Goodell concerned HD TV getting too good

[mco65]

For me its worth the added expense to BE at the game but there is a limit to what I will and can spend. I had season tix 20 years ago to Texas Stadium (cowboys). For similar seats in the new stadium it would cost me 10x as much.. i don't make 10x as much as i did back then.. so I cant afford season tix any longer.. now I simply try to make 1 game a year at the new Stadium. The cost is definitely detrimental to attendance.

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[bucsfan333]

The Bucs advertise tickets for $30-$40 and they still don't sell.
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[Boltstrikes]

Like has been touched on. Going to a game monopolizes my Sunday. Take out the huge price difference and there is still the argument that I can watch the game from home and still have most of my day free vs the all day commitment going to Qualcomm entails for me. Maybe if my team cared more about winning they'd be worth the whole day but right now they are pushing being worth the approximately 8 hours a week I spend watching or talking about them.
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[SnA ExclusiVe]

Yeah the obvious problems:

Prices
Stoppages in play
Convenience

Those all factor in. Goodell shouldn't be worried about TV's getting better and better, he should be concerned and prices continuously being jacked up, stoppages in play every 30 seconds, and basically it just not being very convenient to go to a game. It's a fun experience if you go like once or twice or something like that, but after that it just turns to nothing but blowing money.

If he wants to improve fan turnout, lower the prices, less TV commercials (which obviously won't happen because Roger is all about that money!), and figure out ways to make it more convenient and enjoyable to go to games (maybe, idk, figure out a way to stop the stabbings and shootings? That's a start).
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[SaveourSonics]

I love going to games. Seattle is a great atmosphere, the stadium is really nice, and it's somewhat of a tradition for my dad and I to go. I might prefer TV if my team was broadcast on CBS instead of FOX
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[Swift21]

Unless it's a monday night game I'm definitely not attending any Niner games. NFL Sunday ticket junkie here.
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[phillipraz]

i feel attending games as a fan of the visiting team has not been a pleasant experience the past few times ive gone. i dont expect the red carpet to be rolled out or anything, but too many people are getting out of hand which ruins the experience for me. unless its phx or san diego (which are close for me), dont think id travel to any visiting stadiums anymore.
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[nagahide13]

Wait, wait, wait... He's concerned that TV, which has pretty much always given a variety of better angles, convenience of home, price difference, replay, commentating, etc etc etc is just NOW catching up to actually going to a game, where you're pretty much guaranteed a fairly poor view from 1 angle, bad food, expensive everything, and silly amounts of time wasted in between going from your front door to your seat and back? Just now?

TV has ALWAYS had this advantage. Always.

Always.
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[Brodie]

They need to lower prices plain and simple.

I went to the Andre Ward championship fight for $120 a ticket and got freaking awesome seats (I could see everything in the ring perfect, was super close). For that same price I could go to ONE raiders game if I want actual good seats. No way one football game should cost as much as a championship boxing match. Dont know what the prices are this year but went to a game last year and payed around 100 for the ticket
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[shawn]