Sunday, July 13, 2008
Favre-itis is getting sickening...
One thing that seems to be getting lost amidst all of the Favre-related posturing is the fact that the PACKERS FANS OWN THE PACKERS. Ted Thompson may be the GM but I would wager that a shareholders' meeting could and would have some pretty direct influence on his point of view. Thompson will eventually have to come to his senses; Farvre could start for the vast majority of the teams and the fans would certainly rather have their old gunslinger back than the surly QB who feels he doesn't have to endear himself to those very fans who pay his salary.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Chiefs' homefield disadvantage
The Kansas City Chiefs just released their fan guide and there are a few items which bear investigation. Link here - http://www.kcchiefs.com/media/misc/chiefs_fan_guide.pdf
On page 11 of the guide we find the following:
"CHIEFS FAN CODE OF CONDUCT
The Kansas City Chiefs are committed to creating a safe, comfortable and enjoyable experience for our fans. When attending a game, the stadium staff will proactively intervene to support an environment where event patrons, their guests and other fans can enjoy the event, free from the following behaviors:
• Foul, obscene, offensive or abusive language or actions
• Standing and/or obstructing the view of other fans"
...wait, no standing? At a football game? This is from the same fan media guide that 16 pages later has a section touting the decibal level as being between the threshold of pain and the sound of a 727 landing overhead.
Might be kinda tought to maintain that decibal level if everybody is SITTING DOWN, dontcha think?
You might be asking yourself right now if this isn't all moot because there is no way to police that, right?
WRONG-O! Our next destination is page 34, then page 38...both of which have the number fans can TEXT MESSAGE IF THEY WANT TO REPORT AN UNRULY FAN. Again, at a football game. I understand if some idiot is wasted and saying obscene things around a family, but when fans start getting reported for standing (on 4th and 1 for instance - God forbid!) there are going to be some long faces on Sunday walking to the cars in the parking lots of Arrowhead Stadium.
On page 11 of the guide we find the following:
"CHIEFS FAN CODE OF CONDUCT
The Kansas City Chiefs are committed to creating a safe, comfortable and enjoyable experience for our fans. When attending a game, the stadium staff will proactively intervene to support an environment where event patrons, their guests and other fans can enjoy the event, free from the following behaviors:
• Foul, obscene, offensive or abusive language or actions
• Standing and/or obstructing the view of other fans"
...wait, no standing? At a football game? This is from the same fan media guide that 16 pages later has a section touting the decibal level as being between the threshold of pain and the sound of a 727 landing overhead.
Might be kinda tought to maintain that decibal level if everybody is SITTING DOWN, dontcha think?
You might be asking yourself right now if this isn't all moot because there is no way to police that, right?
WRONG-O! Our next destination is page 34, then page 38...both of which have the number fans can TEXT MESSAGE IF THEY WANT TO REPORT AN UNRULY FAN. Again, at a football game. I understand if some idiot is wasted and saying obscene things around a family, but when fans start getting reported for standing (on 4th and 1 for instance - God forbid!) there are going to be some long faces on Sunday walking to the cars in the parking lots of Arrowhead Stadium.
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