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7/3/08
Kansas City Chiefs Clarify Rule Against Standing: No Excessive Standing
An Arrowhead Stadium Guideline That Should Take Care Of Itself
Brodie Croyle Sacked AgainArrowhead Stadium in Kansas City is home to some of the loudest fans in the NFL. Although, I've never experienced it first hand, the Chiefs offer arguable one of the best game experiences the league has to offer.

Earlier this week, we caught wind of one experience that will no longer be tolerated inside the Arrowhead gates: standing. Yes, the terribly disrespectful act of standing up from one's seat was listing under the Fan Code of Conduct as being prohibited:
• Standing and/or obstructing the view of other fans
As you can imagine, this has caused quite an uproar amongst Chiefs and NFL fans alike. Local radio stations have blitzed with calls from angry fans questioning not only this new policy, but an added rule that will allow those in attendance to text message tattle tale on individual they feel are violating the Fan Code of Conduct.

I think the Chiefs have this backwards. Isn't tattling via text at a pro football in violation of the fan code?

In response to this backlash (that the Chiefs blame on misunderstanding bloggers), the organization has amended it's policy twice in the last two days. The first change stated that rules prohibit excessive standing and/or obstructing the view of other fans. Today, it was noted by FanHouse that the wording has once again been altered to read "continuous standing..."

So basically, the Chiefs would like for you to keep your standing minimal. I feel pretty confident this policy will take care of itself, seeing as how the offense will be led by Brodie Croyle, who imposes unto himself a similar rule limiting time spent in an upright position.

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I think smart fans would know when to stand, and when not to.

 

On the other hand, when I was a student, we had t-shirts printed up that read, "We Stand For Victory", and remained standing (except for some timeouts) for entire football and basketball games, much to the ire of older fans.

 
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I am guessing the feedback the Chiefs received from "fans" were texts and e-mails from the fans of visiting teams.  I have been to several NFL stadiums in my day and "excessive" or "continuous" standing is everywhere.  Arrowhead is always sold out, even when the team sucks, so I have no idea why the organization would even consider a ban on standing.  If less than 10% of the people in attendance are unhappy, there are thousands of people willing to take the tickets. 
 
 
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