With today’s announcement that Sunday’s epic battle between the 4-7 Bills and 2-9 Jaguars won’t appear on local television, what are fans to do?
According to the antiquated theory behind the NFL’s blackout policy, die-hards who can’t survive Sunday afternoon without the Bills will now fork over real American dollars to the local franchise for the right to witness the hometown team’s fifth win or eighth loss of the season.
In 2012.
Forget scalpers.
Forget StubHub and Craigslist and eBay and the rest of the online marketplace.
Forget that season ticket holders are giving these things away for free.
The NFL expects a blissfully unaware public to fall into the trap it set way back in 1973?
Who are the people actually buying tickets directly from the Bills?
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- “The two of us would like three seats near a men’s room.” Section 221. $55 x 3= $165
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- “Near the TV cameras.” Section 131. $90 x 1= $90
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- “Behind the Jags’ bench so I can torture them.” Section 110. $90 x 2= $180
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- “Up real high. We can still smoke there, right?” Section 338. $48 x 3= $144
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- “Endzone is where the party at.” Section 121. $55 x 4= $220
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- “Wherever. We’ll be in the lot from now until 12 minutes after kickoff.” Section 338. $48 x 10= $480
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- “I usually don’t get to stay for the whole game so somewhere near an exit.” Section 105. $68 x 1= $68
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- “I should root for the Bears? Good one. I’ll sit alone near the tunnel.” Section 122. $55 x 1= $55
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- “Uncle not trust scalper but very excited for game.” Section 101. $55 x 2= $110
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- “Shade side, please. My hat is broken.” Section 335. $55 x 4= $220
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- “Put me in the sun so I can even this thing out.” Section 308. $68 x 5= $340
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- “I need the field to be on my left.” Section 142. $55 x 2= $110
What are the odds that Randall Stevens could empty his family photo album for this article? Astronomical, say I, yet bear witness!