Sticking up for Lion fans
Today it is time to stick up for Lion fans.
Sometimes they can be goofy. Sometimes they roll too much in the Lions butter and believe miracles are about to happen. And sometimes they are just too giddy when the smallest positive thing happens at Ford Field.
The other day I was talking to one of my boys who asked "what is wrong with Lion fans? How come they've had black outs in the last 10 games? Are they truly fans?
The answer is yes. Lion fans are doing what anybody else would do. If your NFL franchise quit on you then you are not obligated to attend games. The Lions (1-5) face the St. Louis Rams (0-7) Sunday in what must amount to one of the worst match ups this past decade.
The Rams have lost 17 games in a row and the Lions have dropped 28 of the last 30 games. Why should you feel an obligation to see that?
Lion fans are like anybody else. Show me signs of a pulse and they will show up. Tell me any other franchise that would sell out games if their team lost this many games. Maybe Green Bay fans because there is nothing else there. But do you think you would see sell outs in New York, Philadelphia or St. Louis for a product this bad?
Hardly.
I can be reached at Terry.Foster@detnews.com or 313-222-1494.Comments
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the lions....
when it costs over $100 for me and my girlfriend to watch the lions play the rams and then still lose to the rams how can i justify buying tickets to the game? We were going to go downtown and buy tickets to the rams game but I had a feeling it was going to be a terrible game and bulger has never lost to the lions so we didnt go. I thank god we didnt go because I would still be pissed that we wasted $100+ dollars to watch that game. And By the way My girlfriend is very dissapointed that you didnt get her the autographed picture she wanted. she told me about it for the first time today lol.
Blackouts
Hey T, I totally agree with you that the Lions fans have put up with this terrible product long enough. I would also like to point out that there's still millions who would at least desire to watch the game on TV, but of course can't due to the stupid blackout rules that the NFL has. Not only are we in a terrible financial crisis, but we have to suffer the punishment of a crap team, and a relentless NFL Commish who won't budge on the rules... It doesn't seem fair to the people! What is your take? Thanks
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