The Blackout has been averted.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Sorry.

[Coogs]

Sweet!

[wildcat09]

yep just got my text from 610

[DumbHillbillies]

How did they manage that ? Did clark buy them all

[journeyscarab]

Breaking news from the Falling Star... we get to watch the Chiefs tank on TV.

[Pablo]

To the ship.

[Bugeater]

My thoughts and prayers are with those of you in the KC area. Mods, can we get a sticky on this?

[Hammock Parties]

Pioli and Haley celebrate.

http://content.ytmnd.com/content/2/8/4/28409a3add244ec94b84708579c34645.gif

http://i48.tinypic.com/30xaasg.jpg

[Renegade]

I can imagine the streak will end next week against Cleveland. We are just postponing the inevitable

[wildcat09]

Pioli and Haley celebrate.

http://content.ytmnd.com/content/2/8/4/28409a3add244ec94b84708579c34645.gif

http://i48.tinypic.com/30xaasg.jpg

What is that Haley gif from.......that is halarious ROFL

[Reerun_KC]

This will cause all the whiners to scream even louder....

[Fritz88]

What is that Haley gif from.......that is halarious ROFL

Tom Cruise on Tropic Thunder.

[Hammock Parties]

Footage from Pioli's office when the news broke:

http://i42.tinypic.com/ubrzn.jpg

[Coogs]

I can imagine the streak will end next week against Cleveland. We are just postponing the inevitable

True. But at least I get to see 15 games this season.

[J Diddy]

Tom Cruise on Tropic Thunder.


i didn't realize todd haley was in tropic thunder

[sedated]

adam teicher said this morning that even if the BUF game is televised, the CLE game likely won't be

[Simply Red]

http://i45.tinypic.com/nn1fh4.jpg

[alpha_omega]

I am screwed! In anticipation of the blackout, i told my wife i would go Christmas shopping with her on Sunday. I suppose i should have waited until it was official one way or another. Oh well....

Maybe i can talk her into going Saturday instead!?

[Hoover]

until next week

[chiefqueen]

I am screwed! In anticipation of the blackout, i told my wife i would go Christmas shopping with her on Sunday. I suppose i should have waited until it was official one way or another. Oh well....

Maybe i can talk her into going Saturday instead!?

Are you a KU BB fan, they play Sat.?

Plus NWMSU plays for the D-II Nat. Championship @ 1 tomorrow?

[Bearcat]

Of course it was... I'm much more interested to see how next week goes.


Plus NWMSU plays for the D-II Nat. Championship @ 1 tomorrow?

:thumb:

[Buehler445]

LOL @ Haley .gif. That is amazing. Just glorious.

[Pablo]

Plus NWMSU plays for the D-II Nat. Championship @ 1 tomorrow?I'll be watching the Billcats drop 5 in a row.

[morphius]

They better put on a pretty damn good show to get people to show up next week.

[Bearcat]

I'll be watching the Billcats drop 5 in a row.

Fire.


Die in one.


:cuss:

kthxbye.

[Pablo]

Fire.


Die in one.


:cuss:

kthxbye.I'll probably be drinking during the game...but not alcohol.

Water.

Mineral Water.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

http://i34.tinypic.com/2l9i54x.jpg

[Tiger's Fan]

This will cause all the whiners to scream even louder....

How is that even possible?

[Titty Meat]

I got my game awwwwwwwwwwwwwwn!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS5kf03oa8w

[HMc]

how many seats are taken by season tickets this year?

[OnTheWarpath15]

how many seats are taken by season tickets this year?

I was told by two different ticket reps somewhere between 30-35K.

Seeing as how you could buy a string of 10 lower level seats for the home opener, I'd say that's a damn good estimate.

Which means the rules have been skirted all year. There's no way in hell that they are selling 30K tickets a game to get within range of comp tickets, or they are comping WAY more tickets than they are allowed to.

The numbers don't add up.

[HMc]

I wonder how the NFL audits that.

[Scorp]

I purchased 3500 tickets today, Pioli took my casino cash for payment. You all are welcome!

[Mojo Jojo]

I wonder how the NFL audits that.

It's not just the NFL it is also the Players Association. Ticket sales are part of the CBA setting the cap.
When a TV station or sponsor buys tickets to avoid a blackout they don't pay full price. They only pay the money due to NFLPA and the visiting team. The Chiefs don't make any money on tickets sold to KCTV. As long as the visiting team and NFLPA get their cuts the NFL doesn't care if there are butts in seats.

[LaChapelle]

LJ did it

[Pablo]

I purchased 3500 tickets today, Pioli took my casino cash for payment. You all are welcome!You sonofabitch.

I was looking forward to not be able to view this game, thereby not having to watch it. You sir, have ruined my Sunday afternoon. You'll get no thanks from me.

[Bugeater]

I was told by two different ticket reps somewhere between 30-35K.

Seeing as how you could buy a string of 10 lower level seats for the home opener, I'd say that's a damn good estimate.

Which means the rules have been skirted all year. There's no way in hell that they are selling 30K tickets a game to get within range of comp tickets, or they are comping WAY more tickets than they are allowed to.

The numbers don't add up.
From a Gretz column a while back:

Here’s how the system works: Each year, teams must turn into the league office what is called a manifest which designates the number of seats it is selling and their price. Any team can place a number less than the capacity of its stadium. The Chiefs have done that this year for Arrowhead. Now, what that number is remains a closely guarded secret in the organization. But if you wonder why the Chiefs have not had any blackouts when they obviously have plenty of empty seats and tickets available, one of the factors is them altering their capacity on the manifest.

What happens once the number is established is that no matter demand, only that number of tickets can be sold. Say a team’s manifest number was 70,000, and let’s say the same team starts the season 7-0 and demand for tickets is quite high. Even though this team has a stadium that seats 79,000, they are not allowed to sell those extra nine thousand tickets.

[OnTheWarpath15]

From a Gretz column a while back:

Good find.

Going off that, the manifest number is likely around 50K, which means the organization fully expected to suck this year.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Mercy Killing averted.