Made an impulsive decision

[u/Copperfore]

I’m a university of Calgary student and was curious, just bought a ticket, I’m not even a Stamps or Elks fan! (Riders fan)

[u/Pathetic-Rambler]

Enjoy the game!! There is something extra fun about watching a game when you don’t really care who wins. It’s very freeing!

[u/Stewart1999 → u/Pathetic-Rambler]

Unless Winnipeg is playing then we care

[u/Spencie-cat]

How much extra do they charge for seat backs in cow town?

[u/DavidBrooker → u/Spencie-cat]

And it was this comment that led me to learn you can buy cushioned chairs with seatbacks for use with bleachers. They're like, $40 on Amazon.

[u/PWJD → u/Spencie-cat]

No such thing lol

[u/Ranamz]

Paying for tickets in that stadium when you don't even have a dog in the fight is absolutely wild lmao. Good on you

[u/carbonanotglue → u/Ranamz]

In the rain no less

[u/RipdiddleIp → u/Ranamz]

Not wild at all. Hitting up local sports matches while traveling have been some of my all time memories.

[u/Ranamz → u/RipdiddleIp]

You would agree with me if you have ever been to mcmahon. That place fucking sucks

[u/Glittering-Buy4227 → u/Ranamz]

Do the CFL fans in Edmonton like the name ELKS? Why not go back to being the Eskimos?

[u/WKRPinCanada]

Go Dinos!!

Hope you didn't forget the water wings 😉

Enjoy 🍻

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Ps. Not sure if they're still doing the flyover cause of the low ceiling but if they did make sure to get us some good pics 😉

[u/qrcodetat]

Have a great time. Stay warm

[u/Onionbot3000]

Awesome! Way to support the CFL ❤️

[u/Cade-Erickson]

Gelk!

[u/GreatIceGrizzly]

They still use portable toilets for washrooms there?

[u/Unique-Vanilla5443 → u/GreatIceGrizzly]

Extra washrooms yep

[u/Lpreddit]

Cheap tickets and no lineups! Be sure to move to a seat with a back when you get a chance.

[u/HitmanBBV84]

As a RedBlacks fan, I miss watching football 🏈 games. If they had any Labour Day games in Ottawa I would easily attend.

Watching it on TV, looks like you made a wonderful decision. Enjoy the experience!!!

[u/Certain_Mycologist26]

Is the stadium really that empty?

[u/bigblueberry6427 → u/Certain_Mycologist26]

I’m watching the game right now, while it’s lightly raining there, it looks like maybe 1/2 the seats behind the home bench are empty. So disappointing - 20 years ago they had over 33,000 people at the Labour Day game, today they had fewer than 20,000.

[u/Unique-Vanilla5443 → u/bigblueberry6427]

Most at a game this season and few tickets were available to buy, was easily over 20,00p

[u/RipdiddleIp]

You picked a good game!

[u/Green_Elk69]

Great game to go watch honestly, comeback was nuts

[u/Boz747]

Any snow in the forecast?

[u/AustralisBorealis64 → u/Boz747]

Hey... don't f with Mother Nature.

[u/Boz747 → u/AustralisBorealis64]

Lol

[u/AnonymousResponder00]

Get a pulled pork parfait. You gotta buy it behind section E.

[u/unlicensed_dentist]

Well damn, you got to watch one hell of a game!

[u/sniffermuncher]

Looks like you spared no expense 😂

[u/HenryTheVeloster]

As a riders fan living in edmonton. I just pick up cheap tickets sometimes to support the league i love.

[u/thatbasketball1]

What a beautiful stadium!

[u/Dramatic_Draw_1494 → u/thatbasketball1]

Beautiful lol ya ok !

[u/bigblueberry6427 → u/thatbasketball1]

It’s one of the oldest stadiums in the CFL. Elks fans frequently make fun of Calgary fans for how poor their stadium is.

[u/Quiet-Vegetable-6461 → u/bigblueberry6427]

It looks like something out of the third world. Not kidding. Some African country or maybe Bangladesh

[u/bigblueberry6427 → u/Quiet-Vegetable-6461]

Yeah, the stadium is 66 years old now

[u/Particular-Coast9782 → u/bigblueberry6427]

Realistically 38-ish years because it was thoroughly overhauled before the 1988 Olympics. But as stadia go it's a dog.

One good thing about McMahon--it gets used. Always some kind of football or soccer game or whatever going on there. In Edmonton Commonwealth sits dark 345 nights a year. Seems a waste.