Cowboys plan to have fans in attendance

Cowboys are poised to be pretty good this year, I get it. They also have a massive stadium so they can work out the logistics of social distancing.

@"StickyBun" said: Cowboys are poised to be pretty good this year, I get it. They also have a massive stadium so they can work out the logistics of social distancing.

I think most stadiums could create blocks of seats and sell them like open suites and maintain social distancing in the seating bowl.  The issue will be egress and restrooms IMO,  especially after getting a few beverages in a group.   Personally I think it would be weird as shit being at a game with only a few thousand in a building designed to hold 10 times that many or more.

I'd love to see the numbers behind having X amount of fans at games. At what point does it become cost neutral? Is that the goal of having the fans? Having a game at your stadium means a lot of cost to host, but adding fans means access to restrooms, food, drinks, etc. Perhaps this is me being the nerdy economics guy, but I bet they're all looking at this.

@"Hawkvike25" said: I'd love to see the numbers behind having X amount of fans at games. At what point does it become cost neutral? Is that the goal of having the fans? Having a game at your stadium means a lot of cost to host, but adding fans means access to restrooms, food, drinks, etc. Perhaps this is me being the nerdy economics guy, but I bet they're all looking at this.

They started doing modeling for this as early as March/April if I remember correctly.

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"Hawkvike25" said: I'd love to see the numbers behind having X amount of fans at games. At what point does it become cost neutral? Is that the goal of having the fans? Having a game at your stadium means a lot of cost to host, but adding fans means access to restrooms, food, drinks, etc. Perhaps this is me being the nerdy economics guy, but I bet they're all looking at this.

They started doing modeling for this as early as March/April if I remember correctly.

USB stadium has pretty much been shut-down cold since the Pandemic. And that's a venue that had a full, year round calendar of events for Mpls. Motocross, X-games, Monster truck bashes for Jimmy, big name concerts, tons of events. 

Sad really...

I cant imagine the economics of hosting a game? Both from the owners perspective, vendors, security, utilities etc...

I personally don't believe the football season will make it very long this year...Country is just doing too poorly with Covid mgmnt overall. 

@"purplefaithful" said: USB stadium has pretty much been shut-down cold since the Pandemic. And that's a venue that had a full, year round calendar of events for Mpls. Motocross, X-games, Monster truck bashes for Jimmy, big name concerts, tons of events. 

Sad really...

I cant imagine the economics of hosting a game? Both from the owners perspective, vendors, security, utilities etc...

I personally don't believe the football season will make it very long this year...Country is just doing too poorly with Covid mgmnt overall. 

you got me wrong dude,  I have never been to monster trucks,  but I love motocross and bmx.  actually though,  with my hearing loss as I've gotten into my 40s... anything other than football,  large crowds and noisy events really doesnt interest me.  put me in a boat fishing on a quiet lake or on the back of a quarter horse in the mountains and that is as close to paradise as I expect to get the rest of my days.