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<blockquote data-quote="PackerFlatLander" data-source="post: 535056" data-attributes="member: 8938"><p>A friend of mine just sent me this e-mail, and it's long, but he brings up some very, very good points here, regarding this topic matter ... this is spot-on and his reason # 4 is totally true. I don't relate to his # 2 - that has zero to do with it for me. 20 years ago, I'd drive through sleet and snow to see Blair Kiel and Mike Tomzcak. I won't do it for anyone these days. Just tired of it.</p><p></p><p>I think it's the perfect storm of things happening to negatively affect ticket sales.</p><p></p><p>1--Lambeau was expanded time and time again, and is now up to 78K capacity. While other stadiums (Jacksonville, Oakland, Washington) are decreasing capacity, we're increasing it.</p><p></p><p>1a--The high definition television experience at home has now eclipsed the stadium experience for watching NFL football, for many people.</p><p></p><p>2--At the time the invoices went out, it looked like the Packers didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of making the playoffs. You and tens of thousands of others passed on the chance for tickets.</p><p></p><p>3--The holidays are now behind us, and many folks are staring at a mountain of credit card bills, so they just don't have the money to spend on playoff tickets.</p><p></p><p>4--The Packers have made the playoffs so frequently, seeing a playoff game in person just isn't that special for many folks now. One thing I don't like about our fan base is how spoiled some of our fans are. Part of it isn't their fault. I talk to some of the guys in their younger 20s and they just can't recall a time when the Packers were a bad team. We've been blessed these last 20 years. Look at the Browns... they've been a disaster since they reentered the league in 1999 with no end in sight. We're darn lucky.</p><p></p><p>5--Out-of-town fans, myself included, are really tired of being gouged for $250 per nite in a stadium-area Green Bay/Ashwaubenon hotel like the Tundra Lodge, Hilton Garden Inn, Cambria Suites (now called something else?), etc.</p><p></p><p>6--Out-of-town fans can't afford the last-minute airfare to Green Bay for the weekend. I just checked and a roundtrip, Friday-Monday Philadelphia to Green Bay ticket on United is $1054. With hotel, game ticket, and food, I'm looking at well over a $2K weekend in Green Bay. The NFC Championship in Chicago cost me about $1500 total, and that was sitting in the United Club at Soldier Field. Green Bay is a TERRIBLE value for an out-of-town fan. It's really a bummer... in the late 90s/early 2000s I could go there for the weekend for less than $1000. The price is easily doubled now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PackerFlatLander, post: 535056, member: 8938"] A friend of mine just sent me this e-mail, and it's long, but he brings up some very, very good points here, regarding this topic matter ... this is spot-on and his reason # 4 is totally true. I don't relate to his # 2 - that has zero to do with it for me. 20 years ago, I'd drive through sleet and snow to see Blair Kiel and Mike Tomzcak. I won't do it for anyone these days. Just tired of it. I think it's the perfect storm of things happening to negatively affect ticket sales. 1--Lambeau was expanded time and time again, and is now up to 78K capacity. While other stadiums (Jacksonville, Oakland, Washington) are decreasing capacity, we're increasing it. 1a--The high definition television experience at home has now eclipsed the stadium experience for watching NFL football, for many people. 2--At the time the invoices went out, it looked like the Packers didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of making the playoffs. You and tens of thousands of others passed on the chance for tickets. 3--The holidays are now behind us, and many folks are staring at a mountain of credit card bills, so they just don't have the money to spend on playoff tickets. 4--The Packers have made the playoffs so frequently, seeing a playoff game in person just isn't that special for many folks now. One thing I don't like about our fan base is how spoiled some of our fans are. Part of it isn't their fault. I talk to some of the guys in their younger 20s and they just can't recall a time when the Packers were a bad team. We've been blessed these last 20 years. Look at the Browns... they've been a disaster since they reentered the league in 1999 with no end in sight. We're darn lucky. 5--Out-of-town fans, myself included, are really tired of being gouged for $250 per nite in a stadium-area Green Bay/Ashwaubenon hotel like the Tundra Lodge, Hilton Garden Inn, Cambria Suites (now called something else?), etc. 6--Out-of-town fans can't afford the last-minute airfare to Green Bay for the weekend. I just checked and a roundtrip, Friday-Monday Philadelphia to Green Bay ticket on United is $1054. With hotel, game ticket, and food, I'm looking at well over a $2K weekend in Green Bay. The NFC Championship in Chicago cost me about $1500 total, and that was sitting in the United Club at Soldier Field. Green Bay is a TERRIBLE value for an out-of-town fan. It's really a bummer... in the late 90s/early 2000s I could go there for the weekend for less than $1000. The price is easily doubled now. [/QUOTE]
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