Wow! Have you seen the new Cowboy Stadium? Can you imagine watching from the upper levels and seeing the 40 foot tall players on one of 4 insanely large screens hanging above the field? Cost the owner and who ever else contributed a billion plus to build it so I guess that would warrant screens the size of houses. Only one problem with them so far and that is a strong legged punter can hit them on occasion! Correct me if I am out of line but when I spend over a billion on something you would think all engineering contingencies would be considered? Oh well, if we have to move it, we will just move it…… Might have to add a little to the price of a beer or parking.We don't mind right?
Parking now is a mere $75 dollars and with tickets ranging anywhere from $75 to $239 bucks for a single game ticket, that means if I take my family of 6 to a game without eating or drinking anything but water I will spend $450 just for tickets, and $75 to park, WHAT? $525 to watch a football game? And that’s without food or beverages! How in the Sam He** (I'll use a saying from the good ole boys) does Mr. billionaire think he is going to fill this 100k person stadium week in and week out at these prices? And that’s for the cheap seats! Club level seat options (psl's in most stadiums) range from $16K-$50K! Must be lots of his rich oil baron friends coming to see Americas team? I can stay at home and watch in HD for oh lets say NOTHING, and you want $650-$700 of my hard earned greenbacks to watch the 2-2 Cowboys?
If I am paying this kind of cash to watch .500 football, the Cowboy cheerleaders are going to have to split up with one half watching my children while the others give my wife and I back and neck massages and at the same time, be blending us up some Margaritas' for our consumption! Then how about a couple of them give us a ride home in the company jet? If we are dreaming, might as well dream BIG! Where does it stop? How much in today's economy are you willing to spend to see mediocre football, or anything for that matter? With the athletes getting millions to play the game I guess someone has to pay the bill right? Is it the game we go to see or has it become just a reason to see the spectacle that is the stadium? It is a beautiful stadium with no shortage of eye candy in all directions. Most people can work their entire life and not make what this stadium brings in for one game!
Seeing the faces of my children at a live baseball game was something I will never forget. I have three sons who all love to watch football and I want to take them someday to see my home team play. Our stadium is one of the oldest in the league and right now I am feeling glad about that because I can probably still get away to a game for under $300. Still a lot of money but better than $700! For those who love Americas team and love your new stadium, enjoy it if you can but be prepared to Pony Up!
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