Sproullie03 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Does anyone here know how to check to see what NFL games will be blacked out. I go to school near Erie, PA but am a huge steelers fan. The local station is contracted to show bills games but I know that if the bills dont sell out their home games it gets blacked out and usually the steelers come on. I kinda need to know if I am going to have to go to a bar to watch the game or be able to watch it in the comfort of my own home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMcD Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I think it is 75 or a hundred mile radius of the stadium. Then it will be blacked out. But if it is sold out by Thursday usually the game is on.P.S. I think the next two Bills games are sold out so you may have to find a bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCHitman Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 All NFL games have been sold out this week.This is the 7th straight week they've had 100% sellouts.Since the blackout policy went into effect (early 90's I believe) there have been 20 weeks where there were no blackouts and 7 of those 20 have occurred this season.Tells you exactly how popular the NFL has become. Owner of Kalamazoo Tech Kobras (Nat'l College Fant. Assc. Basketball, Football, and Hockey) 2006-07 NCFAB National Champions2006 NCFAF Midwest Conf. ChampionsRochester Patriots (Major League Hockey - AHL Fantasy League) 2005-06 Neilson Cup ChampsDetroit Black Panthers (Xtreme Hockey League) 2005-06 Yzerman Conference ChampsSheldon Motorsports (TRAC) - #20 Guinness Chevy & #21 UPS Chevy #44 Syracuse University ChevyCommissioner ofMLH (Major League Hockey, an AHL Fantasy League)TRAC (Team Racing Auto Circuit, NASCAR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 All NFL games have been sold out this week.This is the 7th straight week they've had 100% sellouts.Since the blackout policy went into effect (early 90's I believe) there have been 20 weeks where there were no blackouts and 7 of those 20 have occurred this season.Tells you exactly how popular the NFL has become.I'd imagine that the Cardinals are responsible for there not being more, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaolinaJoe Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 All NFL games have been sold out this week.This is the 7th straight week they've had 100% sellouts.Since the blackout policy went into effect (early 90's I believe) there have been 20 weeks where there were no blackouts and 7 of those 20 have occurred this season.Tells you exactly how popular the NFL has become.I'd imagine that the Cardinals are responsible for there not being more, right?Or saints... "It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of thepress. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom ofspeech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given usthe freedom to demonstrate. And it is the soldier who salutes theflag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, andwho allows the protester to burn the flag."Marine Chaplain Dennis Edward O' Brien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VandyDelphia Mike Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 2006 NFL TV distribution maps You may find this resource handy. NCAA Baseball Champions | 2014, 2019Â facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I think it is 75 or a hundred mile radius of the stadium. Then it will be blacked out. But if it is sold out by Thursday usually the game is on.P.S. I think the next two Bills games are sold out so you may have to find a bar.Keep in mind, that 75 mile radius goes for any part of the TV market. Even though Erie is more than 75 miles from Buffalo, if any part of the Erie TV market falls within the 75 miles, it's a blackout. Not that any of it matters, provided the Bills keep selling out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMcD Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I think it is 75 or a hundred mile radius of the stadium. Then it will be blacked out. But if it is sold out by Thursday usually the game is on.P.S. I think the next two Bills games are sold out so you may have to find a bar.Keep in mind, that 75 mile radius goes for any part of the TV market. Even though Erie is more than 75 miles from Buffalo, if any part of the Erie TV market falls within the 75 miles, it's a blackout. Not that any of it matters, provided the Bills keep selling out.Hoepfully, they only sold out the first four games. (NYJ, MIN, NE, GB) And I only have tix for the game tomorrow, so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 The local station is contracted to show bills games but I know that if the bills dont sell out their home games it gets blacked out and usually the steelers come on. NFL defined radius or not, I think it's ridiculous that a Pennsylvania town is in the "local" market for a New York team. Â Â All roads lead to Dollar General. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 It is absurd and insulting to blackout games in publicly funded stadiums, sold out or not. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 All NFL games have been sold out this week.This is the 7th straight week they've had 100% sellouts.Since the blackout policy went into effect (early 90's I believe) there have been 20 weeks where there were no blackouts and 7 of those 20 have occurred this season.Tells you exactly how popular the NFL has become.I'd imagine that the Cardinals are responsible for there not being more, right?Or saints...No, not the Saints. Would love to know where this crap of the Saints having poor attendance got started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 This is the first season the Saints have ever sold out. In the NFL where there are only 8 homes games that is pretty bad. Teams like the Giants, Redskins, Broncos ect. have sold out for over 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 This is the first season the Saints have ever sold out. In the NFL where there are only 8 homes games that is pretty bad. Teams like the Giants, Redskins, Broncos ect. have sold out for over 20 years.Wrong. This is the first year they ever sold out all the games through season ticket sales. They've had years when the average attendance equaled the Dome's capacity. That means every game in those seasons was a sellout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sproullie03 Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 I figured that i would be seeing the bills play but much to my delight i got to see Pittsburgh and it was a good thing too even though they lost it was a hell of a game . . . am i the only one who hates the OT rule about scoring first and winning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMcD Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I figured that i would be seeing the bills play but much to my delight i got to see Pittsburgh and it was a good thing too even though they lost it was a hell of a game . . . am i the only one who hates the OT rule about scoring first and winning?You missed NOTHING in the Bills game. They game was horrible. That OT rule is stupid, it should be like the NCAA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I figured that i would be seeing the bills play but much to my delight i got to see Pittsburgh and it was a good thing too even though they lost it was a hell of a game . . . am i the only one who hates the OT rule about scoring first and winning?You missed NOTHING in the Bills game. They game was horrible. That OT rule is stupid, it should be like the NCAA.You know if you stop them you don't have to worry about the OT rule. Defense is a part of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 No, not the Saints. Would love to know where this crap of the Saints having poor attendance got started.Because throughout the 1990s Baton Rouge TV was my source for the oddball games of the week because Saints home games were blacked out in Baton Rouge quite often, yet they were on the Lafayette stations? [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadmanLA Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I know some questions have been answered about the blackout policy. To expand on it further, a lot of these blackouts affect the "secondary markets" For example, Los Angeles is considered a secondary market to the Chargers, so we pretty much get all the games, provided that they sell out at home. Part of the blackout policy is that the secondary market is required to carry all the road games, but not necessarily the home games. However, a lot of people here in L.A. have been bitching about the blackout policy in regards to the Chargers, but L.A. and S.D. are neighboring markets and the 75-mile blackout zone around Qualcomm Stadium falls right in the southern fringes of the L.A. television market (which includes southern Orange and Riverside counties). Also, because of the popularilty of the Raiders in this area (even 12 years after they left here), CBS (and not always Fox) pipes-in the Raiders locally if the Chargers are not playing at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi74 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 The local station is contracted to show bills games but I know that if the bills dont sell out their home games it gets blacked out and usually the steelers come on. NFL defined radius or not, I think it's ridiculous that a Pennsylvania town is in the "local" market for a New York team.It's also ridiculous that Harrisburgh, PA is a local market for the Baltimore Ravens not the Steelers who always had a huge following there the NFL won't budge due to payback for Dan Rooney being the only owner to vote against the Browns move to Baltimore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedawg22 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 It is absurd and insulting to blackout games in publicly funded stadiums, sold out or not.Totally agree. The original logic behind blacking out games was to sell additional tickets. But in a day where the NFL game experience runs at least $100 a pop and most bars have satellite TV, that logic is ridiculous. In the last 10 years, has anyone ever gone to a game they were planning on watching on TV because it was blacked out?Also, Bills2005, why should the NFL overtime rule be like the NCAA? The NCAA's rule is less fair (defense first has a HUGE advantage), leads to longer games, eliminates the importance of special teams, and skews statistics. All logic indicates that, despite providing for equal posessions, it's a far worse system. oh ,my god ,i strong recommend you to have a visit on the website ,or if i'm the president ,i would have an barceque with the anthor of the articel . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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