So, do we have something to get excited about? Well, let's just say that the team is now 1-4 for the season, they got their asses handed to them by (at the time) 0-3 Spokane Shock, and they almost gave the game away to the Barnstormers who came into KC with a 2-1 record. So, anything is possible, but I wouldn't get too excited yet.
On the other hand ... Arena Football is not about the sport, its about the money. The investors and owners are all about the bottom line, and if the Kansas City Command is going to remain a part of the Kansas City Sports scene, then they will have to win, not only on the field, but in the seats (ticket sales). A close examination of the photo (lifted from the KCCommand collection on Facebook) shows that there are a lot of empty seats, seats that were mostly filled during the first season of the KC Brigade at Sprint. But ticket sales were dropping like a stone compared to the sales that they were enjoying at Kemper, and it may be a safe bet that if things do not improve, the Command will not last more than one, maybe two seasons is they are lucky and stubborn.
What's the problem? How many times do I need to say it? People thought that they would love Sprint, and some do. But there are apparently a lot more people who DO NOT love Sprint Center and the higher cost that are involved in attending events there. Add to that a team that is not winning, owners who are willing to put loyal fans on the back burner to get new, temporary fans and pick up business fans who will drop them like they dropped the Brigade their last season.
I will finish it by pointing out this simple fact. The season tickets that I had set up for the season that never was were considerably cheaper than what Sprint's Ticket Office is wanting for them now. I thought about it, changed my mind and decided that I will wait for the Chicago Rush to come to KC on June 4th and watch KC get their asses handed to them one more time.
Prove me wrong.
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