Jags blacked out

blizz01 · October 01, 2009, 05:12:25 PM

QuoteOrlando wasn't planning to air the game, anyway

I didn't realize that they actually had a choice in the matter, as per the NFL.

ac · October 01, 2009, 05:15:38 PM

Oddly enough, in Orlando they can choose another game over home games; but road games they must carry regardless.

Shwaz · October 01, 2009, 05:21:08 PM

It would be Jaguaresque to move some home games to Orlando... not sell out and have them blacked out in Jacksonville.

copperfiend · October 01, 2009, 06:23:52 PM

The team said two months ago that all the games would be blacked out. I am going and hope to see a good performance. The schedule over the next month and a half looks very favorable for us.

Keith-N-Jax · October 01, 2009, 07:04:52 PM

Lets hope so. They need a good showing againts Tenn. I'll be there in Teal!!!

mtraininjax · October 02, 2009, 09:14:36 AM

QuoteThe team said two months ago that all the games would be blacked out.

Actually the team said that "based on current non-premium ticket sales, games would appear to be blacked out". The black-out rule is not a Jags rule, but instead an NFL rule, meaning the only thing the Jags can do to control the blackout, is sell tickets.

copperfiend · October 02, 2009, 09:17:08 AM

I know they aren't blacked out until the week of the game. My only point was Weaver was prepared for this. I am hoping if the team strings some wins together that we can a few on TV.

jaxmortgageguy · October 02, 2009, 09:23:21 AM

Every game will blacked out regardless of how the Jags do, and here is why. They are almost 20k short for everygame this year (except maybe the Colts Thursday nighter) so they have sold approx 45k tix per game. Of that 45k only 35k actually go, so another 10k get to go for free (with the unused ones, or they scalp them at less than face value) Its a bad bad situation, and its bugging me alot right now.....I ll be there Sunday section 204!

copperfiend · October 02, 2009, 10:57:55 AM

I was thinking the games against Indy and Miami could end up selling enough non-premium seating to be shown. Unfortunately, it would be because of opposing fans.

Wacca Pilatka · October 02, 2009, 12:07:00 PM

Hopefully some wins will at least move some more tickets, as was the case when there was the late ticket-buying surge for the last couple of home games of '07 against Carolina and Oakland.