How about the Dallas fans at the game today? **merged**

[jazzcat22]

You could hear all the Cowboys chants throughout the game. It was great.

 

[viman96]

this picture still angers me...

Good thing it has nothing to do with yesterday then

 

[viman96]

"Let's go Cowboys!"

Niners fans can suck it!!

 

[Maverick84]

Good thing it has nothing to do with yesterday then

true, the pic was in the article in the OP, though, and I got triggered... haha

 

[erod]

This is happening all around the league.

If you're a Giants fan living in Houston, and the Giants play there, you're willing to pay a premium to go see your team for that rare occasion.

Season ticket holders (like me) are paying out the nose in PSLs and ticket prices. This allows us to offset our costs. I have two separate sets, and I put them for sale every game for 4X or 3X. One of the two sets always sells, and I have little doubt that the buyer is a fan of the other team because their team is in town. That's why they're paying me $500 for a $125 ticket.

Team performance is secondary. Only remote locations like Green Bay or Buffalo enjoy home field advantage anymore.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Bravo Cowboys fans.

 

[Zordon]

This is happening all around the league.

If you're a Giants fan living in Houston, and the Giants play there, you're willing to pay a premium to go see your team for that rare occasion.

Season ticket holders (like me) are paying out the nose in PSLs and ticket prices. This allows us to offset our costs. I have two separate sets, and I put them for sale every game for 4X or 3X. One of the two sets always sells, and I have little doubt that the buyer is a fan of the other team because their team is in town. That's why they're paying me $500 for a $125 ticket.

Team performance is secondary. Only remote locations like Green Bay or Buffalo enjoy home field advantage anymore.

Yep, there were a lot of Saints fans in San Diego yesterday.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

this picture still angers me...

Red is a loud color which makes it seem like even more than there were, but there were A LOT of 9ers fans there. I was embarassed and angered, but we got even yesterday.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

This is happening all around the league.

If you're a Giants fan living in Houston, and the Giants play there, you're willing to pay a premium to go see your team for that rare occasion.

Season ticket holders (like me) are paying out the nose in PSLs and ticket prices. This allows us to offset our costs. I have two separate sets, and I put them for sale every game for 4X or 3X. One of the two sets always sells, and I have little doubt that the buyer is a fan of the other team because their team is in town. That's why they're paying me $500 for a $125 ticket.

Team performance is secondary. Only remote locations like Green Bay or Buffalo enjoy home field advantage anymore.

The internet is a big factor. All you need is a credit card and you can buy tickets quicker than the home fans, not to mention easily purchase from those who sell. It's a new day.

 

[StylisticS]

Yep, there were a lot of Saints fans in San Diego yesterday.

It's slowly but surely starting to happen in stadiums where you usually do not get opposing visitors as well. There's been an uptick of opposing fans at the linc in Philadelphia. Transplant cities like pretty much the entire West and South will have to go through this.

 

[jrumann59]

I have zero proof but it would not surprise me the tickets that ended up in those Cowboy fans' hands were originally owned by 49er fans. Just another case of supply and demand. It's hypocritical but I do admit enjoying the sight of it happening in other NFL stadiums too.

Could it also be backlash from Good Ole Captain Kaepernick. Given it is a small sampling all of my 49ers fan friends have stopped watching 49er games.

 

[Future]

This happens for all teams, across all sports. Players need to realize that the NFL has priced out lot of your average fans. As a result, there's more available for fans of different teams who are willing to pay a lot more when their team is only around once in a while.

 

[DallasEast]

Could it also be backlash from Good Ole Captain Kaepernick. Given it is a small sampling all of my 49ers fan friends have stopped watching 49er games.

That's a possibility but the protest is recent history and not isolated to that franchise only. This particular circumstance has occurred many times in a number of different venues in the past. I think other elements (i.e. greed, etc.) play more of a factor in this happening than a hypothetical overwhelmingly negative reaction to the protest.

 

[Blackspider214]

I have zero proof but it would not surprise me the tickets that ended up in those Cowboy fans' hands were originally owned by 49er fans. Just another case of supply and demand. It's hypocritical but I do admit enjoying the sight of it happening in other NFL stadiums too.

With the PSLs and rising season ticket packages, fans are unloading their tickets to opposing fans whom are willing to pay a nice premium more and more. They can sell a ticket for that one game to make up a good chunk of their cost of the season tickets. The tickets were definitely from season ticket holders yesterday. Same as when Niner fans took over our stadium 2 years ago.

 

[DallasEast]

This happens for all teams, across all sports. Players need to realize that the NFL has priced out lot of your average fans. As a result, there's more available for fans of different teams who are willing to pay a lot more when their team is only around once in a while.

This is true but there is still a chicken/egg paradox to consider. Franchises produce the tickets. Fans purchase the tickets. The question remains which team fans own the tickets when they are first offered for sell?

 

[erod]

Bears fans were dominant at Jerry World last week, too. They just didn't have anything to cheer about.

 

[DallasEast]

With the PSLs and rising season ticket packages, fans are unloading their tickets to opposing fans whom are willing to pay a nice premium more and more. They can sell a ticket for that one game to make up a good chunk of their cost of the season tickets. The tickets were definitely from season ticket holders yesterday. Same as when Niner fans took over our stadium 2 years ago.

I think everyone should consider selfish or non-selfish reasons motivating anyone into selling tickets they already own but that does not minimize or negate the reality that opposing teams' fans would not net the opportunity of obtaining such seats if they were not available for re-sell.

 

[jrumann59]

That's a possibility but the protest is recent history and not isolated to that franchise only. This particular circumstance has occurred many times in a number of different venues in the past. I think other elements (i.e. greed, etc.) play more of a factor in this happening than a hypothetical overwhelmingly negative reaction to the protest.

Possible but Kaep was the first, after him its a bunch of 'wannabes" Look at news he is the poster child not Arian Foster or more aacclaimed names in the NFL doing it. He is the first so he gets more of the spotlight. Not to mention SF is storied franchise which is allowing it to happen, Jerry wont let it happen in Dallas, or Bill in NE.

 

[Seven]

Well.......stop sucking.

 

[viman96]

Bears fans were dominant at Jerry World last week, too. They just didn't have anything to cheer about.

I loved it a couple years ago when the Boy's shut the Steelers fans up. All that towel waving suddenly stopped.