Chiefs A few remarks about Arrowhead & the fans. - Page 3

Direckshun · 10-14-2013, 10:41 AM

1. It's been several years since I've been to a game there. I was fortunate enough to get invited along by a season ticket holder in the third bowl. But I got a chance to walk around the stadium before the game, just wandering and checking stuff out. Arrowhead looks like a Complete Experience Stadium. The Hall of Honor is outstandingly gorgeous, and I loved reading about each player -- plus, the ongoing video display they have playing overhead is goosebump inducing. They play it all game, too -- they don't cut to highlights or a live feed of the game. Nothing interrupts who these people were and what they did to add to the Chiefs mythology. It's outstanding.

The whole stadium is just built amazing, and although I haven't seen the club level, I can vouch for two things: the third bowl is a party that just never stops when the team's winning. Everybody is absolutely just happy to be there. But the first bowl is where Arrowhead distinguishes itself. There are these great pro shops that can make you an authentic jersey on the spot -- and just for aesthetic appeal, you can watch it getting made. They've got really efficient, out-of-the-way sports bars that some people just abandon their seats for to sit in and watch the game/other games there.

I don't bother with concession stands, but they were incredibly fast compared to years past, when you'd literally burn 1/4 of the game waiting in line. I can't compare the food to before, but I do know that the "Beverage Express" lane is a brilliant idea.

In short - there's no reason why this shouldn't be a Super Bowl stadium now. It is an infectious place to watch football and absorb this silly, fun culture that Arrowhead has cultivated.

2. I sat in the first bowl for part of the third quarter with another season ticket holder who wanted me to join him for a bit. It was a trip -- it was already really loud in the third bowl, but you underestimate up there and on TV just how much that sound plows you in the first bowl. It was my first time in the first bowl since luv invited me to a preseason game in the Herm Edwards years, and it's like two different universes.

The sound on third down just sits on you. It really is like an aircraft carrier taking off right in front of you. You can hear yourself scream, but I gotta pull an Eric Berry and scream in somebody's ears just to communicate, and even then, it's monosyllabic and too basic to be any meaningful information. It's got to be even worse on the field, where all the sound is being directed.

3. Before the game, and after the game, is really what separates Arrowhead from every other stadium I've ever been to. The sheer diversity of what Chiefs fans like to do for tailgating is hilarious. I could honestly walk around for a couple hours just observing how people like to warm their spirits up for a game.

After the game, the stadium was incredibly loud even on the way out. The crowd stayed in and shouted all the way to the last down, and the shouting, pounding, and chanting continued all the way until I got the parking lot. People are literally prancing around the third bowl after the game. People are holding up their phones to record the waves of people leaving as they all do the tomahawk chop and chant "6 and 0."

4. I can only speak from personal experience (I've been to Arrowhead about a dozen times in my life), but our fans are so much more cordial to opposing fans, it's almost unfair. I can see why thousands of Raiders fans show up to Arrowhead. It's got to be a blast watching your favorite team play in such an outstanding venue and, if you're a fan of playful ribbing (NTTAWTT), Arrowhead has to be the best stadium to be a visitor at. I had a couple Raiders fans approach me and ask me for a picture, so they could prove to their buddies back in Oakland they were cordial and having fun with Chiefs fans.

I'm sure there are personal anecdotes to disprove this opinion, but I've only seen one opposing fan get a ton of shit from Chiefs fans, back in the Herm days when the Seahawks were visiting. Some Chiefs fan got drunk and was harrassing a Hawks fan who was minding his own business. But other than that, I've always seen big numbers of opposing fans at Chiefs game -- and honestly, why wouldn't you if you were? You absolutely have to check out the experience.

I may have more thoughts later, but I had to register how impressed I was with the crowd's noise and enthusiasm, Arrowhead's quality, and the jovial nature of opposing fans.

10-14-2013, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Dog

I was amazed by the number of different jerseys (aside from Chiefs and Raiders) I saw at the game yesterday.
I saw 49'ers, Falcons, Cowboys, Seahawks, Dolphins, Steelers, and Bears. I was wondering if folks were very much geographically challenged or something.

When I had Texans season tix, I wore Chiefs gear to games. Then when the Chiefs visited and won, I caught a lot of grief and beer cans thrown at my ride. It was a little shocking because I wasn't really talking trash that day.

**007** · 10-14-2013, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

When I had Texans season tix, I wore Chiefs gear to games. Then when the Chiefs visited and won, I caught a lot of grief and beer cans thrown at my ride. It was a little shocking because I wasn't really talking trash that day.

Well, they just cheered their QB getting hurt so.... I mean who does that?

heh

L.A. Chieffan · 10-14-2013, 12:13 PM

George I noticed that too watching it on tv. It seemed like when a few of the fans left in the fourth quarter that gave the other fans the chance to bang on the empty chairs in front of them and it sounded even louder. I think that's when the record got broke.

ChiefRocka · 10-14-2013, 12:16 PM

Ohhh Ohhhh Ohhhhh.....six and Ohhhhh!!!

Stinger · 10-14-2013, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Direckshun

The sound on third down just sits on you. It really is like an aircraft carrier taking off right in front of you. You can hear yourself scream, but I gotta pull an Eric Berry and scream in somebody's ears just to communicate, and even then, it's monosyllabic and too basic to be any meaningful information. It's got to be even worse on the field, where all the sound is being directed.

I am disappointed .................

underEJ · 10-14-2013, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by patteeu

That didn't stop one of my Steeler fan friends from deciding that Kansas City fans were the most classless fans he'd ever been around. I think it was just the pain of a sure victory turning into a dramatic defeat talking though. What a great game that was!

That is because they were all whining about people taking their terrible towels. One guy claims to have thrown more than a dozen over the edge of the upper level! I took one from a stupid Steelers fan behind me because she kept hitting me with it. I am very tolerant of opposing fans, but you do not get to constantly hit me while waving around a dirty rag.

I grabbed it and threw it a few rows back and the guy who caught it took it with him when he went to get beer and didn't come back with it.

I am cool with Raider fans. I lived in Oakland for a decade, and I get along just fine with Raider fans, but Steeler fans are a different breed. I have Sunday Ticket again to avoid Steeler fans. I swear every decent sports bar is a Steeler bar here in LA. You cannot escape those fools except by staying home.

patteeu · 10-14-2013, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by underEJ

That is because they were all whining about people taking their terrible towels. One guy claims to have thrown more than a dozen over the edge of the upper level! I took one from a stupid Steelers fan behind me because she kept hitting me with it. I am very tolerant of opposing fans, but you do not get to constantly hit me while waving around a dirty rag.

I grabbed it and threw it a few rows back and the guy who caught it took it with him when he went to get beer and didn't come back with it.

I am cool with Raider fans. I lived in Oakland for a decade, and I get along just fine with Raider fans, but Steeler fans are a different breed. I have Sunday Ticket again to avoid Steeler fans. I swear every decent sports bar is a Steeler bar here in LA. You cannot escape those fools except by staying home.

The towels were definitely annoying. I didn't see any of them taken near me though.

Direckshun · 10-14-2013, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinger

I am disappointed .................

Coach · 10-14-2013, 08:38 PM

The one I really liked a lot was the 49 plane flyover. That was awesome, and you normally don't see that.

DBoweFoSho · 10-14-2013, 09:14 PM

the chiefs sound like jets . suck it

**BigRedChief** · 10-14-2013, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Direckshun

I may have more thoughts later, but I had to register how impressed I was with the crowd's noise and enthusiasm, Arrowhead's quality, and the jovial nature of opposing fans.

Why didn't you ever come to one of my tailgates? Or did you?

**SAUTO** · 10-14-2013, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Direckshun

Negative.

They were just happy to be alive.

Who ran the dj stuff? Catch a name?
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eDave · 10-14-2013, 09:39 PM

Nice write-up Direckshun. I moved away and am down to live streams... Your review tooke me back and I could easily visualize the whole experience. Nice.

Fairplay · 10-14-2013, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DBoweFoSho

the chiefs sound like jets . suck it

a jet that just took off

Fairplay · 10-14-2013, 10:03 PM

Next year I foresee two MNF games probably Denver and Raiders, a Thursday night and a Sunday night game.

10-14-2013, 10:41 AM
Direckshun __ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Springpatch Casino cash: $4093447	A few remarks about Arrowhead & the fans. 1. It's been several years since I've been to a game there. I was fortunate enough to get invited along by a season ticket holder in the third bowl. But I got a chance to walk around the stadium before the game, just wandering and checking stuff out. Arrowhead looks like a Complete Experience Stadium. The Hall of Honor is outstandingly gorgeous, and I loved reading about each player -- plus, the ongoing video display they have playing overhead is goosebump inducing. They play it all game, too -- they don't cut to highlights or a live feed of the game. Nothing interrupts who these people were and what they did to add to the Chiefs mythology. It's outstanding. The whole stadium is just built amazing, and although I haven't seen the club level, I can vouch for two things: the third bowl is a party that just never stops when the team's winning. Everybody is absolutely just happy to be there. But the first bowl is where Arrowhead distinguishes itself. There are these great pro shops that can make you an authentic jersey on the spot -- and just for aesthetic appeal, you can watch it getting made. They've got really efficient, out-of-the-way sports bars that some people just abandon their seats for to sit in and watch the game/other games there. I don't bother with concession stands, but they were incredibly fast compared to years past, when you'd literally burn 1/4 of the game waiting in line. I can't compare the food to before, but I do know that the "Beverage Express" lane is a brilliant idea. In short - there's no reason why this shouldn't be a Super Bowl stadium now. It is an infectious place to watch football and absorb this silly, fun culture that Arrowhead has cultivated. 2. I sat in the first bowl for part of the third quarter with another season ticket holder who wanted me to join him for a bit. It was a trip -- it was already really loud in the third bowl, but you underestimate up there and on TV just how much that sound plows you in the first bowl. It was my first time in the first bowl since luv invited me to a preseason game in the Herm Edwards years, and it's like two different universes. The sound on third down just sits on you. It really is like an aircraft carrier taking off right in front of you. You can hear yourself scream, but I gotta pull an Eric Berry and scream in somebody's ears just to communicate, and even then, it's monosyllabic and too basic to be any meaningful information. It's got to be even worse on the field, where all the sound is being directed. 3. Before the game, and after the game, is really what separates Arrowhead from every other stadium I've ever been to. The sheer diversity of what Chiefs fans like to do for tailgating is hilarious. I could honestly walk around for a couple hours just observing how people like to warm their spirits up for a game. After the game, the stadium was incredibly loud even on the way out. The crowd stayed in and shouted all the way to the last down, and the shouting, pounding, and chanting continued all the way until I got the parking lot. People are literally prancing around the third bowl after the game. People are holding up their phones to record the waves of people leaving as they all do the tomahawk chop and chant "6 and 0." 4. I can only speak from personal experience (I've been to Arrowhead about a dozen times in my life), but our fans are so much more cordial to opposing fans, it's almost unfair. I can see why thousands of Raiders fans show up to Arrowhead. It's got to be a blast watching your favorite team play in such an outstanding venue and, if you're a fan of playful ribbing (NTTAWTT), Arrowhead has to be the best stadium to be a visitor at. I had a couple Raiders fans approach me and ask me for a picture, so they could prove to their buddies back in Oakland they were cordial and having fun with Chiefs fans. I'm sure there are personal anecdotes to disprove this opinion, but I've only seen one opposing fan get a ton of shit from Chiefs fans, back in the Herm days when the Seahawks were visiting. Some Chiefs fan got drunk and was harrassing a Hawks fan who was minding his own business. But other than that, I've always seen big numbers of opposing fans at Chiefs game -- and honestly, why wouldn't you if you were? You absolutely have to check out the experience. I may have more thoughts later, but I had to register how impressed I was with the crowd's noise and enthusiasm, Arrowhead's quality, and the jovial nature of opposing fans.
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