faba Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 rips fans for selling tickets to Steelers faithfulESPN.com news services Mike Tice's message to Vikings fans: Do as I say, not as I do. Tice told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, Minn., that he was upset with the number of Steelers fans that occupied seats at the Metrodome on Sunday, estimating their numbers at 15,000 to 20,000. The newspaper reported that if Tice's estimation was correct, at least 10,000 of the Vikings' season-ticket holders sold their tickets. "It confuses me, I guess," Tice told the newspaper. "Maybe they're not really diehard season-ticket holders or maybe they needed the money for Christmas presents. I don't know. One of the two." However, in June, Tice was fined $100,000 by the NFL for scalping his Super Bowl tickets. Tice had acknowledged reselling some of his personal allotment of 12 Super Bowl tickets last season and had also resold his tickets as a Vikings assistant coach from 1996-2001. Each NFL player has the right to purchase up to two Super Bowl tickets at face value, which this year was $500 and $600 depending on the seat. But they must sign a document saying they won't resell them at a profit. Individual teams determine the number of tickets available to coaches. On Sunday, the Vikings lost 18-3 to the Steelers -- a damaging blow to the team's playoff hopes. Tice said the number of Steelers fans at Sunday's game affected the Vikings' home-field advantage. "Look, when you go to some stadiums, it's so deafening that you can't hear. When you have 15 to 20 thousand of the opponent's fans in there, it's not deafening," Tice told the newspaper. "There is a difference. The fans that were there were great. But it wasn't like a big game when it's just your guys in there. "Maybe, in their defense, they sold the tickets when ... we were 2-5. Maybe they said, 'The heck with it, I'm not going to that.' Maybe that's the case. Or maybe Pittsburgh fans are just a little more diehard than our fans are." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 The guy is a moron, and it is odd hearing him say this based on the fact that he's gotten in trouble for ticket selling...HOWEVER, I agree with him on this. Who cares if he sells a ticket to the SB if his team isnt in it? His problem is with "fans" who give up their tickets while their team is on a hot streak and trying to make some noise. I'd be upset too. Just the wrong guy to be critical of any kind of ticket sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBeliever Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Did you also read the story about him complaining that the guy who runs the Metrodome jumbotron doesn't help him enough with replays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 How about the complete idiots who want to give this guy coach of the yr? WTF are you thinking? The viking dildo party was a good idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4HCrew Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I find it even funnier when they are giving the Vikings all of this credit when they are beating average to bad teams at best (giant game was a fluke). They were embarassed last week at home. He needs to just be happy he was not fired 4 weeks ago and will survive one more year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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