Whats wrong with FedEx

Campbell17 · 10-07-2007, 08:21 PM

fed-ex seats 92,000 fans and out of them maybe 65,000 are really dedicated fans, so it is kinda sad, RFK had 55,000 and only the true fans came, moving to fed-ex is a loss

skinsfan_nn · 10-07-2007, 09:29 PM

BEST STADIUM IN THE LEAGUE TODAY! FOR US! Better luck on your 23rd try detroit, OR NOT.........

GiantsSuck703 · 10-07-2007, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by CHIEF CHUCKING MY SPEAR

way to big RFK was the best. FEDEX is a dump. Takes 2 days to get in and out of the place.

FedEx is far from a dump buddy, the place is rediculous as far as quality goes. However, even though RFK was and is a dump, it had that college atmosphere

T.O.Killa · 10-07-2007, 11:43 PM

I was very dispointed in the fans today. I was at the game and at least 35% of the seats were empty

SanFranSkinsFan · 10-08-2007, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Fed Ex is terrible. I get free tickets all the time through work and I refuse to go. It's just not the same as it used to be. It just seems fake with all the fireworks. Plus your not on top of the field. But a new stadium had to be built cause RFK is a shithole. I went to see the Nats a few weeks ago and it's just run down and beat up.

But it's a different era now and I honestly think that has something to do with it. Guys come and go all the time. It's just never going to be the same as it was in the 80's and early 90's. NFC East was at it's best then.

*** What an accurate quote. RFK is a shithole. but it was our shithole in a very sketchy area of DC. I loved coming off the green line at Stadium-Armory and seeing Native American rights protestors and the kids banging on bucket drum kits. But the reason the new stadium really sucks are:
1) Ticket prices
2) Corporate seating
3) Ticket brokers who buy too many tickets
4) Landover MARYLAND (There's a reason the Bullets/Caps left)
5) Transportation (Metro sucks with shuttle bus ride and parking cost more than a lapdance)
6) The fans
*RFK was always rocking and rolling, even when we sucked in the 80s and 90s (not often). Our fans are kinda weak now, kinda like the yuppie-dom that's going on in DC. But I'll take 3-1 over 1-3 at RFK anyday. Loving on JC.

Luxorreb · 10-08-2007, 02:30 AM

I think most fans are considerate about standing/ sitting etc. You get your jerks and drunks ofcourse. A few years ago I had seats in the 8th row and the guy behind me told my brother and I to sit down. Made me so mad didn't know what to do. Instead of clocking him we decided to tell him to go get the usher. He didn't and people around us came to our defense. My theory is buy the front row if ya don't want people to stand up and cheer at a football game. 'Stand up and cheer' is different than meander and listlessly view the spectacle.

Cowell · 10-08-2007, 02:32 AM

Yeah, I was standing up for a number of plays today and some prick a couple rows behind me kept to telling me and a number of other people to sit down. He didn't win the battle though everyone told him to shut up.

SanFranSkinsFan · 10-08-2007, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Cowell

Yeah, I was standing up for a number of plays today and some prick a couple rows behind me kept to telling me and a number of other people to sit down. He didn't win the battle though everyone told him to shut up.

If you sit DOWN at a Wisconsin Badger game (my alma mater) then you get punched. In the nuts. Really hard.
I think standing up is the thing to do, and it's too bad the broom-up-their-asses fans at Fed Ex probably never went to RFK. Stand up if you're a skins fan, y'all.

Soup's Uncle · 10-08-2007, 12:25 PM

They need more bathrooms. Your'e there drinking beer, and you gotta piss! You gotta wait 45 minutes in bathroom lines. God forbid you gotta take a dump!

firstdown · 10-08-2007, 01:03 PM

Its funny that after the Giants game people said it was so loud and they were pumping in fan noise. This week its about the stadium not being loud enough.

chrisl4064 · 10-08-2007, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by firstdown

Its funny that after the Giants game people said it was so loud and they were pumping in fan noise. This week its about the stadium not being loud enough.

no, if they had to have the speakers pumping out crowd noise, obviously it would be because the stadium was not loud enough.

Southpaw · 10-08-2007, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisl4064

no, if they had to have the speakers pumping out crowd noise, obviously it would be because the stadium was not loud enough.

And yet, there hasn't been any claims of fake crowd noise this week, when people are saying it was too quiet in the stadium.

Monksdown · 10-08-2007, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SanFranSkinsFan

*** What an accurate quote. RFK is a shithole. but it was our shithole in a very sketchy area of DC. I loved coming off the green line at Stadium-Armory and seeing Native American rights protestors and the kids banging on bucket drum kits. But the reason the new stadium really sucks are:
1) Ticket prices
2) Corporate seating
3) Ticket brokers who buy too many tickets
4) Landover MARYLAND (There's a reason the Bullets/Caps left)
5) Transportation (Metro sucks with shuttle bus ride and parking cost more than a lapdance)
6) The fans
*RFK was always rocking and rolling, even when we sucked in the 80s and 90s (not often). Our fans are kinda weak now, kinda like the yuppie-dom that's going on in DC. But I'll take 3-1 over 1-3 at RFK anyday. Loving on JC.

I think in terms of lap dances as well, monetarily speaking.

skinsfan0201 · 10-08-2007, 01:42 PM

There are talks to move the Redskins back to DC, mayor Fenty and Snyder are in an open discussion apparently! Fed Ex is a good stadium overall though, at the very least for the meantime!!!!

freddyg12 · 10-08-2007, 01:51 PM

glad for this thread, w/JLC's article last week about us losing halftime leads, I posted that it seems at the beginning of games & the 2nd half, you can see a lot of empty seats. I figure this is just people coming & going in the rat race of fedex. It hurts us though when we don't have all the fans in it at the beginning of the 2nd half. that's when we need noise.

I'm a historic preservation advocate & sentimental by nature, so I'll always give RFK props, but so did Troy Aikman last week during the g-men game. He said in RFK the fans were right on top of you, and that's the way I remember it there. He said we "lost" some advantage moving to fedex.

Some of what people are complaining about here I haven't experienced personally, though I did have an older man at the 05 Dallas game tell me to sit down (was kinda ridiculous since by the 2nd qtr. the whole place was standing). I agree that a lot of it must be due to the corporate ticket sales, box seats & all else that the danny has done to maximize profit. I go to Va. Tech games regularly & I've seen a great difference over the last 8 years since I was in grad school. As the team has gotten better & more publicity prices have gone up & the AD has kicked a lot of old season ticket holders to the curb, in favor of new boosters that donate big $ to the school. This seems to have also resulted in less students & a less rowdy atmosphere. People never used to leave early, even in a blowout, but not people will leave in the 3rd qtr. if we're behind by 14.

Seems much the same w/Fedex. The common man that made RFK a special place is no longer the avg. fan, or at least there arent' as many of him around. It's all a product of the Danny's financial success & the popularity of football in general. I wish he would've renovated RFK, but I don't know if that was feasible or an option to begin with.

As a few here pointed out, the best we can hope for is for this team to keep winning. The crowd was a factor in the Dallas game in 05. We win next week the crowd noise should definitely increase when we come back to fedex vs. the cards.

10-07-2007, 08:21 PM	#16
Campbell17 Impact Rookie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Haddonfield, NJ Age: 31 Posts: 642	Re: Whats wrong with FedEx fed-ex seats 92,000 fans and out of them maybe 65,000 are really dedicated fans, so it is kinda sad, RFK had 55,000 and only the true fans came, moving to fed-ex is a loss __________________ This time instead of some lousy joke, humerous comment, racial slur, or a famous quote, I will write small, and be the bigger person.

10-07-2007, 09:29 PM	#17
skinsfan_nn Playmaker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Newport News,Virginia Age: 60 Posts: 4,495	Re: Whats wrong with FedEx BEST STADIUM IN THE LEAGUE TODAY! FOR US! Better luck on your 23rd try detroit, OR NOT......... __________________ "There's no greater feeling than moving a man from Point A to Point B, against his will." #68 THANKS COACH GIBBS FOR EVERYTHING! YOUR THE MAN AND ALWAYS WILL BE!

10-07-2007, 11:43 PM	#19
T.O.Killa The Starter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Berlin, MD Posts: 2,061	Re: Whats wrong with FedEx I was very dispointed in the fans today. I was at the game and at least 35% of the seats were empty

10-08-2007, 02:30 AM	#21
Luxorreb ^21^ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Richmond, Virginia Age: 52 Posts: 1,630	Re: Whats wrong with FedEx I think most fans are considerate about standing/ sitting etc. You get your jerks and drunks ofcourse. A few years ago I had seats in the 8th row and the guy behind me told my brother and I to sit down. Made me so mad didn't know what to do. Instead of clocking him we decided to tell him to go get the usher. He didn't and people around us came to our defense. My theory is buy the front row if ya don't want people to stand up and cheer at a football game. 'Stand up and cheer' is different than meander and listlessly view the spectacle. __________________ ^21^

10-08-2007, 02:32 AM	#22
Cowell Impact Rookie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bluffton, South Carolina Posts: 803	Re: Whats wrong with FedEx Yeah, I was standing up for a number of plays today and some prick a couple rows behind me kept to telling me and a number of other people to sit down. He didn't win the battle though everyone told him to shut up.

10-08-2007, 12:25 PM	#24
Soup's Uncle Special Teams Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Damascus, MD Posts: 354	Re: Whats wrong with FedEx They need more bathrooms. Your'e there drinking beer, and you gotta piss! You gotta wait 45 minutes in bathroom lines. God forbid you gotta take a dump!

10-08-2007, 01:03 PM	#25
firstdown Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 60 Posts: 15,817	Re: Whats wrong with FedEx Its funny that after the Giants game people said it was so loud and they were pumping in fan noise. This week its about the stadium not being loud enough.

10-08-2007, 01:42 PM	#29
skinsfan0201 Special Teams Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Falls Church, VA Age: 45 Posts: 234	Re: Whats wrong with FedEx There are talks to move the Redskins back to DC, mayor Fenty and Snyder are in an open discussion apparently! Fed Ex is a good stadium overall though, at the very least for the meantime!!!!

10-08-2007, 01:51 PM	#30
freddyg12 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,540	Re: Whats wrong with FedEx glad for this thread, w/JLC's article last week about us losing halftime leads, I posted that it seems at the beginning of games & the 2nd half, you can see a lot of empty seats. I figure this is just people coming & going in the rat race of fedex. It hurts us though when we don't have all the fans in it at the beginning of the 2nd half. that's when we need noise. I'm a historic preservation advocate & sentimental by nature, so I'll always give RFK props, but so did Troy Aikman last week during the g-men game. He said in RFK the fans were right on top of you, and that's the way I remember it there. He said we "lost" some advantage moving to fedex. Some of what people are complaining about here I haven't experienced personally, though I did have an older man at the 05 Dallas game tell me to sit down (was kinda ridiculous since by the 2nd qtr. the whole place was standing). I agree that a lot of it must be due to the corporate ticket sales, box seats & all else that the danny has done to maximize profit. I go to Va. Tech games regularly & I've seen a great difference over the last 8 years since I was in grad school. As the team has gotten better & more publicity prices have gone up & the AD has kicked a lot of old season ticket holders to the curb, in favor of new boosters that donate big $ to the school. This seems to have also resulted in less students & a less rowdy atmosphere. People never used to leave early, even in a blowout, but not people will leave in the 3rd qtr. if we're behind by 14. Seems much the same w/Fedex. The common man that made RFK a special place is no longer the avg. fan, or at least there arent' as many of him around. It's all a product of the Danny's financial success & the popularity of football in general. I wish he would've renovated RFK, but I don't know if that was feasible or an option to begin with. As a few here pointed out, the best we can hope for is for this team to keep winning. The crowd was a factor in the Dallas game in 05. We win next week the crowd noise should definitely increase when we come back to fedex vs. the cards.

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