Do you still take your kids to NFL games? (1 Viewer)

[Arizona Ron]

I saw these a lot growing up at Eagles and Giants games. No way would I take my daughter to one unless we're in the private box.

Sad.

http://thebiglead.com/2014/09/22/cardinals-fans-and-49ers-fans-brawled-fell-down-the-stairs-threw-more-punches/

 

[avoiding injuries]

Maybe a pre-season game. Maybe.

 

[Jayrod]

I'm planning on taking my 8 yr old to a Rams game this year, but I don't know if that actually counts as an NFL game or not.

 

[NutterButter]

Not a chance in hell. Not necessarily b/c of the violence but b/c its just a collection of thousands of drunk 30 and 40 year adolescents.

 

[Cjw_55106]

I voted no, too expensive, but that's just a start. I prefer watching the games at home, going from game to game. The food and drink at home are cheaper and better, no line for the bathroom and no drunk jackasses to deal with. Of course, I don't have to get to the game either and deal with that hassle.

 

[Hot Diggity Dog]

I have taken my daughters when they were both 10 or under. Have to plan it out though. has to be an early game to try and avoid maximum number of drunken idiots. has to be a game the home team should win. should be fairly early in the year so it's nice and warm.

 

[Limp Ditka]

I have taken my son, now 14, to 1 or 2 games per year since he was 9.

The one hard and fast rule I have is that I won't take him to division rivalry games, especially Packer games.

The only problem I've ever had was last year when some drunken 20 something girl went after him when she tried to plow through the crowd and my son didn't budge. I moved my son away and stepped in to defuse the situation which resulted in me taking a punch.

 

[Arizona Ron]

I have taken my son, now 14, to 1 or 2 games per year since he was 9.

The one hard and fast rule I have is that I won't take him to division rivalry games, especially Packer games.

The only problem I've ever had was last year when some drunken 20 something girl went after him when she tried to plow through the crowd and my son didn't budge. I moved my son away and stepped in to defuse the situation which resulted in me taking a punch.

From the girl or your son?

 

[Limp Ditka]

I have taken my son, now 14, to 1 or 2 games per year since he was 9.

The one hard and fast rule I have is that I won't take him to division rivalry games, especially Packer games.

The only problem I've ever had was last year when some drunken 20 something girl went after him when she tried to plow through the crowd and my son didn't budge. I moved my son away and stepped in to defuse the situation which resulted in me taking a punch.

From the girl or your son?

From the girl.

 

[Bull Dozier]

I voted no, too expensive, but that's just a start. I prefer watching the games at home, going from game to game. The food and drink at home are cheaper and better, no line for the bathroom and no drunk jackasses to deal with. Of course, I don't have to get to the game either and deal with that hassle.

Exactly.

Football is a game tailor made for watching at home. The insane amount of camera angles they have now, with the over head cam and all that stuff, no way would I sit through a game at a stadium again and miss out on that.

When the commercials come on, you go to the bathroom, or go grab another plate of food. You're back in your reclyner just in time for the break to be over.

Not to mention if you tune in to a total stinker of a game, you turn it off and go get something productive done (or watch a different game if you have that option). Nothing worse than dropping a few hundred on tickets, $50 to park, who knows how much on food and beer to see a 13-3 clunker at half time.

 

[RnR]

I have taken my son, now 14, to 1 or 2 games per year since he was 9.

The one hard and fast rule I have is that I won't take him to division rivalry games, especially Packer games.

The only problem I've ever had was last year when some drunken 20 something girl went after him when she tried to plow through the crowd and my son didn't budge. I moved my son away and stepped in to defuse the situation which resulted in me taking a punch.

From the girl or your son?

From the girl.

offdee scale?

 

[Mr. Ected]

Not real often, because who wants to see a Redskins game?

My wife's cousin works for the Packers, and we got to see a preseason practice game at Lambeau (50 yard-line, 8th row) and that was awesome. People teased my son, who proudly wore his Walter Payton jersey, but friendly-like.

I have often felt that NFL games are better on TV. We have become used to getting the information that we get quickly from TV. Baseball is slow enough to be OK in the stadium. Golf is interesting, because you can stand next to the athlete as they are performing.

 

[Limp Ditka]

I have taken my son, now 14, to 1 or 2 games per year since he was 9.

The one hard and fast rule I have is that I won't take him to division rivalry games, especially Packer games.

The only problem I've ever had was last year when some drunken 20 something girl went after him when she tried to plow through the crowd and my son didn't budge. I moved my son away and stepped in to defuse the situation which resulted in me taking a punch.

From the girl or your son?

From the girl.

offdee scale?

7 - Best right cross in the crowd, but lacking a knockout punch and look.

 

[Rayderr]

No, because she's only 2, and my local options are Bengals and Browns. Neither of which are worth the 2.5 hour drive.

 

[Al Czervik]

Another example from Philly.

 

[roadkill1292]

There are fans at those games.

 

[Psychopav]

Yeah, 49ers fans are known to get pretty rowdy when the wine and cheese run out.

 

[cashman88]

I stopped taking my daughters to Cardinals games after an incident when a drunk Chiefs fan 2 rows behind us got into a yelling/cursing match with a drunk Cardinals fan in the row in front of us. At one point, the Chiefs fan attempted to step over the seats and fight the Cardinals fan - right next to my daughter (who was 8 at the time).

 

[randall146]

Pats games are family friendly but too expensive and too long a day. I'll take my kids to pre-season only.

Taking them to NE Revs games is much more reasonable and they still have a great time

 

[belljr]

I don't want to go to games anymore too many douches

 

[Brony]

Another example from Philly.

If I was going to get in a fight, I wouldn't want to be wearing a jersey with my name on the back of it - be too easy to catch after the fact.

 

[17seconds]

No. Combination of too expensive and a ####ty stadium (Chargers - Qualcomm)

I'll take them to Petco for the experience even though I'm not into MLB at all.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Pats games are family friendly but too expensive and too long a day. I'll take my kids to pre-season only.

Taking them to NE Revs games is much more reasonable and they still have a great time

I have taken my daughter to a few Revs games. She is not a big sports fan but has liked them. She could never sit through a NFL game in a stadium. She would go nuts with the constant stoppages in play due to commercials.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I took my son to a Bills game at Arrowhead a few years ago. No issues.

 

[grateful zed]

i dont have kids, so, no.

 

[Guest]

I saw these a lot growing up at Eagles and Giants games. No way would I take my daughter to one unless we're in the private box.

Sad.

http://thebiglead.com/2014/09/22/cardinals-fans-and-49ers-fans-brawled-fell-down-the-stairs-threw-more-punches/

Wow, I hope there were some arrests. I did like #90 punching the guy that had the security person by the throat though.

 

[Mile High]

Raised my daughter to be a Broncos fan. Now she has grown up with a good job she treats me to one game a year. Never had any major problems.

 

[Card Trader]

This is fairly common at Cards games. It's a combination of alcohol and chippy Cards fans that are some of the most loyal fans in the league but have basically had to share their stadium for years because Phoenix as a whole is a terrible sports town.

And the proximity to California where fans of Raiders/Niners are basically the lowest form of life.

I don't take my kids for this reason. I would take them to see a Seattle game or Rams game since there aren't really any fans of those teams and the ones that are have become fans in the past few years.

 

[sbonomo]

I was at the monday night football game against SD. Zero problems but that was the lower level. I don't think i will ever sit upper level at a sporting event again. I have no kids so voted other.

 

[VA703]

too many drunks

 

[Dickies]

Jesus, those videos are disgusting. Last game I went to I was given tickets, but even getting free tickets it was a fairly miserable experience. It's about the only sport where I think the at-home experience is about 100x better.

 

[TheIronSheik]

I would not. I had the opportunity to take her to a Texans game but declined the tickets. I used to have season tickets for the Texans and the amount of drunks screaming obscenities is way too much for me to think she'd enjoy the experience. I had tickets for the first 4 seasons and I'm not sure I ever saw an incident of a fight, but I saw a couple incidents that came close to being fights.

I don't follow the NBA, but substitute in college basketball, and I'd take her to basketball, baseball and hockey. But no way I'd take her to an NFL game.

All of that said, I should state that she is not a sports fan (yet.) She enjoys going to live games and the atmosphere of the event. If she asked me to take her, I would probably have to rethink my stance.

 

[Angry Beavers]

I take the son once a year for his birthday. I pick a warmer game earlier in the year and pay for decent seats. I have done this three years running (since he was 9) and have not had any problems. Of course, this isn't a game in philly or @ oakland either.....

 

[James Daulton]

Kind of as a tangent to this topic, how long until NFL games are more trouble than they're worth as far as a live event. You've got the sketchy, drunk crowd to deal with, tons of time involved with getting there and leaving, the exorbitant cost of food, drink, and tickets, plus the television viewing is actually way better for a lot of folks.

If nothing changes, I could see NFL crowds slowly start to dwindle over the next ten years. By then, ticket prices will be almost 75% higher than they are now and I'd have to imagine a beer will cost almost $15. What/when will be the tipping point?

 

[coyote5]

i dont have kids, so, no.

Thanks for the update

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

I voted no, too expensive, but that's just a start. I prefer watching the games at home, going from game to game. The food and drink at home are cheaper and better, no line for the bathroom and no drunk jackasses to deal with. Of course, I don't have to get to the game either and deal with that hassle.

Pretty much everything that I came in here to post.

The cost, avoiding the drunken idiots, the traffic.

At home, you get all of the comforts of home, the luxuries of modern technology, good cheap food, you can cheer for whoever you want as loud as you want.

I don't really understand why anolyone would pass up home to take their family to an NFL game.

 

[jonessed]

Games in San Diego have always been fine as long as you avoid the Raiders games.

 

[VA703]

redskins games have turned into tailgate drunkenness. a beer is $10 no wonder people get wasted in the parking lot then stumble in and start fights

 

[Arizona Ron]

redskins games have turned into tailgate drunkenness. a beer is $10 no wonder people get wasted in the parking lot then stumble in and start fights

I've been twice but only in a suite; the suites have their own open bar with free food. I left the suite area (down a few flights) to another bar once during halftime just to check out the rest of the stadium but I quickly returned to the suite after being bumped into multiple times. Plus the smell of urine and alcohol (in the walkways) was unbearable.

 

[Jayrod]

This is fairly common at Cards games. It's a combination of alcohol and chippy Cards fans that are some of the most loyal fans in the league but have basically had to share their stadium for years because Phoenix as a whole is a terrible sports town.

And the proximity to California where fans of Raiders/Niners are basically the lowest form of life.

I don't take my kids for this reason. I would take them to see a Seattle game or Rams game since there aren't really any fans of those teams and the ones that are have become fans in the past few years.

at Seattle not really having "fans". I agree with St. Louis, but I think there are a lot of fanatical Seahawks fans.

 

[TheIronSheik]

This is fairly common at Cards games. It's a combination of alcohol and chippy Cards fans that are some of the most loyal fans in the league but have basically had to share their stadium for years because Phoenix as a whole is a terrible sports town.

And the proximity to California where fans of Raiders/Niners are basically the lowest form of life.

I don't take my kids for this reason. I would take them to see a Seattle game or Rams game since there aren't really any fans of those teams and the ones that are have become fans in the past few years.

at Seattle not really having "fans". I agree with St. Louis, but I think there are a lot of fanatical Seahawks fans.

I could be wrong, but I think he meant fans of those teams outside of their cities. So if he went to a Cards home game, there wouldn't be a huge angry fan base that traveled there for the road game.

I could be wrong though.

 

[Thunderlips]

Kind of as a tangent to this topic, how long until NFL games are more trouble than they're worth as far as a live event. You've got the sketchy, drunk crowd to deal with, tons of time involved with getting there and leaving, the exorbitant cost of food, drink, and tickets, plus the television viewing is actually way better for a lot of folks.

If nothing changes, I could see NFL crowds slowly start to dwindle over the next ten years. By then, ticket prices will be almost 75% higher than they are now and I'd have to imagine a beer will cost almost $15. What/when will be the tipping point?

As long as they allow tailgating and male fans....I don't think they have anything to worry about.

 

[Thunderlips]

This is fairly common at Cards games. It's a combination of alcohol and chippy Cards fans that are some of the most loyal fans in the league but have basically had to share their stadium for years because Phoenix as a whole is a terrible sports town.

And the proximity to California where fans of Raiders/Niners are basically the lowest form of life.

I don't take my kids for this reason. I would take them to see a Seattle game or Rams game since there aren't really any fans of those teams and the ones that are have become fans in the past few years.

at Seattle not really having "fans". I agree with St. Louis, but I think there are a lot of fanatical Seahawks fans.

I think most of those new Seahawks jerseys are reversible with the Sounders logo on the interior. That way 12th Manners can go back to their true love when the Hawks start stinking.

 

[Dentist]

I would take my child to a game if I had premium tickets (frankly I'm not going to a game either if I didn't have premium tickets) so as to avoid being around these type of people.

But in general I probably wouldn't because I think the at home experience keeps getting better whilst the at game experience continues to worsen... frankly I don't even want to go.

Weekday and Sunday baseball games in Kansas City are true joys to take your children to though.. the Royals at game experience is fantastic, affordable, and baseball stadiums have all kinds of things to appeal to children that the NFL doesn't bother with for obvious reasons.

Couple that I can take the food I want to take into MLB stadiums and really it's the perfect father/son experience other than the fact that the games can last a bit too long.

 

[Jayrod]

I would take my child to a game if I had premium tickets (frankly I'm not going to a game either if I didn't have premium tickets) so as to avoid being around these type of people.

But in general I probably wouldn't because I think the at home experience keeps getting better whilst the at game experience continues to worsen... frankly I don't even want to go.

Weekday and Sunday baseball games in Kansas City are true joys to take your children to though.. the Royals at game experience is fantastic, affordable, and baseball stadiums have all kinds of things to appeal to children that the NFL doesn't bother with for obvious reasons.

Couple that I can take the food I want to take into MLB stadiums and really it's the perfect father/son experience other than the fact that the games can last a bit too long.

Is this true for all stadiums or just KC?

 

[TheIronSheik]

I would take my child to a game if I had premium tickets (frankly I'm not going to a game either if I didn't have premium tickets) so as to avoid being around these type of people.

But in general I probably wouldn't because I think the at home experience keeps getting better whilst the at game experience continues to worsen... frankly I don't even want to go.

Weekday and Sunday baseball games in Kansas City are true joys to take your children to though.. the Royals at game experience is fantastic, affordable, and baseball stadiums have all kinds of things to appeal to children that the NFL doesn't bother with for obvious reasons.

Couple that I can take the food I want to take into MLB stadiums and really it's the perfect father/son experience other than the fact that the games can last a bit too long.

Is this true for all stadiums or just KC?

All

 

[Jayrod]

I would take my child to a game if I had premium tickets (frankly I'm not going to a game either if I didn't have premium tickets) so as to avoid being around these type of people.

But in general I probably wouldn't because I think the at home experience keeps getting better whilst the at game experience continues to worsen... frankly I don't even want to go.

Weekday and Sunday baseball games in Kansas City are true joys to take your children to though.. the Royals at game experience is fantastic, affordable, and baseball stadiums have all kinds of things to appeal to children that the NFL doesn't bother with for obvious reasons.

Couple that I can take the food I want to take into MLB stadiums and really it's the perfect father/son experience other than the fact that the games can last a bit too long.

Is this true for all stadiums or just KC?

All

I'll be damned.....

 

[NutterButter]

No matter where you sit, just getting through the parking lot and into your seats is a disaster.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Yeah, 49ers fans are known to get pretty rowdy when the wine and cheese run out.

God forbid the sushi isn't fresh, talk about some very angry men!

 

[Card Trader]

This is fairly common at Cards games. It's a combination of alcohol and chippy Cards fans that are some of the most loyal fans in the league but have basically had to share their stadium for years because Phoenix as a whole is a terrible sports town.

And the proximity to California where fans of Raiders/Niners are basically the lowest form of life.

I don't take my kids for this reason. I would take them to see a Seattle game or Rams game since there aren't really any fans of those teams and the ones that are have become fans in the past few years.

at Seattle not really having "fans". I agree with St. Louis, but I think there are a lot of fanatical Seahawks fans.

I could be wrong, but I think he meant fans of those teams outside of their cities. So if he went to a Cards home game, there wouldn't be a huge angry fan base that traveled there for the road game.

This.

There aren't many "true" Seattle fans outside Seattle.