Those of you who read this on a regular basis know I don't comment on the Bears performance or the game itself. That being said, the Bears need to figure out how to play in the third quarter or there is not a chance for any success this season.
Ok, I am done with that. Bank of America stadium is a reasonably good stadium. Nothing special, but nothing terrible either. Parking is fairly sparse, but they make it work. Entry to the stadium is quick and efficient and exiting is about the same. There are multiple ways to get to the stadium so traffic is light coming in and going out. The club is nothing special. Basically some seats and tables, and a few basic concession stands. Burgers, fries, fried chicken sandwich, nachos and personal pizzas. Apparently they used to have four very nice restaurants with views down to the field, but people used to sit in them for most of the game and use them like "poor man's suites" or so we were told. So they ripped them all out and replaced them with real suites that they could then sell. The only slightly unusual offering was a Krispy Kreme donut stand.
Seating was good for the game and for the most part the fans were nice. Concessions in the stands were varied and unobtrusive. About the amount of taunting you would expect from fans who like their team. The stadium was about 20-25% empty at kickoff and by the end of the first quarter maybe another 10% had come in. They claim to have had 119 consecutive sold out home games, but if so their attendance percentage is terrible by comparison with other stadiums. The best feature(s) about the stadium is two very large screens in the end zones. Well that and the cheerleaders.
The Bears fans were out in force and during the third quarter a rousing cheer of "Lets Go Bears" originating in the south end zone and spreading through the stadium was largely ignored by the team. But we fans at least felt like we were doing our part.
As we look forward to Atlanta - Please Lets Go Bears?
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