Jump to content
  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

'Cause it's never too early for wishes


PanthersATL

Recommended Posts

From one of the many sports travel vendors out there selling ticket packages for Super Bowl 50, here are some sample ticket prices:

 (sidebar: I hate that the NFL decided to use "50" instead of the traditional roman number "L"; George Carlin would agree, since "FOOTBALL IS PLAYED IN A STADIUM. WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM.  baseball is played in a park. a baseball park. weeeeee!")

3 nights hotel way way out of town (transportation to game included) + ticket and "pregame bash" (a $315 value): starts at $6695 per person

4 nights high-end hotel smack in the middle of SF's financial district (the good part of town), plus ticket and Steve Young hosted pre-game party (a $675 value by itself) will run you $7475 and up.

Tickets to pre-game party and game, no hotel needed? You're looking around $4300.

My plan to save some $$ if I were to head out that way, would be to hang out in town Thurs/Fri/Sat and then fly back on an early Sun flight to be home for the 6p kickoff and watch it on TV.  And I'd do the Taste of the NFL event on Sat night.  Been to a previous one on comp tickets, and it was FANTASTIC.   holy crap, though - tickets are $700 each???   May have to rethink the feasibility of my idea

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Wow, never realized how expensive they were.  Unbelievably, my buddy from Charlotte is a finalist (one of four) for the Courtyard Marriott contest that would win him an all expenses trip for four (myself included) to the game.  Vote here for Greg Baskwell (you may recognize his dog videos) to send some Panthers fans to SF! 

http://Suitestadiumcontest.com

Link to comment
Share on other sites

19 minutes ago, Jangler said:

iAs a second generation hippie... Going to San Francisco and the area is one place I've always wanted to go. And now a possible SB appearance? I need a miracle and a hit. A lottery hit.

 

I've always wanted to check out the hate assberries district

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.


  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • Poster board? Were you trying to use the term poster child?
    • I mean, you're acting like we don't see the tippy-toe bunny hops, jump throws more than normal (with both feet dangling in the air every which a way), and off-platform but off-balance throws that arrive short or sail high. Could that be bad mechanics due to being short? Could a seeming propensity to bail the pocket towards the sidelines early as opposed to sitting in the pocket tall and strong, surveying his reads, be an attempt at trying to see an open throwing lane? I'm not saying that what you're saying isn't a contributing factor to what has been an underwhelming display of executing the QB position, but this is year three, and if the lightbulb hasn't switched on by now---if you haven't figured out that guys are faster, stronger and generally more athletic, then what's it going to take? It's hard to forget that "mental processing" was supposed to be Bryce Young's superpower. Are you telling me that he can't nail down such an easy concept as, "I can't get away with the things I did in college at the pro level," is that right? If he can't get past that, then that surely limits his ability to successfully execute all the other stuff.  Look, I'm not trying to be flippant. I acknowledge that playing pro football is more complex than a lot of fans realize, but all we can do, as fans, is observe. One of my favorite things to do is just look at the greater picture and think what part human nature is playing in the many decisions that are being made or have to be made. You're absolutely correct that fans don't know exactly what's going on, but that is by design, and in many ways it's just the nature of the beast. Some things we can't know. That being said, the professionals screw the hell up all the time. The professionals disagree all the time. These disagreements can be within the same franchise or from franchise to franchise. And sometimes these decisions are all over the place, so excuse me if I ain't exactly buying the I-know-more-than-thee sentiment and that that means that professionals always make better decisions than fans would about certain players. Some of this stuff is simply luck or a crapshoot.
×
×
  • Create New...