Blacked-out NFL games will be shown on delay

Wonder if that applies to fans of one team in another team's market?

I have yet to understand how it helps the Texans when they piss off fans of another Texas team. How does that benefit the local team in any way exactly?

Now when the games are shown at the same exact time, I can understand that, at least a little bit. But anything else, what's the benefit?

 

What? I don't believe the Texans black out any games.

 

so let me get this straight. If an NFL game does not sell out in time the NFL does not allow it to be broadcast locally? How long has this rule been around? Sounds like a greedy rule to me, there are a lot of poor people still living with no cable/satellite and they obviously can't buy tickets for the game

 

I got NFL Sunday Ticket but I don't live anywhere near an NFL market either.

Bill Simmons has a good take on this in his current article on the ESPN home page.

 

For a long time. Its in baseball too I believe for national games or something.

 

That's been the case for as long as I can remember. I remember it back when I started watching football back in the 80s as a kid

 

Good. I have no problem whatsoever with blackouts, but I assume most Sunday evening broadcast TV is commercially worthless anyways, so this probably means more ad dollars for networks, and more money for the NFL on their next TV contract. Baseball's older, the NBA is globally more popular, but the NFL will always be the smartest and the richest.

I'm watching Jimmy Johnson on Bloomberg right now, a little raspy and gaunt but the hair's still perfect.

 

I think Pete Rozelle once said you don't get for free what others have paid for. It actually used to be a lot worse, apparently.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_on_television#Blackout_policies

 

I don't understand this problem with the NFL. I mean there is a reason people don't go to a game - the team sucks plain and simple. Any other excuse is just lies by the NFL. Now in any other business if your customers are turned away by your product than you do one of two things: either improve the product or lower the price to make it more appealing for consumers. How hard is that to understand?

Football is king in this country and most fans would love to see a game even if its a terrible team as long as the price is affordable. One proposal I would make to team owners is to consider their team as a stock and market it according to its performance. If you're an elite team then charge whatever you think people are willing to pay but if you're a bottom dweller then price it according to value. Bottom line is if you want to see your stadium full then sell seats cheaply. Here's another idea, give them away for free in a promotion like if you purchase any team gear over X amount, you get a free game ticket. How's that for a idea? This way you get people to fill up the seats but you also give them incentive to remain loyal to the team with the purchase of your team's gear.

 

NFL games are broadcast over the air (except Monday night). So you're not paying for that.

 

Some people must be too young to remember the 'lers.

It's part of why Bud stole 'em away.