Bengals sellout first game of the year; possible blackout for the home opener?
by Kirkendall on Sep 2, 2009 12:52 PM EDT
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The Bengals have sold out their first game of the season, the Bengals website announced Wednesday. And you knew that game would be against the Pittsburgh Steelers, where some joke as being called Heinz field west. I'm sure the players are thrilled. Marvin Lewis is hoping fans turn out to support the players.
“I’m excited to have our first sellout this year on the books,” said head coach Marvin Lewis, “and I’m hoping our fans will step up and fill Paul Brown Stadium for Denver as well. Home field advantage is a huge thing in the NFL, and we’ll be looking for that large, loud sea of orange and black when we kick off the season against the Broncos.”
There is still question as to whether the Bengals home opener against the Denver Broncos will sellout in time, leaving the city under a blackout.
“We will need good sales through next week, but a sellout is definitely still within range,” said Andrew Brown, Bengals ticket sales manager. “Our goal is to keep our streak alive.”
Are you going to any games? If not, why?
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Springfield
Is Springfield, Ohio outside the blackout area?
by Andre_Smiths_Titty on Sep 2, 2009 1:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dayton for sure is in the blackout area.
So my guess is Springfield is too.
by JohnnyK on Sep 2, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it gets blacked-out
That means it’s blacked out for the NFL Season Ticket also, right?
by MikeyPedersen on Sep 2, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Springfield is a little further away
I believe the rule is 75 miles from the city. So the Cincinnati and Dayton channels are blacked out, and so is Sunday Ticket inside the 75 mile radius.
I was hoping a bar in Springfield would be permitted to show the Sunday Ticket feed, though, due to the extra few miles. I sent emails and made a few calls, but no one seems to know. :(
by Andre_Smiths_Titty on Sep 2, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can anyone explain why
the game is blacked out in Dayton, but when it comes to the Thursday games on NFL Network, Dayton isn’t considered part of the primary region?
Other than somebody decided to blackout Dayton as much as possible
by Hansmoleman on Sep 3, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I live in Colorado.....
And I have already bought tickets to one game. I’m trying to work it out so I can be there for a second.
C’mon Cincy fans; step it up!!!
by MikeyPedersen on Sep 2, 2009 1:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it's not a matter of me boycotting the bengals
but i have better ways to spend the $70 i would spend on a ticket, $10 on parking, $30 on beer (inside and outside of the stadium), the $15 or so i’d spend on gas (coming from Dayton), the $10 on food… that stuff adds up and it’s going to be hard for a lot of people to justify dropping that kind of money on a product that is not guaranteed to make me happy afterward.
greg doyle made an appearance on the czaban show this morning and brought up a very good question. why don’t the NFL and Federal Government ignore the blackout rule for this season? it would be a nice jesture. that would never happen though…
people will still go to games, but not this guy. i have to save every penny i earn for the next few months.
by GrooveLeg on Sep 3, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats not that bad.... read this....
i just moved to dallas about 3 months ago…. to go to the dallas stadium… you can’t find a ticket under $100… unless u want to sit in nose bleeds…. to park anywhere within 5 miles of the stadium is $70….. a whole pizza cost $60… beer is $10….. Im definatily going to a bengals game over christmas…. its WAY cheaper, my friend!
p.s. if you want to tour the stadium $15 plus parking…
AMAS
by AMAS85 on Sep 3, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
where’s this lot that’s only ten dollars?
by Raging Clue on Sep 4, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With bells on
well, not really with bells on but I did renew my tickets and will be in attendance for all home games. Re-painting the Bengals bus this weekend.
Tailgate anyone?
by whodeyfans on Sep 2, 2009 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Welcome to the Jungle!
You people wanna call yourselves fans? The Bengals have sold out that stadium through years where the team was much worse off. Our electrifying wide receiver is back, we have one of the best linebacker lineups in YEARS & Carson is set to have an amazing year. You all should be ashamed of yourselves!
by jdc4879 on Sep 2, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
$
It costs a lot of money to go to a game. Money I don’t have. Money a lot of people don’t have.
by Andre_Smiths_Titty on Sep 2, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It costs a lot of money for one game, let alone a season.
I wouldn’t be going to a game even if the Bengals had won the Super Bowl the previous year. The NFL has priced out many working people.
by JohnnyK on Sep 2, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bengals -- Upper Class Welfare
It costs well past 200 dollars for two good tickets, parking, food, etc. Only the rich can afford that. Meanwhile we all support one of the worst NFL franchises and the rich with every dollar we spend in Hamilton County. Some of us had that money to waste on losers, in the past. Not any more. If the Blackouts do happen, I’ll lose interest in the Bungles even sooner than usual this year.
If you disgree, I have one rebuttal — 4-11-1 and we sign a first round fat ass who can’t even complete a non-contact workout. it’s no wonder his foot broke. It couldn’t handle the weight. Call Richard Simmons.
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by cincyblue on Sep 2, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody want to explain to me how blackouts benefit the NFL? I’m a little curious since I’ve never actually heard the logic behind that one.
This is our year!
by Carsonorbust on Sep 2, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the NFL makes more money from a sold out stadium, so a blackout is like punishment.
NFL and CBS,FOX,ESPN,ABC already have their deals set. So it dosnt matter how many fans watch the games on Tv, that only help the networks. My gues is that after few blackout games, fans will start buying tickets. im sure thats how the NFL thinks about it.
"Ghiaciuc's play was a distraction"
by firstPick on Sep 2, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
Every year we fans hear were going to be better than last year and its just not happening so why shit your money away to watch a bad team.
by vottoholic on Sep 2, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blackouts wont effect me, but i feel bad for you guys in the Cincy area
"Ghiaciuc's play was a distraction"
by firstPick on Sep 2, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The era of Blackouts should end
I’ve watched the Reds lose all season on television, but I still enjoy the game. And I buy Reds merchandise, etc. In the era of billion dollar NFL TV contracts, 6000 left over seats is an insult to all of us. Especially when the cost of a Bungles ticket is beyond many of our budgets right now.
No matter where you're at, there you are
by cincyblue on Sep 2, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing...
That it’s a combination of the bad economy (several teams might not sell out their home opener) with last year’s disappointing season.
If they win a couple to start, I bet the rest of the season sells out quickly. People like to be a part of a good thing; prices have always been outrageous, good times or bad…
by nashville_chris on Sep 2, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh and
I am heading back to Cincinnati this weekend so I can still catch the opener down here in Tennessee…
by nashville_chris on Sep 2, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
man, i live in columbus, so i dont get blacked out thank god. but im surrounded by browns fans
by Braveslax1012 on Sep 2, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ELFDAWG FANS......
man, they’re effin annoying with their poop colored gear……
3 yards and a pile of dust
by Hudepohl Dey on Sep 2, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some posts blame the fans for not buying Bengals tickets
to sell out a game. Here’s the deal — it’s expensive now that one in ten Americans have been laid off. And here’s the fall out. We don’t see the game: then we lose interest and we stop listening to radio talk shows, and watching Sports of All Sorts (etc.). We stop buying merchandise, we don’t hit the Bengal internet sites, we scoff at the team. We stop watching other NFL games.
To the NFL: Blackouts lose you money. To Mike Brown: You are losing money when games are blacked out (there, that should hit the spot).
No matter where you're at, there you are
by cincyblue on Sep 2, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If you have a Columbus Ohio channel it may be shown on it.
by Bengal John on Sep 2, 2009 5:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The economic incentive is not to blackout the game, but rather lower the ticket price.
MIkey boy makes a lot of money on concessions. In a market where tickets are priced too high, a smart business man would lower the ticket prices to fill the seats – thereby recouping some of the loss by the concession sales, et al. Empty seats do not make Mike Brown money – and blacking out in a local market only serves to alienate the fanbase further from the team.
"Ryan, Things in here don't react too well to bullets." - Marko Ramius
by TarZander on Sep 2, 2009 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Boycott
So am I to assume that none of you are NOT going because of any boycott, rather simply the economy right now or living outside the state?
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by Kirkendall on Sep 2, 2009 11:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2 reasons:
1 Its expensive and I don’t have the money; and
2 Why go watch losers?
by Andre_Smiths_Titty on Sep 3, 2009 8:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too
I live in Springfield as well A S T. I am thinking of driving to Columbus and renting a motel room. It won’t cost much. Get together with 3-4 friends. Each pitch in $15 + $5 for gas. Rent a $40 hotel room and still have $20 left for pizza and or beer. Hell you don’t even have to clean the place up, listen to wives or kids, you can put your feet on the bed. In some ways it is even better than watching at home. Or got to a big luxury hotel, walk in like you own the place and watch it on the big screen in the lobby or lounge. If you go early to a sports bar early you can get seats. It’s all good bro. You just have to get creative.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
by JUNGLEJOHN on Sep 3, 2009 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
correct... i just can't come to terms with having to spend that much money on the Bengals right now.
concerts and buckeye football are different because i 90% guaranteed to get enjoyment out of it and they will cost me significantly less money per event. ohio state’s likelihood of winning is far greater than the bengals’, likewise for my likelihood of attending games. and concerts—how can you not have a blast going to see a band you love? also, the tickets are usually cheaper and i don’t have to buy as much beer (because of other wonderful things i can smuggle in).
if i get a free ticket with parking to a Bengals game, hell yeah i’m going. but if i have to pay through the nose for a ticket, no thanks…
by GrooveLeg on Sep 3, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
RE
I think this is kind of parallel with several cities right now. There might be some concern in the NFL that their games aren’t selling out as strongly as before. Someone mentioned JAX. Chargers are struggling too. And these teams are generally competitive gamers.
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by Kirkendall on Sep 3, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
RE the Chargers games blacked out
They have been picked by some to win the Super Bowl. That is amazing. Perhaps it is mainly economics.
No matter where you're at, there you are
by cincyblue on Sep 4, 2009 4:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let The Games Get Blacked Out!
How can Mike Brown actually expect people to sell out Paul Brown Stadium week after week? Aside from the way things are right now with the economy, yada, yada, yada…it’s just not worth it to spend that kind of dough on a mediocre product. I’m a Bengals fan through and through, but I refuse to buy tickets this year, as I usually do at least twice a year. It’s time everyone stands up and hurts Mike Brown where it counts…in his pocket!
Let the games get blacked out! That’s just the NFL trying to force ticket sales. Yeah, it bites to not be able to see your team, but does it bite any less than being able to see them lose over and over again. Let’s be real. Until the stadium stops selling out, Mike Brown has no reason to make any improvements. He only cares about himself. That’s just the way it is.
Ask yourself…if you made the same amount of money whether the product you were selling was good or bad, would you try to make it better? People that say “yes” would be in the minority.
By the way, who’s picking up the tab on the stadium? Hmmm…
by Carlito Sway on Sep 3, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Stadium revenue doesn't approach TV revenue
Right? Show the darned games. When there are blackouts, I myself lose interest — especially after the initial excitement of a new season. If there are others like me, then merchandise sales suffer and the ratings for radio and tv commentaries suffer. Sales of beer , chips, brats, etc. (which produce revenue for the NFL through sponsorship) consumed by television fans and home-grown parties decline, also. Do those declines in revenue offset the empty seats? A few thousand empty seats can’t possibly compare to the tens of thousands of fans watching television broadcasts and remaining interested. At the risk of a cliche, TV didn’t kill the movies.
I believe the days of blackouts should be put in the past.
No matter where you're at, there you are
by cincyblue on Sep 4, 2009 4:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blackouts are the way the NFL forces ticket sales. If the game isn’t “sold out” (there’s a percentage of seats that have to be sold) by Thursday afternoon, the game gets blacked out for the local market. That way, if you want to see the game live, you’ve got to but a ticket. The NFL has already stated that they won’t be changing their policy due to the economy, because they consider it a short term fix, which they don’t do.
Sure, many things are affected by blackouts…stadium concessions, apparel sales, football parties, local supermarket revenue, basic interest in the team…the list goes on and on. I’m not sure the NFL gives a damn about any of that. I think their basic interest is monopoly control…if they don’t get their money, nobody does.
It’s the same with Mike Brown. I truely believe his main concern with the team is his own welfare. By not buying tickets, you affect him financially. If enough people do it, he just may take notice. Hell, he night even hire a GM! What a novel thought!
The games may be blacked out from time to time by not selling out, but it’s about the only way the layman can get their point across to corporate entities.
by Carlito Sway on Sep 4, 2009 10:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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