Navy - Notre Dame, 2012 [TOUTING IS FORBIDDEN AND WILL LEAD TO PERMABANS: #205 #628]

Vikings

http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092110aaa.html

Aviva Stadium, Sept 1. 2012.

Countdown begins

D3PO

Finally official confirmation

hynesie08

Sh1t, I'm busy that day.:pac:

Peyton Manning

Awesome news. What are we looking at for ticket prices/release dates?

Oat23

When I saw the title I said to myself ''ugh, another thread telling us they are playing here in 2012''. But now I'm happy .

Can't wait for it.

tallaghtoutlaws

Better decision for them to pick Aviva over Croker. Going to be an awesome game.

Pherekydes

You'll all have other things on your minds in 2012.

Peyton Manning

American Football Forum Beers before hand ftw

cooker3

Archimedes wrote: »

Awesome news. What are we looking at for ticket prices/release dates?

If the Armenia and Munster Leinster match is anything to go by than bloody high

tallaghtoutlaws

cooker3 wrote: »

If the Armenia and Munster Leinster match is anything to go by than bloody high

The FAI and IRFU wont have anything to do with ticket prices for this one.

Dodge

tallaghtoutlaws wrote: »

The FAI and IRFU wont have anything to do with ticket prices for this one.

Except they own the stadium and set the rent. It's unlikely to be cheap

tallaghtoutlaws

Dodge wrote: »

Except they own the stadium and set the rent. It's unlikely to be cheap

If they go with the prices of either of the 2, They will most likely be the same as the FAI prices which some say are high but having been in many stadiums in the US and Europe they are about average.

Lower tier is €75 but the Upper Tier is €45. This is about the same as Most US stadiums. So if people consider that expensive they are paying the same as the average in the US. Have BC Eagles tickets for this weekend in Alumni and paid €65 for them.

bobby wade

does price matter ?????

raddo

Can't wait!! Will be great to see American Football being played here!

As for the price, its 101 weeks away, so starting this week put a euro away each week and you should get a super seat!!!:P

Dodge

bobby wade wrote: »

does price matter ?????

Not to most here, but this game ins't about the 50 or so regular users here.

It'll need a fair bit of pushing to sell out.

tallaghtoutlaws

Dodge wrote: »

Not to most here, but this game ins't about the 50 or so regular users here.

It'll need a fair bit of pushing to sell out.

Don't forget the fair few hundred IAFL folk, the UK football fans, European football fans and then the many thousand Alumni knocking about Europe and those who will travel. I can them selling the game in the Aviva regardless of ticket cost to be honest.

Dodge

Obviously i was kidding about the 50 or so in here but sometimes we get so caught up in it (Saturday all day NCAA, Sunday all day NFL, MNF, fantast teams, etc etc) that people don't realise that we're still a minority sport here.

The NFL is having trouble selling out wembley this year and thats a bigger brand.

I hope the navy game sells out (and I'll be there) but I don't think anyone should be complacent and not help to push this to a sell out

tallaghtoutlaws

Dodge wrote: »

Obviously i was kidding about the 50 or so in here but sometimes we get so caught up in it (Saturday all day NCAA, Sunday all day NFL, MNF, fantast teams, etc etc) that people don't realise that we're still a minority sport here.

Definitely know all about that. Try coaching a team here. Tis hard work convincing players to join. But I have noticed the interest is growing at an extremely fast rate and to be honest I know more converts to the sport now than I did even 2 to 3 years ago.

The NFL is having trouble selling out wembley this year and thats a bigger brand.

Agree, But Wembley hold 86,000 when they play American Football there and 86,000 is always going to be harder to fill than 50,000 of the Aviva. One of the reasons the NCAA, Navy and ND went with Aviva Id say.

I hope the navy game sells out (and I'll be there) but I don't think anyone should be complacent and not help to push this to a sell out

I agree 100%. What will help it here like it does in the UK is the fact there is a large community of American Football Teams, Coaches, Players and fans that will help push it. And as the NCAA and the two colleges would have had to gone through the national body in Ireland i.e Irish American Football Association I am sure they are all going to work together to get this game sold out.

bobby wade

http://www.facebook.com/groups/create.php#!/group.php?gid=156415274376648&v=wall

tallaghtoutlaws

http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?assetType=Image&family=Editorial&contractUrl=2&phrase=navy%20notre%20dame%20dublin

Found these images from the last time they played here.

me-skywalker

Cant wait for this already! Stadium is beautiful and comfortable, prices for food and stuff liek that was exspensive when I was there for the last couple of Ireland matches so expect that to be the same.

iMax

Subscribing to thread so I can get updates.

cooker3

I must be the only who one on this forum who doesn't give a damn about college football.
Ticket prices do matter to me in this respect. If they are high ,which I fully expect them to be, I likely would not go.

fermoyboy

Who will be in control of selling tickets for this? General sale through ticketmaster or will Notre Dame have control?

bobby wade

fermoyboy wrote: »

Who will be in control of selling tickets for this? General sale through ticketmaster or will Notre Dame have control?

It's a Navy home game soif any of the colleges had control it would be Navy

jack presley

There will be a hell of a lot of supporters coming over from the States so tickets mightn't be as plentiful as you'd expect!

Plus you'll get all the townies with their 'Fighting Irish' tattoos thinking it'll be 'f*&Kin rapid' to come along.

Dodge

jack presley wrote: »

Plus you'll get all the townies with their 'Fighting Irish' tattoos thinking it'll be 'f*&Kin rapid' to come along.

Not at 50 quid a pop they wont

Arthur Daley

stood on the hill at croke park in November 96 when these two played there.

Tickets were for nothing, like £6 if I recall, and got a small, but decent enough crowd. With the economy headed back to 1996 levels, they can't justify charging more than 20-30 euro for tickets to this.

Dodge

They can justify anything in their own little world. I'm not presuming anything but I'd be amazed if tickets aren't at least €50

elvis jones

Even as a Gators fan i'm looking forward to this.

cheesehead

Linked is an article about Notre Dame found in this week's New York-based Irish Voice newspaper. Niall O'Dowd is the Irish-born founder and editor of the newspaper:


http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/notre-dames-irish-tribe-returns-104966119.html

jack presley

I just hope the place won't be full of Bulmers drinking Celtic fans 'Supporting the Irish'

49ers fan

Watched Navy give the Irish a whiping at the weekend!!! Still, Cant wait for this, should be great craic...

cheesehead

Another Irish Voice newspaper article about ND football.

http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/What-a-Notre-Dame-game-looks-like-to-an-Irish-born-visitor--105753153.html


Unfortunately, the early returns on the Brian Kelly era are not promising. Getting blown-out by a good (but not great) Navy team doesn't do much to instill confidence in the faithful (for now) supporters. Time will tell.

Hammar

The Notre Dame lines outweighed Navy by over 50 pounds on average,Heck their Linebackers weighed as much as some of the Navy linemen,yet Navy rushed for over 300 yards.
I dont care how difficult the option is to play against, you're talking about 4 and 5 star recruits (according to rivals and scout), most of whom were offered by all the very best Flordia/USC etc,and they cant beat a team who are in reality walk-ons,as they are not at Annapolis to play football.
Bob Diaco will be gone by year end im afraid!!!

49ers fan

Was just looking back at Sports Illustrated 2010 College Preview selections, They have Navy finishing 10-2 with Notre Dame 6-6

M three

when, where will tickets go on sale for this?

Hammar

49ers fan wrote: »

Was just looking back at Sports Illustrated 2010 College Preview selections, They have Navy finishing 10-2 with Notre Dame 6-6

Thats understandable though with Navy's easy schedule though,so i wouldnt pay much heed to it

Right now,Navy SOS is ranked 96 ,whereas Notre Dame's strength of schedule is ranked 20.

The only decent teams, Navy have on their schedule in my opinion are
Maryland,Wake Forest and Air Force.With their schedule,they should always win 8-9 games at least.

In Comparison Notre Dame have this year

Michigan,
Michigan State
Utah
Stanford
USC

All would be considered better teams than anything Navy play.

Notre Dame are far bigger, farfaster and far more athletic than Navy,yet they get destroyed,what horrible coaching and player development!! :mad:

49ers fan

100% agree with you Hammar, Notre Dame have a way tougher schedule of games, agree aswell that the coaching hasn't helped Notre Dame and I thought it was interesting to hear Brian Kelly admitting that they would be switching thier Defense from a 4-3 to a 3-4 due to the 'lack of depth on the Defensive Line'.

jack presley

M three wrote: »

when, where will tickets go on sale for this?

The game's not for another 2 years so I'd say they won't go on sale for another 12-18 months. Ticketmaster would be my guess for where?

cheesehead

Well-written piece from a current student's blog about the recent sad event that occurred on ND's campus.

http://amyunsettled.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/declan/

Rest in peace, Declan

jack presley

Notre Dame looking pretty crap again this weekend! Let's hope they're a bit better in 2012. What was the coach thinking of going for the TD like that?

cheesehead

Possibly the worst eight-day stretch in Notre Dame footbal history:

Blow-out loss to Navy (who the next week are shut-out by Duke at the half and go on to lose to the 1-6 Blue Devils)

Football student manager tragically killed.

Mind-numbing loss to Tulsa - and as you state above, one of the most head-scratching decisions made by a coach to close-out a game I've ever seen. It's first down, you are down one point with forty seconds to go at your opponents twenty, you have a kicker who is 18 for 18 on field goals for the year and you opt to have your true freshman quarterback (who is essentially playing for the first time all year) throw into double-coverage, resulting in a pick.

Worse yet, during the post-game press conference, rather than acknowledging you may have screwed that one up and let your players down, you tell everyone "Get used to it, that's the way we play".

Many of ND football's strongest supporters left Brian Kelly's side after the Tulsa game and after those remarks. I know it's early in Kelly's ND career, but unless Kelly develops some increased self-awareness and makes some necessary changes, I don't see this ending well.

Black Swan

Brian Kelly may be new, but his days may be numbered too if he does not turn the team around.

Orizio

tallaghtoutlaws wrote: »

Better decision for them to pick Aviva over Croker.

..and the worst decision for those of us who want to go without get fleeched in the process.

Orizio

jack presley wrote:

Plus you'll get all the townies with their 'Fighting Irish' tattoos thinking it'll be 'f*&Kin rapid' to come along.

jack presley wrote: »

I just hope the place won't be full of Bulmers drinking Celtic fans 'Supporting the Irish'

It's as if you are trying to tell us something...

Jamie OD

Can't wait to go see this. I had a blast when the Steelers Vs Bears game took place in Croke Park years ago. I'm definitly curious to see what the Aviva will be like hosting the ND Vs Navy game.

Dodge

Orizio wrote: »

..and the worst decision for those of us who want to go without get fleeched in the process.

Seriously? You think it costs less to rent Croke Park than the Aviva? LOL

jack presley

Orizio wrote: »

It's as if you are trying to tell us something...

Yeah, I like repeating my point!

tallaghtoutlaws

Orizio wrote: »

..and the worst decision for those of us who want to go without get fleeched in the process.

Fleeced in what sense? Ticket prices? Concessions? Without knowing the full costs how can you speculate the cost of either venue? The NCAA and Navy will set the prices of the tickets and that will have nothing to do with the FAI or IRFU. Now ask yourself why Navy and the NCAA chose the Aviva? As Dodge said Croker is probably as high if not higher in cost to rent considering it is bigger and has 30,000 more capacity and would require more staff to run the event.

Why is it every time Lansdowne(Aviva) is mentioned with other events people rope in the FAI and IRFU as the ones setting tickets prices. The only thing they set for this game is the cost of the rent for the event. The FAI and IRFU probably couldn't run a pissup in a brewery but the Navy and NCAA obviously will have a lot of say on how this event runs as paying customers.

Oh and just to give you and idea on how Navy set their prices for home games in Annapolis and Neutral Venues:


Res Seating Standing Billy the Kid Standing(Ages 12 & under)
9/11 Georgia Southern 3:30 PM $33 $20 $12
10/16 SMU 3:30 PM $33 $20 $12
10/30 Duke 3:30 PM $38 $20 $12
11/13 Central Michigan 3:30 PM $33 $20 $12
11/20 Arkansas State 3:30 PM $33 $20 $12

Neutral Site Game Ticket Information

Upper Level Lower Level Club Level
9/6 Maryland M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore)
$45 $55 $75

The interesting one among these:

10/23 Notre Dame New Meadowlands Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
$70 $90 $110

Edit: So looking at this if the tickets are high priced blaming the FAI and IRFU will be pointless as Navy ticket prices are high in Neautral venues.

TITAN #1

Navy dont play too often at their home stadium as it is so small and maybe why the ticket prices are so high.
Meadowlands is a big neutral venue and would cost a lot to hire, maybe that is why the price is so high.