Catfish
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Well, Is any body else feeling like I am today. I probably should be happy that the Pack knocked off the Stillers in the SB yesterday, but I'm not. What I am is full-----full of this commissioner, and a handful of wealthy owners putting their personal wants ahead of the players, the fans, and the game itself, just to line their pockets. And yes, (for those of you who have felt for some time that I am full of something else), you are probably right. But just the same, I am totally disgusted with this commissioner, and a handful of owners with big money, (Jerry Jones comes to mind), who have taken it upon themselves to push their personal agendas ahead of what is needed in this country right now, a tightening of purse strings, and looking to see where costs can be possibly trimmed in order to make things better for all concerned.
I thought it was bad enough that they pushed through a change in how ties were played during playoffs that superseded how the regular season was done. I am not mad that they did it, (just that they didn't even include the rules committee), and simply forged ahead with their personal agenda.
I thought it was bad that home games were taken away from some teams so that games could be played on foreign soil. Two NFC West teams were chosen for the first one, (of course we all know that this had nothing to do with the division that the leage craps on with regularity). Now, allegedly Arizona is being considered again for this wonderful treat, and I guess that we should all smile like the commish and JJ as they rake in the TV profits from that game, and we give up another home game.
Yesterday, however, took on a new low for the league, when JJ and the league blatantly had to scramble at the last minute to accomodate more than 2000 ticket holders, and ended up leaving 400 of them out in the cold in Dallas. This was atroscious! Both the league and JJ have had more than ample time to ensure that they could seat the number of tickets that they sold, but apparently no one checked to see that they could. With them, its just mind over matter, (they don't mind, and the players and fans don't matter).
This thing just doesnt smell, it literally reeks of foul odor. I hope that there is a genuine investigation into how this could have happened. How do you sell tickets to a supposed world class event, knowing that you can't seat as many as you sold. You have a captive audience, who is more or less stuck trying to find a way to fly into Dallas in this insane weather, only to find that there is no where to go because of the storm. Even walking around was out of the question, as most sidewalks were frozen over. People were being injured because of ice and snow being shovelled off the roof of the venue. Then at game time, (at the gates), they begin informing ticket holders that they have no place to put them.
I believe it is time for the Attorney General of Texas to convene an investigation into this matter, if not the US Justice Department. People were ripped off, many on their once-in-a-lifetime chance to go the the Super Bowl. Give me a break on the pay-back of three times the face value of tickets-----this is out and out fraud. I would be very interested to see just what part Jerry Jones played in this mess, (as well as Roger Goddell), and just when the decision makers knew that they had a problem. This goes far beyond hiking prices out of reality during one of the worst financial chrises in the country's history. This is literall taking money from those who are helpless to defend themselves in this matter, then acting like you did something good by offering to cover the cost of the ticket and a little more. I saw a lot of smiling faces yesterday, but I am just not up to smiling about this. I am really tired of a very few rich people taking advantage of those who happen to love a game that the few now control completely.
I thought it was bad enough that they pushed through a change in how ties were played during playoffs that superseded how the regular season was done. I am not mad that they did it, (just that they didn't even include the rules committee), and simply forged ahead with their personal agenda.
I thought it was bad that home games were taken away from some teams so that games could be played on foreign soil. Two NFC West teams were chosen for the first one, (of course we all know that this had nothing to do with the division that the leage craps on with regularity). Now, allegedly Arizona is being considered again for this wonderful treat, and I guess that we should all smile like the commish and JJ as they rake in the TV profits from that game, and we give up another home game.
Yesterday, however, took on a new low for the league, when JJ and the league blatantly had to scramble at the last minute to accomodate more than 2000 ticket holders, and ended up leaving 400 of them out in the cold in Dallas. This was atroscious! Both the league and JJ have had more than ample time to ensure that they could seat the number of tickets that they sold, but apparently no one checked to see that they could. With them, its just mind over matter, (they don't mind, and the players and fans don't matter).
This thing just doesnt smell, it literally reeks of foul odor. I hope that there is a genuine investigation into how this could have happened. How do you sell tickets to a supposed world class event, knowing that you can't seat as many as you sold. You have a captive audience, who is more or less stuck trying to find a way to fly into Dallas in this insane weather, only to find that there is no where to go because of the storm. Even walking around was out of the question, as most sidewalks were frozen over. People were being injured because of ice and snow being shovelled off the roof of the venue. Then at game time, (at the gates), they begin informing ticket holders that they have no place to put them.
I believe it is time for the Attorney General of Texas to convene an investigation into this matter, if not the US Justice Department. People were ripped off, many on their once-in-a-lifetime chance to go the the Super Bowl. Give me a break on the pay-back of three times the face value of tickets-----this is out and out fraud. I would be very interested to see just what part Jerry Jones played in this mess, (as well as Roger Goddell), and just when the decision makers knew that they had a problem. This goes far beyond hiking prices out of reality during one of the worst financial chrises in the country's history. This is literall taking money from those who are helpless to defend themselves in this matter, then acting like you did something good by offering to cover the cost of the ticket and a little more. I saw a lot of smiling faces yesterday, but I am just not up to smiling about this. I am really tired of a very few rich people taking advantage of those who happen to love a game that the few now control completely.