Cardinals to make NFL history in Mexico City

[Evil Ash]

And all the Telemundo watching people are going to come and pay a minimum of $35 per game to see the Cards in the new stadium?

Considering its the 2nd highest rated network in the Valley, I'd say its a pretty good possibility.

I think people seriously underestimate the good PR that this could do with the spanish speaking/Hispanic community around here (which BTW makes up a good chunk of the population here ... and growing greater by the year)

As for the game itself, I think people seem to get so wrapped up in this that they don't realize that more than likely the Cardinals didn't volunteer for this game. Although the Cardinals and their FO are putting up a good face about it and acting as though they had a choice in the matter, more than likely the Commish didn't really give them a choice in the matter. Its just a good PR tactic to make it look like they did.

The Cardinals have the worst attendance in the league (by a large margin)and believe me the NFL is embarassed about it.

 

[chickenhead]

As for the game itself, I think people seem to get so wrapped up in this that they don't realize that more than likely the Cardinals didn't volunteer for this game. Although the Cardinals and their FO are putting up a good face about it and acting as though they had a choice in the matter, more than likely the Commish didn't really give them a choice in the matter. Its just a good PR tactic to make it look like they did.

Excellent point. If it becomes an annual thing, many teams will be going. I do think it's a disadvantage, but there are positives, too. I just hope they win, and it would be nice if it weren't mostly Niners fans. I'm not as confident as others in it being a 'home' game because it's designted as one, or because of one player. The Niners still have a lot of fans, and the fans have a lot of connections to California as well.

 

[Scott MS]

Excellent point. If it becomes an annual thing, many teams will be going. I do think it's a disadvantage, but there are positives, too. I just hope they win, and it would be nice if it weren't mostly Niners fans. I'm not as confident as others in it being a 'home' game because it's designted as one, or because of one player. The Niners still have a lot of fans, and the fans have a lot of connections to California as well.

Even our "home games" draw lots of other fans. Crowd will probably be mixed, with most of them wearing Steelers, Raiders, and Cowboys shirts.