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Originally Posted by tmax63
The NFL is/has gradually priced itself out of the market that made them. Not as many people out there who will drop $4-5 hundred for a few hours of entertainment. Once the base gets disenfranchised and moves on to something else the sponsors will leave as well. Won't happen in the next 5 years but I'd bet you see a major drawback from where they are today in 10 years.
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I suppose in towns with perennial winners (the few that there are), the price is accepted because, you know, they're supporting perennial winners. For the other 85% of the league, it just isn't worth the price you pay. To apply it to Arrowhead for me personally, once they changed the rules of tailgating, they effectively killed my desire to drop big coin to go watch their product. The tailgate was just as much fun as the game for us since the product on the field when I had my tickets wasn't worth a shit.
They can keep it. I've been offered free tickets that are pretty damned good seats to tomorrow's game and I have zero desire to go out there, and this is a game where the Chiefs can clinch the AFC West for the second year in a row if they win (amazing to think that will be the first time in their history they'll pull that off if they do it). The investment is not worth the return for me anymore, especially considering I can go have fun at a number of sports bars and spend less money, or just stay at home with the big screen and Red Zone.