I more speaking to the consistency of other teams fans raiding our stadium. Obviously some teams like GB and Pitt will still make it happen, but this seems to be an issue for us almost weekly.
We possess a different level of fandom. Many look at us like we are nuts. And maybe we are.
The cards have been here for over 30 years. That means an entire generation has grown up with a local team. And Phoenix was already one of the top ten largest cities back then, so there’s a generation of adults that could’ve become rabid cards fans. They didn’t. The reason? The cards didn’t do enough consistently to win their hearts.
Try making the drive from ABQ to make the games. I wish I was just driving across town. That doesn’t stop me from having season tickets.
Sad isn't it? I always thought the new stadium and winning would change this but I have now realized it is part of what Phoenix is and always will be. Generations won't change anything because kids act like their parents. People here care little about anything outside of their backyard pools, let alone truly supporting sports teams.
This is about "fans" selling tickets, not transplants who are buying.
I don't really think this is fair.
These holier than thou posts on this subject are getting annoying. Who are you to criticize someone else's situation that you know nothing about. Clearly they bought their season tickets with the likely intent of attending the games, but financial issues or just simply getting a ridiculous offer on their tickets likely led to them selling the tickets for a game. Of course we are also still in the midst of a pandemic that may have some fans still weary of going to a crowded stadium.
Every city on the west coast is a transplant city. It's something people in Phoenix say that is also true about Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and every damn metro area on the west coast.
I love the pandemic excuse. I guess the pandemic has been an issue since the stadium opened. Financial issues? Crazy how so many people with the luxury of purchasing season tickets to the NFL suddenly are on hard times when the Packers or Cowboys come to town. Just call it what it is. Fan base thats willing to sell out at the first opportunity, that really doesn't care that much. That is just the reality. I remember people paying thousands a ticket to sit in the nose bleeds to see the Suns get worked by the Bucks in the Finals. Come Playoffs, people won't sell, if a home playoff game even happens. Thanks sell outs for Lambeau West.
We had just come out of a timeout. Crowd noise should have had no factor on that last play.
I'm not going to blame anybody for anything. Once you buy something it belongs to you and you can burn them if you so desire. But it's kinda stupid not to sell them if you can't go to the game. Money is hard to come by and it shouldn't be wasted.
It was a route that they checked into. If AJ didn't hear that check by Murray, the crowd noise was definitely a factor.
The "Pack" fans were obnoxious all night and you'd have thought we were in Lambeau with all of the chants of "Go Pack Go." Thankfully, many of these were likely just bandwagon Packers' fans because they chanted loudly a couple of times when the Packers had the ball and made it more difficult for Rodgers.
It's the capitalist system
It should have been built in the East Valley, but that hasn't stopped us from making every game in the new place.
