Comments on: Blackout Rule Shouldn’t Fluster Bucs

By: Oregano

Oregano — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:11:51 +0000

Strange that the NFL can’t simply lose the archaic blackout rule.

The rule is based on extortion and is morally corrupt.

By: BigMacAttack

BigMacAttack — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:22:51 +0000

I like the pre-season also. It gets us to the action a little sooner and I like watching the fringe guys get their shot to make it. I was all for the 18 game season because I think 2 games is really enough. I like the night games though and, especially in August when its just hot as balls. So for me too, bring on the Pre-season. I’m over-ready.

By: Garv

Garv — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:05:20 +0000

I have to admit, it’s kind of fun reading dini’s weenie commenting on thing she knows absolutely nothing about. Trolling and stupidity usually go hand in hand, but the weenie takes it to a whole new level and you have to laugh AT…….certainly not with.

As Scubog typed, with the wins will come player identification for for the fringe fans, the ones who “were always there” though not seen, and the seats will be filled. NO to the tarps idea. IMO they look pathetic and negative……THE most ridiculous cover up of them all.

Buccaneers in 2012?

Can’t WAIT!!!

By: Scubog

Scubog — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:19:48 +0000

Garv: I too enjoy the Pre-Season games for the same reasons you mentioned. It’s just part of the cost. I’ve never missed a home game in 36 years and no doubt will drop dead in my seat eventually. My take is that the popularity of our local team wanes based on their success on the field. When they win the game is the place to be; but when they lose our transplanted population is happy to revert back to their former loyalties. The apathy towards the Buccaneers grows even more when they aren’t on TV. Fringe fans simply do something else. Without seeing them on TV, the urge to be a part of the action live disappears even more. People here seem to root for certain players more than the team itself. Hopefully some of our youngsters can become as popular as D. Brooks, Sapp, Lynch, Alstott and others and return to a stadium of sell-outs.

Dini: You realize that the little “kickball” team is the most valuable sports team in the world don’t you? “Strapped for cash” Laughable. I suppose the creator of Facebook was also “strapped for cash” when he went public with the company. Even a billionaire can use another hundred million.

By: Lion

Lion — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 06:52:14 +0000

Joe:

“Joe’s guessing you have no clue who drafted those two players.”

Exactly what I was thinking when I read her comments.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:09:07 +0000

Seriously:

So what about the tarps then Joe? Are those still an option to prevent blackouts?

Dear God, Joe hopes that's not an option. A half-empty stadium looks better than those hideous tarps.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:06:22 +0000

Dini:

Joe, ProFootballFocus just released info re: the most missed tackles by LB’s in the last 3 YEARS…..Quincy Black & Geno Hayes are at the top of the list (Rock Star Mark D…..huh?)

Joe’s guessing you have no clue who drafted those two players.

But, yeah, giving Quincy Black a raise, no one can defend that — and Joe hasn’t.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:04:14 +0000

T in Orlando:

Question Joe, do you know if the teams see any benefit from the local affiliate when the home games sellout? I would imagine the local Fox stations would much rather put a Bucs game than another game, to put more eyeballs on their channels. I wonder if they would be willing to purchase a luxury box or two to ensure the best chance the games are not blacked out.

There were a couple of times in the past few years where the Bucs were somewhat close to a sellout, yet WTVT — or WTSP — didn’t pull the trigger on tickets to ensure a sellout, which is what happens in some markets.

That tells Joe the TV beancounters don’t think this is a wise investment, or the stations simply don’t have enough advertising inventory sold to pull off this move.

By: Have A Nice Day

Have A Nice Day — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:51:46 +0000

NFL makes its money from TV. Even with the 50%, they team makes more money when a game is televised than not.

By: SeriouslyConcerned

SeriouslyConcerned — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:12:23 +0000

So what about the tarps then Joe? Are those still an option to prevent blackouts?

By: Garv

Garv — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:30:55 +0000

Well, we all know pre-season games are a ripoff anyway.
I go because I have to buy them with the season ticket package.
No WAY they sell individual tickets at full price.

Having typed that, they are enjoyable in that there’s no pressure to win. It’s a nice laid back experience for the fans, chatting with seat neighbors, that sort of thing.

I think ticket sales will be coming back up, that the Bucs have bottomed out in that area. There is still NOTHING better to do on a Sunday afternoon in the fall IMO.

Buccaneers in 2012?

Can’t WAIT!!!

By: csidedave

csidedave — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:55:47 +0000

The details of this rule are just another example for the NFL becoming unnecessarily complicated. Just like: completely different rules for replay based on the time on the clock; which players you can hit where and how close to the line; the fine line between a great hit, a personal foul and a suspension; what is a catch after hitting the ground and on and on.