Anyone here ever watched THEIR team at a Super Bowl?

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Is it worth all the money and time to travel to the game to watch your team?

I'm considering dropping $8-9,000 for the wife and I to travel to Arizona to watch the Hawks.

Hang out around the stadium, party with the 12's, soak up some sun and booze and then shuffle on inside and watch the game.

The little voice in my head keeps saying, "Don't do it! That's crazy money."

Then the other little voice says, "You only live once! Do it!"

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Did not get to go to the saints game but I went to the Panthers/Patriots game in Houston Texas.

To be honest it's kind of overated.
 
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Did not get to go to the saints game but I went to the Panthers/Patriots game in Houston Texas.

To be honest it's kind of overated.

Thanks man. I can't imagine it being any more thrilling than what I just witnessed in Seattle yesterday.
 

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You probably need to get the opinion of someone who went to the Super Bowl to watch their own team play.

Although I was pulling for the panthers because my high school friend was the QB it's still not the same as if the saints were playing .

The atmosphere was not anything like you would see at an NFC or AFC championship game.

Personally I would rather go to an NFC or AFC championship game then a Super Bowl.

If the Saints ever played a Super Bowl in New Orleans I would certainly go but outside of that I probably would rather not.
 

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Thrice....Will agree with it being overrated but if you can afford it easily why not go once.

If you have to cut back or save or forgo something to attend it's not worth it
 

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Went to Tampa to the Cardinals/Steelers Super Bowl.

Paid $1,350 each for 2 tickets. Definitely worth it. The whole experience was awesome, as was the game. One of the best fourth quarters ever in a Super Bowl. Too bad it ended the way it did...

It's one of those things you just have to do once to cross off the bucket list.
 

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I agree with the above posts about the Championship Games being better. The real fans who love the game.
 

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Went to New Orleans for 9ers-Ravens. Had my tickets covered after betting Ravens ml vs Pats in the Afc Championship.

I loved the experience, Bourbon street may have enhanced that a bit because me and my boys partied all weekend.

Game was exciting also with Ravens pulling it out late. I definitely got my money's worth but that experience is soley based on the super bowl being in New Orleans. Not sure if it's quite the same in other cities.

Always wanted to watch my team win the Super Bowl in person and I can now cross that off my bucket list.
 

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Went to New Orleans for 9ers-Ravens. Had my tickets covered after betting Ravens ml vs Pats in the Afc Championship.

I loved the experience, Bourbon street may have enhanced that a bit because me and my boys partied all weekend.

Game was exciting also with Ravens pulling it out late. I definitely got my money's worth but that experience is soley based on the super bowl being in New Orleans. Not sure if it's quite the same in other cities.

Always wanted to watch my team win the Super Bowl in person and I can now cross that off my bucket list.


Yea it's funny. I live about 2 hrs from New Orleans and there have been at least 5 superbbowls if not more in New Orleans in my lifetime and I have not been to a single one of them.


But been to Bourbon St a thousand times.
 

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if my dolphins made it to the super bowl in my lifetime (when I'm 4 years old doesn't count)....i would spend a lot of money to make it there....i 100% believe that the television experience/angles/coverage is 100x better than at the stadium....but when it is my team, I have to be there
 

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Totally depends on how "disposable" that 8-9K is in your life, other posters make other great points above too as in NOLA being a good investment itself to justify such an expenditure cuz its unlike any other City in USA but Glendale is completely nothing special....the opposite really. Yeah you got Toby Kieth bar up the road from the stadium Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville right there "next" to the stadium a fairly decent outlet mall also next door blah blah blah blah BLAH.

If you can REALLY afford it though, despite Glendale being "meh" and the entirety of value here lying nearly entirely within those 4 hours or so of "game" + halftime I'd say do it, hit up MargaritaVille just for the Novelty but mainly (assuming you're decked out in 'hawks gear) invade The Renaissance Hotel thats also right by the Stadium and seek out Brothers and Sisters in Arms on every floor partying up in there, the bars are just gonna be a sardine can mess....the parking lot will be very very interesting.

Were the Stadium not as Remote as it is from the most worthwile stuff that'd add "value" to this journey I'd be more enthused, the game itself should be amazing. I say "do it" if the money is not a big issue but if its gonna bring discomfort to your life, like, alter your standard of living for anything more than 27 days I'd say "don't do it".

If you do it though the Parking Lot is real big, many many eating places right in the middle of it and surrounding it, Parking Lot is gonna be a tremendous party in itself. We've got a group going just to party in the parking lot.

...and the Renaissance lol.
 

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I attended 3 out of the 4 Bills SuperBowls during their run of 4. All of them were worth it as they were not 1/4 as expensive as they are nowadays.
The first was Tampa and my heart is still
Broken. That was also the most fun and festive one.
They played Wash in Minny and that was just downright cold. Venue was not as much fun.
Last one I went to was in the ATL....we flew down the morning of and returned after the loss so it the least exciting-plus they stunk.
My point to all this is....if you are a DIEHARD and love your team--HELL YEAH GO--its only money and you NEVER know if they will ever do it again. We havent even made the damn playoffs in 15 years...
 

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My point to all this is....if you are a DIEHARD and love your team--HELL YEAH GO--its only money and you NEVER know if they will ever do it again.

This, of course is the Ultimate Sayer of "Go or Don't Go."

I realized on the question too that I forgot an important consideration and maybe a vitally important one to the ? of go or don't go.

This is if you or your ole lady are in works that could see you benefiting from making connections, "Networking" as they call it if you go and you're attired in a fashion that represents your team (I suggest Blue and.....what the is that Lime fuggin Green??!? "Chartreuse?? Whats wrong with you people up there in the corner?) you'll make Lifelong friends, literally.

I ain't sayin' be up in peeps faces like Multi-Level marketing ladies or Don LaPre selling books to teach you how to get rich off placing tiny classified ads but just natural meeting people.

You will have a special connection forever, you were there.

Of 100 people you meet it is not unrealistic that 6 of those would become people you then "Know" forever. Numbers increase the more roaming you do of the vast "parking area" which might be 3+ square miles of territory and, best of, The Renaissance Hotel.

Fair Play dictates I clarify my earlier opinion about how much or little value lies in area surrounding Stadium is just that, my opinion and theres many many MANY more bars than I mentioned. Me personally I prefer, instead of a crowded bar too loud to communicate 10 ounce drinks with .34 ounce of Alcohol for $6 or even worse, to just hang out in the parking lot with a 49 cent loaf of day old bread, a pack of Bologna and a bottle of Night Train, Boone's farm Strawberry Hill for the Lady of course or just go in The Renaissance and eat the food thats in there.

'Hawks fans up in them room parties won't care. Hell the opposite. even just MARINERS FANS HERE DURING SPRING TRAINING its sometimes difficult to get them to let you go to work, when you get ensnared, tangled up partying with them.

Its cuz you people get exuberant when you come down here which happens because where you live its cloudy every single day, totally overcast, raining like 93% of the time but here its sunny 100% of the time so this place is like Liquid Extasy to you guys. Doesn't just bring you guys out of the funk you're constantly in cuz of your cloudiness this place turns you guys in to Richard Simmons minus the intense flaming homosexuality.

Hopefully...minus that anyways.

There are exceptions to every rule...of course.

Don't let Hotel Security or Glendale PD thwart you in accomplishing full access to The Renaissance. This is key. Best Strategy is bring a Security Guard uniform with you, one for each of you, then you can pretty much go wherever you want 'cept in the stadium of course. Another way (but more "involved") is to gank a couple of the Super Bowl Volunteer shirts or better yet Security....everything has a price.

taking my advice might have a hefty price too of course but we only live once.

The Renaissance has many doors. If obstacles are present at the front or within the Lobby/Elevator walk around the perimeter of the hotel, the Kitchen doors are especially interesting.

If you like to be very prepared like, you're cut from Boy Scout cloth or such, bring Bus Boy attire ("whites"), waitress/server outfit for the ole lady in addition to security guard outfits. Some sort of badge is key on that of course and the badge needs to be shiny.

Just try to not look like an Illegal Alien here. Don't under any circumstances operate a Leaf Blower while you're here and especially not if your have Brown skin tone. probably won't arise...the Leaf Blower thing but if you have to don the Busboy attire to invade the hotel just focus on being as unBrown as possible while you're doing that.

...I'm really feeling more and more like you guys should do this.

Life is short

and money ain't anywhere even remotely close to whats really the "important stuff" on this lonely rock we're on floating through space.
 

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Unless you are very, very well off. I couldn't see a reason to. Any good sportsbar with friends is just as good IMO
 

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If you can afford it, go. Its not only the game itself, but the town is nothing but one big party on Friday and Saturday before the game. Its something you will remember for the rest of life.
 

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If you can afford it, go. Its not only the game itself, but the town is nothing but one big party on Friday and Saturday before the game. Its something you will remember for the rest of life.

True, many of those parties and unfortunately some of the very best one 30+ miles and near an hour's drive from the Stadium...those in Scottsdale I mean but true also Glendale would suffice, no need to traipse all the way to Scottsdale less one wants to Starfukk PDiddy or Gaga.

If you go stop by and pick up g.i.joe he's got a shyt-ton of $$$ cuz he won the football contest.

again.

getting where theres very little point in even entering the football contest cuz like golf was with tiger its only gijoe that wins.
 

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saw the pats lose twice in new orleans , but it was awesome, in every way except the losing the game part. If you can swing it, you must go. it should be in New Orleans every year, as we got lucky and had our stuff booked, before we had a clue the Pats would be playing, just cause it was in New Oleans. It's the only place where you get a half mile long standing ovation, on the way into the game. just for being a ticket holder...
 

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saw the pats lose twice in new orleans , but it was awesome, in every way except the losing the game part. If you can swing it, you must go. it should be in New Orleans every year, as we got lucky and had our stuff booked, before we had a clue the Pats would be playing, just cause it was in New Oleans. It's the only place where you get a half mile long standing ovation, on the way into the game. just for being a ticket holder...

I agree. Should be in New Orleans every year. Great Super Bowl city.
 

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I agree. Should be in New Orleans every year. Great Super Bowl city.

New Orleans has hosted the most Super Bowls because of the immense amount of Storage area that exists beneath the stadium. Much more than other stadiums. Perhaps less true now than in the past with some newer stadiums now but that space was loved by Media, Vendors and NFL so thats why SB so often at N'Awlinz.
 

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