dfwabel Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 "13.310" paid at Legion Field Which song will be played today? via Imgflip Meme Generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykotyk Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 2 hours ago, dfwabel said: "13.310" paid at Legion Field Which song will be played today? via Imgflip Meme Generator Here's a question. And be honest. What attendance number would you need to see to consider it acceptable? And not constantly rag on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Orlando and San Antonio are doing well attendance wise. With Orlando playing the way that they are, I could see them get close to 25,000 at their next home game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 46 minutes ago, Sykotyk said: Here's a question. And be honest. What attendance number would you need to see to consider it acceptable? And not constantly rag on it? Why worry about little ol' me when Charlie Ebersol's hand-picked executive teams expected crowds averaging 20K+? They, not me, are the ones not living up to expectations (or financials). Memphis had an initial goal of 20-30K/game, so I assume all markets did the same, as AAF is a single entity. AAF thought that word of mouth of saying, "football" would have folks at the box office, rather not at the box office since they went digital. Birmingham has had four of their five regular season games and hasn't hit 20K. Tip: Don't start selling tickets with new local staff around when folks are beginning to put Xmas gifts on layaway. especially in the Deep South. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Comet Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 That was a hell of an ending to the Stallions-Fleet game. Can't beat a game-winning field goal as time expires. Especially after the other team gets a TD and the 2 point conversion with less than a minute left. One massive pass later, victory is in sight. More games like this can help the viability of the league. Apparently "over 20,000 fans" per NFL Network. No official stat yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsJunkie Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Red Comet said: That was a hell of an ending to the Stallions-Fleet game. Can't beat a game-winning field goal as time expires. Apparently "over 20,000 fans" per NFL Network. No official stat yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Helluva end to that Fleet/Stallions game!!!! Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Good on the Fleet. Glad to see football fans in SD getting excited about something again. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 18 minutes ago, Ice_Cap said: Good on the Fleet. Glad to see football fans in SD getting excited about something again. SD Fleet Fans: "Hey Dean Spanos! We got 2 words for you! Suck it!" (And SD Fleet Fans do the Degeneration X crotch chop towards Dean Spanos) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, GDAWG said: SD Fleet Fans: "Hey Alex Spanos! We got 2 words for you! Suck it!" (And SD Fleet Fans do the Degeneration X crotch chop towards Alex Spanos) Slight correction. It's Dean. Alex never did anything to warrant wrath. All the dumb started when he handed the team over to Dean. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 34 minutes ago, Red Comet said: That was a hell of an ending to the Stallions-Fleet game. Can't beat a game-winning field goal as time expires. Especially after the other team gets a TD and the 2 point conversion with less than a minute left. One massive pass later, victory is in sight. More games like this can help the viability of the league. Apparently "over 20,000 fans" per NFL Network. No official stat yet. Fireworks night, but was that number sold or distributed? They really didn't have a ticket special this week since they knew they had to pay for the fireworks show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 minute ago, dfwabel said: Fireworks night. They should really go full MiLB and have a Star Wars Night followed by a one-game stint as the California Burritos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, Ice_Cap said: Slight correction. It's Dean. Alex never did anything to warrant wrath. All the dumb started when he handed the team over to Dean. 20,000 is SD fans giving Dean the finger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykotyk Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 4 hours ago, dfwabel said: Why worry about little ol' me when Charlie Ebersol's hand-picked executive teams expected crowds averaging 20K+? They, not me, are the ones not living up to expectations (or financials). Memphis had an initial goal of 20-30K/game, so I assume all markets did the same, as AAF is a single entity. AAF thought that word of mouth of saying, "football" would have folks at the box office, rather not at the box office since they went digital. Birmingham has had four of their five regular season games and hasn't hit 20K. Tip: Don't start selling tickets with new local staff around when folks are beginning to put Xmas gifts on layaway. especially in the Deep South. Charlie Ebersol and the handpicked executives aren't on here. But you are posting odd memes about attendances. The thing is, we have no idea where their true expectations are. How much they're actually making, and how much they were expecting to lose in year one. It's clear they didn't market enough. But marketing is expensive and I think put all their money into advertising during the weeks leading up on CBS and not plastering the cities where the teams were actually playing. It's made TV viewership decent, but in house crowds bad. Funny they stuck to the south mostly to avoid bad weather yet it's the south that are much bigger fair weather fans because cold weather (40s even 50s) aren't outdoor weather to someone in Memphis or Birmingham. Yet that's considered warm in Ohio for March and February. Hell, it was a high of 40 today in Ohio and I called that a warm day. But the thing is expecting 25-30k is most likely not their breakeven number. It would be pretty sad if they were only expecting a breakeven number. The other is the tickets vary in price depending whether they're sideline or endzone. Would suck if they sold 15,000 seats in the endzone at $20 each when sideline tickets were being listed for quadruple that. What difference does butts in seat mean? If they paper the crowd with 20,000 ticket buyers who got in for $5, would that be successful? Or 10,000 averaging $30? My main issue is you seem to take joy in any negative news. Even if it's just you who views it as a negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Cosmic said: They should really go full MiLB and have a Star Wars Night followed by a one-game stint as the California Burritos. Arizona will have a "Pride Night" tomorrow. However, when announced via Twitter, the replies were not appreciative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Sykotyk said: Charlie Ebersol and the handpicked executives aren't on here. But you are posting odd memes about attendances. The thing is, we have no idea where their true expectations are. How much they're actually making, and how much they were expecting to lose in year one. It's clear they didn't market enough. But marketing is expensive and I think put all their money into advertising during the weeks leading up on CBS and not plastering the cities where the teams were actually playing. It's made TV viewership decent, but in house crowds bad. Funny they stuck to the south mostly to avoid bad weather yet it's the south that are much bigger fair weather fans because cold weather (40s even 50s) aren't outdoor weather to someone in Memphis or Birmingham. Yet that's considered warm in Ohio for March and February. Hell, it was a high of 40 today in Ohio and I called that a warm day. But the thing is expecting 25-30k is most likely not their breakeven number. It would be pretty said if they were only expecting a breakeven number. The other is the tickets vary in price depending whether they're sideline or endzone. Would suck if they sold 15,000 seats in the endzone at $20 each when sideline tickets were being listed for quadruple that. What difference doesn't butts in seat mean? If they paper the crowd with 20,000 ticket buyers who got in for $5, would that be successful? Or 10,000 averaging $30? My main issue is you seem to take joy in any negative news. Even if it's just you who views it as a negative. When you have little to NO TV revenue, where else do you receive income to last? Selling merchandise gives you just 10% of a $25 tee. Using the Dundon millions is just draining the sink hour by hour. "The thing is...", we know they lacked cash before Dundon, and "word of mouth" was key for Ebersol. Why are they failing to sell tickets? This was game 4 of 5 for Birmimgham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmaker17 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Well it seems the board’s resident Debbie Downer has found his new temporary fixation. I don’t think the AAF is the greatest thing ever, but I do appreciate someone taking a risk to establish a developmental league for people that enjoy football. I’ve enjoyed the games, and I don’t think I’m alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Your arguments might be stronger if you actually addressed the substance of his posts, rather than criticizing him personally. I don’t think anyone’s disputing that San Diego is itself a good market for pro sports. The best decision the AAF made was to fill that void. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 At least the games are good... that has helped the AAF at least be better then the original XFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 San Diego is a better choice than if they were to have gone to Los Angeles or San Francisco. All San Diego needed to do was to outsell the Chargers and it seems like that is what they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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