I don't know if ticket sales are up, down or the same. All I know is when I watch a game in Miami on TV I see a bunch of Orange seats. I honestly wonder if Miami is a good "football city". I know everyone likes a wonder, but gesh!
It could also be $$$$. I forget the latest figures for a person to go game, get a ticket, hot dog, beer and a hat, but it was a couple of hundred. Here is the cost for a family of 4.
http://www.mint.com/blog/consumer-iq/the-real-cost-of-attending-a-football-game-09201/There are many factors that go into the attendance.
For me, it wasn't about money. I gladly paid out money for many, many years because at least it was a classy organization that I was proud to be associated with and support financially.
Then Parcells comes into town and then blows out of town quickly, and leaves us with Ireland & Sparano, and a new owner Ross. What an embarrassing Trifecta !!! That is when I started losing faith.
Then the flight to San Francisco.
Then the embarrassing "Round Table" press conference when Ross got back and told us he didn't offer Harbaugh the job, or that anything happened, but I just wanted to make sure to give Sparano an extention out of the goodness of my heart. And the way Ireland & Sparano had to be separated by Ross and wouldn't even look at each other, or basically acknowledge each other was there was so, so awkward. That whole debacle was so uncomfortable and embarrassing.
Then it got worse.......
An 0-7 start, Tim Tebow Worship Day, Sparano gets fired, Fisher turns us down, then Manning, then protests at the Davie Facility.
I said enough is enough......until they can show me they are serious about being a classy organization they won't get my money again. Until then I am watching them closely, but not giving Ross a cent.
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