It's a go? 

 

Will you go? 

There were a noticeable number, confirmed by speaking to them, of Packer fans that made the trip up from the states. They had a great time, judging by the cheering, screaming, laughter and liquor they were consuming. The wave that carried on for twenty or so cycles around the stadium got most fans breaking into ovations, foolery, and lots of commotion. NFL has a lot of fans. 

It was somewhat shocking to witness the difference in the foot print of a NFL field overlay a CFL field, first hand, and absolutely further convinced me the bigger field adds more chance for exciting plays. 

A Bomber game is better value for the money but being there was a cool experience. 

Edited August 23, 20196 yr by Rod Black

5 minutes ago, Rod Black said:

There were a noticeable number, confirmed by speaking to them, of Packer fans that made the trip up from the states. They had a great time, judging by the cheering, screaming, laughter and liquor they were consuming. The wave that carried on for twenty or so cycles around the stadium got most fans breaking into cheering, foolery, and lots of commotion. NFL has a lot of fans. 

It was somewhat shocking to witness the difference in the foot print of a NFL field overlay a CFL field, first hand, and absolutely further convinced me the bigger field adds more chance for exciting plays. 

A Bomber game is better value for the money but being there was a cool experience. 

Happiest person I've seen all week was the Packer's fan at the downtown street market yesterday. Tim's cup in hand, jersey/beads, Logo shaved into head, cannabis leaf sneakers - talking to guys in Delta-9 t-shirts. 

Legal weed (for those inclined) + Canadian exchange rate = What's not to like?

15 minutes ago, Rod Black said:

It was somewhat shocking to witness the difference in the foot print of a NFL field overlay a CFL field, first hand, and absolutely further convinced me the bigger field adds more chance for exciting plays.

I physically saw an NFL/American field for the first time a few years ago.

I was surprised too.

Too bad they didn't playthe game on the CFL field. Would have been interesting to see what they did with it.

regardless of the promoter's total failure...the Bombers pocketed whatever the rental fee was..500K perhaps..more?...who knows...and all the concessions sold..win win in my books

Wonder if they keep the turf that they placed to cover up any non-turfed areas as well moving forward

Just now, Booch said:

regardless of the promoter's total failure...the Bombers pocketed whatever the rental fee was..500K perhaps..more?...who knows...and all the concessions sold..win win in my books

Wonder if they keep the turf that they placed to cover up any non-turfed areas as well moving forward

For this event, it's a win. But the next time the Bombers want to attract an event, this will be on the resume. Not saying it's a deciding factor to a good promoter but it may play into consideration. 

2 minutes ago, Booch said:

regardless of the promoter's total failure...the Bombers pocketed whatever the rental fee was..500K perhaps..more?...who knows...and all the concessions sold..win win in my books

Wonder if they keep the turf that they placed to cover up any non-turfed areas as well moving forward

this is really all I care about with this entire fiasco.....the Bombers making $$$$$$. Take that hype train for everything they're worth, and send 'em down the road again...good riddance but thanks for the money.

2 minutes ago, Booch said:

regardless of the promoter's total failure...the Bombers pocketed whatever the rental fee was..500K perhaps..more?...who knows...and all the concessions sold..win win in my books

Wonder if they keep the turf that they placed to cover up any non-turfed areas as well moving forward

Yeah, a detail that was added but looked good. 

This fiasco was all on the NFL and their promotional people. I bet they assumed that if they just showed up with "C" team players, no matter what the product on the field was, that we would flock to the gates with money in hand for the opportunity to see how wonderful the NFL was. The outcome was predictable. Had they offered the tickets for a reasonable price (about the same as Bomber tickets), or even discounted them below that to fill the stadium, it would have been a better experience for all. 

I watched a bit of the game, guys trying to make rosters were hitting very hard.

I would rather watch those guys, than guys that know they're on the team playing to not get hurt.

Edited August 23, 20196 yr by Mark F

1 hour ago, JCon said:

For this event, it's a win. But the next time the Bombers want to attract an event, this will be on the resume. Not saying it's a deciding factor to a good promoter but it may play into consideration. 

In what possible way?

 

4 hours ago, 66 Chevelle said:

Already a reported 4,500 people on a waiting list for season tickets in Vegas... and the PSL prices are just crazy stupid...  

get this, it's reported that a lot of the people buying season tickets are actually from Oakland, lol...

How far is the drive to Vegas from Oakland?

The LA Rams have already been forced to lower their PSL and the Chargers draw flies 

10 minutes ago, Geebrr said:

The LA Rams have already been forced to lower their PSL and the Chargers draw flies 

Pro football in LA is challenged because the area is just so freaking big.  Areas a hundred miles from downtown LA are still considered a part of the metro area. The weather is generally always nice with so, so, so, so  much to do that trying to fill an 80,000 seat stadium can be a challenge.

If you win LA though you are a hot ticket. Good thing the Rams are one of the best teams in the league.

28 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

How far is the drive to Vegas from Oakland?

560 miles or almost 9 hour drive

29 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

How far is the drive to Vegas from Oakland?

but you can get a 1 way flight for as little as $70,  maybe cheaper at times...

7 minutes ago, 66 Chevelle said:

560 miles or almost 9 hour drive

That's about 900 km for literally the rest of the world...

Tons of Raider fans in LA too.

7 minutes ago, bearpants said:

That's about 900 km for literally the rest of the world...

funny how that works, huh? 😀

9 minutes ago, bearpants said:

That's about 900 km for literally the rest of the world...

but it does remind me of something that I've wondered about for a long time... why does the CFL use yards instead of meters? 

2 minutes ago, 66 Chevelle said:

but it does remind me of something that I've wondered about for a long time... why does the CFL use yards instead of meters? 

10-meter first downs are the worst. 

 

But, the field would be about 100 meters long (as opposed to 110 Yards). Wouldn't change that much. A bit longer for first downs. 

Edited August 23, 20196 yr by JCon

2 minutes ago, 66 Chevelle said:

but it does remind me of something that I've wondered about for a long time... why does the CFL use yards instead of meters? 

Because American heads would explode when they came up here.

Just now, WBBFanWest said:

Because American heads would explode when they came up here.

Waggle and meters? Bang!

 

The Globals would be on board!

21 minutes ago, 66 Chevelle said:

but you can get a 1 way flight for as little as $70,  maybe cheaper at times...

Which is great because you're only going one way from LA to Vegas!

More two and outs..

Too confusing for an OC who like 4 yard passes..