to a three hour game, and his eyes opened and understood. And I don’t mean bills, we are not poor, its just out of control. And I said the same thing about the Yankee’s. I haven’t seen the new stadium and don’t foresee a time in near future where I will on principal alone.

This is a business decision, and until the fan base dries up, one we must all live with.

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Not to be a nitpicker, but it’s when demand exceeds supply.

Again, why would you spend so much money to watch an NFL game?

I am with harrisonhits2; stay home and watch it on your 55″ LED tv in HD. Just bought one for $1800.00!

As long as people pay ridiculous amounts to go to these games, you will keep getting raped. Assert yourselves and stay home…
——————————————————Don’t forget, if you add another $300 bucks you can get the NFL pkg if you have DirectTv, Which you can watch all the games for the week. Unless your team is black-out.

The Vikings sent a letter along with our renewal package telling us we’d get full refunds for any games not played (or credits toward future tickets–whichever we prefer), payable after the games start up again (or the end of the season, whichever comes first.)

No PSLs for us, yet. I don’t think those would fly in MN, but who knows. The stadium plans so far have tended to revolve around local hospitality taxes and other fees/taxes related to the people who benefit most from the team and maybe lottery or something like that. MN would miss the tens of millions of dollars of tax revenue that would go away if the Vikings did, but they really don’t want to give anything up to keep it.

“Doesn’t mean that they won’t get away with it but it will be a serious struggle given that they have given the content away for so many years…”

The precedent has already been set with fans showing their willingness to pay for TV games via DirecTV’s Sunday Ticket.

They even broke from their usual “all or nothing” sales practices when they started selling individual games this past season at something like $45 a pop.

I really think it’s coming. How hard would it be?
Whats to stop the “NFL Network” from expanding to say, 16 channels, ala HBO?

I bet they have legal staff that sits around all day and does nothing but think of ways to circumvent the anti-trust exemptions.

BUT – Now we are talking billions of dollars here, and whose pockets do those dollars come out of?
The fans – As long as people are willing to put up with these prices – tickets, souvenirs, parking, PSLs, etc. – it’s only going to get worse. We have almost 10% unemployment nationally and these people are asking – DEMANDING – more and more money from us.

Just remember that as entertaining as it is to sit down at 1 on a Sunday afternoon in the fall with brew and chips or whatever and watch the games, and it is hugely entertaining to do so – it is only entertainment. These people are entertainers.

Remember the parable of the golden goose.

This is a business decision, and until the fan base dries up, one we must all live with.

harrisonhits2 says: Mar 4, 2011 8:46 AM

“With the quality of HD broadcasts who the hell would want to go to see a game live with that much cost to it?”

Maybe that’s the long range plan.

Raise prices so high that by the time they try to finagle a Pay-Per-View fee for every game broadcast, you’ll think it’s a good deal.
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Good point but I have a feeling you will see significant government involvement when they go that route…

Doesn’t mean that they won’t get away with it but it will be a serious struggle given that they have given the content away for so many years…

I am with harrisonhits2; stay home and watch it on your 55″ LED tv in HD. Just bought one for $1800.00!

As long as people pay ridiculous amounts to go to these games, you will keep getting raped. Assert yourselves and stay home…

“With the quality of HD broadcasts who the hell would want to go to see a game live with that much cost to it ?”

Maybe that’s the long range plan.

Raise prices so high that by the time they try to finagle a Pay-Per-View fee for every game broadcast, you’ll think it’s a good deal.

As a Jets fan with a pretty decent knowledge of the stadium, you gotta buy cheap non-PSL’d tickets for the upper deck. The view is quite good – my vision isn’t very good and with the worst seats in the house I was able to see everything that was going on. It’s about $100 bucks for a ticket, and if you take the NJ Transit there (which can be done from the LIRR, Penn St. or various NJ locales) it’ll take you right to damn doorstep of the place. Once you’re there, tailgate until you can’t eat any more free food. You can go to the games on the cheap if you’re smart about it.

Of course, sucking down $9 beers in the stinky meadowlands, while a fun treat every so often, pales in comparison to sitting at home watching the game in our various mancaves.

Not surprising though, my wife and I took a trip to NYC a few weeks ago, prices were outrageous. Went to a bar near the hotel and they wanted $8 for a bottle of beer, $11 for my wifes class of white wine. Got breakfast one morning at our hotel restaurant the Hilton, $26 a person for eggs bacon toast juice. Ended up spending $50 on a 2 person breakfast.

But then again, personal jets and aviation fuel ain’t cheap right Mr. Mara? Greed-thy name is the NFL.

Do the owners and players have any grip on reality ? The economy still sucks, millions of people are still being foreclosed on and losing jobs or unable to find one. With the quality of HD broadcasts who the hell would want to go to see a game live with that much cost to it ?

i thought it was funny that with all this going on, jets employees were seen in MSG at a knicks game in a suite! Ownership had money for that.

I am going on a month waiting for an answer from the NE Patriots on their plans for the season ticket holders in case of a lockout – and they usually answer any question from a season ticket holder in a very timely manner.

They want my money now, but won’t tell me what my money is going to be doing in September if there are not any games.

IF fans REALLY want to see prices come down, don’t buy season tickets OR merchandice until the CBA is reached….or more