NFL Spins Blackouts As Good For "Fan Experience"

[trapper12]

I do not see how the NFL can blackout a game in a city that is being played in a stadium in that city that was paid for by the taxpayers of that city.

And for that reason, the Florida legislature is trying to pass a law that would prohibit blackouts of sporting events at tax-funded venues in that state. This would apply to all sports, but it's designed with the NFL in mind.

In that case, it would only apply to Tampa and Jacksonville, as the stadium in Miami formerly known as Joe Robbie was privately-financed.

If the State of Florida does pass this then Miami might have to go along with it just to keep fans interested in the Dolphins who have not exactly burned it up since the Shula days.

 

[ansky212]

Actually the southeastern 1/3 of Connecticut aligns itself more with New York City than with
New England. The Giants actually played their home games in the Yale Bowl for a few seasons
before the Meadowlands was built.

Yes, Fairfield and New Haven counties are considered suburbs of NYC (both have the Metro North train line). There is no part of CT that would be considered a suburb of Boston nor have any direct connection to Boston.

There was a survey in the Hartford Courant last year that said the Yankees were the most popular baseball team in CT. I think it was 50% Yankee fans, 40% Sox fans, and a lowly 10% Mets fans. There was something similar that showed that the Giants were more popular than the Patriots.

 

[ShawnHill1]

Actually the southeastern 1/3 of Connecticut aligns itself more with New York City than with
New England. The Giants actually played their home games in the Yale Bowl for a few seasons
before the Meadowlands was built.

Yes, Fairfield and New Haven counties are considered suburbs of NYC (both have the Metro North train line). There is no part of CT that would be considered a suburb of Boston nor have any direct connection to Boston.

There was a survey in the Hartford Courant last year that said the Yankees were the most popular baseball team in CT. I think it was 50% Yankee fans, 40% Sox fans, and a lowly 10% Mets fans. There was something similar that showed that the Giants were more popular than the Patriots.

Let's forget that before the Patroits came into existence, and even after that, the Giants had a stronghold in terms of fan support not just in the greater New York City area, but throughout New England. Between the Redskins' departure from Boston to D.C. in '37, to when the AFL-NFL merger became official in 1970, Big Blue was the northern-most NFL franchise.