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Date: 08 Jan 2007 09:18:56
From: warren montgomery
Subject: They want HOW much for the tickets?

With the Bears still in the playoffs for now the local papers have started
to run some articles on the Superbowl. I was amazed to see an article
claiming that tickets to the game this year are going for an average of
$4,000 -- before they even know who is playing. (If you wait until the
teams are finalized they said the price will probably average more like
$6,000). That's just unimaginable. For the price of a ticket you could get
yourself a very fine big screen HDTV and satellite coverage of all the games
of your favorite team for several years. Sure puts the cost of golf in
perspective. The only ticket in Golf that will run you anywhere near that
is the Masters. (Single round tickets to the PGA and US Open haven't been
much more than $100, and if you volunteer you can see the whole week for the
cost of your uniform). If you want to play, that kind of dough would buy
you a week or two on top notch courses anywhere you want. (I think I'm
going to suggest a Scotland trip with the money we "saved" by not going to
the game this year :-)

--
Warren Montgomery (wamontgomery@att.net)
http://home.att.net/~wamontgomery

Date: 11 Jan 2007 16:06:56
From: annika1980
Subject: Re: They want HOW much for the tickets?

Dene wrote:
> annika1980 wrote:
> > Why would a Bears fan want Super Bowl tickets?
> >
> > Now an Eagles or Saints fan, I could understand that.
> > But Da Bears got no chance.
>
> You got that right! The Seahawks are gonna whup em.

Like I said, an Eagles or a Saints fan, I can understand.

The Seachickens were just lucky Romo fell for the old slippery ball
trick. That thing looked like it had been sprayed with WD-40 and then
waxed.

Date: 11 Jan 2007 11:11:33
From: Dene
Subject: Re: They want HOW much for the tickets?

annika1980 wrote:
> Why would a Bears fan want Super Bowl tickets?
>
> Now an Eagles or Saints fan, I could understand that.
> But Da Bears got no chance.

You got that right! The Seahawks are gonna whup em.

-Greg

Date: 11 Jan 2007 07:11:41
From: annika1980
Subject: Re: They want HOW much for the tickets?

Why would a Bears fan want Super Bowl tickets?

Now an Eagles or Saints fan, I could understand that.
But Da Bears got no chance.

Date: 11 Jan 2007 19:47:22
From: Head Shot
Subject: Re: They want HOW much for the tickets?

annika1980 wrote:
> Why would a Bears fan want Super Bowl tickets?
>
> Now an Eagles or Saints fan, I could understand that.
> But Da Bears got no chance.

So, if a mini-Ditka was playing against the Saints; how do you score it?
I have it Mini-Ditka 128, Saints 0.

Date: 08 Jan 2007 23:13:09
From: Matt 'Ocho' Aamold
Subject: Re: They want HOW much for the tickets?

"warren montgomery" <wamontgomery@worldnet.att.net > wrote in message
news:aZCdnXRvbdFC_T_YnZ2dnUVZ_vWtnZ2d@comcast.com...
> With the Bears still in the playoffs for now the local papers have started
> to run some articles on the Superbowl.

Daa Bearssss!

Date: 08 Jan 2007 16:36:16
From: Jack Thompson
Subject: Re: They want HOW much for the tickets?

dsc wrote:
> Howard Brazee wrote:
> > On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 09:18:56 -0600, "warren montgomery"
> > <wamontgomery@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >
> > >With the Bears still in the playoffs for now the local papers have started
> > >to run some articles on the Superbowl. I was amazed to see an article
> > >claiming that tickets to the game this year are going for an average of
> > >$4,000 -- before they even know who is playing. (If you wait until the
> > >teams are finalized they said the price will probably average more like
> > >$6,000). That's just unimaginable.
>
> Looks like American sports fans that attend big ticket events are
> either rich... or stupid... or probably both. :)

The regular tickets are $500 or so. Still a lot of money, but it's the
ticket brokers and scalpers that are making the big dough.

Date: 08 Jan 2007 12:59:39
From: dsc
Subject: Re: They want HOW much for the tickets?

Howard Brazee wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 09:18:56 -0600, "warren montgomery"
> <wamontgomery@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> >With the Bears still in the playoffs for now the local papers have started
> >to run some articles on the Superbowl. I was amazed to see an article
> >claiming that tickets to the game this year are going for an average of
> >$4,000 -- before they even know who is playing. (If you wait until the
> >teams are finalized they said the price will probably average more like
> >$6,000). That's just unimaginable.

Looks like American sports fans that attend big ticket events are
either rich... or stupid... or probably both. :)

Date: 10 Jan 2007 19:05:12
From: Michael Anselmo
Subject: Re: They want HOW much for the tickets?

"dsc" <Dudley.Cornman@eku.edu > wrote in message
news:1168289979.365170.239340@38g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> Howard Brazee wrote:
>> On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 09:18:56 -0600, "warren montgomery"
>> <wamontgomery@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>>
>> >With the Bears still in the playoffs for now the local papers have
>> >started
>> >to run some articles on the Superbowl. I was amazed to see an article
>> >claiming that tickets to the game this year are going for an average of
>> >$4,000 -- before they even know who is playing. (If you wait until the
>> >teams are finalized they said the price will probably average more like
>> >$6,000). That's just unimaginable.
>
> Looks like American sports fans that attend big ticket events are
> either rich... or stupid... or probably both. :)
>

Hey, the economy is good.

Date: 08 Jan 2007 09:32:34
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: They want HOW much for the tickets?

On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 09:18:56 -0600, "warren montgomery"
<wamontgomery@worldnet.att.net > wrote:

>With the Bears still in the playoffs for now the local papers have started
>to run some articles on the Superbowl. I was amazed to see an article
>claiming that tickets to the game this year are going for an average of
>$4,000 -- before they even know who is playing. (If you wait until the
>teams are finalized they said the price will probably average more like
>$6,000). That's just unimaginable.

Superbowl attendance is mostly peripheral fans - they are there
because it is the event and some company is courting them by paying
for their expenses.

>For the price of a ticket you could get
>yourself a very fine big screen HDTV and satellite coverage of all the games
>of your favorite team for several years.

For a while a local radio station had a "Will you go or will you stay"
contest. The winner got to select between two equal-cost
alternatives - going to the Superbowl, or hosting a party with a new
big-screen TV. The 2nd place winner got the other choice.

>Sure puts the cost of golf in
>perspective. The only ticket in Golf that will run you anywhere near that
>is the Masters. (Single round tickets to the PGA and US Open haven't been
>much more than $100, and if you volunteer you can see the whole week for the
>cost of your uniform). If you want to play, that kind of dough would buy
>you a week or two on top notch courses anywhere you want. (I think I'm
>going to suggest a Scotland trip with the money we "saved" by not going to
>the game this year :-)

When you stop and think about it - sports fans can get great deals
watching high school teams. And golf lovers might be the only fans
that the local high schools and colleges have (other than parents). If
it is the sport you love, volunteer to help those teams.

Watching a golf tournament is different from watching most sports
though. We can only see small parts of the competition. We have
to be satisfied more in seeing great golf than great competition.

Date: 08 Jan 2007 11:31:35
From: John van der Pflum
Subject: Re: They want HOW much for the tickets?