erod
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So this happened today.
After already selling both sets of tickets for the remaining games after the Buffalo loss, I called the Cowboys this morning to cancel my "Pay as We Play" playoff plan for this season.
The way it works is, they send you playoff tickets for the wildcard/divisional round and as well as the NFC Championship game when you receive your tickets in the summer. Those tickets don't become active and charged to your credit card until they qualify for the playoffs.
When I called, they accommodated me, but not without a bit of mild pushback. It went something like this....
"Are you not going to be able to attend the games? You can always sell them online if you can't."
"No, I could attend, but I don't want to. Plus, with the short time span, the tickets are tougher to sell, and frankly, I don't think many Cowboys fans are going to want to go. Fans of the other team don't have the time to get plane tickets at a decent rate, so they're out unless they already live around here."
"So, you just don't want to go to a playoff game?"
"Right."
"Uh.....ok." (With a little "miff" in his voice.) I couldn't let that just go.
"None of us want to watch this team get ripped to pieces for $450 a ticket, no. And my chances of selling them for any profit above that are almost nil."
I could sense that there are a lot of us doing this. We don't have confidence in this team. We don't even really like this team. And the dysfunction of the organization as a whole is an embarassment to the fan base and DFW in general.
Jerry went off this morning, cussing like a drunken sailor. I have no doubt this is a small part of that. I hung up wondering if we could see a lot of empty seats that day, should they limp into a home playoff game.
So if you're wondering if we're being heard, I think we are.
After already selling both sets of tickets for the remaining games after the Buffalo loss, I called the Cowboys this morning to cancel my "Pay as We Play" playoff plan for this season.
The way it works is, they send you playoff tickets for the wildcard/divisional round and as well as the NFC Championship game when you receive your tickets in the summer. Those tickets don't become active and charged to your credit card until they qualify for the playoffs.
When I called, they accommodated me, but not without a bit of mild pushback. It went something like this....
"Are you not going to be able to attend the games? You can always sell them online if you can't."
"No, I could attend, but I don't want to. Plus, with the short time span, the tickets are tougher to sell, and frankly, I don't think many Cowboys fans are going to want to go. Fans of the other team don't have the time to get plane tickets at a decent rate, so they're out unless they already live around here."
"So, you just don't want to go to a playoff game?"
"Right."
"Uh.....ok." (With a little "miff" in his voice.) I couldn't let that just go.
"None of us want to watch this team get ripped to pieces for $450 a ticket, no. And my chances of selling them for any profit above that are almost nil."
I could sense that there are a lot of us doing this. We don't have confidence in this team. We don't even really like this team. And the dysfunction of the organization as a whole is an embarassment to the fan base and DFW in general.
Jerry went off this morning, cussing like a drunken sailor. I have no doubt this is a small part of that. I hung up wondering if we could see a lot of empty seats that day, should they limp into a home playoff game.
So if you're wondering if we're being heard, I think we are.
