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Originally Posted by Keith
I'm with you on the out of town scores. I would be less p.o.'d about it though if they would sell those kangaroo tv's again.
And the new ads are bad, but what's worse is they're soooooo bright. It was less of an issue in Sunday's afternoon affair, but it was a distraction during the night games of the preseason. I've been waiting for a player or coach to let a complaint slip about it, but nothing yet.
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Most anyone can follow out of town scores and the in-game stats on their phone, but as I've said I'm upset by what the team is telling me by not displaying football-related information in a prominent way inside the stadium. It's as if they expect anyone not sitting in club level not to care about the game one way or another. I go to the games to watch the game in person, not to be assaulted by a relentless and inescapable barrage of advertisements.
And yes, the band of ads above the mezzanine is indeed very, very bright. Keith, I'm surprised that it bothers you too terribly because your angle of vision should be below the ads in question.
I did receive a return call. Not from Mr Rootes who is obviously fantastically busy running a highly successful professional sports franchise but from one of his flunkies. She politely listened to my comments and ensured that she would share them with all involved. I asked her if she attends the games. I work them, she said. Have you noticed a difference in the signage from last year to this? I wasn't here last year. OK, look, at the next home game please make a point to watch what I'm describing and judge for yourself if the information displayed is adequate for those who are interested.
She promised she would phone me the Monday after the Jags game with her comments.
I have had the good fortune to visit many, many stadiums around the world. The only stadium I can think of that offered less in-game information was the new basketball arena in San Antonio, SBC or whatever it's called. I attended a game there in its second year or so and for all I know things have changed but I vividly remember being astounded at how little in-game information was available.