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Originally Posted by rabblerouser
it's been a steady decline for me...2008...2011/2012... and now this.
sure, I'll still watch. But I will never, ever pay the money that I used to pay for NFL product.
And I will never, ever allow myself to care the way I used to care. It's over, the dream is over. **** THE NFL. I will never be emotionally invested in a football team or game ever again.
it's just a good TV show, that's all. It's not 'special', it's just entertainment.
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The not getting emotionally attached anymore part is spot-on... That being said, I agree, I'll watch, I'll hope, if I'm able to, but I won't rearrange anything (like baseball practice) around Chiefs games. If the cages are available, the baseball team is there and I'm NOT at Arrowhead. And, if the tickets are CHEAP ($15), I might even go. I'll decide if a tailgate is worth the $27 (or whatever it'll be), or if I just want to park across the street and NOT put money into the franchise's pocket (even if the city gets some of it).
But yeah, the lack of attachment until it matters again is what this organization better fear. I'm sure some will stay die-hard and spend the money (if I had tickets that take a generation to get, I'd certainly weigh-out my options!), and that's fine. But I gave up my season tickets years ago and have really enjoyed the cash saved, and the moving around (different seats in the stadium) hasn't been bad at all. In fact, shaded south-side tickets in the summer and sunny north-side tickets in the winter is kind of nice. But the fear of not being able to get into a game left a LONG time ago. All that's left now if the price and the guarantee. I don't care about the guarantee, and because of that the price has been awesome!
But I'm not getting any ticket the
didn't sell to somebody else at some other price, but I know by the time I get them I feel better because of what I paid compared to what's on the ticket.