we should be thankful though, I remember in the late nineties at halftime they had a bunch of kids and some flamboyant guy playing simon says. I think that may have been the boredom that started the gate d thunderdome
I remember they used to have something like "Cheer for Fitness" or similar. There would be like a few hundred people on the field doing Aerobics. I liked the FG competion. The one where they try to catch 10 punts sucked. The guy would just keep loading footballs into the jugs machine and the people doing the catching would be nowhere near the ball.
I remember the cheering too. ugh you would think with the ticket prices we could get something remotley entertaining.
Front Page Of Today's Star-Ledger Front page article: http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-13/1218602160192550.xml&coll=1 The ticket (and code) for proper behavior Sports Authority has stricter rules for fans Wednesday, August 13, 2008 BY MAURA McDERMOTT Star-Ledger Staff No more drunkenness. No more rowdiness. Or else no more season tickets. Those are now the rules at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, where a new fan code of conduct will go into effect for this weekend's Jets-Redskins preseason game. "What we want to do is ensure that every fan has a good time," said Dennis Robinson, chief executive of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which imposed the code. "We want people to recognize that a ticket to a game is a privilege and doesn't entitle anyone to ruin the experience of others." Among the new rules, which also will apply to the Izod Center: *Public parking lots will open for tailgating five hours before games or concerts, instead of seven. *Season ticket holders ejected from the stadium or arena will have their seats revoked. *Season ticket holders will get two written warnings if patrons using their seats are ejected from the stadium. Their tickets will be revoked if there is a third violation. *Underage drinkers will be ejected and must attend an online Mothers Against Drunk Driving program before being allowed back. *Patrons can alert security to problems in the stands by sending text messages from cell phones. The new rules were imposed after last season's outcry over fan behavior at Jets games, where rowdy patrons gathered at the stadium's spiral ramps at halftime and demanded women lift their shirts. To prevent that from happening again, the authority will hang banners to block views from one side of the ramps to the other. "They do have to cut the alcohol consumption," said Arnold Spier, 53, a Jets season ticket holder. "It affects the enjoyment of the fans." Yesterday, season ticket holders said the new policy should go a long way toward improving behavior, especially at football games. Steve Trevelise said he remembered the 1995 Giants game at which hundreds of fans hurled snowballs and ice chunks and one fan was arrested after newspapers published pictures of him in the act. "That memory put the fear of God in some people," said Trevelise, a Giants season ticket holder. It's that threat of losing tickets that will be the most effective way to enforce the new rules, he said. "These tickets are so precious you don't want to lose them," he said. "Imagine if you're a kid and you've got to go home and tell Dad you blew his tickets." The Sports Authority code comes on the heels of a similar announcement last week from the NFL that covers all 32 teams. The Meadowlands policy was developed by the Sports Authority, MADD New Jersey and TEAM Coalition, a nonprofit group that includes sports, entertainment and beer companies, as well as traffic safety officials. "Our concerns lie with irresponsible drinking," said Mindy Lazar, who heads MADD New Jersey. "If people drink responsibly and do not drive, we have no issue with it." John Samerjan, a spokesman for the Sports Authority, said the Giants and Jets also would develop policies for the new stadium they are building next to the current stadium. The teams expect to open the facility in 2010. Despite all the talk about the new rules, some fans were skeptical about how effective the policy would be. "If they still let guys buy two beers every five minutes, and they're stocking up for the second half and they've got 15 beers lined up in front of them, is some vendor going to say, 'You're too drunk?'" Spier said. "I can just see what's going to happen. The poor guy is going to get beat up."
most of these rules sound the same. the only addition is the banners, and god knows that those will either be destroyed or the gate D faithful will find a way to use them for their enjoyment.
