And the SaberCats play on four of the same weekends that the area's new Women's United Soccer Association franchise, the Bay Area CyberRays, play at Spartan Stadium. But the fact they have competition for the sports dollar six out of seven home games doesn't seem to bother the SaberCats. We draw totally different crowds. That opinion is echoed by Earthquakes and CyberRays staff. The games couldn't be more different.
Soccer is low-scoring and played on a wide open field under the open skies.
Arena Football has scores that can run in the low 80s and is played on artificial turf atop a converted ice hockey rink. And, oh yeah, the field is only 50 yards long. That's not to say the SaberCats wouldn't like a little bit more NFL-like attention, Mr. Simon says. The team is owned by Fry's Electronics' John Fry. But the SaberCats consistently have drawn 12,000 to 14,000 a game.