Why so many tickets left?

[Canadian Bills Fan]

2 hours ago, BuffaloBill said:

 

 

This is always fun to do. Where’s @Canadian Bills Fan? He should ban you for this  

 

 

16 hours ago, Just Jack said:

[GottaRun]

Somethings that make matters worse:

 

1. Field house is closed due to covid, so no where to get inside and warm up pre game.

 

2. No re-entry so you can't go to your vehicle around halftime and try to get 20 minutes of heat (yeah you'd miss some game time, but better to miss some than all)

 

3. The Bills have never given fans spaces to take a break from the elements.  A few wedding tents with heaters, people aren't looking for 80 degrees but a few places with 50 degree temperatures would settle a lot of nerves.

 

They should extend the security/ticket staff for another quarter and allow re-entry up to the end of the 3rd.   

Edited January 13, 2022 by driddles

[Westside Madness]

I will be on my couch 1.8 miles away. The temp, the Covid positivity rate floating around 23-26% and Bills Twitter chatter including a lot of 'I tested positive and am symptomatic, but I am still going' discussions. Ya'll have fun.

[Greg S]

Fans watching from their seats this Saturday night.

 

 

 

[Albany,n.y.]

15 hours ago, The Wiz said:

Broadcast booth:  "I always love the atmosphere in Buffalo in the playoffs in winter"

 

Pans to fans:

That's the problem.  The networks love to show places like Buffalo & Green Bay in the worst weather conditions.  They don't care about the average fans in the stands, they're looking to show the shirtless guys and have the announcers yuck it up while they sit in their nice warm broadcast booth.  Best way to get the coldest weather: schedule the game at night.  

15 minutes ago, driddles said:

Somethings that make matters worse:

 

1. Field house is closed due to covid, so no where to get inside and warm up pre game.

 

2. No re-entry so you can't go to your vehicle around halftime and try to get 20 minutes of heat (yeah you'd miss some game time, but better to miss some than all)

 

3. The Bills have never given fans spaces to take a break from the elements.  A few wedding tents with heaters, people aren't looking for 80 degrees but a few places with 50 degree temperatures would settle a lot of nerves.

 

They should extend the security/ticket staff for another quarter and allow re-entry up to the end of the 3rd.   

The bathrooms will be packed at halftime.  I remember games I've been to where the person next to me would disappear for a long stretch & when he got back he'd say he went in the bathroom to warm up.  

[SCBills]

5 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said:

That's the problem.  The networks love to show places like Buffalo & Green Bay in the worst weather conditions.  They don't care about the average fans in the stands, they're looking to show the shirtless guys and have the announcers yuck it up while they sit in their nice warm broadcast booth.  Best way to get the coldest weather: schedule the game at night.  

The bathrooms will be packed at halftime.  I remember games I've been to where the person next to me would disappear for a long stretch & when he got back he'd say he went in the bathroom to warm up.  

 

Yup.  -4 degrees on Wednesday in Green Bay.  The NFL would be ecstatic with those optics on tv.  

[Tenhigh]

3 hours ago, yall said:

A little less, but yeah. And when you split it 10 ways to have a heated bathroom and the ability to watch the 4:00 game, and 1 free parking spot, 40 bucks a head doesn't seem like a bad deal.

A lot of that I suspect.

 

That's why I'm working on an RV!

[MJS]

I think a lot of people have COVID right now or are scared of getting COVID. With the new surges people are back on high alert. Sitting with 60k other people might be questionable for them.

 

Me? If I didn't live on the other side of the country, I would go.

[JÂy RÛßeÒ]

I think a big factor is STH buying up most tix when they became available, speculating on a huge payday reselling that isn't there with the current weather/covid/Canada situation.  It also appears to me that there's a big percentage of "newbie" fans who are not prepared for the sacrifice that playoff attendance can require.

[billsfanmiamioh]

4 minutes ago, JÂy RÛßeÒ said:

I think a big factor is STH buying up most tix when they became available, speculating on a huge payday reselling that isn't there with the current weather/covid/Canada situation.  It also appears to me that there's a big percentage of "newbie" fans who are not prepared for the sacrifice that playoff attendance can require.

This is a great point. A reward if you will for so many years of having seasons and losing big money on games you can’t attend. I thought about grabbing a few extra, even to just sell to friends at cost but I’m even tired of getting burned by them. 

[yall]

15 minutes ago, Tenhigh said:

That's why I'm working on an RV!

We actually considered this. Let us know how that works out.

 

There are actually a decent number available for rental via private owners, but we didn't want to deal with the parking, driving, etc.

 

 

[Since1981]

The market is speaking my friends. Interestingly, KC has a similar open nose bleed seat look today.

 

Many exaggerating factors (covid, Canada, late night, froze) but the market is speaking. 

[Greg S]

For those going to the game get those outdoor wood burning fire pits going ASAP. 

[PromoTheRobot]

WEEI morning show on Boston have loads of fun mocking us for this.

 

https://www.audacy.com/weei/podcasts/the-greg-hill-show-29273/ghs-wiggy-had-a-point-to-make-but-he-cant-remember-what-it-was-1138329158

Edited January 13, 2022 by PromoTheRobot

[uticaclub]

27 minutes ago, Tenhigh said:

That's why I'm working on an RV!

I know someone selling a pass if you need one

[Tenhigh]

9 minutes ago, yall said:

We actually considered this. Let us know how that works out.

 

There are actually a decent number available for rental via private owners, but we didn't want to deal with the parking, driving, etc.

 

 

Actually I'm coming up pretty dry for availability so far.  The parking is ok, there are several private lots that'll take us, but I'm not finding any RVs under 50' that will rent for less than 3 days.  

Just now, uticaclub said:

I know someone selling a pass if you need one

Only if it comes with an RV rental   

[Scott7975]

10 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

I get that 

 

My point was that only people that could buy tickets are vaccinated people... If unvaccinated people could buy tickets maybe there isn't as many tickets for sale on the market because they would be bought 

 

There's a good segment of Bills fans that are left out of the market

 

 

Then that would have been the case all season.  It has not been.

[TBBills]

10 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

I get that 

 

My point was that only people that could buy tickets are vaccinated people... If unvaccinated people could buy tickets maybe there isn't as many tickets for sale on the market because they would be bought 

 

There's a good segment of Bills fans that are left out of the market

 

Not really actually b.c they never had a problem before the cold weather came in. Good try though, still failed.

Edited January 13, 2022 by TBBills

[SCBills]

4 minutes ago, TBBills said:

Not really actually b.c they never had a problem before the cold weather came in. Good try though, still failed.

 

The cold weather is obviously the driving factor.  If the temps were a low of 28 Saturday Night, do I believe it would be packed... emphatically, yes.

 

However, due to the cold, the market has dried up.  Now, the fact that Buffalo is one of the few teams in the NFL having to deal with vax mandates comes into play.  There is sizable portion of the fanbase that would jump on these tickets if they weren't barred from the stadium.   Same goes for the Canadians, and their border issues.  

[TBBills]

1 minute ago, SCBills said:

 

The cold weather is obviously the driving factor.  If the temps were a low of 28 Saturday Night, do I believe it would be packed... emphatically, yes.

 

However, due to the cold, the market has dried up.  Now, the fact that Buffalo is one of the few teams in the NFL having to deal with vax mandates comes into play.  There is sizable portion of the fanbase that would jump on these tickets if they weren't barred from the stadium.   Same goes for the Canadians, and their border issues.  

Only the Canadian border is the problem everything else is just political bull#### being spewed by idiots.