Donovan McNabb to Vikes?· Page 21

rabidgopher04
Member

13 years ago

My point wasn't that the tickets get willed, my point is that many of those 'fans' that get the willed seats end up StubHubing/TicketMastering/CraigsListing them. Thus exposing the 'mystery' behind Green Bay's fabled 'great fanbase'.

Originally Posted by: Formo

But there is always a demand for those tickets. It's not like people are having a hard time getting rid of Packers tickets. You fail to prove anything about the Packers fan base.

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Formo
Veteran Member

13 years ago

#202

But there is always a demand for those tickets. It's not like people are having a hard time getting rid of Packers tickets. You fail to prove anything about the Packers fan base.

Originally Posted by: rabidgopher04

You missed the point. I'm completely aware there's a demand for the tickets. That wasn't the point I was making.

Foster said the fan base was such a great fan base because of the length of the time it would reportedly take to become a new season ticket holder. I just explained why that was. Thus, pointing out that the fan base isn't all that great.

At any time I can get tickets to a game in Lamblow, just like at any time you can get tickets to the Dump.

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DakotaT
Select Member

13 years ago

#203

Originally Posted by: Formo

Yeah but those scalped tickets at the dump have much smaller profit margins on them. Viking gear in Bismarck right now is marked down 70%. You can get tickets to Lambeau, but it'll cost you!

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

13 years ago

#204

Originally Posted by: Formo

Any fan base that can consistently fill out the stadium during the 70's and 80's Packers season is clearly a great fan base. Your team can't even keep the stadium full for a full game unless they are winning. The more you try to argue this, the more ignorant you look. I understand you're a proud Vikings fan, but let it go. You have nothing to debate here. You guys signed Donovan McNabb, congrats, then cut him because he is what most thought he was ... done. For your teams sake, hopefully they get a good QB coach who can help Christian Ponder be something more than the last drafted Vikings QB's.

Wade
Veteran Member

13 years ago

#205

The waiting list estimate for actually getting season tickets for the Packers is reportedly approaching a thousand years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_season_ticket_waiting_lists

Originally Posted by: dfosterf

This tells me one thing. Packer tickets are grossly underpriced. If the Packers had real shareholders, they should ask Murphy and the Exec Committee why they are leaving millions of dollars, probably tens of millions of dollars, on the table every year.

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Formo
Veteran Member

13 years ago

#206

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

You were there in the 70s and 80s to actually SEE those seats filled up? Doubt it. I've seen photos during games of Lamblow and there were plenty of empties.

Stop pounding your chest about how great you guys are as a fan base and I'll let it go. At least when you brag about the Lombardi's, it's a legitimate topic.

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Zero2Cool
Elite Member

13 years ago

#207

Originally Posted by: Formo

Sorry, you lost me at "Lamblow", I'm not familiar with that stadium.

As for pounding chest, I'm not. I just stated the facts. Packers fans fill up a damn Family Night game, Pre-Season games and stay to the end, regardless of the score. Vikings fan bail as soon as they feel the game is over, regardless of how much clock is left. Sorry, that's a piss poor fan base. But I suppose you're gonna say that's because there's more to do in Minnesota than Wisconsin, cuz all Wisconsin has is Applebee's.

To be clear, I'm not saying I'm better than you because I root for the Packers and you root for the Vikings. I'm sure there are a lot of great Vikings fans out there who stay to the end. It's just the Packers have visibly a lot more.

zombieslayer
Registered

13 years ago

#208

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

I'm with Zero here. All I know is from what I've watched on TV and I've been following the Packers since 1976. He's right.

It's like the Niners vs Raiders here. When the Niners had Joe & Steve, they'd pack the house and everyone and their Grandma proudly boasted their Niners jerseys. Nowadays, you'd think that there's only one Bay Area team - the Raiders. And the Niners are good this year, but so many fair weather fans have left that they're probably unaware that the Niners will make the Playoffs.

Now the Raiders on the other hand, they can be 3-13 or 13-3. Either way, you'll see Raider jerseys everywhere you look. The place will be packed and the fans will be loud.

Those are real fans. Niner fans? No. Of course, not denying the existence of real Niner fans. I'm just sayin' they're a minority.

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dfosterf
Veteran Member

13 years ago

#209

My next door neighbor converted this weekend.

It takes some time, but I have a high percentage rate, lol

He's about 50, lifetime Eagles fan, season-ticket-holder until last year...

Packer fan now.

He hated the Vick signing, so he was already vulnerable to my (subtle-but constant) pitch.

NEXT!

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DakotaT
Select Member

13 years ago

#210

Originally Posted by: dfosterf

Gunny, speaking of Pennslyvanians, why do Steelers fans insist the NFL began in 1973 and not recognize the suckage that was their organization prior to 1973?

I'm enjoying the Formo beatdown by the way boys. I really don't need to add anything.

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