Fans Sueing NFL and Others Over Super Bowl Seating Debacle

Dallas Cowboys stadium, the NFL and Super Bowl XLV had just about very black eye you could think of last week. Wintry weather, workers injured by snow slides, boorish game day entertainment that included a national anthem with screwed up words, and fans unable to watch the game from their bought and paid for seats all haunted what was to be Jerry Jones' crowning display in his new playground.

While many of the hiccups seem to be already forgotten now, one incident in particular could turn out to me more of a break than a bruise as 1,000 fans filed suit against the all three parties named above Wednesday in response to the seating debacle. The lawsuit is currently seeking over $5 million in damages and ect. spurring from the incident.

In an attempt to make things right, the NFL has offered those fans affected by the mishaps, which involved uncompleted temporary seating and seating heavily obscured by the stadium's roof, a chance to redeem their tickets for either a monetary refund measuring three times the face value of the tickets or tickets to a future super bowl of the ticket holders choosing. Other amenities offered to those fans taking the future tickets include free travel, hotel stay, food and drink during the event and an opportunity to be on the field at the conclusion of the game.

These fans aren't having it, though, as many point out that they were there to root on their favorite team. For those not keeping score, only eight teams have gone on to repeat as Super Bowl champs, and many teams have failed to even return to the playoffs the year after playing in the big game. To further complicate the NFL's play nice offer is the fact that there may very well be a lockout during the 2011 season, barring a breakthrough in the Collective Bargaining Agreement talks between the NFL owners and players unions.

So to the fans who just won't let a ridiculous incident go without letting people know just how disappointing, frustrating and mind-numbingly senseless the whole thing was, I say go get them. It's high time the NFL and its team owners learned not to screw with the fans. Besides, Jones made his $1.2 billion bed, and I think it's about time he took to lying in it for a good spell.