Comments on: Bears increase ticket prices by 4.2 percent, on average

By: iowahbr

iowahbr — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:18:00 +0000

There is a famous picture of an Army-Navy game at Soldiers Field and there were more than 100,000 folks in the stands. The new Soldiers Field is about rich folks and corporate boxes and it escapes me with the NFL cable TV ticket system why Bears fans keep filling up Soldiers Field in person.

By: wyrdawg

wyrdawg — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:03:57 +0000

I sure do hope this Trestman thing works out.. if not, the Bears are looking like ticket scalpers right now. I mean… WHO raises ticket prices during a coaching change? Are we that much of a schmuck Bears fans??

Well, they sell out Soldier Field every game.. why not stick it to fans for Lovie’s paycheck?

By: chawk12thman

chawk12thman — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:12:18 +0000

I wonder how does this rate compared to all the other teams in the league?

The Seahawks raised their prices by what they called “a blended 7%.” A complete listing of all 32 teams would be a good read.

By: paepae805

paepae805 — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:46:07 +0000

What a waste of a stadium. You take the 2nd largest market in the NFL and decrease the capacity of the stadiun to the smallest in the league. That makesd a lot of sense. Since it has the smallest capacity, lets raise ticket prices.

Starting next year, Lambeau will have 20% more seats/capacity than Soldier Field. That is huge. I bet ticket prices in Green Bay will stay steady.

Why didn’t they put 70k seats when the hideous renovation was done 10 years back. The Bears will always be the Bears and that is why they won’t win anything anytime soon.

By: blars82

blars82 — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:46:03 +0000

I’m a die-hard Bears fan living in Wisconsin and went to my first game last year…but with the tickets, parking, and concessions prices sky high, I’m not going back anytime soon. Had to wait a half hour to pee during halftime too…and the stadium was recently renovated. I guess I’ll just keep watching from the comfort of my living room.

By: elwaysmilehighdenver

elwaysmilehighdenver — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:44:51 +0000

Blame Jay Cutler for the increase!

By: philyeagles5

philyeagles5 — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:38:32 +0000

now fans have to pay more to see them blow 7-2 seasons?

By: bartlettruss

bartlettruss — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:37:05 +0000

Wonder what Lovie Smith thinks about this? They were good enough to raise prices, but they weren’t good enough to retain the coach??

By: nyjets1017

nyjets1017 — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:36:29 +0000

And they wonder why stadiums are empty? Pay the mortage or
Go to a football game.

By: nfloracle

nfloracle — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:28:43 +0000

“The good news is that season ticket holders will save $25 per game ticket in comparison to the individual game price.”

Wow, what a blessing the owners are bestowing on the season ticket holders. They’re going to save $25 per game ticket.

In a world not full of greedy bastards, it would cost $25 for one of the better seats in the stadium and $10 for the nosebleeders.

By: jjb0811

jjb0811 — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:25:37 +0000

or you can pay 1 month cable bill and save a heck of a lot of money.