Chiefs Has Tailgating Jumped The Shark?

**gblowfish** · 08-25-2014, 01:42 PM

Has saying "Jumped the Shark" jumped the shark?

Here in KC, tailgating has become a big thing in ads from the grocery stores to the hardware stores to the TV weather wanks hanging out... it just seems like something that was fun and natural has been ruined by, well, being fun and natural.

Also the Chiefs have put in tighter restrictions this year about the size and sprawl of tailgates, the counter clockwise parking patterns, "Platinum" parking lots, etc.

It just seems like something that was uniquely Arrowhead has been tarnished a bit for the pure joy it used to be.

What do you think?

**MahiMike** · 08-25-2014, 01:45 PM

Tailgating in KC is the only thing that can be relied on. It's like the draft party at fantasy football. Everyone has fun until the games are played.

**Old Dog** · 08-25-2014, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

Tailgating in KC is the only thing that can be relied on. It's like the draft party at fantasy football. Everyone has fun until the games are played.

Pretty much this.

This past Saturday it did seem to me that the "improvements" to parking were anything but.

Discuss Thrower · 08-25-2014, 01:51 PM

In today's overly commercialized NFL, fans are allowed to come into the parking lot bringing as much booze and food as they desire and are charged roughly $40 for this privilege.

So what if you have to enter the lot in some sort of controlled fashion.. And trying to limit people spreading out in the lots for tailgating in the sake of fairness doesn't seem illogical to me.

Guess I'll say.. No, it hasn't "jumped the shark" because it's not even something that can jump the shark.

**gblowfish** · 08-25-2014, 01:55 PM

I wonder if the NFL will somehow try to "Monetize" this eventually. You know, charge you extra for the right to tailgate in your parking spot?

**Easy 6** · 08-25-2014, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

I wonder if the NFL will somehow try to "Monetize" this eventually. You know, charge you extra for the right to tailgate in your parking spot?

That seems very likely.

**BigRedChief** · 08-25-2014, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy 6

That seems very likely.

They have been selling those huge white tents as "tailgating" for years.

Valiant · 08-25-2014, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy 6

That seems very likely.

Just wait until they charge a fee for tailgating per how big the tailgate is.

KC_Lee · 08-25-2014, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

I wonder if the NFL will somehow try to "Monetize" this eventually. You know, charge you extra for the right to tailgate in your parking spot?

Shhhh!!!! Don't give them any more ideas.

Discuss Thrower · 08-25-2014, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

I wonder if the NFL will somehow try to "Monetize" this eventually. You know, charge you extra for the right to tailgate in your parking spot?

Then you would have the case for "jumping the shark"

Really, what the Chiefs *should* do is re-align one of the lots for maximum space and "outlet" road access from the complex to 70/435/Blue Ridge and charge a little less than what's normal and make these "express" lots were nobody is allowed to tailgate and is meant strictly for the fans that just want to go to the game and GTFO.

Think about dividing one of the bigger lots this way so there can still be a party-hardy tailgating side (say in lot...G? I forget, whichever one is directly behind the bigger Arrowvision Board) but also the express lot with the appropriate amount of "Gold" parking for both sections.

**MahiMike** · 08-25-2014, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

I wonder if the NFL will somehow try to "Monetize" this eventually. You know, charge you extra for the right to tailgate in your parking spot?

Here in Jax, Shad Khan has actually gone the other way. Folks can bring in all the food they want into the game. Just can't be liquid and has to be in clear plastic bag. We take our extra brats in.

**Bufkin** · 08-25-2014, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

Here in Jax, Shad Khan has actually gone the other way. Folks can bring in all the food they want into the game. Just can't be liquid and has to be in clear plastic bag. We take our extra brats in.

Not very smart business. Assuming the Jaguars have the same attendance this year as they did last year (about 350 fans per game), that's over a thousand bucks that you're missing out on when people don't buy a stadium hot dog.

BWillie · 08-25-2014, 04:25 PM

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Not very smart business. Assuming the Jaguars have the same attendance this year as they did last year (about 350 fans per game), that's over a thousand bucks that you're missing out on when people don't buy a stadium hot dog.

I agree. I'm still amazed Nascar allows their fans to bring in all the alcohol they want. Not only is there TONS of profit lost by doing that, but I would think liability issues might come into play as well. If I was CEO of Nascar that'd be the 1st thing I'd change.

**Bufkin** · 08-25-2014, 04:27 PM

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I agree. I'm still amazed Nascar allows their fans to bring in all the alcohol they want. Not only is there TONS of profit lost by doing that, but I would think liability issues might come into play as well. If I was CEO of Nascar that'd be the 1st thing I'd change.

A bunch of drunk racing fans is the last thing you need at a race. That leads to a safety issue off the track, as well as the obvious safety issue on the track (Tony Stewart).

**TribalElder** · 08-25-2014, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

I agree. I'm still amazed Nascar allows their fans to bring in all the alcohol they want. Not only is there TONS of profit lost by doing that, but I would think liability issues might come into play as well. If I was CEO of Nascar that'd be the 1st thing I'd change.

Attending a race ****ing sucks. Your own cooler is the only saving grace

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