IDK the rules of Ray jay Stadium but most stadiums let you bring in sealed bottles of water or soda. so that will save you another $10 bucks…

Will you pay $200+ for 2 people at a football game? possibly, But that is the same for every NFL team. If you can’t afford to go to games, then you can’t afford it. There is no problem in that. but asking for tickets to drop down to $10 a seat so you can finally afford to go is just retarded. Save up a few bucks every month so you can afford to go if you really wanna go. Buc’s games are relatively cheap compared to other NFL teams.

You can get tickets for as low as $34 dollars on stub hub for TB Tickets. At Lambeau field you won’t be paying less than $150 a ticket, even for nose bleeds…

While the Homer Dome is a joke of a stadium it’s an amazing home field advantage. At least in Minnesota you still have real fans at the games. Look at Syd Davy (a.k.a. 100% Cheese Free). He DRIVES from Winnipeg, CANADA for all 8 Vikes games. He buys a freaking passport to go to games, yell his a** off from the first row of an endzone and lift players into the stands after TDs. Endzone seats are great for me living here in the largest city in South Dakota. If you go once or twice a year you can basically call it a staycation. Oh, and you can take the light rail to the game parked at a public lot for free. There is still no comparison to the in game experience. But maybe living 4 hours away makes me appreciate it more and give me the right to proudly say I’m a true Vikings fan. But if you won’t go to an NFL game, go see high school games. I live 6 blocks from the Catholic high school and love walking to see the public schools play the private school. The rivalries there are unequaled anywhere else in sports.

Stop charging so damn much for the preseason tix too for season tix holders.

Cheap pay per view, like under $5, and commercial-free. That’s the future, you can either embrace it or keep beating a dead horse.

Once you get the Directv dual tuner/pause button figured out, you’re friggin golden.

I do the same for hockey as well. The games usually start before I get home from work, but then I spend time with my family and when they are all tucked in I turn on the game. That also keeps the wife happy. No more football widow complaints.

The final benefit to the DVR is that if your team is getting killed, you can fast forward, see if there is any chance of a comeback, catch the lowlights and then call it a game. This way you can still catch the fights without sitting through your team getting scored on again and again.

I think another way the NFL has hurt the gameday experience is by getting involved in the Tailgating Rules. Tailgating is part of the entire gameday experience. It’s an opportunity to meet up with other friends and fans before the game. When the NFL made the decision to open up parking lots 4 hours before kickoff, they hurt part of the gameday experience. If they open up a parking lot at 8:00 for a 12:00 start……you actually park around 8:15 – 8:30. Setting up for even a small Tailgate takes at least 30 minutes (bringing you to 8:45 or 9:00). If you plan 30 minutes for tear down and 30 minutes to get into the stadium – - – - you have less than 2 hours to actually Tailgate. Maybe this cuts down on the amount of drunk people at the game?? However, I was surprised how many people complained about drunk fans……because every NFL stadium will remove these fans (if necessary). All you need to do is tell a security person or send a text message to security. Personally, I think the NFL wants less Tailgating – - because they hope the less you eat & drink on the outside – - the more you will buy on the inside.

It’s all about money for me. For example, parking prices doubled after the Bucs won the SB. I’m sorry Glaziers, I just can’t afford it anymore. The NFL has priced me out of the game.

Indy and Nashville aren’t too far away either so that may be an option. Indy could be an option might have to explore their schedule see if there is a game worth watching. It might be a year or two before it’s worth paying to see the Titans play.

I agree that the concessions prices have to be dropped first. And it is boring during the numerous TV timeouts in football.. Show highlights from other games on those mega jumbo trons. Or don;t have so many timeouts…. One team scores a touchdown – 2 min of commercials – kickoff – back to 2 more minutes of commercials. I always find that annoying watching it. It’s horrible waiting in the stadium for 4 minutes of commercials to come to an end. NHL has 2 tv timeouts a period. 5 min in and 5 min out. And in NHL playoffs NO Commerical timeouts in OT.

Another thought don’t play 1pm games in September in Tampa. Its over 100 degrees out there with like 90% humidity. Not very fan friendly weather. If you can start at 4pm you can escape most of the heat.

Wow. Awesome visual, dude. You Bolts fans are a classy bunch.

And we finally have something to look forward to with Gabbert!!

Im 22 years old, I work over 50 hours a week partially just so I can afford my Bucs season ticket payments…which cost me a whopping $245 this year…thats, $35 a month…over a 7-month payment plan. Thats the same price as my gym membership. Half the price of my cell phone plan…seriously, if it isnt worth the $35 for you to go to the game, then dont go, because you wont be making any noise for the team anyways.

Why does everyone need to take their family to the games? My father and his friends went to Bucs games without me when I was growing up…I mean in reality, your 7 year old probably isnt going to be that interested anyways. Call a few friends…and Im sure the bunch of you can sacrifice a few “Value Meals” at Wendy’s in order to afford your tickets.

Does it cost $25 to park right next to Raymond James? Sure it does…If you want to tailgate, you can get there early enough and parking is free. If you drive a few blocks behind the baseball field across the street, you can park for $5. If you dont mind walking 10-15 minutes to the stadium, there are numerous businesses that you can park at along Dale Mabry for free without getting towed. And by the way, there are numerous group tailgates set up that you can go to and eat, drink, play games, and talk football for free.

I cant remember the last time I spent money on anything during the game…maybe a water if my throat was sore…Do your drinking, eating, pissing before the game…if you cant go 3 hours without drinking beer or eating a hot dog, then youre an alcoholic fatass.

The ads? Really, the ads is the new excuse? The ads are a break so you can sit down and relax for a moment…Not everyone needs to spend their entire sunday afternoon lounging (see: Gym Membership above).

Bottom line…If youre a real fan…and truly passionate about your team…there is no better way to watch your team play than being surrounded by 60,000 people who love that team the same that you do. Sitting in your living room eating pringles and drinking $1 bud lights can never compare to the feeling of an entire stadium of people erupting in cheer. There isnt a bad seat in Ray Jay…every damn one of them is well worth the $30 it costs to get in the stadium, not to mention anybody can get up and go sit between the 35′s and nobody is going to say a damn thing to you…

On sundays…the beer, the food, the fantasy football, and the recliner are the farthest things from my mind. For those of you who feel the same way, I’ll see you out there. Go Bucs.

They want 2 more games. They want the players to take less. They need more fans in their already overpriced seats so they can sell them overpriced beer, burgers and team gear.

For crying out loud have they not been paying attention to what’s been happening to the county? When does the greed end? Keep this up and one day we will have to sell our organs so we can listen to a game on the radio.