OT: 2018 OT Non-Ski Resort Thread

[Bam19]

That's $32.50 for a professional football game, a hotdog and a beer. The dog and beer is normally like $15, so you are essentially getting in the building for $17.50. The Langley Rams Junior football team charges $15 for their games. About the same for the cheapest seats at a Giants game. What you're asking is unreasonable. Operating BC Place for the day probably ain't cheap.

Yeah but that beer and hot dog cost them what 4 bucks tops. They need to build a fan base they need to attract people that wouldn’t normally go. They need people to build an attachment.

Say my price 40 bucks, realistically they are still making 32 bucks they wouldn’t because I wouldn’t normally go. But while I’m there am I just going to have 1 beer (some might) no I’m gonna have 3-4. Maybe I’ll get a pretzel maybe after a couple game I buy a hat. The point is to put butts in the seats get them spending else where. Make the intisk investment so low that it seems like a great idea to go rather than something I never think about.

 

[Bam19]

Being completely honest, US college football is probably the best football to watch, regardless of who is playing. The level of creativity is unmatched by the NFL or CFL, the talent disparity is larger which leads to bigger plays and high scores. If it came down to two teams I did not care about, NCAA puts out the most interesting product, as a football guy. It's a shame there is so much bullsh*t off the field.

This 100%. College is damn exciting football.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Yeah but that beer and hot dog cost them what 4 bucks tops. They need to build a fan base they need to attract people that wouldn’t normally go. They need people to build an attachment.

Say my price 40 bucks, realistically they are still making 32 bucks they wouldn’t because I wouldn’t normally go. But while I’m there am I just going to have 1 beer (some might) no I’m gonna have 3-4. Maybe I’ll get a pretzel maybe after a couple game I buy a hat. The point is to put butts in the seats get them spending else where. Make the intisk investment so low that it seems like a great idea to go rather than something I never think about.

But you actively look down on the CFL, but your also saying you'd go if it were cheap? Something doesn't fly there.

 

[M2Beezy]

Thursday night drinking for the win

Man I love the summer

 

[Bam19]

But you actively look down on the CFL, but your also saying you'd go if it were cheap? Something doesn't fly there.

Still can be fun to go, I used the term me and such but I was speaking in general they should be trying for as many butts in the seats as they can while the tv deal covers payroll.

 

[Hit the post]

Still can be fun to go, I used the term me and such but I was speaking in general they should be trying for as many butts in the seats as they can while the tv deal covers payroll.

IMHO they're still in the 80s in terms of marketing their product (I'm not talking the CFL in general - I can't speak about how teams are run in other cities). As much as we have to thank for all the work Wally has done for the franchise, it's this area that has been pretty much frozen in time.

 

[PM]

NFL Red Zone is the best. 8 hours of nonstop football with no commercials on Sundays. PST timezone is GOAT for NFL watching as well.

 

[Captain Bowie]

NFL Red Zone is the best. 8 hours of nonstop football with no commercials on Sundays. PST timezone is GOAT for NFL watching as well.

Mainly because sitting through one single NFL can be painful sometimes.

 

[m9]

NFL Red Zone is the best. 8 hours of nonstop football with no commercials on Sundays. PST timezone is GOAT for NFL watching as well.

For sure. I like watching one game on the main TV and going with the Redzone on the side (tablet, computer, whatever) but if your favorite team isn't playing then just going with Redzone is good too.

Mainly because sitting through one single NFL can be painful sometimes.

Whines that people are bad-mouthing the CFL, then posts things like this. Good stuff.

 

[elitepete]

I don't know how anyone can enjoy the NFL. The over the top production, the constant stoppages and commercials, and the completely incomprehensible rules where there is no consistency on what even counts as something as fundamental as a touchdown catch making every damn touchdown subject to review and arguments.

I don't care about the CFL at all but nothing is as painful to watch these days as the NFL in my opinion when you take everything together even if he sport itself is good.

This is what I used to think football was like before I actually started watching it

 

[Bam19]

Mainly because sitting through one single NFL can be painful sometimes.

Exactly how I feel about the CFL, but apparently only you can insult a league

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Yesterday I was flipping between the Lions vs Eskimos and Seahawks vs Colts.

Entertainment value was CFL >>>>>>> NFL yesterday. Okay, it's a one day, two game sample size. But still.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Also, was grateful for that nice little bit of cloud coverage this morning so it wasn't too hot to move by 7:30...oh wait. That wasn't clouds. That was a chemical fire on a barge throwing up huge plumes of toxic smoke from New West.

D'oh.

 

[Melvin]

This is what I used to think football was like before I actually started watching it

Stockholm Syndrome

 

[Captain Bowie]

Whines that people are bad-mouthing the CFL, then posts things like this. Good stuff.

Exactly how I feel about the CFL, but apparently only you can insult a league

What?? I am a fan of the NFL as well. I am a fan of football period, in all forms. I enjoy watching local Junior and High School games in person, and coach the game as well. But recognizing that not every NFL game is top end entertainment is the same as saying the CFL isn't real football?

*Jennifer Lawrence dismissive .gif*

 

[elitepete]

Stockholm Syndrome

Football is my favourite sport to watch lol.

I thoroughly enjoy it.

 

[Horse McHindu]

This is what I used to think football was like before I actually started watching it

Melvin doesn't actually watch sports however. He only reads spreadsheets.

 

[M2Beezy]

I use to watch other sports but got bored of them. Like two years ago stopped watching NFL, like 5 years ago stopped watching CFL and baseball. Hockey is my true sports love!

 

[Horse McHindu]

I use to watch other sports but got bored of them. Like two years ago stopped watching NFL, like 5 years ago stopped watching CFL and baseball. Hockey is my true sports love!

After the 2011 cup loss, I figured that I would gradually lose interest in hockey while increasing my love and interest in other sports.

Instead - the opposite happened:

My love for hockey intensified ten fold while my interest in ALL other sports completely fell off a cliff. I retired as an NBA fan in 2013, NFL in 2014, CFL in 2015, and MLB baseball in 2015. I also stopped watching the WWE around 2015 (not a sport, I know). I stopped watching and following tennis in 2017.

Outside of MMA (and maybe a few WWE clips), I only watch and care about the NHL.

All of my favorite athletes and teams have won championships......except the Canucks.

 

[Kryten]

The only other “sport” that tickles my fancy is english league darts. Crazy skill and the fans are all drunk and chanting. ONE HUNDRED EIGHTYYYYYYY

 

[ProstheticConscience]

I like F1 racing. There's actually a young Canadian kid making waves on the circuit, and he's only going to get better.

Used to watch Indycar before it fell off a cliff. NASCAR sucks.

Used to do a bit of street racing myself once upon a time. Sometimes even legally.

 

[Captain Bowie]

I like F1 racing. There's actually a young Canadian kid making waves on the circuit, and he's only going to get better.

Used to watch Indycar before it fell off a cliff. NASCAR sucks.

Used to do a bit of street racing myself once upon a time. Sometimes even legally.

Oh god don't get me started. What a horrible fall from grace that was. Our family used to go to the Vancouver Indy every year from when I was in diapers until about 2000/2001. It was a blast. I still have a box somewhere filled with autographed photos from Paul Tracy, Greg Moore, Bobby Rahal, Al Unser Jr., Multiple Andretti's Alex Carpentier, ect....

 

[The Stig]

Im on a hardcore Forza kick atm. I love motorsports. Cars in general. Living in my new apartment has really put a dent in my weekend activities. I usually spend the weekend tinkering on the truck. Cant really do that in an underground parkage.

 

[The Stig]

Oh god don't get me started. What a horrible fall from grace that was. Our family used to go to the Vancouver Indy every year from when I was in diapers until about 2000/2001. It was a blast. I still have a box somewhere filled with autographed photos from Paul Tracy, Greg Moore, Bobby Rahal, Al Unser Jr., Multiple Andretti's Alex Carpentier, ect....

I VIVIDLY remember the day Greg Moore died. I remember watching it live.

 

[Captain Bowie]

I VIVIDLY remember the day Greg Moore died. I remember watching it live.

Same. It was awful.