Those who have been to a Jets game at MetLife...

[YoloinOhio]

what is the atmosphere like? Is it crazy loud? I thought the crowd at the Manning Bowl on TV appears fairly subdued, but obviously the Giants were losing for most of the game and a different group of fans. As this is EJ's first reg season road game, wondering if he will experience insane crowd noise which could throw him off. Would hate to see delay of game, etc.

Edited September 17, 2013 by YoloInTheBlo

[PromoTheRobot]

Jets fans have their own "culture of failure" to deal with. I was at the home opener last year and they were loud when they were winning but it was pretty dead before. Hard to say what to expect this week. A lot of Jets fans already hate Geno after his 3-pick performance vs the Pats*.

 

If the Bills got an early lead, especially off Geno turnovers, it could take them right out of the game and to the exits.

 

PTR

Edited September 17, 2013 by PromoTheRobot

[GG]

Looking at the ticket prices, it appears that much of the interest is already gone out of LI Jets. The crowd at MetLife is generally much quieter than old Giants Stadium due to stadium design and many more club seats, which means less fans sit in the lower bowl. I don't think noise will be an issue for EJ this week.

[BuffaloBillsMagic1]

fans there are a holes though....

[OCinBuffalo]

Last time I was there it wasn't very loud, even though it was a close game. And, that was the old stadium.

 

It's nothing like the Ralph. Too many people who think it = PGA. It's a paradise for people who have a problem with "standing the whole game". Everybody mostly sits. Tailgating? The parking lot looks no different than the one at your mall. Of course there's the big cheer when something good happens, but, the rest of the time, you can hear individual people talking.

 

And, yeah, if we get up on them by 2 TDS? Prepare for the place to empty out quick. Last game we were winning for 2 seconds, but I saw a significant amount of fans leaving.

 

GG is right, the Jets should be called the Long Island Jets, since that's where most of their fans come from. The early leaving probably has as much to do with that as their "fandom".

[Jimmy Spagnola]

The guys will be mostly cool but if you where a Bills shirt be ready to get your head smacked.

 

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

[I'm Spartacus]

Spags is back! God be praised!!

[BRH]

Jests fans spit on me the only time I ever went to a game at the Meadowlands. I can't say I didn't deserve it though. That was the game in '91 when Kelly hit Thurman with the game-winning TD pass with 11 seconds left. After behaving myself most of the game, I couldn't help it - I turned around, raised my arms to the crowd, and pointed at my Bills shirt. When I sat down, my Jets fan friend had his head in his hands, going, "I can't believe you turned around." That's when the spit rained down, on both of us. I was lucky my friend was willing to drive me home after the game.

 

Mostly what I remember was a lot of Giants fans who couldn't get season tickets to their own team, and one loud Jests fan who kept screaming, a bit pathetically, "We want our own stadium!"

[ChesterRocCo]

I second all of the above. Went to the home opener last year when i was living in nyc. The fans were not really all that loud. Everyone around me spent more time talking crap, talking to friends and complaining about this or that instead of watching the game. The stadium and parking lot/tailgating area doesn't have any character. i found the entire experience rather bland.

 

The best part were the countless morbidly obese New Jersey fans in my section who called me various homophobic and antisemitic names. Especially the guy with two 7ish aged kids and a wife who told me i looked like a j#w bag. I think his kids have a bright future. I bought second row endzone tickets and thought maybe there would be less of this. I sat quietly with my father and watch buffalo get creamed, and got tons of bs from Jets fans who were too drunk to stand and too out of shape to make it up the stairs without a break or three.

 

*Also excited to see if Mario shows up against Howard after last years performance.

Edited September 17, 2013 by ChesterRocCo

[OCinBuffalo]

The guys will be mostly cool but if you where a Bills shirt be ready to get your head smacked.

 

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

Yeah? Well you must not have been there the last time I was. These 2 Jet fans got beat down by a NYC cop. They were throwing stuff at my crew, missed, and hit his wife. Hilarity ensued.

 

They squealed like litte girls when he beat them down. He threw them both face first into the stairs, cuffed them, hauled them up the stairs to the security people, and delivered them: bloody and broken.

 

That was the only head smack I've ever seen at your stadium full of stock brokers, accoutants, and other assorted pencil neck geeks. You Jets fans aren't tough at all. Sure you talk big, but, when it's time to back it up? Squeal. Like little girls.

[DefenseWinzChampionshipz]

The effects from the stadium's speakers is what makes Met Life stadium loud. If you put Ralph Wilson stadium's "human voices" vs. Met Life's, it would be no contest. Jets fans don't know football like we do. All of us collectively multitask during big plays. We scream, clap, hug and keep one eye on the field for a yellow flag.

[Stealth]

How do I put this having lived in NJ my whole life. Giants fans are like head in the clouds rich old men. They'll puff their chests a bit when they're winning but disappear when they're not. Usually act reserved and quiet, unless you put them in an area with Cowboy fans. Jets fans are college kids. Loud, obnoxious drunk, bratty. They'll talk **** for the sake of talking ****. As far as a football atmosphere I like fan banter as long as it doesn't devolve into fist fighting.

[YoloinOhio]

The effects from the stadium's speakers is what makes Met Life stadium loud. If you put Ralph Wilson stadium's "human voices" vs. Met Life's, it would be no contest. Jets fans don't know football like we do. All of us collectively multitask during big plays. We scream, clap, hug and keep one eye on the field for a yellow flag.

LOL

[Jimmy Spagnola]

Yeah? Well you must not have been there the last time I was. These 2 Jet fans got beat down by a NYC cop. They were throwing stuff at my crew, missed, and hit his wife. Hilarity ensued.

 

They squealed like litte girls when he beat them down. He threw them both face first into the stairs, cuffed them, hauled them up the stairs to the security people, and delivered them: bloody and broken.

 

That was the only head smack I've ever seen at your stadium full of stock brokers, accoutants, and other assorted pencil neck geeks. You Jets fans aren't tough at all. Sure you talk big, but, when it's time to back it up? Squeal. Like little girls.

 

It's a big stadium because it is in a big city buddy. Maybe I was there but couldn't see it because I was far away not like your pipsqueak stadium. And I don't doubt your story though cuz NY cops can be tough. It's not like it was a Buffalo cop beating them. Then you woulda heard laughing. And how do you even know Hilarity ensued? She couldn't do it during the game even if there was a lawyer there. Is Hilarity your wife? Or maybe your mommy? And shows what you know cuz little girls in NY don't squeal. They just get tough then go to collage upstate and find a husband from like Rochester or Allbany or something and make those little rats squeal.

 

Plus the fact that you have a crew? Was that for real? Unless you brought your little rowboat to the game I don't think so pal.

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

Edited September 17, 2013 by Jimmy Spagnola

[BRH]

The best part were the countless morbidly obese New Jersey fans in my section who called me various homophobic and antisemitic names. Especially the guy with two 7ish aged kids and a wife who told me i looked like a j#w bag.

 

 

There are no words. But I bet I can guess what ethnic stereotype HE fit.

[GG]

The best part were the countless morbidly obese New Jersey fans in my section who called me various homophobic and antisemitic names. Especially the guy with two 7ish aged kids and a wife who told me i looked like a j#w bag.

 

Boy did they ever pick the wrong place to live ...

[OCinBuffalo]

It's a big stadium because it is in a big city buddy. Maybe I was there but couldn't see it because I was far away not like your pipsqueak stadium. And I don't doubt your story though cuz NY cops can be tough. It's not like it was a Buffalo cop beating them. Then you woulda heard laughing. And how do you even know Hilarity ensued? She couldn't do it during the game even if there was a lawyer there. Is Hilarity your wife? Or maybe your mommy? And shows what you know cuz little girls in NY don't squeal. They just get tough then go to collage upstate and find a husband from like Rochester or Allbany or something and make those little rats squeal.

 

Plus the fact that you have a crew? Was that for real? Unless you brought your little rowboat to the game I don't think so pal.

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

Hilarity is you trying to pretend that the New Jersey/Long Island strip mall land you call home = a big city. Miles and miles of porn stores, Denny's, and Target, is no different than Cheektowaga. I bet I've lived and worked in Manhattan for longer than you have.

 

I was with a group of people that wasn't solely comprised of my family, so, I called it my crew. And, really? I'm surprised by you Jimmy. Have you been hanging around the Learning Annex? Been spending time scoping the Nassau Community College girls, trying to impress one? Or, is your probation officer some bleeding heart, Ivy League dilettante, who thinks you are actually redeemable, and is beginning your "new path of good choices" by telling you about things that are outside of your comprehension, so that you can feel "smart"?

 

How else can we explain you actually knowing that crew involves a boat of some kind?

 

Regardless, the Bills are going to pound the Jets, the same way your fans got pounded last time I was there. It was enjoyable then, it will be enjoyable now.

[Jimmy Spagnola]

Hilarity is you trying to pretend that the New Jersey/Long Island strip mall land you call home = a big city. Miles and miles of porn stores, Denny's, and Target, is no different than Cheektowaga. I bet I've lived and worked in Manhattan for longer than you have.

 

I was with a group of people that wasn't solely comprised of my family, so, I called it my crew. And, really? I'm surprised by you Jimmy. Have you been hanging around the Learning Annex? Been spending time scoping the Nassau Community College girls, trying to impress one? Or, is your probation officer some bleeding heart, Ivy League dilettante, who thinks you are actually redeemable, and is beginning your "new path of good choices" by telling you about things that are outside of your comprehension, so that you can feel "smart"?

 

How else can we explain you actually knowing that crew involves a boat of some kind?

 

Regardless, the Bills are going to pound the Jets, the same way your fans got pounded last time I was there. It was enjoyable then, it will be enjoyable now.

 

I don't get nothing about what you are saying there except that you think I live near porn stores. You must know a lot about porn stores huh? You lived and worked in Manhattan huh? Just until it ate you up and spit you back to Buffalo I guess. So 8 minutes.

 

And for your information Mr. Jets game expert, I know that a crew is a row boat cuz I useta go in the crew club and steal some ores on account of if you cut one in half it makes a nice thumping stick and it cleans up real easy. As for your crew, I don't think nobody down here would be calling them a crew. Maybe in Buffalo but I doubt it even there. Maybe in Buffalo at the Starbux or frozen yogurt stand. Maybe.

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

Edited September 18, 2013 by Jimmy Spagnola

[John in Jax]

More, give us more!

[EasternOHBillsFan]

And for your information Mr. Jets game expert

That's my job. I am uniquely qualified in sanitation engineering, and I know trash when I see it. It wears green.

[Stussy109]

compared to the ralph its a snooze fest energy wise....Its comparable to going to an nba game. The 3 times I have been there i have been in the lower level wearing my Bills gear, no problems, and everybody seemed cordial, some even congratulating me after a Bills Win.

[FireChan]

I don't get nothing about what you are saying there except that you think I live near porn stores. You must know a lot about porn stores huh? You lived and worked in Manhattan huh? Just until it ate you up and spit you back to Buffalo I guess. So 8 minutes.

 

And for your information Mr. Jets game expert, I know that a crew is a row boat cuz I useta go in the crew club and steal some ores on account of if you cut one in half it makes a nice thumping stick and it cleans up real easy. As for your crew, I don't think nobody down here would be calling them a crew. Maybe in Buffalo but I doubt it even there. Maybe in Buffalo at the Starbux or frozen yogurt stand. Maybe.

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

 

This schtick never gets old, especially when someone falls for it.

[SF Bills Fan]

I hope Jimmy Spags loiters here all week.

[Just Jack]

Do not put your bowl of pasta salad on someones car hood without asking first. Not everyone treats their vehicle like Kenny and his Pinto.

[Jimmy Spagnola]

Do not put your bowl of pasta salad on someones car hood without asking first. Not everyone treats their vehicle like Kenny and his Pinto.

 

Slobs in Buffalo might not care about there cars but here we do. At least maybe you got a food exchange for your pasta salad cuz I'm guessing you received a knuckle sandwich in return.

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

Edited September 18, 2013 by Jimmy Spagnola

[sir andrew]

This thread made my day. Welcome back Spags!!

[YoloinOhio]

This thread made my day. Welcome back Spags!!

The spelling and grammar are epic.

[Just Jack]

 

 

Slobs in Buffalo might not care about there cars but here we do. At least maybe you got a food exchange for your pasta salad cuz I'm guessing you received a knuckle sandwich in return.

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

 

It wasn't me, one of our former posters.

[EasternOHBillsFan]

Slobs in Buffalo might not care about there cars but here we do. At least maybe you got a food exchange for your pasta salad cuz I'm guessing you received a knuckle sandwich in return.

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

I thought it was knucklehead sandwiches in NJ... quite apropos considering the Jests fan element there. Edited September 18, 2013 by BmoreBills

[OCinBuffalo]

I don't get nothing about what you are saying there except that you think I live near porn stores. You must know a lot about porn stores huh? You lived and worked in Manhattan huh? Just until it ate you up and spit you back to Buffalo I guess. So 8 minutes.

 

And for your information Mr. Jets game expert, I know that a crew is a row boat cuz I useta go in the crew club and steal some ores on account of if you cut one in half it makes a nice thumping stick and it cleans up real easy. As for your crew, I don't think nobody down here would be calling them a crew. Maybe in Buffalo but I doubt it even there. Maybe in Buffalo at the Starbux or frozen yogurt stand. Maybe.

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

Nah, Manhattan is no different than anywhere else. I stay long enough to take what I want from whoever I want, then I move on. I might have stayed, but other places offered me more of what I want, so I left to take it from them. There's a good chance I'm not finished with Manhattan yet, but, I may have to do some things out West/down South first.

 

In all cases, an ignoramus like you would never comprehend, so please, try to stay focused on football, and not on your loser strip mall town, that contains that loser strip mall, that contains the loser bar that you hang out at with your loser buddies and your loser girlfriend. The new fish sandwhich is awful, but you all say its good. You tell yourselves that, and each other. You don't know why, and I'm certainly not going to tell you, but you know it's a lie, don't you?

 

Go Bills.

[Jimmy Spagnola]

Nah, Manhattan is no different than anywhere else. I stay long enough to take what I want from whoever I want, then I move on. I might have stayed, but other places offered me more of what I want, so I left to take it from them. There's a good chance I'm not finished with Manhattan yet, but, I may have to do some things out West/down South first.

 

In all cases, an ignoramus like you would never comprehend, so please, try to stay focused on football, and not on your loser strip mall town, that contains that loser strip mall, that contains the loser bar that you hang out at with your loser buddies and your loser girlfriend. The new fish sandwhich is awful, but you all say its good. You tell yourselves that, and each other. You don't know why, and I'm certainly not going to tell you, but you know it's a lie, don't you?

 

Go Bills.

 

Nice one about taking what you want. That's easy to type on the internet. You know what happens when a guy like you says something like that out loud in place like this? You get to the word "take" and you "take" a shot to the chops and you don't say none of the rest of it.

 

And you know what kind of sandwich you gets to eat instead of the fish one? A sleeping with the fish sandwich.

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

[OCinBuffalo]

Nice one about taking what you want. That's easy to type on the internet. You know what happens when a guy like you says something like that out loud in place like this? You get to the word "take" and you "take" a shot to the chops and you don't say none of the rest of it.

 

And you know what kind of sandwich you gets to eat instead of the fish one? A sleeping with the fish sandwich.

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

Yeah, talking tough, about guys who talk tough on the internet, on a message board.

 

I would try to explain the word irony to you, but, I fear it would be a waste of time.

 

Fishes, row boats? Jimmy I think the best thing for you to do on Sunday, rather than watching us destroy the Jets, would be to go down to Flushing Meadows park and rent yourself a nice paddle boat. http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/fmcp

 

Think about it, just you, the seagulls, and the planes, floating on some slimy polluted water. Peacful, isn't it?

 

If that's not enough look what else they have:

a stunning recreation complex, a zoo, an art museum, a botanical garden, a science museum, and a baseball stadium. Explore one of the park's six playgrounds, take a stroll along the Flushing Bay Promenade, or launch your model airplane.

Playgrounds Jimmy! You know you want to give the monkey bars a try, don't you?

 

How about that model airplane idea? See, all that aggression(caused by self-hatred of your inferiority) could be washed away: all it takes is launching your model airplane!

 

Sounds like a lot of fun. And, it beats the hell out of you taking a terrible loss on Sunday poorly, and then beating the hell out of girlfriend, doesn't it? Besides, if she takes one more shot to the head from you, she's going to forget how to use the bathroom. You don't want to live with that, do you?

[Jimmy Spagnola]

Yeah, talking tough, about guys who talk tough on the internet, on a message board.

 

I would try to explain the word irony to you, but, I fear it would be a waste of time.

 

 

 

I'm glad you fear cuz you should. By the way pal my favorite type of irony is a tire irony.

 

 

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

[maddenboy]

The effects from the stadium's speakers is what makes Met Life stadium loud. If you put Ralph Wilson stadium's "human voices" vs. Met Life's, it would be no contest. Jets fans don't know football like we do. All of us collectively multitask during big plays. We scream, clap, hug and keep one eye on the field for a yellow flag.

. . . or an injury.

 

This, +1

[Roc Bronson]

The guys will be mostly cool but if you where a Bills shirt be ready to get your head smacked.

 

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

 

I wear my Bills Jersey every year, and for some reason no one tried to smash my head yet. But oh yeah last year I worked two of the jest fans over pretty good. The fine was pretty bad, but it was worth it. They could be very sore losers tho, and a-hole winners.

[OCinBuffalo]

I'm glad you fear cuz you should. By the way pal my favorite type of irony is a tire irony.

 

 

 

P.S. J-E-T-S Jets JEts JETS

 

Yes, tire. As in: "I tire of Jets fans not accepting their fate as the losers they are".

 

I tire of their dopey coach, and his endless media whoring.

I tire of EPSN, and their contribution to this debauchery.

I tire of Cortland NY, and their continued support of a loser team from New Jersey.

 

But most of all, I tire of a bunch of Long Island/New Jersey craptown tools, pretending like they are from "the city".

[BuffaloBrad]

I agree that it's tame compared to the Ralph, though you'll find the odd Jimmy Spagnola type that likes to act tough.

 

The lower bowl is pretty sedate as it is all PSL and club seating. Like the Ralph, the club areas at Metlife often look less than full. Since there is significantly more club seating at Metlife, the empty seats look really bad. I'm not sure if that's due to unsold/unused tickets or just folks being inside the clubs The upper deck seems high up as a result of all of the clubs and suites. I'm sure I'm in a small minority, but I preferred the old Giants Stadium for watching the game. That was a tight bowl that made you feel like you were right on top of the field..

[BuffaloBillsMagic1]

Just for the record, it is NJ cops not NY cops...

[Nanker]

The best part were the countless morbidly obese New Jersey fans in my section who called me various homophobic and antisemitic names. Especially the guy with two 7ish aged kids and a wife who told me i looked like a j#w bag. I think his kids have a bright future. I bought second row endzone tickets and thought maybe there would be less of this.

Boy did they ever pick the wrong place to live ...

 

Do not put your bowl of pasta salad on someones car hood without asking first. Not everyone treats their vehicle like Kenny and his Pinto.

THIS!

 

The loudest game I've been to at the Met was last year's Jints/Packers night game, and let me tell you - it was rocking and LOUD!

[microscopes]

I second all of the above. Went to the home opener last year when i was living in nyc. The fans were not really all that loud. Everyone around me spent more time talking crap, talking to friends and complaining about this or that instead of watching the game. The stadium and parking lot/tailgating area doesn't have any character. i found the entire experience rather bland.

 

The best part were the countless morbidly obese New Jersey fans in my section who called me various homophobic and antisemitic names. Especially the guy with two 7ish aged kids and a wife who told me i looked like a j#w bag. I think his kids have a bright future. I bought second row endzone tickets and thought maybe there would be less of this. I sat quietly with my father and watch buffalo get creamed, and got tons of bs from Jets fans who were too drunk to stand and too out of shape to make it up the stairs without a break or three.

 

*Also excited to see if Mario shows up against Howard after last years performance.

 

It takes a bit away from your point of them slinging slurs at you, when you feel the need to classify them as morbidly obese. I'm sorry you had to go through that though.

 

Other than that, yeah Jets fans seem to be dicks from what I've noticed.

 

Go Bills!

Edited September 21, 2013 by microscopes