22,000 plus Giants Fans at Skins Games...

284ever · #1 08-11-2003, 04:02 PM

I was on the Giants board not too long age. And this idiot Giant Fan was trying to tell me that there were 20,000 plus Giants fans at the last Skins/giants game @ Fed Ex. HE said 1 in 4 people was a Giants fan. I said no way. What do you think?

Chief Seeway · #2 08-11-2003, 04:50 PM

I don't know about 1 in 4 but my last game at Fedex a few years ago happen to be a redskins loss to the Giants and there were an awful lot of Giant fans present. Kinda sad.

CarMike · #3 08-11-2003, 05:13 PM

Its possible. As long as there are scalpors outside of the stadium, you can expect it. Plus, the Giants and the Eagles aren't that far away from DC.

rskinsfan10 · #4 08-11-2003, 05:16 PM

That ratio is bullshit. First of all, did he take the time to count? Second of all, it simply ain't true. Enough said.

RedskinsDave · #5 08-11-2003, 05:44 PM

If you take one pile of dung and put it in a bed of roses the smell of the dung will overpower the roses. That is the same reason people think there are 25% Giants and Eagles fans at our games.

Chief Seeway · #6 08-11-2003, 06:04 PM

Whats sad is that so many "brokers" own season tickets. I wish only individuals/families owned season tickets.

BOBDIGS · #7 08-11-2003, 06:26 PM

No way...I go to every home game, and have never seen anything of the sorts! Plus where the heck are 20k Giants fans going to get tickets???? Most Redskins fans can't even get tickets!

I would certainly say that is an inflated #!

CarMike · #8 08-11-2003, 06:48 PM

thats definately good to hear. It doesn't seem like there are that many visiting fans on TV. But its hard to tell......

Shabba · #9 08-11-2003, 07:17 PM

I doubt if that is true but you never know.

skinsfan44 · #10 08-12-2003, 06:07 AM

I would say there is a number of Giant fans at the game, just like there would be Eagle fans (at there game), but 20,000. Get real.

I would say there are more Eagle fans at the games then any other "fans" of opposing teams. It just seems alot when those fans are being obnoxious a$$holes.

Patrick · #11 08-12-2003, 07:07 AM

I also go to every game - my section was 432 which located on the Visitors side. Two section to my left have always been where alot of opposing team's fan seem to be and in those section it's at least a 1:5 ratio. When Philly, Dallas, NYG, and Baltimore come here there are alot of their fans there. 20000 is 24% of the staduim and at last year's NYG game (and Philly) that is not too far off. I estimated about 15,000 - it was CRAZY.

For the pass couple of year I have been complaining about all the visitior obtaining tickets. It's VERY easy and you can always find them and not much more than face value. With 65,000+ on the waiting list, you'd think the Redskin front office would come up with a way to provide those tickets (at least on a single game basic) to people on the waiting list. ..... Impossible, I know BUT it's a damn shame. ............ BTW, I got relocated this year and now sit on the lower level behind the Redskins sideline. I KNOW there are alot more loyal fans in this section because I use to stare down at them every game and could tell by the color being wore - VERY FEW opposing team fan end up over there.

RedskinsDave · #12 08-12-2003, 09:09 AM

That's the whole thing Patrick, even if there were a 1:5 ratio upstairs, there's no way that is the case in the club section or lower level.

SkinsKY · #13 08-12-2003, 09:23 AM

yeah, where are my tickets? I'm 81,889 (actual number at last newsletter) on the list. I better be getting those instead of those Giants fans.

hail2skins · #14 08-12-2003, 10:16 AM

We do have those fans that sell their tickets to opposing team's fans as opposed to Skins fans. To them it's all about the money. I would much rather sell to a Skins fan than an opposing team fan.