Booger McFarland's "throne" at Monday Night Football games

therealjohncarlson · Oct 23, 2018

https://www.reddit.com/r/oaklandraiders ... ble_chair/

wtf this is the first I heard of this. I would be so pissed if I paid for a game (front and close to front row too!) and was looking at a tv screen to watch the game! Unbelievable and I fail to even see the use for it in the first place..this has to be gotten rid of soon right?

MD5eahawks · Oct 24, 2018

That thing is absolutely ridiculous. I'd have to call my lawyer if I payed big buck to get close and that thing rolled into my field of vision.

getnasty · Oct 25, 2018

Best of both worlds, you get the atmosphere of being at the game but watch it on TV. I don't get what people are complaing about.

pmedic920 · Oct 25, 2018

I’ve never seen it from that angle, and didn’t realize that it has a big TV on it.

I have seen/noticed the contraption before( on TV broadcast) and my first thought was “I’d be pissed, if that thing rolled up in front of me”.

I’ve paid a butt load of $ for front row seats at several venues, I don’t get to go to many games so I don’t mind the ticket price that much but the reality is, it shouldn’t matter the price of the tickets. $10 or $1000

I’ve had people try to hold up signs/flags in front of me, or wear a big foam hat, I ask once for them to put it below my view line, if they don’t comply, I get a staff member to have them do it, as far as I know all Stadiums have rules that don’t allow you to obstruct another persons view.

Boogers POS should fall into that same category IMHO.

Marvin49 · Oct 25, 2018

pmedic920":95hzz135 said:
I’ve never seen it from that angle, and didn’t realize that it has a big TV on it.

I have seen/noticed the contraption before( on TV broadcast) and my first thought was “I’d be pissed, if that thing rolled up in front of me”.

I’ve paid a butt load of $ for front row seats at several venues, I don’t get to go to many games so I don’t mind the ticket price that much but the reality is, it shouldn’t matter the price of the tickets. $10 or $1000

I’ve had people try to hold up signs/flags in front of me, or wear a big foam hat, I ask once for them to put it below my view line, if they don’t comply, I get a staff member to have them do it, as far as I know all Stadiums have rules that don’t allow you to obstruct another persons view.

Boogers POS should fall into that same category IMHO.

So, many years ago I got 9th row tickets to see Jerry Rice final game at the 'stick. It was the game where Terrell Ownes went of for like 20 receptions and 200+yards.

Anyway, the Fox camera kept parking itself right in front of me when the team was close by.

Drove me nuts.

It is for that reason that when I got my season tix, I got tickets in the second deck of Levis.

therealjohncarlson · Oct 25, 2018

getnasty":1tzxcdem said:
Best of both worlds, you get the atmosphere of being at the game but watch it on TV. I don't get what people are complaing about.

This has to be a joke right?

therealjohncarlson · Oct 25, 2018

pmedic920":2z3ad625 said:
I’ve never seen it from that angle, and didn’t realize that it has a big TV on it.

I have seen/noticed the contraption before( on TV broadcast) and my first thought was “I’d be pissed, if that thing rolled up in front of me”.

I’ve paid a butt load of $ for front row seats at several venues, I don’t get to go to many games so I don’t mind the ticket price that much but the reality is, it shouldn’t matter the price of the tickets. $10 or $1000

I’ve had people try to hold up signs/flags in front of me, or wear a big foam hat, I ask once for them to put it below my view line, if they don’t comply, I get a staff member to have them do it, as far as I know all Stadiums have rules that don’t allow you to obstruct another persons view.

Boogers POS should fall into that same category IMHO.

Yeah it's really quite unbelievable.. The only reason this doesn't fall in line with that same rule is because it's the people who have the $$ and call the shots doing it. Typical BS

HawkGA · Oct 25, 2018

I'm a little confused. Why is this Booger's throne? Is he sitting on it? Does he travel down the field on that thing? Is the screen in front of him or behind him? Is the intention to let people see the game because he would otherwise be blocking their view (because that would be stupid)?

therealjohncarlson · Oct 25, 2018

HawkGA":34jj3dju said:
I'm a little confused. Why is this Booger's throne? Is he sitting on it? Does he travel down the field on that thing? Is the screen in front of him or behind him? Is the intention to let people see the game because he would otherwise be blocking their view (because that would be stupid)?

The thread I linked to explains it in more detail but some people are calling it his "throne" because he's sitting on this big raised platform on the sidelines that apparently moves around up and down the sidelines during the game depending on where the action is + I think he moves around in order to constantly be in front of the line of scrimmage.

The screen is behind him, attached to his "throne" and yes the point is so people can watch the action (on a delay no less) while he is blocking them from seeing a good portion of the game.

kobebryant · Oct 25, 2018

Seeing as his name is Booger, maybe Snot Rocket is a more apt name than "Throne".

Just put the poor guy in the damn booth already, I'm not sure what the point of it ever was aside from not having him throttle Jason Witten.

HawkGA · Oct 25, 2018

therealjohncarlson":1qpz9p3w said:
HawkGA":1qpz9p3w said:

I'm a little confused. Why is this Booger's throne? Is he sitting on it? Does he travel down the field on that thing? Is the screen in front of him or behind him? Is the intention to let people see the game because he would otherwise be blocking their view (because that would be stupid)?

Click to expand...

The thread I linked to explains it in more detail but some people are calling it his "throne" because he's sitting on this big raised platform on the sidelines that apparently moves around up and down the sidelines during the game depending on where the action is + I think he moves around in order to constantly be in front of the line of scrimmage.

The screen is behind him, attached to his "throne" and yes the point is so people can watch the action (on a delay no less) while he is blocking them from seeing a good portion of the game.

Wow, that's messed up. Who at ESPN thought that was a good idea?

chris98251 · Oct 25, 2018

HawkGA":fur4nt57 said:
therealjohncarlson":fur4nt57 said:

HawkGA":fur4nt57 said:

I'm a little confused. Why is this Booger's throne? Is he sitting on it? Does he travel down the field on that thing? Is the screen in front of him or behind him? Is the intention to let people see the game because he would otherwise be blocking their view (because that would be stupid)?

Click to expand...

The thread I linked to explains it in more detail but some people are calling it his "throne" because he's sitting on this big raised platform on the sidelines that apparently moves around up and down the sidelines during the game depending on where the action is + I think he moves around in order to constantly be in front of the line of scrimmage.

The screen is behind him, attached to his "throne" and yes the point is so people can watch the action (on a delay no less) while he is blocking them from seeing a good portion of the game.

Click to expand...

Wow, that's messed up. Who at ESPN thought that was a good idea?

ESPN owned by Disney, now ask yourself they managed to screw up a winning formula in Star Wars, is there any question about how they have screwed up Monday Night Football since moving it to ESPN from ABC.

getnasty · Oct 26, 2018

therealjohncarlson":3qvsve8r said:
getnasty":3qvsve8r said:

Best of both worlds, you get the atmosphere of being at the game but watch it on TV. I don't get what people are complaing about.

Click to expand...

This has to be a joke right?

Yes, yes it was

hawkfan68 · Oct 27, 2018

It's stupid because having Booger doing that doesn't make the game more watchable. I've watched only 1 MNF game - the Seahawks game. The MNF telecast crew is horrendous.

HawkGA · Oct 27, 2018

chris98251":1b7lil6i said:
HawkGA":1b7lil6i said:

therealjohncarlson":1b7lil6i said:

HawkGA":1b7lil6i said:

I'm a little confused. Why is this Booger's throne? Is he sitting on it? Does he travel down the field on that thing? Is the screen in front of him or behind him? Is the intention to let people see the game because he would otherwise be blocking their view (because that would be stupid)?

Click to expand...

The thread I linked to explains it in more detail but some people are calling it his "throne" because he's sitting on this big raised platform on the sidelines that apparently moves around up and down the sidelines during the game depending on where the action is + I think he moves around in order to constantly be in front of the line of scrimmage.

The screen is behind him, attached to his "throne" and yes the point is so people can watch the action (on a delay no less) while he is blocking them from seeing a good portion of the game.

Click to expand...

Wow, that's messed up. Who at ESPN thought that was a good idea?

Click to expand...

ESPN owned by Disney, now ask yourself they managed to screw up a winning formula in Star Wars, is there any question about how they have screwed up Monday Night Football since moving it to ESPN from ABC.

Well ABC is owned by Disney too, so not sure the logic follows. But totally with you on them screwing up Star Wars.

MD5eahawks · Mar 8, 2019

Well thank god that thing is not coming back.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...-monday-night-football-broadcasts/3098207002/

And the bonus of the changes to MNF is one less Cowboy to listen to on an NFL broadcast.

WmHBonney · Mar 10, 2019

LOL...the "Boogermobile"....sounds like something out of Revenge of the Nerds.

SoulfishHawk · Mar 11, 2019

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