Posted by Braziman on 3/15/2011 12:31:00 PM (view original):
Posted by leppykahn on 3/15/2011 8:15:00 AM (view original):
Posted by swamphawk22 on 3/15/2011 12:10:00 AM (view original):
Posted by willgibson on 3/14/2011 10:47:00 PM (view original):
Posted by swamphawk22 on 3/14/2011 7:59:00 PM (view original):
Prices went up when players wanted higher salaries. There was no great increase when players salaries were controlled.
You ignorance of very basic economic concepts for a self-proclaimed conservative is appalling. Jesus wept.
I am pointing out very basic concepts. We all pay for the salaries. As the salaries went up so did ticket prices. Sports changed from a family pastime to a luxury.
Here's a basic concept, how much of the nfl revenue comes from tickets? Do the math.
Here's a more basic concept. If NFL football was played in empty stadiums, how sharply would the TV ratings fall off?
if they removed the blackout policy, probably a negligible amount, if any. tv ratings may even increase. if the stadium was empty because the tickets were priced out of most people's range, that would mean more people were watching on TV and then advertisers would fall over themselves trying to throw money at the league to have commercials. if the stadium were empty because people stopped caring, well...thats not going to happen.
with the blackout policy in place as it is now, the game wouldnt even be on tv, there would be some replacement programming in the home area.