mashburn*Fibonacci Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 First off there was a lot of packers fans as I was walking around outside. but once inside we had them outnumbered a good 20:1. Our fans do not know where to tailgate at (and I plan on changing that, and will bump my thread later on getting a march together). Anyhow stadium started to look half empty at halftime and continued that way. But what is taking place there is so much to do. So there might be 40,000 in their seats but the other 30,000 are walking around checking out all the cool things. It is like Disney World in there. You have where you can pour beer yourself from the wall, 100 yard bar, food is cheap, seating areas to eat and be able to view the game in a great spot, play shuffle board while watching the game, etc etc. So Falcon fans were there and the stadium is packed. but we might not all be in our seats, but we are inside the Benz, but we might be viewing it from a different spot and checking other things out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewman Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) I was at the game last night, and it was nice to see that unlike previous years the Packer fans were only there in limited number. In the past you would see huge clumps of yellow/green seats, but very sparse this year. Also, there's so much room around the stadium where you can see the field and not be in your seat that I'm afraid the look of a partially filled stadium, although it's actually full, may be the norm. Edited September 18, 2017 by brewman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFalcons22 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I imagine that this will be the case for this season, and once people settle into the stadium though. I'm wondering how long Blank can keep prices that low, because it has to be costing him or someone a lot of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff_Man Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 The picture of you pouring your own beer never gets old. It's like my entire bucket list now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashburn*Fibonacci Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, Waterjabbers said: I imagine that this will be the case for this season, and once people settle into the stadium though. I'm wondering how long Blank can keep prices that low, because it has to be costing him or someone a lot of money. Remember when he first took it over? Process started cheap forever. And I believe he is always the cheapest place to visit. So I do not see him reading prices. Specially with us visiting these food places and paying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFalcons22 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Just now, mashburn*Fibonacci said: Remember when he first took it over? Process started cheap forever. And I believe he is always the cheapest place to visit. So I do not see him reading prices. Specially with us visiting these food places and paying. Yeah, I'm an economics guy and I just wonder what's offsetting the cost. Ultimately it's great for fans either way. Maybe he found a creative way to make it happen. He's a great businessman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert_Falcon Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Like @waterjabbers said, at any given time I'd notice a huge number of people watching the game from the "window to the city" area. That place was never empty. After the Tru pick at the start of the half, the few packer fans around us started leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerz Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Waterjabbers said: Yeah, I'm an economics guy and I just wonder what's offsetting the cost. Ultimately it's great for fans either way. I had a shredded beef soft taco and it was garbage. So I guess the food is actually cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert_Falcon Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, Waterjabbers said: Yeah, I'm an economics guy and I just wonder what's offsetting the cost. Ultimately it's great for fans either way. Maybe he found a creative way to make it happen. He's a great businessman. The main items people buying are high profit items(pizza, popcorn, hot dogs and drinks). I have never purchased food/beer at any event before outside of a soda. Between the Sat and Sun games for the wife and I we bought 4 souvenir cups, 2 beers, 2 pizzas, and popcorn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFalcons22 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, Jerz said: I had a shredded beef soft taco and it was garbage. So I guess the food is actually cheap. That could be a number of factors. I was a grill op at waffle house. Sometimes its ingredients, sometimes its who prepares it, and sometimes its just the rush. How were the lines for food? In the dome at halftime it was impossible to move around, and MB was supposed to improve that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashbrown3 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Mashing & burning that beer tap you are! Dude, that keg looks like it needed changing out... way to much foam! But I'm certain, when the photo op was finished, you made certain it was a perfect pour! Just like Beasley pouring some whoop azz on Rogers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFalcons22 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 1 minute ago, ICD said: The main items people buying are high profit items(pizza, popcorn, hot dogs and drinks). I have never purchased food/beer at any event before outside of a soda. Between the Sat and Sun games for the wife and I we bought 4 souvenir cups, 2 beers, 2 pizzas, and popcorn. Right, but what usually drives prices uo is lot rent. Usually businesses pay a hefty premium for space at stadiums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashburn*Fibonacci Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 19 minutes ago, Duff_Man said: The picture of you pouring your own beer never gets old. It's like my entire bucket list now. Dude, when you coming to a game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerz Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Just now, Waterjabbers said: That could be a number of factors. I was a grill op at waffle house. Sometimes its ingredients, sometimes its who prepares it, and sometimes its just the rush. How were the lines for food? In the dome at halftime it was impossible to move around, and MB was supposed to improve that. Well I went to MBS during the first preseason game so its not out of the question they may have been ill prepared and inexperienced with the bulk of orders they had. I'm sure it will improve over time and I really hope they're not using the cheapest bulk product you can buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCzah Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Thanks for the insight MASH. Hopefully the "newness" will wear off some going down the stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewman Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Waterjabbers said: Yeah, I'm an economics guy and I just wonder what's offsetting the cost. Ultimately it's great for fans either way. Maybe he found a creative way to make it happen. He's a great businessman. I think they're going for volume over margin. With the slightly more affordable prices and bar-type areas with tv's I think they're expecting more people to pregame there as well as just eat at the stadium rather than filling up beforehand. Edited September 18, 2017 by brewman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethanga62890 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Sorry we missed you mash!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Maybe the Falcons made this stadium too awesome. That was a very lame home field advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewman Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, Peyton said: Maybe the Falcons made this stadium too awesome. That was a very lame home field advantage. Even though the it only appeared 70% full based upon fannies in seats it was still plenty loud, and certainly contributed to several GB false starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dawg Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 stadium looked very empty in 4th quarter. I don't care if people were in the concourse or not - need to be in your seat until at least 5 minutes to go and up 3 scores. Fans cannot help their team doing a Mercedes simulator in the concourse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Just now, brewman said: Even though the it only appeared 70% full based upon fannies in seats it was still plenty loud, and certainly contributed to several GB false starts. Dude, I could hear Rodgers making his audibles on TV. That shouldn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FentayeJones Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I thought that there were reports that the game was sold out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashburn*Fibonacci Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 12 minutes ago, Waterjabbers said: Yeah, I'm an economics guy and I just wonder what's offsetting the cost. Ultimately it's great for fans either way. Maybe he found a creative way to make it happen. He's a great businessman. In the past I saw it as him as not being greedy and instead let people pack it out to sell other things. Which makes you more money. Let's say average ticket is 150$. So that means 70,000 fans every game since it's cheap. Making it 10.5 million. And beer you make 50% profit, drinks you make 50% profit, food at the cheap places make barely anything. So to make it easy let's say average person makes another 10$ profit at a minimum...... But then you have restraunts buying places in there, you have Benz spending mad money, you have PSL owners paying a ton. There is probably 100 restraunts in there. So just from a football game. He is going to make 15 million from fans. Average rental for the rose bowl is 3-15 thousand a game. And these places are having 20+ soccer, 10-12 football games, concerts, basketball, etc etc. So it comes close too 100 events. Meaning average rental cost is probably half a million to 1.5 million.. And there being 100 places to eat you are now banking big time. Even if it's only half that you are still banking. So with not including the other typical stuff everyone else gets in other stadiums. They sell their tickets for twice as much, which brings you to 20 million plus for an event. But no one is paying for food. Which means restaurants are not that much into renting a space there. And we all know those expensive ticket places have to have a good football team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashburn*Fibonacci Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 22 minutes ago, SirCzah said: Thanks for the insight MASH. Hopefully the "newness" will wear off some going down the stretch. I'll let you know when it makes me feel like I'm only attending to be in my seat. But I don't see that for a long time. Watch what it looks like for the Superbowl next year. It's going to have seats look empty sometimes. And it's not like things take long. It's just you go grab a beer, hot dog, etc. And then your like, oh what's that? I want to do that and that and that. Also the bathrooms are not a standing pit anymore. There is so many restrooms and so many stalls. So to say people are enjoying what's around and not being stuck in traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanJoeGreene74 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Waterjabbers said: Yeah, I'm an economics guy and I just wonder what's offsetting the cost. Ultimately it's great for fans either way. Maybe he found a creative way to make it happen. He's a great businessman. Been season ticket holder for 15 years along with my buddy. We ate more food in the stadium last night than we have in the last 10 years if you exclude Bottomless popcorn. They make money selling a $2 hotdog and $2 soda, believe that. When they were $6, I went years without buying. My buddy ate four hotdogs last night and I had two. They would have never gotten ANY of that $12 last year, so this is genius, not losing a dime... Edited September 18, 2017 by MeanJoeGreene74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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