Dolphins Patriots sellout..expect 20,000 pat fans,
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djphinfansubscriberOPUnfortunately for the Dolphins, about 20,000 of those seats will be filled by Patriots fans. The Dolphins expect their fans will fill approximately 50,000 of the seats while the rest will go to New England fans.
Let's face it, the weather is beautiful in South Florida this time of year so some Pats fans have obviously made a long weekend out of this game. And, of course, their team is really, really good."
Sucks man....well, at least the players won't have to see the empty seats when they come out of the tunnel..
Maybe the pats fans will inspire them to play well.
Killer Beesforum_veteranwell i'll be there, and i'll make sure to be a lot louder than any of those damn patsy fans.
padre31luxury_boxA sort of mini vacation out of the NE cold, cannot really blame them tbh
Hopefully our guys take offense at this and play an inspired game.
BumrushsubscriberThe last two games have felt like preseason games at JRS. Half empty with an apathetic crowd.
Football is dying in Miami. No different than Cane games.
cdz12250subscriberIn these days of 90 inch HD 3D LCD screens, surround sound hi-fi, massage chairs and kegerators, you're going to get some attrition.
FinNastymoderator"cdz12250 wrote:
In these days of 90 inch HD 3D LCD screens, surround sound hi-fi, massage chairs and kegerators, you're going to get some attrition.
You've been to my house???
cdz12250subscriber"FinNasty wrote:
You've been to my house???
No, but the man cave of our dreams is probably the same.
CrunchTimeretired_adminNo one thought the Dolphins had a chance in 2004 on a Monday Night in December when the Dolphins stunned the eventual Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots 29-28 as the Dolphins defense intercepted Tom Brady twice in the final 2 minutes .And thats with AJ Feeley at QB.
Anything is possible in the NFL. Fans may regret their decision not to attend the game on yet another classic upset game aginst the Pats.
schmoliootsubscriber"Bumrush wrote:
The last two games have felt like preseason games at JRS. Half empty with an apathetic crowd.
Football is dying in Miami. No different than Cane games.
Football is not dying in Miami. People still care about the Dolphins. The Sunday games still are the highest rated program of the week in South Florida (the Thursday night blip was a fluke).
People just aren't willing to spend the money on a mediocre product right now until some real results come in.
I'm a season ticket holder but I must admit, if these tickets hadn't been in my family for 33 years I doubt I would buy them now.
The Dolphins just need to play better and win more. Then the place will be filled again. The renovations theyw ant could actually help with this too. JRS is just way too big for this market and always has been. You eliminate 10,000-12,000 seats from the joint and make it a 61-63,000 seat stadium and it will sell out easily most of the time
vizi0nsubscriberAnyone watch that video of the Jest going to their locker room at half? Silly New York fans make me happy :)
djphinfansubscriber"schmolioot wrote:
Football is not dying in Miami. People still care about the Dolphins. The Sunday games still are the highest rated program of the week in South Florida (the Thursday night blip was a fluke).
People just aren't willing to spend the money on a mediocre product right now until some real results come in.
I'm a season ticket holder but I must admit, if these tickets hadn't been in my family for 33 years I doubt I would buy them now.
The Dolphins just need to play better and win more. Then the place will be filled again. The renovations theyw ant could actually help with this too. JRS is just way too big for this market and always has been. You eliminate 10,000-12,000 seats from the joint and make it a 61-63,000 seat stadium and it will sell out easily most of the time
"31st in average attendance and averaging 74.2% of capacity which is dead last and 8% below the next team. in an area that has 4.3 million people."
Stringer Bellsubscriber"schmolioot wrote:
Football is not dying in Miami. People still care about the Dolphins. The Sunday games still are the highest rated program of the week in South Florida (the Thursday night blip was a fluke).
People just aren't willing to spend the money on a mediocre product right now until some real results come in.
I'm a season ticket holder but I must admit, if these tickets hadn't been in my family for 33 years I doubt I would buy them now.
The Dolphins just need to play better and win more. Then the place will be filled again. The renovations theyw ant could actually help with this too. JRS is just way too big for this market and always has been. You eliminate 10,000-12,000 seats from the joint and make it a 61-63,000 seat stadium and it will sell out easily most of the time
There are a lot of worse teams that get better attendance. Winning would help a little bit, but the reality is that the stadium isn't very alluring to the casual fan.
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PSGforum_veteranIve been saying it for a year, and every time I do you all laugh at me.
But I wont be surprised if the Dolphins end up being the team that moves to L.A.
Crappy stadium, apathetic (at best) fanbase and a pathetic product on the field. Its the perfect recipe for relocation.
djphinfansubscriber"PSG wrote:
Ive been saying it for a year, and every time I do you all laugh at me.
But I wont be surprised if the Dolphins end up being the team that moves to L.A.
Crappy stadium, apathetic (at best) fanbase and a pathetic product in the field. It the perfect recipe for relocation.
noone should be laughing.
RGFsubscriberPats win afc east with a win...probably why their fans are swarming in...I say lets piss them all off and win.
Berezoforum_veteran"RGF wrote:
Pats win afc east with a win...probably why their fans are swarming in...I say lets piss them all off and win.
They can clinch this with a win? lol...wow
Berezoforum_veteran"PSG wrote:
Ive been saying it for a year, and every time I do you all laugh at me.
But I wont be surprised if the Dolphins end up being the team that moves to L.A.
Crappy stadium, apathetic (at best) fanbase and a pathetic product on the field. Its the perfect recipe for relocation.
Wouldn't the Jags or some other team be first in line to move on? I don't think Miami has "Exhausted all of its resources" like the NFL says you need to do before you move your franchise.
schmoliootsubscriber"Stringer Bell wrote:
There are a lot of worse teams that get better attendance. Winning would help a little bit, but the reality is that the stadium isn't very alluring to the casual fan.
This is complete hogwash. Even if the stadium were loaded with incredible amenities, the fans still would not show up if the team wasn't winning (see Miami Marlins)
This is a relatively new phenomenon for the Fins. It wasn't that long ago that you couldn't get a ticket for Fins games, and the stadium was routinely at 90-95% capcity during the Jimmy-Wanny-Saban years. This decline only started during 1-15 and has bottomoed out now since we've sucked for so long.
schmoliootsubscriber"PSG wrote:
Ive been saying it for a year, and every time I do you all laugh at me.
But I wont be surprised if the Dolphins end up being the team that moves to L.A.
Crappy stadium, apathetic (at best) fanbase and a pathetic product on the field. Its the perfect recipe for relocation.
I'll laugh.
It's not going to happen ever.
The stadium is fine for the real purpose of getting new stadiums, making it's owner money. Steven Ross gets 100% of parking, concessions and ticket sales (minus what goes to NFL revenue sharing). It's the beauty of a privately built stadium. In any new stadium all that stuff would be shared to some extent with the public entity that gave you the money.
As far as apathetic fanbases, many other cities suffer the same and this is nothing all that new for So. Fla and yet we have managed not to lose a team yet (unless you count MLS, which I don't)
Look up San Diego's attendance and stadium situation before you start worrying about the Dolphins. The Raiders too. California has two teams within 400 miles of LA that both need new stadiums, yet you're worried that the Dolphins are going to schlep across the country for what, having a bad attendance drop one year?
You can stop worrying.
djphinfansubscriber"Stringer Bell wrote:
There are a lot of worse teams that get better attendance. Winning would help a little bit, but the reality is that the stadium isn't very alluring to the casual fan.
Ding ding ding ding ding, we have a winner.
djphinfansubscriber"schmolioot wrote:
This is complete hogwash. Even if the stadium were loaded with incredible amenities, the fans still would not show up if the team wasn't winning (see Miami Marlins)
This is a relatively new phenomenon for the Fins. It wasn't that long ago that you couldn't get a ticket for Fins games, and the stadium was routinely at 90-95% capcity during the Jimmy-Wanny-Saban years. This decline only started during 1-15 and has bottomoed out now since we've sucked for so long.
Has nothing to do with amenities..
Do you understand what makes a great building.?... It doesn't have anything to do with the fans...
The building sucks..pathetic..culture cancer.
schmoliootsubscriberWhat could a stadium possibly have that would make someone who is not inclined to go to a football game show up and buy a ticket?
PhinGeneralsubscriber"schmolioot wrote:
Football is not dying in Miami. People still care about the Dolphins. The Sunday games still are the highest rated program of the week in South Florida (the Thursday night blip was a fluke).
People just aren't willing to spend the money on a mediocre product right now until some real results come in.
I'm a season ticket holder but I must admit, if these tickets hadn't been in my family for 33 years I doubt I would buy them now.
The Dolphins just need to play better and win more. Then the place will be filled again. The renovations theyw ant could actually help with this too. JRS is just way too big for this market and always has been. You eliminate 10,000-12,000 seats from the joint and make it a 61-63,000 seat stadium and it will sell out easily most of the time
Not that I disagree about the size of the stadium, but a big part of the renovations is to attract more Super Bowls and the NFL has basically come out and said they tend to frown on potential Super Bowl host stadiums that seat less than 70-72,000.
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