alphseeker Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Since HDTV came out I have only attended one game. The only reason I went was because the ticket was free. My reasons not to attend:1 hour to park, 2 hours to leave / Drunk, obnoxious, sometimes violent fans / Outrageous prices on tickets and concessions / hot or cold extremes / Can't see what the heck is going on half the time / Lack of replays / insanely uncomfortable seats / blah blah blah blah blah There has to be a better solution than to continue the blackouts and punish fans for staying at home. Perhaps increase the cost of commercial advertising, companies would pay it. http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/the-nfl-has-a-big-problem-on-its-hands-010214 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 If blackouts are universally lifted, then we will probably see half-empty stadiums in many NFL cities. That is not what the NFL wants. Lowering ticket prices is the easiest solution, IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphseeker Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 If blackouts are universally lifted, then we will probably see half-empty stadiums in many NFL cities. That is not what the NFL wants. Lowering ticket prices is the easiest solution, IMO.I understand you can't lift blackouts entirely but the current limits are way to high. If they were to drop limits to say 90% capacity they still would make tons of money and blackouts would drop significantly. I can understand a 2-10 team being blacked out but a team that is 9-6 hoping for a playoff birth being blacked out because they couldn't sell the last 1500 tickets is just plain greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finding IT Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 We've got season tickets and I love attending games, from the tailgating through the end. Usually get to at least 6 games a year. If a team can't sell out a freakin playoff game, there is a real problem. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 If blackouts are universally lifted, then we will probably see half-empty stadiums in many NFL cities. That is not what the NFL wants. Lowering ticket prices is the easiest solution, IMO.I understand you can't lift blackouts entirely but the current limits are way to high. If they were to drop limits to say 90% capacity they still would make tons of money and blackouts would drop significantly. I can understand a 2-10 team being blacked out but a team that is 9-6 hoping for a playoff birth being blacked out because they couldn't sell the last 1500 tickets is just plain greed. 90% is a fair number. It would help a lot of teams. It's very ironic that current television technology (home HDTV screens) is hurting the profits of the NFL, which owes its current success to TV networks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Eagles game sold out in under 3 minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I don't enjoy the live experience like I used to. Plus, I can take the family on a nice vacation for the price of season tickets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Eagles game sold out in under 3 minutes. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) For live sports, I prefer college football and basketball or minor league baseball and hockey. It's more affordable, more family friendly. Pro games feel like a rip-off, and the long periods of dead time for tv timeouts are a drag. ETA: I undersatdn the blackout thing. It's a business, and there's an assumed public commitment to having a team in your city. I remember back in the 80's choosing to go to a Seahawks playoff game to avoid the blackout. It was a great time...but that was long ago. Edited January 3, 2014 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finding IT Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 For live sports, I prefer college football and basketball or minor league baseball and hockey. It's more affordable, more family friendly. Pro games feel like a rip-off, and the long periods of dead time for tv timeouts are a drag. ETA: I undersatdn the blackout thing. It's a business, and there's an assumed public commitment to having a team in your city. I remember back in the 80's choosing to go to a Seahawks playoff game to avoid the blackout. It was a great time...but that was long ago. I like small-time college sports. Division III and low-stakes Division 1 schools. Big-time college athletics is a joke and an affront to legitimate higher ed. But to be honest, I don't beleive in athletic scholarships at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nappy2112 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Colts tickets were bought up by Meijer and Bengals tickets by mostly Kroger. I doesn't help that a major storm is coming Saturday night. I live next to the Ohio border, so I get Indiana and Ohio stations...wasn't worried about blackouts. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Let's be honest, in Green Bay it's going to be a wind chill of 50 below. You'd have to be insane to go to the game when you can watch it on (any) TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) Let's be honest, in Green Bay it's going to be a wind chill of 50 below. You'd have to be insane to go to the game when you can watch it on (any) TV. Then I (and thousands more) must be insane. If I could get off work and if I had a ticket, I would go for sure. Current forecast is for 2 degrees (wind chill of -16, NOT -50) at kickoff, with the temp dropping to -7 by 6:00pm. I've worked most of my working days out in the elements. All you have to do is invest in the proper attire, and you're good to go. Long underwear. Thick, over-the-calf work socks. BOOTS, not shoes. Knit hats. Hand warmers. Thick coats. The one thing you DON'T do is worry about being "fashionable" or looking pretty. Your dress for warmth and nothing else. What will Viking fans do for the next year or two now that they get to go to outdoor games? Minneapolis is just as cold as Green Bay....maybe even colder. Edited January 4, 2014 by Principled Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Let's be honest, in Green Bay it's going to be a wind chill of 50 below. You'd have to be insane to go to the game when you can watch it on (any) TV. Then I (and thousands more) must be insane. If I could get off work and if I had a ticket, I would go for sure. Current forecast is for 2 degrees (wind chill of -16, NOT -50) at kickoff, with the temp dropping to -7 by 6:00pm. I've worked most of my working days out in the elements. All you have to do is invest in the proper attire, and you're good to go. Long underwear. Thick, over-the-calf work socks. BOOTS, not shoes. Knit hats. Hand warmers. Thick coats. The one thing you DON'T do is worry about being "fashionable" or looking pretty. Your dress for warmth and nothing else. What will Viking fans do for the next year or two now that they get to go to outdoor games? Minneapolis is almost always colder than Green Bay.Yes, but the Vikings usually aren't playing this late in the year. Have fun at the game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nappy2112 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Let's be honest, in Green Bay it's going to be a wind chill of 50 below. You'd have to be insane to go to the game when you can watch it on (any) TV. I won't go to any outdoor game after the 1st of November , guess that's why Indiana is a basketball state. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) Let's be honest, in Green Bay it's going to be a wind chill of 50 below. You'd have to be insane to go to the game when you can watch it on (any) TV. I won't go to any outdoor game after the 1st of November , guess that's why Indiana is a basketball state. Most of my Packer games have been in September/October. I did go once in November (upper 30's), which was fine, and once in December (upper 20's). The December game (1989) would have been OK, but the Packers lost 21-3. We had no reason to get up and cheer (and keep warm).... Edited January 4, 2014 by Principled Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 The latest forecast is 0 for game time (-20 WC) dropping to -5 by the end of the game (-28 WC). Not so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphseeker Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 In Cincy it will be so cold "Rivers" will freeze over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thanks to those evil, soul sucking corporations that bailed the NFL out by buying up tickets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thanks to those evil, soul sucking corporations that bailed the NFL out by buying up tickets. It's about time they started contributing something to society.... ;) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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