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Chipj, You're right about the money...it is now completely out of hand. In 1990 (Rod Rust) I bought my first two season tickets...$18 a game (8 plus two preseasons) for total of $360 for both season tickets. Over the years I added 4 more and carried six for a while, and it was tough finding 6 people to go. Very lean years...Rust, McPherson, etc. etc. I actually remember having to explain to people what tailgating was, and why we needed to be on the road at 8AM for a 1PM game.
And now...well, It's quite different. To be truthful, I often miss the old days alot. Real football fans, tailgating in all the little "nook and cranny" dirt parking lots. 40000 fans in a stadium that held 60000...but it was a blast.
I've had my fill of today's "pink hats" (if someone doesn't know what that mean, never mind). The old days were real fun...and affordable. You can still find some of those people...we recently switched from the same parking spot in the main lot for 4 years, to Outlaw BBQ (the old Spaghetti Eddy's) and it is pretty hard core over there.
Anyway...got off track...I gave my seats up ($$$$) a few years back, and now 7 guys share 5 seats. Everyone gets to 5 or 6 games....The real reason we all still do it, is as everyone grows older, and moves, has kids, birthday parties, soccer games, whatever, it keeps "our group" together and in touch. The only we all get together if for these games...so it is money well spent. Although now, between ticket, parking, gas, and tailgating, a Sunday in Foxboro sets me back $200. It is getting tough.
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