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Originally Posted by JuicesFlowing
On a side note, I wish NFL stadiums would be more like college stadiums, more fans, less box suites, more crowd noise .... oh shit, but then Jerry Jones wouldn't get to charge $90 for a pizza in the $800,000 box suite ...
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Yup. The Pats used to play in a shithole called Schaefer Stadium (later renamed Sullivan, then finally just called Foxboro). It was a craptacular large oval, totally enclosed, bench seats. Nasty and cheap. But when it was full, it was noisy and intimidating, with half-drunken fans screaming and stomping on the metal. They tore it down and built the state-of-the-art Gillette, complete with expensive luxury boxes, a pretty lighthouse at one end, some nice eateries, and club seats from 20 to 20 that stay mostly empty. It's a beautiful stadium, nice to look at, with great sight lines, and an enjoyable experience for everyone from families to season-ticket holders... and is totally devoid of any home-field advantage in terms of noise, and is a place that most blue-collar fans can't afford to go to.