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[quote=MonkFan4Life;252161]So how do you feel about people who get to the games late ?[/quote]
I've seen games at Giants Stadium, Fed Ex, RFK, and old Veterans Stadium in Philly. Fed Ex is bar none, the most difficult stadium to get to. I actually left my tickets at home for the Cowboys game, and after realizing and turning back, I didn't get to my seat until Marshall tackled Jones for the safety midway through the first quarter, so I have more sympathy now for those arriving late.

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[QUOTE=SouperMeister;252171]I've seen games at Giants Stadium, Fed Ex, RFK, and old Veterans Stadium in Philly. Fed Ex is bar none, the most difficult stadium to get to. I actually left my tickets at home for the Cowboys game, and after realizing and turning back, I didn't get to my seat until Marshall tackled Jones for the safety midway through the first quarter, so I have more sympathy now for those arriving late.[/QUOTE]

Your situation is different since you forgot the tickets, but the problem there in general is people think they can head out right before the game and just roll right in. I live in North Jersey and get there by 10 AM every week. I light the grill and have a few beers while I watch the cars poor in. I have to leave the house at 6am every week. if I can get there early there is no reason why anyone should be late. It's just a matter of how big a priority the game is to you...

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Okay I wondered. When I go to games I try to treat them as I would if I was home. When I'm home I watch the whole game win or lose and if I go of course I want to see the whole thing. I almost cry when they sing the National Anthem before the games, MAN THAT CHEERLEADER WAS CUTE, and she could sing pretty good. Was it me or did she mess up ? Anyway, It's wild when the game is starting and there are so many empty seats. But you have traffic, cleaning up after tailgating going on so you can see where it comes from. Luckily my sister works in an office with a couple S.T.H.'s and they'll give here their tickets from time to time.

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[quote=celts32;252172]Your situation is different since you forgot the tickets, but the problem there in general is people think they can head out right before the game and just roll right in. I live in North Jersey and get there by 10 AM every week. I light the grill and have a few beers while I watch the cars poor in. I have to leave the house at 6am every week. if I can get there early there is no reason why anyone should be late. It's just a matter of how big a priority the game is to you...[/quote]
Gotta love a Skins fan coming down from Giants country for home games!!! I agree that people just don't leave enough time. I'm from Northern VA, and usually give myself 3 hours, and that's without tailgating.

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The game obviously means more to some than others, fans oftentime leave before conclusion when they prematurely feel the game is lost. We noticed from our section many people leaving, but we've witnessed it happen so many times before. For us, it's not over till it's over, we always stay to see what the end's going to be.

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[QUOTE=SouperMeister;252180]Gotta love a Skins fan coming down from Giants country for home games!!! I agree that people just don't leave enough time. I'm from Northern VA, and usually give myself 3 hours, and that's without tailgating.[/QUOTE]

Yes, I am originally from Philly though. My wife is from NJ, that's why I am here now. My whole family is Eagles fans, yet somehow I grew up a Redskins fan. It started in 1976 as a 5 year old because I loved the color red and it grew from there. I put myself on the ticket waiting list in the mid 80's and got the call for tickets a few years ago.

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Who cares, it's their money. They missed a hell'of'a finish and it's their loss.

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[QUOTE=Longtimefan;252183]The game obviously means more to some than others, fans oftentime leave before conclusion when they prematurely feel the game is lost. We noticed from our section many people leaving, but we've witnessed it happen so many times before. For us, it's not over till it's over, we always stay to see what the end's going to be.[/QUOTE]

Right, and it's not even about how good the game is either. People who leave early are going to leave regardless of how good or bad the game is. It's just what they do. I stay till the final gun even if it's a blowout...so leaving a good game early is somethign i can't even fathom. They are people who obviously don't like the team that much and would rather get home a few minutes sooner. Every stadium has these people...it's not like Fed Ex is the only one...maybe we have more of them but we also have more seats in the stadium.

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[QUOTE=saden1;252185]Who cares, it's their money. They missed a hell'of'a finish and it's their loss.[/QUOTE]

True, but those kind of fans can damage our home field advantage a bit. If they are the type to leave early maybe they also are not even making any noise.

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[quote=celts32;252172]Your situation is different since you forgot the tickets, but the problem there in general is people think they can head out right before the game and just roll right in. I live in North Jersey and get there by 10 AM every week. I light the grill and have a few beers while I watch the cars poor in. I have to leave the house at 6am every week. if I can get there early there is no reason why anyone should be late. It's just a matter of how big a priority the game is to you...[/quote]
No a true Redskins fan never leaves his tickets at home. The only game which we were not in our seats by kick off was the first Dallas game after 9/11. We were in the parking lot by 11:00am but waited a little to long to head to the stadium and the lines where long due to security. If only die hard fans showed up to the game there would be about 20,000 empty seats ever game. It does not bother me when some people start to leave its their money and any support is better than none.

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[quote=firstdown;252190]No a true Redskins fan never leaves his tickets at home. The only game which we were not in our seats by kick off was the first Dallas game after 9/11. We were in the parking lot by 11:00am but waited a little to long to head to the stadium and the lines where long due to security. If only die hard fans showed up to the game there would be about 20,000 empty seats ever game. It does not bother me when some people start to leave its their money and any support is better than none.[/quote]
As the fan you're questioning for forgetting tickets, I'm glad to know that the final arbiter on all Redskin fan matters posts to this board.

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[quote=firstdown;252190]No a true Redskins fan never leaves his tickets at home. [/quote]

Relax! We all make mistakes. Don't assume he's not a true Redskins fan simply because he forgot his tickets.
Absurb... simply absurb.
Since a selective few have chosen to make this thread a "bitch session" here's mine.....
Personally, I wish the 400 pound, fake hair- weave wearing BUFFET PRINCESS (usher) who guards section 121-122 would fall down a few flight of stairs. Her disposition is nasty, she has a problem minding her own business, and she's rude to almost everyone in her section.

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[quote=railcon56;251918]Anybody at the game see all those idiots leaving the stadium after the Campbell int? What a bunch of tools.... Stick it out till the end... I mean if they were down by 28 points with 6 mins left ok maybe, but it was only 3 points...we were yelling at them askin them "where ya all going".... Well the poor idiots missed a great comeback.... Glad I didnt miss it....[/quote]

I was at the game up in the club section and noticed it. Horrible. I also noticed that in the club section many fans stay inside and watch the game. I was shocked! The club section is designed to get as much of your money as possible. I felt like I was at a mall food court. After the game they even have a concert. I honestly have never seen anything like it. Fed Ex is no RFK and never will be. It's all about money and advertising with this team. One of the bars is called the Lexus something. I forgot the name but I know it was called Lexus. I hope one day the team comes back inside the city.

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[quote=MonkFan4Life;252161]So how do you feel about people who get to the games late ?[/quote]
HAte it!! tough to get pumped when the stadium is only 1/2 filled when the players come out

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[quote=skinsfan69;252342]I was at the game up in the club section and noticed it. Horrible. I also noticed that in the club section many fans stay inside and watch the game. I was shocked! The club section is designed to get as much of your money as possible. I felt like I was at a mall food court. After the game they even have a concert. I honestly have never seen anything like it. Fed Ex is no RFK and never will be. It's all about money and advertising with this team. One of the bars is called the Lexus something. I forgot the name but I know it was called Lexus. I hope one day the team comes back inside the city.[/quote]

again, danny built a stadium were people can go to NOT watch the game (lounges should close while a game is in action) :(. the leaving early is a reult of penny pinching on infrastructure (adequate roadways in and out of FedEx) that's mainly on maryland, but it's a bad situation. not to mention the high ticket prices and a team that's not playing that well lately :/.

and then people wonder why the place isn't that loud.

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The only people that I saw leaving early were Panthers fans.

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[quote=bigmarley4;252123]I was in the last row of the upper deck on 50-yard line, and we were shocked by the number of people leaving. From there you could see people heading for the exits by the dozens. If we were down by like 2 TD's I could see it, but come on now, there was tons of time left in the game and our D was playing great.[/quote]
I'm Glad u saw that ...we were in shock they were leaving in droves ..was unreal...

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[quote=skinsfan69;252342]I was at the game up in the club section and noticed it. Horrible. I also noticed that in the club section many fans stay inside and watch the game. I was shocked! The club section is designed to get as much of your money as possible. I felt like I was at a mall food court. After the game they even have a concert. I honestly have never seen anything like it. Fed Ex is no RFK and never will be. It's all about money and advertising with this team. One of the bars is called the Lexus something. I forgot the name but I know it was called Lexus. I hope one day the team comes back inside the city.[/quote]
What is the club box sections like? I heard u couldn't really cheer ...they want alot for dream seats but we are considering the club box seats next year..... Are there a bunch of stuffy people there?

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I'd have to say it's far worse for someone to leave early than to arrive late or to "give up" on this board. Leaving early tells an entertainer (and that's what these guys are) that what they are doing isn't interesting enough to hold your interest. Arriving late doesn't have the same impact, and I assume they don't have time to check out this board during the game to see what we're thinking. ;-)

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[quote=celts32;252187]True, but those kind of fans can damage our home field advantage a bit. If they are the type to leave early maybe they also are not even making any noise.[/quote]

So can when your QB flips off the home fans.

I don't think this will hurt us too much. If our football players are so fragile that someone leaving their seat will make them run to the lockerroom crying, we need new players. It's not like we have fans who boo their new QB on draft day...cough, Philly, cough.
:Flush:

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[QUOTE=SkinsLove24/7;251928]Honestly around my section not many left after the pick prob. because there were like 7 mins. left but it has happened and its a disgrace to leave early on a game to beat traffic or something else. If I paid for my tickets, damn it, im gonna stay til the end. When the Skins came back and beat Dallas a few weeks back I laughed at the people who left early and missed that amazing ending.[/QUOTE]

Haha. I was at that game, and the guy I went with wanted to leave as the cowboys were lining up for the winning field goal. I said, "let's wait, we might be going to overtime." The rest is history.

On another note:
I went to the Redskins/Tampa game as well, and the dude I rode to the stadium with calls me around 4 mins. to go, and says, "start leaving at the 2 min. warning." I said, okay -- but there was no way I was leaving before the end. So, I just watch the rest of the game, and the guy starts freaking out while he's waiting for me (haha, doesn't get to leave when he wants, and he missed the ending -- serves him right!). He almost left without me -- which would have been completely cool with me. Then, when we're in the car, he's said, "Oh the bucs won by 10." I said, "Naw, if you woulda stayed to watch the end, you would've seen the Redskins score another TD, and then attempt to recover an onside kick." Why do people go to the game, with the intention of leaving early? WTF! You go to watch the game -- not to flaunt your ability to be there.

RESPEK!

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I hope they do keep doing that...seems like every time they do that WE WIN!

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[quote=railcon56;252457]What is the club box sections like? I heard u couldn't really cheer ...they want alot for dream seats but we are considering the club box seats next year..... Are there a bunch of stuffy people there?[/quote]

I didn't like it at all. It wasn't loud and people were real quiet. But the inside is really nice. Restaurants, TV's and bars everywhere. It's a mixture of a food court, sports bar and lounge all mixed in one.

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Fans leaving early is nothing new. I remember at RFK in 1996 against the Arizona Cardinals (with Boomer at QB) at 10:00 to go in the fourth and the Redskins went up 11 and 1/4 of the stadium clears out. The game had been wacky with all kinds of scoring going on and I couldn't imagine that the game was close to over.

Predictably the Cardinals wind up tyeing the game and we are going to over time! All along more fans had been trickling out but at this point, unbelievably another 1/3 of the stadium clears out. The OT goes all the way till about 1 minute to go, back and forth with both teams missing makable game winning kicks.

By the time the game winning kick happened only 1/3 of the stadium was still there! My dad and I moved down during OT from the upper decks to the first level 50 yard line because their were so many empty seats! This wasn't some meaningless game either, the Skins were in the Playoff hunt at the time.

Some people just have to beat the traffic no matter what's going on in the stadium. Makes you wonder why they pay for tickets if they care so little?

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[quote=railcon56;252069]Your not too far from me and I always have an extra ticket.... Next year I will have 4 for sale all year... We are moving down to Dream Seats or Maybe Club Box.... but keeping our 4 Upper deck seats for friends....[/quote]
keep me in mind. it sounds like a plan. and thanks for the offer

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[quote=skinsfan69;252979]I didn't like it at all. It wasn't loud and people were real quiet. But the inside is really nice. Restaurants, TV's and bars everywhere. It's a mixture of a food court, sports bar and lounge all mixed in one.[/quote]
quiet yuk.... hell i can remember losing my voice before the game even began..... (last year eagle's Sunday night game )..But typically it takes me 2 days for recover my voice from the games......... It's your duty too yell as Loud as you can on 3rd down!!!!!!!