FB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[wrighthall220]

Outsider,
As a random question since I haven't been to a Super Bowl or know someone who has,  do they even bother printing a face value on the ticket?   I've always wondered what the NFL considers the "actual value" of the tickets were.   

[Outsider14]

yessir they do...

[hasanova]

Outsider,
As a random question since I haven't been to a Super Bowl or know someone who has,  do they even bother printing a face value on the ticket?   I've always wondered what the NFL considers the "actual value" of the tickets were.   

A friend who attended Super Bowl XVIII in Tampa (LA Raiders beat the Redskins 38-9) brought me a ticket stub and it had $60 (I think) printed on it (look at the inflation the past 22 years!).  To be legal, I would think the NFL would have to print a price even though everyone knows the scalpers and travel agencies control this market once the tickets are distributed.

[WLU78]

I was at that Super Bowl!!!  I have no idea what has happened to the stub though.  I just remember I was going to root for the Raiders, especially since I was a Cowboys fan, but my brother talked me into staying true to the NFC even if it meant cheering for the hated 'Skins.  Oh well.

[hasanova]

I was at that Super Bowl!!!  I have no idea what has happened to the stub though.  I just remember I was going to root for the Raiders, especially since I was a Cowboys fan, but my brother talked me into staying true to the NFC even if it meant cheering for the hated 'Skins.  Oh well.   

Wow!  I'm a bit of a packrat myself, so I throw stuff like ticket stubs in a box and then find them years later.  lol  Growing up on the NC/VA border, I was always a Redskins fan until the Panthers started in 1995.  Prior to the sixties, there were no teams south of DC.  Atlanta, New Orleans, Tennessee, Tampa Bay, Miami, Jacksonville and Carolina are all NFL "youngsters" compared to the 'Skins!  Anyway, I was rooting for the Redskins that year and was really bummed they took such a beating.  At first, I was envious of my friend that he got to go and I didn't, but, in hindsight, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed such a lopsided score.  Some day, I will find a way to go to the Super Bowl!   My friend also brought me a program which I still have. 

[Outsider14]

http://community.webshots.com/album/547298802IEYOWZ pics from the superbowl as taken by my sister

[wrighthall220]

Very cool Outsider!  I'm glad you had a great time!  I'm glad your uncle was having a good time as well.  I always appreciated the help he gave to the BC Oline during 2-a-days.  (back when they existed!  )     Thanks for the info on the Super Bowl tickets, I was always curious to see what the true inflation rate was on the face value.

[frank uible]

hasanova: In 1946 Miami had a franchise called the Seahawks in the All-American Football Conference. When that year the Browns played the Seahawks in Miami, the Browns left Motley and Willis (2 future Pro Football Hall of Famers) at home because of Jim Crow. The Browns won any way, 34-0.  At the end of the 1946 season Miami folded and was replaced by the Baltimore Colts.

[hasanova]

hasanova: In 1946 Miami had a franchise called the Seahawks in the All-American Football Conference. When that year the Browns played the Seahawks in Miami, the Browns left Motley and Willis (2 future Football Hall of Famers) at home because of Jim Crow. The Browns won any way, 34-0.  At the end of the 1946 season Miami folded and was replaced by the Baltimore Colts.

Thanks - very interesting.  That's a piece of NFL and southern football history I didn't know.  While some aspects of this story are things of which we cannot be proud, they do give a glimpse of where we've been and, hopefully, the higher ground we stand on now.

[frank uible]

hasanova: You are welcome. We aim to please.

[frank uible]

hasanova: You do understand, not that understanding ought to be important, that the All-American Football Conference was not a sub-division of the NFL but a competitive league.

[hasanova]

hasanova: You do understand, not that understanding ought to be important, that the All-American Football Conference was not a sub-division of the NFL but a competitive league.

Yes, I do.

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Outsider,
As a random question since I haven't been to a Super Bowl or know someone who has,  do they even bother printing a face value on the ticket?   I've always wondered what the NFL considers the "actual value" of the tickets were.   

Someone emailed me a scan of their brother-in-law's Super Bowl ticket;

http://www.bridgewater.edu/~mbarnhar/superticket.jpg

Face value on this bad boy looks a tad larger than $60. 

[hasanova]

Outsider,
As a random question since I haven't been to a Super Bowl or know someone who has,  do they even bother printing a face value on the ticket?   I've always wondered what the NFL considers the "actual value" of the tickets were.   

Someone emailed me a scan of their brother-in-law's Super Bowl ticket;

http://www.bridgewater.edu/~mbarnhar/superticket.jpg

Face value on this bad boy looks a tad larger than $60. 

Wow, so it's gone from $60 to $600 in 22 years - a mere 900% inflation!  This begins to (partially) explain why I've never been. 

[frank uible]

In 1950 I walked up to the box office on game day and for four dollars purchased a ticket to the NFL Championship Game (the Superbowl of its day). Incidentally the game was great, with the Browns winning 30-28 on a Lou Groza field goal with 28 seconds left to play, and as a kicker there were 12 future Pro Football Hall of Famers on the field that day.