The Titans Fan Base Must Evolve

The front office and head coach have made moves to make this franchise relevant again.  The Titans 2015 draft class has the most upside in the history of the team.  They have a potential star quarterback, a new WR that could be the next Calvin Johnson if he has put his past in the past, and they drafted some of the biggest steals in the draft.

In free agency, they came to terms with one of the most well respected defensive coaches ever in Dick Lebeau, signed two major defensive players and Harry Douglas, who will be a very solid second wide receiver.   They made major moves this off-season.  It's time for us to get excited, and get different.

LP Field Needs a Nickname

LP Field is the worst name in the history of football stadiums.  The good thing is, as a fan base, we can change the name of our stadium without changing the name of it. We need suggestions and we need to pick one to stick with.  I recently heard "The Woodshed" on reddit and love it.  We need something.  I really don't care what it is, but no one is scared of "LP field", and I'm sure the players aren't too proud to call it home.

High Class People Who Don't Care About Football, Give Your Tickets to Someone Else

Look, I understand that going to an NFL game is a fun event for everyone and it's something fun to talk about, but if your not gonna scream, give your seat to someone that will.  I'm tired of see rich people showing up to games late and talking on their cell phones or to their significant other the entire time.  You can do that at home.  Don't bring to our stadium anymore.

Stop Being Negative

This is probably the most difficult thing for our fan base at the moment.  Everything on social media is negative and everything on the radio is negative.  Believe it or not, that attitude is contagious.  It trickles from the ones who say it first to the rest of the fan base and then to national media and other fan bases.  It's one of the main reasons our team is viewed as such a joke in the national media right now.  Other teams have sucked for a lot longer than we have and haven't been this irrelevant.  It's our fault.

Embrace Mariota

Some of you may not agree with the decision to take him in the first round of the draft, but you need to support him, and embrace him.  Go all in on this kid.  He has the potential to make us more than relevant in the NFL.  He's the most famous player we've drafter since Vince Young and he has way more potential.  Buy his jersey, talk about him, and root for him.  He's not going to have a perfect year.  Don't start calling for Mettenburger after he throws a few picks or even has a disappointing season.  It may take some time, but let him know that you believe in him.  He's going to be fine.

It's time for this fan base to make a change.  Stop being fair weather pansies and root for your team with all your heart.  The time to turn this thing around is now.

TITAN UP

Trey Frisbey
Boy Meets Sports
Twitter: @t_frisbeysports

Make Me Want to Buy A Ticket, LP Field

Much has been made of LP field and the Titans tickets prices rising next year.  It seems weird, to most of us, that prices are rising given the product that has been put on the field in the past few years.  In reality, though, the tickets have been very reasonable considering comparable markets like Charlotte and Indianapolis.  In return of rising ticket prices, fans want to see improvement.  Improvement of the game day experience and improvement in the win/loss record.  The stadium recently received a jumbo tron upgrade, but many of us would gladly trade that for better convenience and a better overall atmosphere.  here are five simple, but effective ways to provide a better game-day atmosphere in Nashville.

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Cheaper Food

The subtitle speaks for itself.  I can't find one person who is excited about going to a football game and spending eight dollars on a hot dog.  We're attending football games in the south, not a five star restaurant in Belize.  I'm pretty sure you would still make money on a ballpark frank charging three bucks a pop.

Better Parking

Quite frankly, I'm sick of paying 20 bucks to park across the river and have to walk a mile and half over a bridge to get to the stadium's campus (yes I know that there are other places to park, but not everyone reading this does).  There is plenty of room around LP Field.  If they can't make the parking work how it is now, then change it!  There is plenty of space. Buy more space if you need to.  Traffic and parking is a huge issue on game-day. There is no reason not to make this a priority.

Better Cell Phone Service

You know, sometimes at half time and TV breaks I don't want to watch Kia give away a car or root for the bunny bread bunny to win a race that's going to get me a free loaf of bread.  I want to check twitter! I want to look at my phone and see what Jim Wyatt has to say about injuries. I want to see what kind of negative spin Paul Kuharsky can put on the game even if we're up 30 to 0.  I want to see scores around the league and how my fantasy team is doing.  You know what I can't do at LP Field?  Any of those things.  Make cell phones work in your stadium, LP.

Redefine the Pro Shop
 
The first three were fairly obvious ways to improve the game-day experience, but this one isn't spouted off too much.  The jersey and gear prices are ridiculously expensive.  I can go to Ross or TJ Maxx and get Titans gear for a quarter of the pro shop asks.  I know it's not reasonable to ask for a huge price drop, but they're selling to a market that is incredibly small.  The high class and first-time game goers are the target group of people who buy gear from the pro shop.  With a reasonable price drop, and some marketing, they could sell a lot of gear.  I'd buy a hat at the game for 15 dollars, not for 30, though.

Just Win

The message of this subtitle goes out to the Titans organization.  If you really want to put butts in the seats, win games.  What we really want is to see a higher number in the left column of the win/loss chart.  Make me want to buy seats, Titans.  Win some games and see Nashville rock like it did in 1999 and the early 2000's.  Go Titans!

Trey Frisbey
Boy Meets Sports
2/6/2014
Twitter: @boymeetsports