Question about todays attendance

Gracie Dean · 12-02-2007, 05:32 PM

It looked like there were a LOT of empty seats

were people making a statement?

did it seem hollow?

cookster50 · 12-02-2007, 05:33 PM

Game wasn't blacked out, that means tickets were sold. Carl could care less if people show, as long as the tickets are sold.

Simplex3 · 12-02-2007, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by cookster50

Game wasn't blacked out, that means tickets were sold. Carl could care less if people show, as long as the tickets are sold.

Concessions. He cares. Unless you think that beer cost him $7.00.

Frazod · 12-02-2007, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Simplex3

Concessions. He cares. Unless you think that beer cost him $7.00.

You're right - I didn't think about that. And somehow I doubt if any of the stadium shops did any record business today, either.

On a personal note, another thing that was different about my trip to Kansas City last week - for the first time, I didn't buy ANY Chiefs merchandise. Didn't even bother to stop by Sports Nutz (bought nothing but Mizzou stuff, and I did that at the official MU store in the Columbia Mall).

Valiant · 12-02-2007, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cookster50

Game wasn't blacked out, that means tickets were sold. Carl could care less if people show, as long as the tickets are sold.

How many of those tickets were bought by the stations though???

I predicted before the season started that the Titans game would get a blackout, of course that would be diverted if the tv stations buy them all at a huge discount.. I would expect half or less depending on the weather for that game..

**Bob Dole** · 12-03-2007, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by cookster50

Game wasn't blacked out, that means tickets were sold. Carl could care less if people show, as long as the tickets are sold.

That's not even close to correct.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist (or an accountant) to figure out the bottom-line, financial impact of no-shows.

chiefbowe82 · 12-02-2007, 05:33 PM

just wait till the titans game

Frazod · 12-02-2007, 05:42 PM

Last week I didn't bother to use tickets I had already paid for (wise decision, as it turned out). I suspect similar attitudes account for many of those empty seats. I also suspect that brokers and other people who bought seats with the idea of making money off reselling them are the ones getting pulverized right now, not the organization, which already made its money off of them.

Next year is when we'll see the blackouts, IMO. Lots of them. After that, the Hunt$ will finally be forced to shitcan Carl.

BWillie · 12-02-2007, 05:34 PM

I would imagine it was 49% full at the start of the game. When we were only down by 7 at the end of the third quarter, people were already leaving..but that might of had something to do with the cold as well. Either way it was ugly. Most people aren't making a "statement", they just don't want to sit in the cold to watch a shitty team play football. It's as easy as that.

Sure-Oz · 12-02-2007, 05:35 PM

3/4 stadium seemed filled but about half time or 3rd qtr it was half empty. it was pathetic i have zero wins this year when i attend in 5 tries

Mojo Rising · 12-02-2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

3/4 stadium seemed filled but about half time or 3rd qtr it was half empty. it was pathetic i have zero wins this year when i attend in 5 tries

I was lucky enough to be 3 - 0 this year at Chiefs games and 1 -0 at USC games for a combined 4 - 0.

EyePod · 12-03-2007, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

3/4 stadium seemed filled but about half time or 3rd qtr it was half empty. it was pathetic i have zero wins this year when i attend in 5 tries

Stop going then! WTF?!?!?! How do you sleep at night when you know you've caused 5 chiefs losses??? We could be 9-3 right now if it weren't for you!!! *COUGH COUGH* 9-3......

Gracie Dean · 12-02-2007, 05:36 PM

This was the first Sunday that I didn't have the expectation that they could win. We went through the motions, ordered the BBQ and dressed in the jerseys and put the Big Chief outside, but I really didn't expect them to win

Gracie Dean · 12-02-2007, 05:37 PM

At the end on TV Tony G looked very unhappy

**Bowser** · 12-02-2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by noswad

At the end on TV Tony G looked very unhappy

Shocking.

Well, not so much.

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12-02-2007, 05:33 PM	#2
cookster50 Supreme Commander of My House Join Date: Apr 2004 Casino cash: $-56378	Game wasn't blacked out, that means tickets were sold. Carl could care less if people show, as long as the tickets are sold.
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12-02-2007, 05:33 PM	#7
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12-02-2007, 05:42 PM	#8
Frazod Did you hear what I said? Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-776615	Last week I didn't bother to use tickets I had already paid for (wise decision, as it turned out). I suspect similar attitudes account for many of those empty seats. I also suspect that brokers and other people who bought seats with the idea of making money off reselling them are the ones getting pulverized right now, not the organization, which already made its money off of them. Next year is when we'll see the blackouts, IMO. Lots of them. After that, the Hunt$ will finally be forced to shitcan Carl.
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12-02-2007, 05:34 PM	#9
BWillie Are you ready to Rumble? Join Date: Apr 2006 Casino cash: $-1458759	I would imagine it was 49% full at the start of the game. When we were only down by 7 at the end of the third quarter, people were already leaving..but that might of had something to do with the cold as well. Either way it was ugly. Most people aren't making a "statement", they just don't want to sit in the cold to watch a shitty team play football. It's as easy as that.
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12-02-2007, 05:35 PM	#10
Sure-Oz Stay positive, don't give up Join Date: Dec 2001 Casino cash: $1659383	3/4 stadium seemed filled but about half time or 3rd qtr it was half empty. it was pathetic i have zero wins this year when i attend in 5 tries
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12-02-2007, 05:36 PM	#13
Gracie Dean MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10004900	This was the first Sunday that I didn't have the expectation that they could win. We went through the motions, ordered the BBQ and dressed in the jerseys and put the Big Chief outside, but I really didn't expect them to win
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12-02-2007, 05:37 PM	#14
Gracie Dean MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10004900	At the end on TV Tony G looked very unhappy
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