Aros":1mmzbway said:
This is something I wanted to address.
I have noticed, as a season ticket holder since the new stadium was built (and before that) in the past two years that indeed the fear of playing here is gone. Teams have figured out silent counts and other methods to neutralize the noise. Where 10 years ago opposing teams were besides themselves trying to hear the play call, now all they do is silent count and the ball is snapped without issue no matter how LOUD it is.
This, to me, is one of the most distressing elements of all. Where our home was once feared as the most intimidating, LOUDEST place to play, is little more than a nuisance to teams coming here.
5-3 at home this year is probably my least favorite stat of all.
It's been lessened, that's for sure. But the team has also dug its own grave as well. I have at least 10 friends that have been priced out of their tickets over the past three years. It's not cool. We're told that we're valued, yet my brother's tickets have gone from $85 a seat to $135 a seat since 2013, and we paid $145 just to park against GB last year for the first game of the season.
Here's another story. And this doesn't really relate to anything here, but whatever. We were able to get my 12-year-old nephew on the field before the Panthers game. He has cancer. We paid a lot to do so. We bought very expensive footballs from the team shop to get them signed. Before buying them, I walked across the street and asked three different attendants if we could bring them in. They all said yes. So we buy Sharpies, and the footballs. We go to the gate for our escort into the game, and the field, and are told that the footballs are considered weapons and can't be brought in. We had no time to take them to the truck, or we'd miss going on the field. We asked if we could leave the footballs with them, and get them after the game. We were told absolutely not. So we threw them in the garbage can. Such BS. And my bro is a 10 year season ticket holder, and has four seats. Great customer service. They really love us 12s.
Apologies for venting, everyone.