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Mar 20, 2015 4:06 PM
lhslep134;1715137 wrote:As much as I want to say that, Classy comes off as just a back-country hick who is more ignorant than dumb. Footwedge actually argued against mathematics multiple times; that goes way beyond being ignorant, it's being plain stupid. Pure, unadulterated stupidity.
This
Mar 20, 2015 4:06pm
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Mar 22, 2015 12:57 PM
BR1986FB;1714475 wrote:This may have been mentioned but as far as Borland goes, the dude's body was a trainwreck. There were weeks that he couldn't practice with the Niners because of a previous/lingering shoulder injury from college. Sounds like he also had several other injuries. Can't say I blame the guy if he didn't want to walk around like a cripple in his late 20's and he had a backup financial plan.
Nothing more than other players. He's also more like 5'10, and having to keep that much mass on such a frame is work, a lot of work.
Mar 22, 2015 12:57pm
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Mar 23, 2015 2:28 PM
Again, a financially stupid move.
Mar 23, 2015 2:28pm
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Mar 23, 2015 4:04 PM
He would've been forced to do it.

But I agree, I probably would've waited until they asked for it back.
Mar 23, 2015 4:04pm
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Mar 23, 2015 7:44 PM
NFL drops TV blackout rule.
Mar 23, 2015 7:44pm
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Mar 23, 2015 9:21 PM
0 blackouts last season
Mar 23, 2015 9:21pm
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Mar 24, 2015 12:23 PM
Ironman92;1715945 wrote:0 blackouts last season
True.
Teams also had the ability to choose the 85% ticket sales option the last two seasons.

I think the blackout rule needed to be abolished. How many people who are actually buying the tickets to go are doing so because they feel if they dont then the game is going to be blacked out and they want to make sure they get to see it?
Mar 24, 2015 12:23pm
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Mar 24, 2015 12:58 PM
Pretty much just rewarding shitty fans for being shitty fans:
Mar 24, 2015 12:58pm
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Mar 24, 2015 1:34 PM
like_that;1716067 wrote:Pretty much just rewarding shitty fans for being shitty fans:
Pretty much. $$ from tickets and such is so small. NFL should be a bit concerned that the last few years teams had problems selling out for playoff games. Bengals 2 years ago had a tough time and a couple others did too.They are expensive. League sets the playoff prices, believe a certain % above the regular season price and that increases each round.
They send out the notices early to the season tix holders and they can pick the possible playoff games they want. Can get very, very pricey
Mar 24, 2015 1:34pm
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Mar 24, 2015 1:45 PM
I think blackouts are stupid. Ticket prices are a joke especially when you factor in parking, food, beer, etc. The experience at home is also just much better and cheaper. HD TV is hard to beat.
Mar 24, 2015 1:45pm
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Mar 24, 2015 1:49 PM
sleeper;1716080 wrote:I think blackouts are stupid. Ticket prices are a joke especially when you factor in parking, food, beer, etc. The experience at home is also just much better and cheaper. HD TV is hard to beat.
Said every poor person ever.

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Mar 24, 2015 1:49pm
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Mar 24, 2015 1:58 PM
sleeper;1716080 wrote:I think blackouts are stupid. Ticket prices are a joke especially when you factor in parking, food, beer, etc. The experience at home is also just much better and cheaper. HD TV is hard to beat.
Agreed. Not unheard of for $50 parking. Easy to limit food/drink inside the stadium but I usually will get something as I only go to 2-3 games per year, but yeah ten dollar beers...suck.

Even though on tv is better to see it, as with most sports except for hockey, it still is a blast going to games
Mar 24, 2015 1:58pm
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Mar 24, 2015 8:39 PM
sleeper;1716080 wrote:I think blackouts are stupid. Ticket prices are a joke especially when you factor in parking, food, beer, etc. The experience at home is also just much better and cheaper. HD TV is hard to beat.
This. Plus it's nice to watch the other games on redzone. I'm not the most hard core Bengals fan at all, so there really is almost no appeal to go to a game anymore. I don't know a single person who's ever wanted to go to a game if it was going to be blacked out as well.
Mar 24, 2015 8:39pm
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Mar 24, 2015 11:05 PM
Terry_Tate;1716168 wrote: I don't know a single person who's ever wanted to go to a game if it was going to be blacked out as well.
Because they're (the Bengals) are playing the fucking Titans, Jaguars, etc. that week.
Mar 24, 2015 11:05pm
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Mar 25, 2015 12:10 PM
friendfromlowry;1716181 wrote:Because they're (the Bengals) are playing the fucking Titans, Jaguars, etc. that week.
Playoff game vs San Diego shoulda been blacked out but someone bought the last few thousand tix. Hell, I am not even a bengals fan and I bought 3 and took some family members.
Mar 25, 2015 12:10pm
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Mar 25, 2015 2:29 PM
thavoice;1716238 wrote:Playoff game vs San Diego shoulda been blacked out but someone bought the last few thousand tix. Hell, I am not even a bengals fan and I bought 3 and took some family members.
Its not like you had a Steelers game to go to that weekend. Also, Indianapolis and Green Bay went down to the wire selling out that friday before as well. Major snow storm came through that area if I recall.
Mar 25, 2015 2:29pm
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Mar 25, 2015 3:22 PM
friendfromlowry;1716276 wrote:Its not like you had a Steelers game to go to that weekend. Also, Indianapolis and Green Bay went down to the wire selling out that friday before as well. Major snow storm came through that area if I recall.
True. Yeah, a few teams went down to the wire that weekend to sell out. GB was the biggest of surprises.
The major storm....Was funny sunday AM Cincy weather folks were saying rain by 9am, snow by 11, heavy snow as the game went on. At halftime the sun was out, and no snow, but on the way home, yeah it got brutal.

Playoff tix are a bitch, and I can see that first round not getting gobbled up real fast.
Mar 25, 2015 3:22pm
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Mar 25, 2015 10:32 PM
On the Dan Patrick Show him and Peter King were talking about the blackout rules being changed because of LA getting possibly two teams and since the stadium will not be built in time there's a good chance they'll have to play in the Rose Bowl and may have trouble selling it out
Mar 25, 2015 10:32pm
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Mar 25, 2015 10:41 PM
Classyposter58;1716345 wrote:On the Dan Patrick Show him and Peter King were talking about the blackout rules being changed because of LA getting possibly two teams and since the stadium will not be built in time there's a good chance they'll have to play in the Rose Bowl and may have trouble selling it out
Peter king is a douchebag.
Mar 25, 2015 10:41pm
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Mar 26, 2015 12:37 AM
DeyDurkie5;1716347 wrote:Peter king is a douchebag.
I agree but still I thought it was a valid guess. They had similar problems with blackouts before
Mar 26, 2015 12:37am
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Mar 26, 2015 11:44 AM
Classyposter58;1716345 wrote:On the Dan Patrick Show him and Peter King were talking about the blackout rules being changed because of LA getting possibly two teams and since the stadium will not be built in time there's a good chance they'll have to play in the Rose Bowl and may have trouble selling it out
The last rules they had for blackouts though was a team could choose either sell out, or 85% of a sellout. I guess PK explanation is as good as any, but I know over the last few years it seemed more and more people sought for the blackout to be lifted.

How about that idiot from Nebraska who testedpositive at the combine? He failed twice in college, that we know of. He said he hadnt smoked since dec of 2014 but his levels were so high that is why he still tested positive at the combine.

I call shenanigans on that one!

If you fail a drug test at the combine....that is just plain stupidityl.
Mar 26, 2015 11:44am