Great - more scripted obnoxious noise at games coming... - New England Patriots Forums

***rlcarr*** · 07-05-2012, 11:55 PM

I know, I know -- "Kids! Lawn! Vacate!". But this really annoys me. It's bad enough that from the second the ball is blown dead to the next snap they play music so loud you can barely talk to the person right next to you, and now there'll be even more crap...

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Originally Posted by Wall Street Journal

The NFL says it has "liberalized" its restraints on crowd noise. Stadiums will now be free to rile up crowds with video displays, and public-address announcers will no longer be restrained from inciting racket when the opposing offense faces a crucial third down.

Though the article also notes:

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Originally Posted by Wall Street Journal

Team owners have passed a resolution that starting this season will allow for local broadcasts of NFL games even when as few as 85% of tickets are sold. Under the new rule, each team has more flexibility to establish its own seat-sales benchmark as long as it is 85% or higher. To discourage teams from setting easy benchmarks, teams will be forced to share more of the revenue when they exceed it.

The article is here: Game Changer: NFL Scrambles to Sell More Tickets - WSJ.com

(You may need to type the article headline into google and click on it from there in order to see the whole article.)

***Sciz*** · 07-06-2012, 12:04 AM

Another gem in there:

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The Indianapolis Colts, who in 2010 had a 16,000-seat waiting list for season tickets, now have 1,900 season tickets available for their first season without star quarterback Peyton Manning.

***rlcarr*** · 07-06-2012, 12:06 AM

Don't be too snarky

-- the Pats' reported 50,000-person waiting list will melt quickly away once Brady retires.

***Sciz*** · 07-06-2012, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by rlcarr

Don't be too snarky

-- the Pats' reported 50,000-person waiting list will melt quickly away once Brady retires.

Brady was 17 years old the last time you could buy season tickets immediately, so I'm not too worried about his retirement getting 50,000+ people to give up their spots. Pats fans are way better than Indy fans anyway.

***ctpatsfan77*** · 07-06-2012, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Sciz

Brady was 17 years old the last time you could buy season tickets immediately, so I'm not too worried about his retirement getting 50,000+ people to give up their spots. Pats fans are way better than Indy fans anyway.

The Patriots have sold out every postseason, regular season, and even preseason game at Gillette Stadium since Robert Kraft bought the team.

Off The Grid · 07-06-2012, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by rlcarr

Don't be too snarky

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the Pats' reported 50,000-person waiting list will melt quickly away once Brady retires.

WRONG.

The BackLog in Season Tickets dates to about 12 seconds after Bill Parcels got hired...and will remain a BackLog as long as Robert Kraft or someone'f'is caliber is running things.

You've obviously got New EngLand fans mixed up with those'f Orlando, or wherever you're from.

As long as the team's Leadership isn't an embarrassment to us ~ which it had been for the entire 33 years before Robert Kraft saved the Franchise for us, shortly after Parcels was hired ~ we're the most devoted, loyal, discerning, and knowledgeable fans in the World, thank you very much.

1960Pats · 07-06-2012, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Off The Grid

WRONG.

The BackLog in Season Tickets dates to about 12 seconds after Bill Parcels got hired...and will remain a BackLog as long as Robert Kraft or someone'f'is caliber is running things.

You've obviously got New EngLand fans mixed up with those'f Orlando, or wherever you're from.

As long as the team's Leadership isn't an embarrassment to us ~ which it had been for the entire 33 years before Robert Kraft saved the Franchise for us, shortly after Parcels was hired ~ we're the most devoted, loyal, discerning, and knowledgeable fans in the World, thank you very much.

I don't think that we're much different than any other NFL fans. We all like winners.

As my name suggests, I've been a fan of this team from the very beginning. Yes, there have been embarrassing moments, but it wasn't all bad.

The Parilli years were pretty bad, but they weren't an embarrassment yet.

The Grogan years were pretty good, and if not for a blatant theft in 76 we wouldn't have had to wait so long for our first title. The 85 run was also great. I'll never forget those three stunning road wins that got us to the SB. The problem was that we had to be the sacrificial lambs to the greatest defense that I've ever seen.

The Bledsoe years were only okay, and it ended very poorly when Tuna slithered out of town during what should have been a happy time, but there was still some success.

Then we were blessed with Belichick (thanks Jets) and Brady (thanks to 31 NFL teams). Throw in the Krafts as owners and things have been peaches and cream ever since.

In the Patriot year 12AB, I feel blessed.

***Rob0729*** · 07-06-2012, 06:42 AM

I don't see the problem with teams trying to generate crowd noise as long as everyone can do it fairly. It was when certain teams piped in crowd noise against the rules that it was unfair.

As for the blackout rules, I think they are stupid anyway. I will gladly be happy to see an end of them. They were implemented when teams were playing to half empty stadiums like the Pats were in the late 80s and early 90s before Parcells, Bledsoe, and Kraft. They needed a way to coax fans into the seats. Plus the TV money wasn't that big then either. But now the TV money is a monster and every stadium are getting at least 85-90% capacity every weekend with most selling out.

zoostation · 07-06-2012, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 1960Pats

The Grogan years were pretty good, and if not for a blatant theft in 76 we wouldn't have had to wait so long for our first title.

That was a VERY good team. Total screw job in the playoffs.

***rlcarr*** · 07-06-2012, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Off The Grid

You've obviously got New EngLand fans mixed up with those'f Orlando, or wherever you're from.

Bite me. I've been a Pats fan since 1976 and while I couldn't afford season tickets when they were last obtainable, up until my kid was born a few years ago I've been to at least two games a year since '76, including in such "wonderful" seasons as 1990.

Anyway, virtually all of the current waiting list is post-2001 at this point (I believe last year new season ticket holders were those who got on the list in 1999-2000). Further, I'll bet that lots of those on the list are only there to get access to ticketExchange (which is actually a really good reason to get on the waiting list even if you have no intention of actually getting season tickets).