Anybody know why we stand all game long for every game now?
The first time it ever happened was for the Oilers playoff game on 1/1/89. The stadium was insane for the whole game and nobody sat down.
I think it happened maybe at some playoff games after that, but it doesn't stick in my mind.
Then, it happened for the Dallas MNF crazy game in 2007. The energy that night was at least at playoff level.
Then, it happened a month or so later for the Pats game that got time switched to SNF. Except that the energy was soon gone after the Pats were destroying us. But, nobody sat down anyway, for some reason.
Now, it's every single game, all game long.
It used to mean something when the announcer would say "And, the crowd is on it's feet!"
It does seem like other teams are like this now, too (it used to be a big complaint about going to Raiders games - because of the crappy stadium, the people in the front rows had to stand, and therefore everybody behind them had to, too. People would not buy lower bowls who did not want to stand. It was well known)
Anybody have a theory?