Because nobody wants to play >>$100 to stare at a giant TV screen?

Didn't Cowboys Stadium JUST set an attendance record? Not sure what the record is, but they got almost 96,000 people (new window) in there for the Giants game a couple of weeks ago.

And seriously, the numbers are down to "just" 85,000 fans per game? What a stupid farking article. 28 out of the 31 stadiums in the league can't even hold 85,000 fans on a good day.

iron_city_ap: rocinante721: Because nobody wants to play >>$100 to stare at a giant TV screen?

THIS. Why would anyone want to pay $100+ to watch the game on TV when you can watch it for free at home and also not pay 2 easy payments of $39.95 per beer, have no line for the pisser, and can swear all you want? I enjoy going to games from time to time, but I'd hate it if I was distracted by some monsterous TV eating half of my viewpoint (even though not the game itself).

I don't go to the games because it is too expensive compared to sitting at home. Of course it's also the reason I don't go to the Rangers or Mavericks games either. Or the TCU games. The only live events I spring for are concerts.

Even if the tickets were $50 I wouldn't go. But that doesn't mean that the stadium is bad (it certainly isn't) or that you supposedly can't see the field because of the TV (you can). Of course this is a good way to load up page hits and give everybody an opportunity to biatch about the Cowboys (and for somebody to somehow make this about Tony Romo) and I don't expect anyone to read this entire post, let alone the article.

iron_city_ap: THIS. Why would anyone want to pay $100+ to watch the game on TV when you can watch it for free at home and also not pay 2 easy payments of $39.95 per beer, have no line for the pisser, and can swear all you want? I enjoy going to games from time to time, but I'd hate it if I was distracted by some monsterous TV eating half of my viewpoint (even though not the game itself).

No you wouldn't. The big screen is pretty and it's only in your way if you're up in the rafters. Also, I've never waited in line for the bathroom at Cowboys Stadium. They made sure to make the bathrooms quite large and plentiful.

People go because they want to be at the game. I thought that was a pretty simple thing to figure out.

Shakes999: Im a cowboys fan for life, but I like the franchise less and less by the year.

Are you really a Cowboys fan? The next positive thing you say about any player or the franchise in general will be the first positive thing I've seen you say about the Cowboys.

Shakes999: 75$ parking strangely absent from article.

Seriously? Holy shiat, Jerry. That's insane.

Di Atribe: The big screen is pretty and it's only in your way if you're up in the rafters.

Actually, I don't know this for a fact as I've never been up in the rafters.

*lights $100 bill*
*douses match with Cristal*

RminusQ: Shakes999: 75$ parking strangely absent from article.

Seriously? Holy shiat, Jerry. That's insane.

Well yeah, if you park up next to the stadium. If you park in a normal lot it's more like $20 or $30. Or you can park outside the stadium for $5 or $10 just like any other event.

Yanks_RSJ: Treygreen13: Even if the tickets were $50 I wouldn't go. But that doesn't mean that the stadium is bad (it certainly isn't) or that you supposedly can't see the field because of the TV (you can).

In all honesty, I think the stadium is absolutely amazing. That said, if you're sitting in the upper level on either side of the field, your eyes have a hard time looking lower than the MASSIVE screen because it's directly at your eye level. I sat in the upper level endzone seating when I was there, and those screens were the perfect size, but I don't know how anybody on either side manages to look down to the field itself. You almost can't look away from the screens.

I've been for several events (tours, free practices, concerts) and I can certainly agree that it will catch your eye if you're up really high... but if you're up really high everybody complains that they can't see the players so boom, there's a TV there. But you can see the field from any seat in the stadium and if you're distracted by the TV it is just showing you a picture of what you're trying to see anyway.

Treygreen13: iron_city_ap: rocinante721: Because nobody wants to play >>$100 to stare at a giant TV screen?

THIS. Why would anyone want to pay $100+ to watch the game on TV when you can watch it for free at home and also not pay 2 easy payments of $39.95 per beer, have no line for the pisser, and can swear all you want? I enjoy going to games from time to time, but I'd hate it if I was distracted by some monsterous TV eating half of my viewpoint (even though not the game itself).

I don't go to the games because it is too expensive compared to sitting at home. Of course it's also the reason I don't go to the Rangers or Mavericks games either. Or the TCU games. The only live events I spring for are concerts.

Even if the tickets were $50 I wouldn't go. But that doesn't mean that the stadium is bad (it certainly isn't) or that you supposedly can't see the field because of the TV (you can). Of course this is a good way to load up page hits and give everybody an opportunity to biatch about the Cowboys (and for somebody to somehow make this about Tony Romo) and I don't expect anyone to read this entire post, let alone the article.

Actually, the TV does eat up your view. I've been there at least 10 times for various games. If you are in the second level and are above the 15th-18th rows, you may as well watch it from home.

Di Atribe: iron_city_ap: THIS. Why would anyone want to pay $100+ to watch the game on TV when you can watch it for free at home and also not pay 2 easy payments of $39.95 per beer, have no line for the pisser, and can swear all you want? I enjoy going to games from time to time, but I'd hate it if I was distracted by some monsterous TV eating half of my viewpoint (even though not the game itself).

No you wouldn't. The big screen is pretty and it's only in your way if you're up in the rafters. Also, I've never waited in line for the bathroom at Cowboys Stadium. They made sure to make the bathrooms quite large and plentiful.

People go because they want to be at the game. I thought that was a pretty simple thing to figure out.

This article and discussion is asinine; the Cowboys certainly are not hurting for fans or attendance, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you have an advantage re: the bolded section.

Dougie AXP: Actually, the TV does eat up your view. I've been there at least 10 times for various games. If you are in the second level and are above the 15th-18th rows, you may as well watch it from home.

Define "eat up your view".

lajotu: So, if attendance is down from 87,000 to 85,000, that just means there are 2,000 less people in this world who are stupid enough to pay $50 or so for Standing Room Only tickets to watch a game with a bunch of other drunken idiots willing to shell out $50 or so for Standing Room Only tickets.

They're $29, actually. And them paying for it doesn't make them stupid. It just means they want to be at the game. I'm pretty sure fans are perfectly capable of deciding how they'd like to spend their own money.


RminusQ: This article and discussion is asinine; the Cowboys certainly are not hurting for fans or attendance, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you have an advantage re: the bolded section.

Also, I should mention that it's always very clean and it looks like a shiny spaceship.

iron_city_ap: Treygreen13: . But that doesn't mean that the stadium is bad (it certainly isn't) or that you supposedly can't see the field because of the TV (you can).

I've heard its a good stadium. I have only seen it from the outside though. But, even though the ginormotronasaurus doesn't block the view of the game, doesn't mean its not distracting. If we sat next to each other at a 'normal' stadium and I stood up and started dancing around during every play, but didn't block you view of the game, it would be distracting. Not to mention disturbing from a mental aspect. That's all I'm saying. I know I'd find myself just watching the screen because the actual game itself would be less distracting to me paying attention to what is going on.

/I blame Romo for the design

It's not like the screen is playing Cheetos commercials reruns. The stuff on the screen *is* the game.

But this bolded part did make me laugh.

Shakes999: Its jerry jones whoring of the cowboys that pisses me off more than anything on field but the downer season isnt helping.

Whoring? How so? And make sure it's unique to the Cowboys and no other team does it.

Di Atribe: The big screen is pretty and it's only in your way if you're up in the rafters.

And the cheerleaders look GREAT on the bigscreen!

/Was at the game on Christmas Eve.. Santa suit cheerleaders FTW!

mjohnson71: I guess I'm spoiled here in St. Louis

I sincerely doubt that

Treygreen13: Dougie AXP: Actually, the TV does eat up your view. I've been there at least 10 times for various games. If you are in the second level and are above the 15th-18th rows, you may as well watch it from home.

Define "eat up your view".

Repeatedly having to stand up just to see thru the gap between the bottom of the tv and the field to see the bottom half of the field (from the middle of the hashmarks to the sideline I was on and forge tseeing above the hashmark to the far sideline.

lajotu: Di Atribe: I'm pretty sure fans are perfectly capable of deciding how they'd like to spend their own money.

Absolutely. Which is why attendance is down, which was kinda my point.

It's down 2,000 people from last year. So that's 2 out of every 87.... oh fark, this feels like math.... so that's what, 2.3%? So attendance PLUMMETS 2.3% and you think that's reason to.... call it a failure?

Dougie AXP: Treygreen13: Dougie AXP: Actually, the TV does eat up your view. I've been there at least 10 times for various games. If you are in the second level and are above the 15th-18th rows, you may as well watch it from home.

Define "eat up your view".

Repeatedly having to stand up just to see thru the gap between the bottom of the tv and the field to see the bottom half of the field (from the middle of the hashmarks to the sideline I was on and forge tseeing above the hashmark to the far sideline.

Were you sitting ON the jumbotron? I can understand saying you were distracted but I went to the VERY top of the available seating and looked down and didn't need to stand up.

I mean, you may have been in a bad seat. I'm sure there are some. But the stadium isn't like that all over.

lajotu: No one *really* cares about baseball. Not once football gets going!

YOU SHUT UP dammit where's the meaniehead button.....

lajotu: I called it a failure?

Weeeeeeeeeelllllll..... I don't know if you used that exact WORD but it seems like that's the attitude from the article and the thread. Now I have to go back and read exactly what you said. Dammit.