Confessions Of An Out Of Market Chiefs Fan

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I was stationed at Camp Pendleton and know all to well about being out of market. I found a few good bars to hop around at and watch the Chiefs. I was actually surprised how many Chiefs fans are out there in SoCal.
I was able to attend every Chiefs vs. Chargers game while I was stateside which was nice even though we lost 2 out of 3.

Amen brother. I luckily found a place here in San Diego that shows the games every Sunday and it’s actually the official ‘something’ of the Chargers. Oggi’s Pizza and Brewery.

It’s a pretty big mix of fans as most San Diegan’s are transplants, so I don’t feel quite as out of place in my Chiefs red because the guy to my left is in a Browns short and the guy to my right is in Cowboys stuff.

We have Sunday ticket at work so I had on a few occasions come in two hours early for work to watch the game.

I got deployed to Iraq after the 3rd game last season and I’m going to miss the first 3 games this season, possibly more if I get extended. It’s rough being away from your team.

Sunday’s aren’t supposed to be a hassel man. I feel for you as well. Hope you don’t have too much trouble trying to find a way to watch our favorite team this season.

Want to drive to Bakersfield every Sunday? The game’ll be on here. Just bring the beer.

very will written and entertaining.

as an out of market fan, i can relate. thanks for sharin

I will Always bleed Chiefs red!!!!

I’ve never lived in market or had the Ticket. I’ve probably spent enough at sports bars the last decade (2 decades? I’m old) or so to fix the debt problem.

Get in touch if you want in. cash4recordskc@gmail.com

Before then I had never watched games with fan’s of other teams. Combine that with my love of shit talking and I had a lot of fun watching games at sports bars in Tucson.

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I’ve been going to the same bar for the last 6 years. It’s about a hour drive each way. It’s a Packers bar but being in Phoenix we have a mix of all the teams. Hell there are about 15 of us Chiefs fans. We always have one of the big tv’s with sound on, one of the Chiefs fans used to bar tend at the place.

Can’t really afford DirecTV / NFL Sunday Ticket.

So it’s pretty much Buffalo Wild Wings near where I live or nothing.

I’m still determined to find the other 2 or 3 Chiefs fans that certainly must exist around Nashville so we can make a gathering of it.

I feel your pain, man. I’m in NC, but my father is also in the area, so we split the Sunday Ticket at my place (my TV is bigger :). Sometimes it’s really weird being a fan of a smaller-market outside of that market.

I was stationed with the Coast Guard in Alaska and they only played Seattle games. In 2009 I moved back to KC and got to watch my games for two seasons but now have moved to Orlando, FL. As obsessed as I am about watching the Chiefs, times are tough and I don’t know if I can afford Sunday Ticket, though I do have DirecTV. I will see how my finances look in September and go from there. I hope I can get it, then I won’t have miss my team.

I live in Jakarta, where the internet is usually too slow for the illegal feed sites, and got most of last season from Mitch on the 101.com.
Though it’s better to WATCH the game, there is always something comforting about hearing Mitch’s voice.
That man should record himself reading “Twas the Night Before Christmas”

they still work though, they skirted “the man” just type in .eu instead of .net…

I have spent the last 6 years or so in the Navy and been stranded on the east coast (when I am not deployed). It is heartbreaking to not be able to see your favorite team play. I was unable to afford DirectTV and never really trusted those website broadcasts. So I resorted to NFL.com play by play. I would get so amped up when we would play a game that would actually be broadcast in my area. I took days off work for the MNF game last season. I was giddy when I found out that Friday’s preseason game would be televised out here too. I will be moving back to KC later this month so I will be able to watch my Chiefs play this season. I promise you this though…..I will never take one game for granted. I know the hardships you endure. Stay strong and thank you for being one of the faithful fans.

I too pay for DirecTV !!! I have done this for the past 15 years. They do have a app so you can watch all the games on your computer or Iphone. All SD Chiefs fans are welcome to my house. We are on Fox this friday. Shoot me a message if you want to watch some history in the making.

My handle says it all. However, the name isn’t all true. I have met a few Chiefs fans around in Virginia but they are as rare as a Tebow swearing. The ONLY thing that I take pride in is EVERYONE around me knows that Chiefs fans are die-hards. I watch at a friends house (Eagles fan) every Sunday. We have three TVs in the room and a box for each. We have the Eagles on one TV, the Chiefs on another and then usually a game we both want to see or the Red Zone channel. I long to meet another Chiefs fan in VA that I can watch the games with and talk Chiefs football with. You have no idea how much this site means to us fans stuck outside of KC.

As a Chiefs fan in Ohio it was hard for many years to pay that kind of cash to watch 2 wins 4 wins etc. but now it is money well spent…. watching this video http://arrowheadaddict.com/2011/08/09/kansas-city-chiefs-nfl-year-book/ gives me goosebumps! Hopefully we start off the year on the same note

I am finally coming to see the Chiefs at Arrowhead kicking the donkeys’ asses this year!! Here in Montreal, I only get to see the Chiefs primetime games. Every week its the ?%%$$ Patriots and NFC East games…. So I follow the helmets live on the CBSSportsline website…
I wanna move to KC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

they were a nice lesbian couple that I ran into on the golf course…
it was like seeing a sasquatch…

In St. Louis, I get a good 1/3 to 1/2 of the games on TV, so, Sunday Ticket seems a little much on a per game basis. Still that leaves 8+ games that I’m willing to pay for. However, until competition is let into the market, I’ll be using alternative methods. And for those of us with kids, the bar is not really an option.

Thank God for the internet, now all i need to do is run out every 15 minutes or so and poke the ox that turns the crank on the generator and I’m in Chiefs heaven.

First of all nice article. Second I lived in Newport Beach a few years back and did the Sunday sports bar route. It was actually a pretty good time although different having to get there at 9:30AM to watch the noon game here. From that experience I can tell you SoCal does not deserve a football team, they do not have sports fans out there like in the Midwest or East coast.

I had a friend move to Philly last year and he found the most awesome Chiefs bar in Philly, you gotta check this out:

http://www.csnphilly.com/pages/landing/?blockID=77563&feedID=704

Go Chiefs!

“we confront a stranger with a Chiefs shirt on a random Tuesday and feel like we have met our best friend without having ever spoken.”
Truer words have never been spoken. I was just telling someone the other day how weird it is that when I actually do get to KC, I have a momentary urge to do that whenever I see someone in Chiefs gear. Then I have to remind myself where I am, and that it would probably be weird…lol.

I feel you man. Being in AZ is tough too. Haven’t found too many Chiefs fans out here. Have so many friends that are either bolts fans or donkey fans (new mexico ppl who have nothing else). So I do end up having a lot of friendly season wagers and so on with that. Luckily a guy I went to school with out here is also a Chiefs fan. Me and him make a yearly trip back to KC to catch a game. Made it to arrowhead for the 9ers and Ravens game and SD in SD game. Already have 2 games planned this year. I always look forward to seeing the Cards on the schedule but that happens once every 10 years it seems… Oh well!

I got Sunday Ticket for free this year for being a “new” customer. If it wasn’t for that I wouldn’t be able to afford it. As far as Idaho goes you never know what they are going to air locally on Sundays. Sometimes I get lucky and they’ll play Raiders or Broncos vs Chiefs.

I was in Ranger School and then Afghanistan a couple of years ago for the entire season… Luckily the Chiefs went 4-12 and Mizzou had a bit of a down year with 8 wins. I have this nightmare that I will be deployed when KC grabs their first Super Bowl win in 50ish years. Thank God for Sunday Ticket.

Don’t know what I would do without Sunday Ticket, Sirius NFL Radio, and ArrowheadPride!

…very unlike the last place I lived, which was the central coast of California. Still, I vastly preferred living and being a fan there to here. Not only were the food, weather, people, distractions, women, politics, and most other things better, but I found it better to live in an area devoid of any interest in pro football to living here, where the in-order percentages of fans are (1a) Ravens, (1b) Redskins, (1c) Steelers, (4) Iggles. It’s terrible.

I’m 3 hrs from KC and haven’t gotten any KC games on TV much. The last two games I remember being aired on TV was the Chiefs-Colts game this past season and the Chiefs-Eagles game when Vick came back, was only aired because of Vicks return as we weren’t stellar that year. I use to watch every Chiefs game until those feeds were shutdown, now just to hoping they get aired more. But I’m sure we’ll get some team’s game shown thats further away then Chiefs. At least the locals are being played this year, Bears, Packers, Lions, Vikings, which will mean more games shown since bears/packers/lions/vikings are always on tv here.

Surrounded by Eagles fans my whole life. It’ was near impossible to see a Chiefs game anywhere around here. That was until I started going to Big Charlies, you’ve been there Sudden, great place. Walking there you’ll see nothin but people wearing green but once inside it’s a mini sea of red. Great sandwiches, cheap drinks, they’ll always have an eagles game on one of the small side tv’s but all the big tv’s have the chiefs on.

I usually go to the dive bar to catch games because I’m friends with the bartender & she’ll always put the game on one of the TVs for me. I can’t afford Direct TV right now so that’s not an option.

PS…..meeting Sudden & BJ last year for the annual Running of the Bulls, I mean KC/SD game in SD was a lot of fun! We had a nice lil group of red at one of the local bars. We got heckled a little bit, but we did not care. It was all about our Chiefs & meeting up with fellow AP people was way fun. Sexassassin was there too. We took pics, but I don’t think Joel ever posted them (he’s fired. lol) and I don’t know how. lol

Are you guys going to make it to the game on 9/25? Not sure that I can this year…..but I’m sure going to try. Anyone want to buy me tickets for my bday? hahaha

Something where we can all post our locations on some world map, with local forums and tips and people can organize little communities for game day bar takeovers and support groups or stuff like that?
There should be.
I think we are a diehard enough and widespread enough community to justify it.

I have Sunday Ticket, have had it for 7 years now. At any rate, they brought back the deal where you can watch it online again. That is, as long as you have a username and password to log into DirecTV. We might be able to work something out to where you pay half for the season and in exchange, I provide you my username and password for login capability. If you care to discuss further, hit me up on my e-mail address tied to the AP account…

It sucks! In all my years i have only met 5 Chiefs fans in person. This area finds love for Giants, Jets, Dallas, Eagles, and Stleelers. I plan on making a MNF game and a trip to the Philly Chiefs bar but i definitely understand gravitating to the nearest Chief fan within a 20 mile radius. Don’t fear AP you’ll definitely spot me at the KC vs Jets game this year!

Though I have never lived in or near KC, I’ve never had the awesome BBQ that is so highly spoke of. I do however live in L.A. and this year I am finally doing the Sunday Ticket. I got a new tv back in February and I intend to not miss any of the Chiefs games by trying to find some online stream.

I will offer you this, if you want to make the trip over to West Hollywood, there’s plenty of free street parking in front of my building if you want to watch the games for the price of gas.

(Napa proper) I know its Raider and Niner Nation here, but looking for a spot to watch games with Chiefs fans.

Anyone near the Fullerton area?…I watch the games just about every Sunday at my local dive bar (dive really is putting it nicely) because my friend is the bartender on Sundays (she’s hot too guys..lol) and always makes sure she has a TV for me to watch my boys.

known for jumping frogs and a preponderance of meth labs, most folks are Raiders fans, a few are 49er fans, and I am the Chiefs fan. Sunday Ticket is the only option here, since the local definition of a sports bar is one that has a 13 inch TV tuned to the Raiders game. I appreciate the negotiating tips for DirecTV I’ve read here. I cancelled my Sunday Ticket this year out of frustration with the lockout shenanigans, but after seeing all the weapons the Chiefs have this year, I can see I’m going to have to slide back on my principles in favor of my favorite pasttime (watching Chiefs football, of course). Maybe I’ll compromise by refusing to by any additional NFL merchandise this year. My #25 jersey is good for another year.
It is fun to go to a Chiefs-Raider game in Oakland dressed in red and gold and listen to the locals whine about how unfair it is to be beaten by the Chiefs (that is until some bad-tempered ex-con who spent his entire incarceration in the weight room tells you to shut the f#@* up. But even that’s pretty funny if you can keep from laughing in his face.)

Im near fairfax and melrose.
i just dropped my Direct tv NFL package..they pissed me off this year…by giving the package away for free to new customers..ive been with them for 8 years! f them.

There are a lot of kindred spirits on here! I left KC in 91 or so and have been trying to watch games at bars ever since. In Florida, North Carolina, and Seattle. It used to be pretty hard because even bars couldn’t get stuff sometimes. But, now it’s great. Many bars have the NFL Ticket, it’s just a matter of getting one of the tvs. The last several years I’ve been able to essentially get my own tv at a local bar that shows all the games all day. I’ve been the only Chiefs fan for the most part. Every once in a while (well, last year only) a few others have come through.

Well, I keep getting strung along but I may be getting a job in LA. If that happens, I’ll need to be finding a new place. Maybe all the LA area folks just need to take over a place and make it into a KC bar. Of course, I realize that everyone is probably just too spread out for it to work. Heck, there actually is a KC BBQ and game place here but I’ve never gone because I consider it too far of a drive in the suburbs! I tend to drink a couple of beers – and stuff.

Been watchin the chiefs games at Sundance bar and deli for 3 years now. Great place to go, always have a spot for KC on one of the tvs. Any other KC fans near Sac town? I go to the OAK vs KC every year and it’d be great to get an AP tailgate or get together before the game.

Being stuck in Ohio with local media brainwashing their viewers with comedic optimism over the Bungles (of which my wife is a fan) and Browns and then sprinkled with obnoxious Steelers fans and being stuck watching them locally definitely suck! I considered all the above options ad nauseum, but I know cussing and cheering in public at a ber or otherwise for an out of market team is not acceptable. So, I caved in and got DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket. It’s expensive, but it’s also nice to eat my own cheap food and drink my own bevys and cuss and yell at will from the comfort of my living room out in the middle of nowhere. Any Chiefs fan in the Springfield, Ohio area (if there are any) is welcome to watch a game here. Good luck all fellow out of market Chiefs fans! On a different note, I have relatives in Blue Springs who tell me that many season ticket holders give up their tickets during the week of Christmas to go out of town. I may take a week off to visit them and catch a game at Arrowhead!

I didn’t read every comment, so this may have been mentioned already.

Nor have I ever used it, but could you use ESPN3? Online espn streaming website.

My method is rather painful but I purchased NFL Game Rewind for $40 (add $15 if you want the whole post-season). The quality is very good and all the commercials and time outs are cut so the game really flows. The painful part is that you cannot watch the games until the night game is over. I live in Hawaii so I can start the game sometime between 6pm and 7pm on Sunday. The really, really painful part is I avoid all sports radio and the internet for the whole day so that I can watch the game without knowing the outcome. Took a few weeks to train family and friends but I don’t feel like paying for cable that I never watch. Also, it has been great for my wife because I spend the day with her and the kids and I get the evening and the Chiefs to myself. (Also painful for staying away from fantasy football) Its a cheap, reliable, and legal way to watch.

And every bar in town does what it can to not broadcast the Chiefs or to put them on the smallest television with the worst reception. Even Old Chicago is guilty of being KC haters considering the Donkeys don’t even play until 2 most Sundays, but yet the Chiefs fans must show up when the bar opens and plead their case to the opening manager to please put the Chiefs game on the bigger televisions….

GO CHIEFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m only 3 hrs or so away. the chiefs are almost always on tv on sundays. however…sometimes their game gets replaced with a team in the afc with big name former razorback on it, and its stupid. they arent razorbacks any longer. KC is the closest market. oh, and going into a sports bar i see a chiefs fan here and there but down here in northwest arkansas its all cowboys. us chiefs fans hate the cowboys so i can only imagine your predicament.