It's very much what I wanted and I'm happy to hear it. Of course, I don't know if I'll ever pay to go to the Rhoda Garter again, but if someone gives me free tickets I'll definitely enjoy enduring less crapola. barfo
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hahaha wow this whole 100 level fan bashing really just sounds like a lot of jealousy. grrrrrow up ladies or grow some balls and tell them to shut up
Well, thank you for noticing. Us 200 level peeps enjoy our occasional frozen yogurt cup and laugh at the bandwagon road team fans that sit nearby and leave early. Speaking of leaving early, it always amazes me how many people will leave early even if the game isn't wrapped up, whether we're the team ahead or the team behind.....especially from the 100 level. Stay and support your team!
agreed. I stay until the final whistle, no matter what. I did it when we were blowing out Chicago on Rose's first trip here ( I think we won by 40... It was the game where Noah completely posterized Oden.) And also for blow out losses. But, again, I will never understand why people leave when it's close. Who cares if you're in traffic? Park at the lloyd center and walk to the Rose Garden. That's what I always do. Then, when you walk back, by the time you get there they'll be no traffic. I did the same thing with the Hops this year. Stay until the last out. I was at the 19 inning game this year. That was nuts... and people were leaving by the 14th inning. It was a day game, start time was 1:05, You get free fucking baseball!! It ended at 7 PM, and it was a Sunday. I still got home and did everything I needed to do. It was awesome.
Yep, I actually park in the area of 6th and 7th around Oregon or Irving. It's a short walk to the game and there's no traffic to get back onto 84 at all.
Glad somebody brought this up. As a fan watching on TV from the East Coast, I've been noticing a lot of empty seats at the home games. I'm actually a bit shocked by the whole thing. This is VERY unusual for Portland. The Blazers have been packing the house almost every season since they joined the league.
It was the loudest so far this year in the Garden. Everyone got jacked up after that T-Rob putback dunk, especially. I love these games where I'm walking out onto the concourse after the game and random fans walk by offering up high-fives. Fuck yeah. RIP CITY BABY. Now for a negative - with 11.3 seconds left, and we had the ball after the timeout..............people were leaving. Am I shitting you? No, it really happened. I say to them - stay far, far away. Don't come back if you're treating my team like that.
gotta jump in here. I'm not adding this as a Soccer is better thread etc etc. But are you referring to Timbers matches here? The only songs that are sang at the same time every match are "You are My Sunshine" at the 80th minute and "Wise Men Say/Cant Help Falling in Love" at the 85th minutes, and both have deeply rooted traditions why they are sung at that time. I'm curious to your thoughts on how its not organic. For me its quite the opposite. Its incredibly organic with fan led support without any help from the Front Office or a jumbotron with a fake animal telling us when to say Defense, and Lets Go Blazers clap clap clapclapclap, and followed by George Foreman telling me when I need to get loud and "Grill 'em" (for the record not blasting you here... honestly am interested to hear differing opinions.
This was my first game watching live in about 4 years so I am not some expert. But, in my opinion, the first 3 quarters were quiet as fuck. It seemed a bit strange to me. But the 4th quarter was loud. It really made me feel more involved in the game. There were obviously the planned chants and such, but there were also a few impromptu "let's go Blazers" chants that were awesome. I also got about 10 high fives from the people sitting in my section. And I agree, anyone who leaves during a close game with 11 seconds left is someone who should stay away from the arena.
Injuries is one reason. With games where you dont sub yourself in and out when you are tired, playing that a few games a week, leads to injuries, and awful play. Also for example most other leagues that have 20 clubs play eachother once home and away for 38 games, then they also have anywhere from 3-5 competitions that go on along the same time as their seasons (Champions League matches (Champs league is like a super tournament from all the top performing teams of the leagues in each continent) Other domestic cups as well) If you are a good enough club you can find yourself deep in multiple tournaments while juggling your League season. Take this stat from Barcelona from 2012 (one of the best clubs in the world) http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football...n/2011-2012/they-ve-played-nearly-every-match That right there is averaging more than a match a week and that doesnt take into account 2 month break in a year, and fifa international weeks off (so players can play for their national teams for World Cup Qualifying, etc) Fifa break for example is why there are 2 weeks in between Timbers Playoff match vs RSL coming up on the 24th. Just trying to give some examples on why it can be misconceiving that there are short Soccer seasons
I don't understand the 100 level stereotype. For the past 3 seasons, unless I'm sitting in mgb's seats, I've bought 100 level tickets. And every game the people around me have been loud, screaming and chanting along with me, and giving random high fives and making conversation. And standing up. Maybe I just got lucky?
I know the history behind them, but if you do them EVERY game, that is the exact definition of not organic. There's nothing new about the stuff they chant. When crowds cheer or get loud because they saw a great play or want the team to play better/salute the team, that's one thing. But the "at this moment, we do this song..at this moment we do the Tetris thing.." blah blah blah..that's forced. I know it's what soccer fans do, but it's kind of like how at Winterhawks games, the crowds are so-so, unless the screen tells them to. Even when the team is doing good. When the Blazers are playing well, they're cheering and chanting "defense" (btw, is there a lamer chant in the world than "defense"?) I'm not saying Timbers fans aren't good fans, or anything. Just saying if you had section 314 (wasn't that the section?) that handed out a song sheet that said at the 20th minute of the game, no matter the score, you had to sing "Portland 'Blazers, we adore you...Portland 'Blazers, for you I sing" and dance, even if the team is down by 15 and playing like shit, it's forced.
