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[oneman56]

I know many of us have hated watching nationally televised games (I can only imagine how pissed I'd be actually being at the game) and seeing fans from other teams filling out FedEx Field and I agree (with some who've stated such) that until we win games consistently this issue will probably remain but I wish someone in our org. would come out and say something like this.


http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/20 ... elling-out


It's an unwritten rule in the world of sports that you don't criticize the paying fan. Take cheap shots at coaches, players, officials, media and everyone in between, but those who bear the cost of paying for a ticket are bulletproof.

An exasperated college basketball coaching icon has broken this rule in a big way.

Roy Williams lashed out following North Carolina's 90-80 loss to UNLV over the weekend in Las Vegas. The coach told listeners to his radio show that he was not pleased with the crowd near the Tar Heels bench. North Carolina fans sold prime tickets from the school's booster club to Runnin' Rebels fans.

"If you sell our tickets, your tickets that you get to the Rams Club to somebody else, and they come cheering for UNLV, I've got no use for you. And that's as blunt as I can put it. People have a right -- but not our people. You're either with me or you're not. There's no middle ground," Williams said, according to News 8 Las Vegas.

[REDEEMEDSKIN]

I'm a little confused. Are the tickets bought by the booster clubs for distribution to NC fans, and said fans are THEN re-selling them?

Or, is it the boosters THEMSELVES who are re-selling tickets they already paid for, in order to minimize their financial loss?

[DarthMonk]

I know many of us have hated watching nationally televised games (I can only imagine how pissed I'd be actually being at the game) and seeing fans from other teams filling out FedEx Field ... -snip-

We lost to the Jets for many reasons but I feel a really big one was 30,000 empties and 20,000 more with green and white jerseys.

I'm going tomorrow and expecting to see a lot of Pat fans. I'm going to pound several beers and be politely LOUD. I thnk our only real chance to win is to rough up Brady and perhaps concuss him.

H T T R

DarthMonk

[denverbrian]

The Caps are proof that if you win, you shut the opposing fans out of the arena (for the most part). Used to be 5,000-8,000 Pens fans at Caps games now it's in the hundreds. Local Caps fans want to go and if the Pens lose to the Caps, the Pens fans are less likely to want to come.

The Redskis have got to start winning.

[Countertrey]

Hell, the old Redskins were proof that winning is the best way to clear out opposing fans at home.