NFL Wild Card Weekend -- Nazareth, live from Philadelphia

[Michael_ Gee]

Wasn't there a Chargers game in San Diego in the past that was affected by wildfires that had to be moved to Glendale?

Yes. I don't remember when, but it was a Monday night game and I remember they had a picture-in-picture of the fires at the start of the broadcast by way of explanation.

 

[poindexter]

I cannot imagine holding the Rams playoff game here on Monday.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Titans Legend Frank Wycheck Diagnosed With CTE

 

[dixiehack]

I consider having the stadium taken over by opposing team fans to be an issue, yes.

More common than you might think. Raiders and Titans in particular have this issue because they are in tourist magnet towns and fans of the flagship franchises look at it as a prime vacation opportunity with easier access to tickets than back home. And Titans leadership doesn't consider it an issue so much as a business model.

 

[poindexter]

More common than you might think. Raiders and Titans in particular have this issue because they are in tourist magnet towns and fans of the flagship franchises look at it as a prime vacation opportunity with easier access to tickets than back home. And Titans leadership doesn't consider it an issue so much as a business model.

With the advent of digital tickets, it is so much easier for fans of teams to "take over" a stadium.

Hot take: This terrible season excepted, I think that the San Francisco 49ers fans travel better than any other team in the NFL, surpashing long time stalwarts Steelers and Packers. Eagles fans up there too.

 

[MileHigh]

Wasn't there a Chargers game in San Diego in the past that was affected by wildfires that had to be moved to Glendale?

2003 when virtually all of SoCal was burning. Chargers against the Dolphins. Was actually in Tempe.

 

[Roscablo]

I don't think this is an overall new thing and there are a lot of places where the demand just isn't always cemented.

As a fan of big-time sports, I loved living in Phoenix. Because you had everything (at the time all four sports, plus all the big events), and there just was no real demand for anything. You could go see almost anything for not a whole lot of money or work. While I lived there I went to every Fiesta Bowl, NLCS games, the NFC championship game and the first Patriots-Giants Super Bowl. I think the latter, even in Phoenix, has become much more of a bear to get into, but at the time, it wasn't bad at all with no other costs and it was a great experience.

Anyway, I went to so many Cardinals games and I don't know if they ever had the vast majority or even anyone really caring outside of that NFC championship game -- that was the one time Phoenix really, really got behind a team while I was there. It was nuts and a lot of fun to be around. The town loves the Suns more than anyone, but that was just different in my experience.

The next year they played the Packers in the playoffs -- the freaking Packers -- and you could have gotten in for $10. I wanted to but couldn't find anyone to go with me or a babysitter. That was obviously a while ago so maybe it has tightened some there, but going to games, and definitely NFL games, was simple. The one Broncos regular season game while I lived there it was easily 70 percent Broncos fans.

Sidenote, I'll add the Broncos to both travels well and doesn't let the other team in. Almost always, but definitely when good. The one exception to visiting fans might be the Steelers, but even then Denver does a pretty good job. Now the other Denver sports, not so much, especially with Chicago and Boston teams, and the Lakers.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Titans need a new radio guy:

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/spor...oice-vols-vol-network-john-ward/75914791007/#

 

[dixiehack]

Yeah we've been discussing it on the bowl thread.

If the Titans were even the tiniest bit competent you'd have to think he would have agreed to double duty at the very least. But they aren't and he's gone.

 

[swingline]

With the Raiders, there was no need.

Thas thuh joke.

 

[HanSenSE]

Wasn't there a Chargers game in San Diego in the past that was affected by wildfires that had to be moved to Glendale?

IIRC, it was played at ASU.

 

[Cosmo]

I can't believe that was 20+ years ago. I was still living in Arizona at that time, should have remembered it. State Farm didn't open until after I moved.