Luigi74 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 What a joke, why would anyone buy $500 worth of furniture just for the perk of watching the Lions get thumped by the Packers.http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...ORTS01/80911033 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 How is this incentive to buy a chair, they should give you the chair for taking the tickets off their hands. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island_Style Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 What surprises me is that they are playing the Packers and the game was still almost a blackout. A packer game is a sell out everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittsburghSucks Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Way to go Detroit fans.Your football team were the undefeated champions of the preseason & you can't sell out your home opener? Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I think the blackout was a plan for Detroit football fans who want to watch some QUALITY football on TV. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMUBrent Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 What a joke, why would anyone buy $500 worth of furniture just for the perk of watching the Lions get thumped by the Packers.http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...ORTS01/80911033People weren't going to buy the tickets at the regular price, so why would they pay $500 for tickets and low-quality furniture? The Lions are saying tickets aren't selling because of the economy. I can see that with the Red Wings, but I think the Lions' on-field product the past 8 years (now 31-82) is keeping people away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter13 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 What a joke, why would anyone buy $500 worth of furniture just for the perk of watching the Lions get thumped by the Packers.http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...ORTS01/80911033People weren't going to buy the tickets at the regular price, so why would they pay $500 for tickets and low-quality furniture? The Lions are saying tickets aren't selling because of the economy. I can see that with the Red Wings, but I think the Lions' on-field product the past 8 years (now 31-82) is keeping people away.Only the past 8 years? Try the last 40 years. Everyone back home that I know who grew up with the Lions all follow other NFL teams. And most of them care more about U of Michigan football then anything else anyway. Detroit Dragons - 2010 ULL Gait Cup ChampionsDetroit Cougars - 2010 and 2011 WAFA Wills Cup Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 The Lions need to do something.The solution isn't that difficult, really.Still, good on Detroit's business community. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrousoxide66 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Welcome to the Oakland Raiders way of life. Blackouts = the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMUBrent Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 What a joke, why would anyone buy $500 worth of furniture just for the perk of watching the Lions get thumped by the Packers.http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...ORTS01/80911033People weren't going to buy the tickets at the regular price, so why would they pay $500 for tickets and low-quality furniture? The Lions are saying tickets aren't selling because of the economy. I can see that with the Red Wings, but I think the Lions' on-field product the past 8 years (now 31-82) is keeping people away.Only the past 8 years? Try the last 40 years. Everyone back home that I know who grew up with the Lions all follow other NFL teams. And most of them care more about U of Michigan football then anything else anyway.Actually, it's more like 50 years, but Millen's 8-year reign has been the worst stretch and has probably done the most damage to the Lions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMUBrent Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 The Lions need to do something.The solution isn't that difficult, really.It is when the owner is as clueless/senile as William Clay Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 What a joke, why would anyone buy $500 worth of furniture just for the perk of watching the Lions get thumped by the Packers.http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...ORTS01/80911033People weren't going to buy the tickets at the regular price, so why would they pay $500 for tickets and low-quality furniture? The Lions are saying tickets aren't selling because of the economy. I can see that with the Red Wings, but I think the Lions' on-field product the past 8 years (now 31-82) is keeping people away.Only the past 8 years? Try the last 40 years. Everyone back home that I know who grew up with the Lions all follow other NFL teams. And most of them care more about U of Michigan football then anything else anyway.Fans have been ultra loyal to William Clay Ford that the Silverdome was always sold out and they came back to the city when Ford Field was build with less seats. Ford still makes money off or TV, but only lost $3 millions in operations last season. He is a billionaire. He does not care. The fans do, but I agree that Millen has worn out his welcome. As this article states, "Nationally, people think the Lions are irrelevant 364 days of a year. The 365th day is Thanksgiving -- when everybody wonders why the Lions are on TV?"A Lions Boycott Ignores RealityJust go to their business section and see how in peril the Michigan economy is. To rub salt in the wound, former Mexican President Vicente Fox told them, to basically get over all your job losses. "As long as you have salaries of $15 to $20 an hour, you will keep losing jobs to economies that pay $5 an hour," Fox said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHoJoe Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Here's a simple solution....Get rid of the worthless 72 hour blackout rule. It has seen its day! BRING BASEBALL BACK TO MONTREAL!!!! MON AMOURS SIEMPRE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I"m not sure I can go that far.Maybe shorten it, but I agree with the blackout rule in principle. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarsofthumper Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 What's this blackout rule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I"m not sure I can go that far.Maybe shorten it, but I agree with the blackout rule in principle.I disagree with any rule that threatens to black out games in publicly-funded stadiums. "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...
koizim Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Was the furniture salesman ? Engine, Engine, Number Nine, on the New York transit line, If my train goes off the track, pick it up! Pick it up! Pick it up! Back on the scene, crispy and clean, You can try, but then why, 'cause you can't intervene. We be the outcast, down for the settle. Won't play the rock, won't play the pebble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMUBrent Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I would rather have seen the Lions game blacked-out, that was a terrible 1st half and last 6:00 mins. of the fourth.The last 5-6:00 of the fourth was so bad it was hilarious. Just when you think the Lions run out of ideas to lose games, Kitna comes in and plays catch with the Green Bay cornerbacks. Epic Fail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi74 Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 I"m not sure I can go that far.Maybe shorten it, but I agree with the blackout rule in principle.I disagree with any rule that threatens to black out games in publicly-funded stadiums.The city, county, and state will make more money from taxes and their cut of tickets, concessions, and parking if the game is sold out. In Detroit the city owns most of the lots used for Lions games and they get the huge tax charged on parking in their lots and the private lots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Exactly.To the extent that cities get any financial benefit from publicly funded stadiums, it's from the attendance. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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