JetNation News:
The Game Day Experience
Posted on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 in Featured Editorials
By Garen Ferstandig
Only two more years in that big grey eye-sore in the swamp that we hardly call home. The Meadowlands (as I’d rather call it) has been an electric place to watch Jet games for over the past three decades. So why is it that we as Jet fans don’t get the credit we deserve for having one of the best game-day experiences in the league? I’ve only been to a few other NFL stadiums but I still feel that I (more…)
The Big Blue Screw
Posted on Monday, June 30th, 2008 in Featured Editorials, Jet Moses
By Jet Moses
Recently the NY Giants announced fees for “Personal Seat Licenses”. The Giants will charge one-time fees of $1,000 to $20,000 for the right to buy season tickets at the new stadium they are sharing with the NY Jets. The Jets have yet to announce any PSL fees, but you know it’s coming. The stadium, said to cost approximately $1.3 billion dollars, is scheduled for completion for the 2010 season. The co-owner of the Giants, John Mara, said that PSL’s are “necessary for paying down the debt and adhering to lender requirements.”
$1.3 billion dollars is a lot of money to borrow, especially in today’s highly volatile securities market. I (more…)
The NY Jets are really embracing New Jersey. Not only are they moving their practice facilities to the Garden State, they are thinking about taking the state motto as well. The Jets will stop at nothing to try and convince the world that PSLs (Personal Seat Licenses) are a good thing. The Jets have a whole section of their site devoted to the new stadium. Randy Lange has written about how incredible the experience will be. Yet, they won’t tell us their dirty little secret: Many of us won’t be able to afford it.
