BLOG: Snyder throws in the towel
This evening, the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Washington Redskins at Fed Ex Field in Raljon, Maryland. Last year when the Steelers played the Redskins at Fed Ex, in a regular season Monday night game, it was the first time ever that an opponent's crowd had overtaken the home arena.
As a former season ticket holder of the Redskins, I can tell you that a majority of people who signed season ticket contracts are simply putting in time until they no longer are under such a one sided agreement with Danny Boy.
They're not happy with the prices, the parking, and the gameday experience. It really isn't even the fact the team has stunk for a long time.
How else can you explain the Monday night game, in which over 50% of the crowd in the stands, all levels, were Steelers fans, dressed in black and gold, waving their Terrible Towels?
THAT happened because the Redskins ticket holding fan base re-sold their tickets to folks from Pittsburgh, who are happy to make the four hour drive to see their team.
What followed was hysterical. in a 90,000 seat stadium , there were over 25,000 Yellow Terrible Towels being waved. Forget the noise level, which caused the Redskins to go to a silent count...at a HOME game.
It was a sea of black and gold.
Danny Boy was embarrassed on big time national tv.
He has put his money where his mouth is tonight, though! The re-match will be of historical stuff! Who says Dan isn't ready this time? At no additional cost to you, the consumer!
That's right, fans. The first 50,000 paying customers get a white Redskins towel, to wave against the Steelers towels, which I bet he thinks there will be a lot of.
I think so too.
Which is why the more I think it through, the better it gets.
He'll most likely be giving those freebee paper thin glorified Bounty paper towels to Steelers fans! I am betting that there will be a noticeable number of Steelers fans at least matching the Redskins fans in the stands tonight. So what should the Steelers fans who get the free white towels do with them?
I hope they wipe themselves with them.
I'll be watching on teevee tonight. After 10 years of finally owning Redskins season tickets, it's a weird feeeling to know my much beloved tickets on the 40 yard line, directly above the balcony where the Fox camera guys shoot the game will be occupied by someone else tonight.
I'm quite sure they'll be Steelers fans!
d.
August 22, 2009
