First NFL game to be blacked out this season

[KeithE4]

[T]he way the sun hit parts of the seats you would be guaranteed to have a sun burn. Games start at 1:00 so it's just starting to get toasty during the game.

That strong sun made for well cut shadows though IMO, at least on TV.

That's why ASU plays its home games at night. The Cards couldn't do that. A domed stadium on a hot September afternoon is mandatory.

When the Eagles were in the Big Red's division, this Birds fan could always hear lots of E-A-G-L-E-S cheers at SDS on TV. BTW I drove by SDS one time - on my visit to Arizona in 1981.

Native Arizonans have always been Cowboy fans since that's who we got on TV before the Cards arrived. I still remember going to a Cards-Redskins game a few years ago and seeing an Arizona Repulsive booth at Sun Devil Stadium. They were giving away Cowboys t-shirts with every new subscription! At a game featuring the local team vs. a division rival (both were in the NFC East at the time)!

Folks who move here from elsewhere will always cheer for their hometown team. That's the case in every Sun Belt city. It's their kids that the local teams have to win over. The Diamondbacks and Coyotes have done a good job of that, while the Cards only make token efforts.

The reason I said yes is because several of my friends who bought season tickets did so in the hopes of getting Super Bowl tickets. We shall see how many people show up in a few years.

When the novelty of UofPHX Stadium wears off, IOW. It's all up to the Bidwills IYKWIM.

ixnay

The Same Ol' Cardinals are owned by the Same Ol' Bidwills. The team has talent and a better coach, but as always, the Bidwills are who we THOUGHT they were. ;D

 

[brian4]

...the Bidwills are who we THOUGHT they were. ;D

True Dat, as long as we don't 'let them off (of) the hook!'

 

[dustintv]

It always sucks whenever the Bills get blacked out because not only can't people from Buffalo and Rochester see the game, but people in places like Syracuse, Rome, and Utica can't see it either because WTVH's signal extends into the radius of the blackout zone.

 

[arnoldevns]

The coverage map shows that essentially one market will get this Atlanta/Jacksonville game. (it's probably more than that, but the blob on the map makes it look like just Atlanta and a surrounding market or two)

It's got to be Fox's F team broadcasting the game.

 

[dhett]

Looks like Atlanta, Columbus, Macon, Chattanooga TN, and Greenville/Spartanburg SC will get the Atl/Jax game.

 

[toby]

I think this is the perfect opportunity to remind everyone the NFL Distribution Maps are at a new location:
http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/

Can you imagine if MLB was affected by blackouts due to no sellouts? The Marlins would never be on TV! I saw on PTI that a recent game vs. the Nationals garnered a mere 350 customers to Dolphins Stadium!

Does a MLB version of the maps exist?

 

[dhett]

I doubt it. The maps are actually based on those from one of the DBS services - I don't remember which one, DirecTV or Dish - but since MLB doesn't have blackout rules, it wouldn't make sense.

 

[EnbyCee]

Station-by-station listings and coverage percentage breakdowns of Fox's game of the week are posted on that site's message board, though.

 

[Mainedude2007]

The coverage map shows that essentially one market will get this Atlanta/Jacksonville game. (it's probably more than that, but the blob on the map makes it look like just Atlanta and a surrounding market or two)

It's got to be Fox's F team broadcasting the game.

i would guess it's all the markets that encompass the 75 miles within atlanta, or the ones considered falcons secondary markets

 

[toby]

I doubt it. The maps are actually based on those from one of the DBS services - I don't remember which one, DirecTV or Dish - but since MLB doesn't have blackout rules, it wouldn't make sense.

Well Fox does have regionalised coverage of MLB.

 

[dhett]

The guy that puts out the NFL maps uses Titan TV for the listings. On Titan TV, you can select just the stations you want - he has selected all CBS and all Fox stations. You might be able to do the same with Zap2It, but I know Titan TV works. Anyway, the concept is the same for baseball.

Creating the maps seems to be a lot of work, but he seems to enjoy putting them together, so I say more power to him. I enjoy reading them.