Comments on: Could The Tarps Be Coming?

By: Bucnjim

Bucnjim — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:17:36 +0000

50,000 seats or less will be the future of the NFL. You could turn on almost any game last year and see half empty stadiums.

By: That Guy

That Guy — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:57:21 +0000

The charges against Talib have been dropped.

By: Miguel Grande

Miguel Grande — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:55:21 +0000

I said they would never prosecute this case. It is way too expensive and they could never get a conviction.

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/case-against-tampa-bay-buccaneers-aqib-talib-has-been-dismissed/1236026

By: JJ Jones

JJ Jones — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:54:20 +0000

The Dolphins used to be one of the league’s flagship franchises. They had the winningest coach, the most prolific QB and the last undefeated team. They are a joke now.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:52:07 +0000

aquib talibs case has been dismissed! first win of the season!

By: Dini's Biceps

Dini's Biceps — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:40:12 +0000

Talib case dismissedb

By: Lion

Lion — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:27:50 +0000

Can’t afford a Rays game? I find that rather compelling, considering you can buy a Rays ticket for $9 dollars and even bring your own food in to the venue.

By: Have A Nice Day

Have A Nice Day — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:19:04 +0000

@Ron Holiday You make a good point, but I don’t believe for a second that the Trop could sell out 8 Justin Beiber shows a year during the afternoon at the average ticket price of $80.00+ a pop.

By: Tristan Berry

Tristan Berry — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:55:42 +0000

You can’t really compare a once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity to see a beloved performer with the opportunity to see one of the 81 opportunities each season to see the Rays play baseball.

I LOVE my hometown teams, particularly the Bucs and Rays, and I love to go see them when I can afford it. Unfortunately, that has meant two Rays games since 2008 and the last Bucs game I was able to go to was a Redskins preseason game somewhere around 1997 when the game fell on my birthday and I got to go as my birthday present.

I hate that the NFL blacks out games that aren’t sold out. I understand why they feel like they should, but I still hate it; particularly because there’s not a thing I can do about it.

By: Rob Holiday

Rob Holiday — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:53:10 +0000

While the economy is a factor on how easily tickets are sold, if you put out a quality product, people will buy the tickets. Put Justin Bieber or some other big pop star at the Trop and it will sell out. NFL is entertainment after all. I think in Tampa, the Glazers are in the process of putting together a quality team that will attract more fans this year. Please, no more blackouts!

I used to have vendors (from my work) offer me Bucs tickets all the time, back when Chucky was the coach. After the economy crashed and we lost Chucky (he was entertaining, but not the best coach) not one vendor offers Bucs tickets now. Mostly from the economy, but also Bucs tickets are not a prized as they used to be.

Maybe it wasn’t all Chucky though. It did coincide with loosing Lynch, Sapp, Brooks and other Bucs that were household names. Boy, those were the good ol’ days!

By: Garv

Garv — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:51:38 +0000

While I agree they look like crap, an eyesore to those who DO go to the games, if it would end blackouts then I’m in favor of it.

And that hurt.

By: BraveBuc

BraveBuc — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:27:41 +0000

I second that thought. Tarp the entire stadium if it means it ends the blackouts.