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Like him or Hate him Ross is really try to make a different!!

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Two weeks after forging a partnership with Jimmy Buffett, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross unveiled his newest idea Wednesday: giving hand-held devices to premium-seat holders.

Season-ticket holders in club seats and suites at LandShark Stadium will be given the wireless device, dubbed Dolphins Mobile Vision, with no additional charge, and will keep it the entire season.

According to the Dolphins, the device has a 10-channel capacity, and fans can decide individually what to place on each channel. Among the options: any of 11 or so TV camera angles showing the Dolphins game, live coverage of other games through NFL Sunday Ticket, and views from other cameras at LandShark Stadium (Ross, chuckling, mentioned the possibility of one focused solely on cheerleaders).

The device also will offer NFL statistics, fantasy team alerts, video on demand, video and text-message boards, and the ability to order concessions.
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In addition to Wednesday's announcement and the creation of a Margaritaville area at the stadium, Ross said he soon will unveil other ideas to enhance the game-day experience. He said there have been discussions about adding a Joe's Stone Crab at the stadium, but it's not definite.

Ross made his announcement at the conclusion of NFL owners meetings at the Ritz-Carlton in Fort Lauderdale.

''I take my hat off to Steve because he is trying to create that value, create a terrific environment,'' NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. ``The more entertainment value that you receive, the more likely it is [fans will] attend.''
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I've no problem with any of this - just so long as he stays out of BP's kitchen. Because we're accustomed to WH being so hands-off, Ross's active role and innovative marketing can be off-putting to some. But if it fills those empty orange seats with homers instead of other AFC fans while keeping prices reasonable, what can be wrong with infusing some new wrinkles? Something tells me that if Ross had been owner then, Spielstedt would never have lasted as long as they did.

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I personally like what Ross is doing. He is just playing up the non-personnel side of football, the fan experience. How can you blame him? The dolphins, from what i hear, have a lack of ability to fill seats. How do you fill seats? Improve the experience. It's a very basic business model. He leaves to football stuff to football people, and THAT is the best part IMO.
 
Gotta say....I like Ross. I don't understand all the flack he's getting for adding as much value as he can for the entertianment dollars of the fans, and, developing revenue streams. Sorry folks. He's doing his job and staying off Parcell's back. Just like he said he would do. Nothing but love from the Goon.

I've also heard that Patrick White approves.
 
GoonBoss said:
Gotta say....I like Ross. I don't understand all the flack he's getting for adding as much value as he can for the entertianment dollars of the fans, and, developing revenue streams. Sorry folks. He's doing his job and staying off Parcell's back. Just like he said he would do. Nothing but love from the Goon.

I've also heard that Patrick White approves.
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No offense, but the Pat White sarcasm is getting a little old.
 
With Ross the only thing i feel will happen is that not only will the price of everything go up when you go to the Stadium to see a game; Tickets,merchandise,food and Parking ......But some people who decide to go the day of the game and want to buy a tix from someone ( not a scalper) who's partner or buddy could not go will be heavily controlled or disallowed completely
 
Nublar7 said:
Wasn't my point. This thread had nothing to do with White, yet you threw a comment in about him(like a few other non-Pat White threads).
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Hey, consider my nose wacked with the figguritive newspaper on the issue.
I'm a bad doggie. Like I said; Won't happen again.
 
I personally like him he has great ideas and he knows what it takes to bring ppl to the stadium.. U know WINNING and then ENT....
 
Merge with http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f2/fins-plan-more-stadium-innovations-249826.html ?

I don't mind Ross at all, it is better to see him messing around with the Stadium than with the team.

However, if he REALLY wants to improve fan experience at the stadium, he needs to bring back the "Beer guy."

Yes, its nice we have stadium monitors at every concession stand in the building, but I'd MUCH rather be sitting in my seat and grab a beer from the beer man every time he passes by, than go spend 15 minutes in a line.

Would also be nice to serve beer till the 2-minute warning instead of the early cut-off they have now. (Particularly since you can buy booze in the club section throughout the game and for a while afterwards.)
 
Aside form the different camera angles, I think most people have that stuff on their cell phones or iphone. I only attend a few games a year, but Margaritaville will not enhance my game experience. Jimmy Buffet can suck it.
 
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