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‘Protect The Nest’ Won’t Work, Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are one of the most pathetic football organizations ever to exist. So, it is of no surprise that the team’s brass created this scheme called “protect the nest” that is meant to bar Dallas Cowboys fans from attending the Oct. 12 showdown in Arizona. Team spokesman Mark Dalton said they are under by 2,000 for season ticket sales.
“Our goal is to have as many Cardinal fans in the stadium as possible,” Dalton said.
Do they really think this will help the Cardinals beat the Cowboys?
The Cardinals don’t usually have problems selling out the stadium, but sales have been sluggish so far this year. “Protect the nest” requires anyone who buys tickets to the Oct. 12 game to also purchase tickets to the Aug. 7 pre-season opener against New Orleans.
Apparently, the Cardinals’ brass believes an empty seat is better than a filled seat taken by a paying Cowboys fan. That’s fine. But it is unlikely that such a scheme will prevent Cowboys fans from attending the game. With services like Stubhub (don’t use it, they suck ) and eBay, there will likely be a plethora of Cardinals v Saints pre-season tickets available at discounted prices. The entire scam is just proof of how sloppy this team has been managed over its history. Each of the past five years, the Cardinals were predicted to be the darkhouse, only to suck once again.
So, ticket sales are sluggish, and the best the Cardinals can do is create a scheme that will slow ticket sales even more? That is genius! When do you think Jerry Jones will try to copy this great idea for his new billion dollar stadium?
One fan isn’t happy about the plan.
It is clear that the Cardinals have not forgotten the many years that the Cowboys torched them two times in the regular season. While the Cardinals figure to be a decent team if they live up to their talent, they still pale in comparison to America’s Team. Filling every seat with a Cardinals fan still will not give them a homefield advantage. We are superior! first post
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:35 amThis is only one more example of how the Cowboys ARE America’s team.
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:58 amYeah, but I also remember the Cardinals beating us in the 1998 playoffs, which is in my top 5 worst losses of my life.
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:00 amHat,
Yes and in our house….And it pains me to say I was there..
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:01 amI was going to say, haven’t they had a playoff win more recently than you guys?
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:06 amPhx (or wherever they’re at now) is closer to El Paso than Dallas so every1 from TX’s MT time zone will always bust up their nest …agree with dans top5 werst that one little shovel pass in desparation did us in …still cant believe it
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:52 amIf it makes you feel any better, I don’t think their intention is to actually stop cowboys fans from attending. They just want you to attend a pre-season game too. So in some ways, they want to see MORE of you.
They’re just trying to wrap it around this whole team loyalty thang to make it slightly more palatable to the fans. It’s smoke and mirrors.
I remember the year the Washington Capitals went to the Stanley Cup, they set up their ticket selling system so that people calling in or logging on from certain states or zip codes would not be able to buy tickets. *THAT* is an attempt to block out enemy fans (eg Pittsburgh), and it didn’t cost the real fans a dime.
July 22nd, 2008 at 11:43 amThe Colts did the same thing a year or two ago for a game against the Packers. Instant sell-outs become a Marketing ploy to sell more tickets to a Pre-season game that most likely won’t sell-out.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:15 pmTo add to the comments, the Jaguars do all they possibly can to keep Steeler fans out of the stadium. There is a crazy amount og them here.
Also, didn’t the Bucs restrict playoff game tickets to just Florida residents?
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:59 pmIt’s ok. Here’s what you do in this situation. You buy the tickets their way, and then you turn around and sell the tickets to the New Orleans game on StubHub, Razorgator, or EBAY if you wish. OR, just buy your tickets to the one game there at one of those places. It’ll cost a little more, but they can’t stop it. It’s a chickenshit way of handling the ticket sales, but it’s an easy obstacle to manuever around. They have to know this does nothing to limit the Cowboys fans from coming, but if they don’t, they’ll find out soon enough.
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:03 pmI’m not sure it’s that easy to sell off a pre-season game ticket. Not for face value anyway.
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:15 pmYou won’t get face, but you can sell it. I just bought $65 face value tickets for $24 ea. for the Houson game here. Yea, you’ll lose some money, but not that much when you consider that at least you can buy the Cowboys ticket at face value. That is almost unheard of here. $54 tickets sell for $100 to $150, and you are’nt buying at face value unless you purchase the season.
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:46 amWho cares, Cowboys suck anyways… Go Cardinals!
August 4th, 2008 at 2:21 pmThat one doesn’t even deserve a response. It did, however, make me laugh. Thanks.
August 4th, 2008 at 2:33 pm