fin1 said:
Right on brother I'm there with you. I missed Dan's comeback in INDY and I've never forgave myself or it. Boo to you CK and miamirick. I suppose it's because you are conviently close to the stadium.:shakeno:
I find it interesting how for the most part, the fans that normally start these types of discussions are those that don't live here in South Florida. Yes I understand how you can ask "How would any REAL fan leave a game that hasn't ended yet?" But is a completely out of hand game, not essentially over? If you'll remember my previous statement, I said that I would never leave a game in which there was a legit chance of coming back...but are you going to tell me that a team down by say, 28 with 4 minutes left has a legit chance of coming back? Highly unlikely...So yes, I'm taking off.
Maybe its because out of towners don't get to go to as many games as they would like and feel that we "in-towners" take it for granted, but I can tell you this....It happens in EVERY SINGLE STADIUM in just about EVERY SINGLE SPORT. I know soccer fans are a different breed, you guys are just nuts...but it is what it is.
As far as equating money to support being BS??? Again, thats easy for a person that attends one game every two or three years to say, but while I was a season ticket holder I would easily drop a couple G's a season...now, I would say that I drop somewhere around 500 a season, maybe a bit more (I don't exactly keep a running total). That "non-support" helps to pay for the guys we watch on Sundays.
Finally, I do have to disagree a bit with CK on one point...without a doubt, the fans do play a role when it comes to helping the home team. A loud croud helps to disrupt an opposing offense and really does get the team pumped up. I can understand Saban's point about booing...its counterproductive. But loud crowds don't do much when a team is getting its azz kicked.