Fire Snyder Sign

Snyder Surrenders, Sign Canceled

2009-11-15T14:21:00.001-08:00

If you watched the game today you may be wondering why you didn't see the Fire Snyder Sign on TV. The truth is that, faced with the prospect of humiliation on national television, Daniel Snyder surrendered early this morning and revoked the FedEx Field sign ban. As a reciprocal gesture of good will we quickly sent word to our legions of supporters that the the Fire Snyder Sign was off for this

Publicity Update 3

2009-11-09T05:19:00.001-08:00

In the past few days we've gotten new links from the Washington Post, DeadSpin, and others. And even a nice parody of the sign by eTrueSports! Here's their sign:

What Exactly is the Point Again?

2009-11-05T20:11:00.001-08:00

Fire Snyder Sign has been discussed and linked several times from the very active Extreme Skins forums. I popped over to check out the conversation today and was surprised to find this closed thread where a couple of senior forum members have already given up on the sign and were shutting down further conversation. Here's ttr77: Yeah this was discussed pretty thoroughly a couple of days ago,

Publicity Update 2

2009-11-05T18:48:00.001-08:00

New links from the Washington Post, Washington Examiner, and many others today. Also on the front page of the LA Times sports section! Someone has even posted this ad in the tickets section on Craigslist!

Looking for Section Organizers

2009-11-04T06:27:00.001-08:00

I'm looking for 2 or 3 volunteer organizers for each sign section. I'll put these folks in touch with each other to help out at game time. Section organizers would be responsible for Telling people about the sign at game time Bringing multiple copies of the seating chart for their section to the game Whatever else you can think of that seems useful! It's OK if you aren't sitting

Is The Sign A Pipe Dream?

2009-11-03T12:30:00.001-08:00

Some commenters have expressed skepticism that making a collaborative FIRE SNYDER sign at FedEx is even remotely possible. Most recently Dan Steinberg called the idea a pipe dream in a Washington Post chat: The "Color by seat numbers" sign plan is fairly ingenious, but requires a level of cooperation that would be implausible even if every new [sic] the plan and was on a mass e-mail list. In

Sign Publicity Update

2009-11-03T06:59:00.001-08:00

You folks are doing a fantastic job spreading the word about the FedEx stadium sign! Quite a few sports bloggers have mentioned it, including Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post. Most significantly we are getting a ton of traffic from folks posting the link on Facebook and emailing it to their friends, so keep passing it on! (If you haven't done so already please read 4 Ways You Can Make the

4 Ways You Can Make the Sign Happen

2009-10-30T12:20:00.000-07:00

OK, this site is starting to get some great, viral publicity after less than 24 hours. But realistically we still have a long way to go to make the sign happen. We need about 75% participation from the upper-deck sections to make the sign readable. That means reaching about 11,000 of the 15,000 people who actually have tickets in the sign sections. And that in turn means reaching several

A FedEx Field Sign Snyder Can't Ban

2009-10-29T14:04:00.001-07:00

Daniel Snyder wants to ban signs at FedEx Field? Then let's turn the stadium itself into a sign he can't ban. Everyone sitting in the designated upper-level sections for the Washington vs Denver game (Nov. 15th at FedEx field) can be part of a giant "FIRE SNYDER" sign just by wearing the color designated for their seat. Here are the participating sections: 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406

A Tribute to Great Stadium Signs of the Past

2009-10-26T07:30:00.000-07:00

1. The Great Rose Bowl Hoax - California Institute of Technology students hijack the 1961 Rose Bowl half-time show to spell "CALTECH". 2. Yale's "WE SUCK" Prank - Yale students trick Harvard fans into insulting their own team in 2004. 3. Hilliard Davidson High School copies Yale - Students at Hilliard, OH school replicate Yale prank against a hated opponent in 2007.