jimmy10

Just quoting Kirby here to re-emphasize the point. It's good PR for that "gotcha" moment with the one dude who lost his tickets and got caught in a lie about why he didn't use them. But he's a drop in the ocean. Isn't a big ticket brokering company the real "bad guy" here, keeping literally thousands of people from moving up that waiting list? A similar thing happens in the concert industry. Ever wonder why tickets for hot shows are now gone before you can even refresh ticketmaster's website 30 seconds after the on-sale time? The promoters and/or venues simply hand gobs and gobs of tickets to aftermarket brokers. The performers turn a blind eye to it largely because a. They already got paid by the promoter and b. it's bad PR to set prices at what the market actually dictates.

I totally get what you're saying, and respect your point. But again, assuming the Broncos still have relationships with large-scale brokers, that's the real "problem" not 100-some odd people just trying to hustle a few bucks.

We first bought ours while living out of state. This was back when there was a real question about the future of the team, so we viewed it as our way to "invest" in keeping the Bills in WNY. If the prices were exorbitant, or had PSLs attached, we probably wouldn't have. So I sold most of my tickets then, for a profit when I could, because I knew I'd likely end up taking a bath on the late-season games. And I would donate my preseason tickets to the Boys and Girls Club so I could at least count the full face value as a charitable deduction. So even though I could make a buck on the home opener and other "premium" games, I almost certainly lost money on the whole thing. Anyway, we moved back to WNY several years ago, hung on to the tickets and make it to almost every game. I get why people hate scalpers. But I also get why people would want to try make a few bucks selling what's rightfully theirs. What bugs me about this story with the Broncos is that they didn't really do much of anything to curb aftermarket sales of tickets. They took away 400 seats from supposed individual "offenders" (again, a fraction of a percent of the 75k waiting list) while surely maintaining relationships with large-scale ticket brokers, as Kirby alluded to upthread, and I know he's got a good amount of knowledge in this area. It's a nonsense, puff PR story, just piss in the ocean.

Please don't do that to the English language.

It will work, it's just that 37 BBMB fugees will also start similar Crying Game threads, because their opinions are beautiful and unique snowflakes and should be treated as such.

So they weed out individual ticket resellers to get people off the waiting list. To the tune of 400 seats for a 75,000 person waiting list. That's one half of one percent of the waiting list. Meanwhile, per Kirby (who knows what he is talking about with regards to the ticket sales business) relationships are maintained with large-scale ticketbrokers who can control ~1,000 seats? Yeah, anyone with a calculator and half a brain can tell that's some horsesh*t PR right there. This isn't exactly a magnanimous move by the Broncos.

Yeah, I'm with you. For one's knee to explode like that in a non-contact situation? I think he's donesies. Which is a shame, he seemed to have a bright future. I felt very bad for Vikings fans that day. A buddy of mine here at work is from up there. He was pretty bummed.

Yeah, anyone who doesn't think of Billy Beane doesn't pay much attention to sportsball.

"I tell you, we gotta get out of the sports business. The hot new industry is starting stupid threads on TwoBillsDrive.com. Have you seen the explosive growth since early March?"

Seriously. But here's a scary thought: If he grew up and did coke like an adult, imagine how many more posts he'd have.

March 2, 2017. A day that will live in infamy.

Now is not the time for paying attention or reading comprehension. Now is the time for histrionics and hyper tizzy fits.

I have to wait and see what they think of us on the Chiefs message boards before I can feel any confidence in myself at all.

Could care less? Or couldn't care less? Valedictorians and MBA graduates know the difference.

It's safe to assume Rogue Dogue wants another job in the NFL, so he has to remain professional up to the end.

Jerry's never happy, yet many can't resist giving him clicks and making his bosses happy. Jerry doesn't need to be right, he just needs attention.

If I learned anything on TSW today, it's that some people can't be happy until Chiefs fans and Jerry Sullivan all think highly of us.

Oh no. Money being directed from one 501c3 to another. Someone call the police. Thank god TSW Security is on it.

Oh no. Rich guy donates money to a private school his kids go to. Someone do something. (Meh.)

Hasn't the FO been very tight-lipped since McDermott and the new PR guy came on board? I'm even more wary than ever what a "source" says.

...and it looks like there was a similar lawsuit involving Manning and Steiner sports three years ago. Or is this the same lawsuit? https://www.google.com/amp/nypost.com/2014/01/30/eli-and-giants-created-fake-memorabilia-suit/amp/ If the authentication process just involves Steiner asking Manning "hey, these are legit, right?" I'm not sure I'd be willing to drop major bucks on any of that stuff. But apparently enough bridge-and-tunnel ham-and-eggers from Paramus fall for it to make the business so lucrative.

The big-time memorabilia business seems shady as hell. I'm sure there's a lot more to this story.

He never answered my question on Twitter after the MNF debacle in Seattle. I asked if referees were intentionally tanking in an attempt to leverage full-time employee status. Suffice it to say he couldn't take my heat, and is getting out of the kitchen.

Yup. That's the literal nightmare scenario.