Over 20 years ago (before the kids), I called the Giants to find out about getting season tickets. After the woman stopped laughing, she told me the waiting list was at least 25 years long and, realistically, the only way to get tickets was to have someone die and will them to me. I hung up.

My next call was to the Jets. Very politely I was informed that the list was a few years long, they would be happy to have me on it, that I would get a post card every year telling me where I stood and, there was not cost to this.

Every year I got a post card and saw I was making progress. After 4-5 years, I got the letter telling me I was now able to buy season tickets and asking how many I wanted. I grabbed two; one for my brother and one for me.

Back then the Jets were a very cheap ticket (maybe $25/ticket/game), parking was $5 or $10, and you did not have to buy the pre-season games. The Jets were one of the only teams back then that didn’t gouge you.

We had a great time going to the Meadowlands even though we had last row, upper deck, 5 yard line seats. It was a day out.

Now that I am in South Florida, many people have responded to the lackluster performances of the Dolphins and the high cost of tickets by purchasing nice, big screen TVs, getting the satellite package and watching whatever game they want. They have a party every Sunday and save a fortune.

It’s too bad the football (and baseball) games are no longer family attractions unless you are wealthy.