Lockout Thread

PoopyfaceMcGee · May 25, 2011, 11:55:00 AM

Ray of Light

PhillyGirl · June 14, 2011, 07:30:39 PM

http://www.cbssports.com/#!/nfl/story/15231374/nfl-source-labor-negotiations-8085-percent-complete

MDS · June 21, 2011, 02:05:35 PM

its lookin like they are getting close to something and 2 major cogs revealed:

1 - essentially guaranteeing an LA move to increase every single farging penny of revenue
2- discontinuing nfl network's tv deal and selling a 16-game thursday package to the highest bidder for 2012

there would be some saturday games involved in that package, but basically that means turner (tnt or tbs) and comcast (versus) will bid upwards of 1 billion for the games. so more football. every week. during the week. yes?

ice grillin you · June 21, 2011, 02:12:31 PM

i dont like the idea of thursday games period but as a season tciket holder i really despise them

MDS · June 21, 2011, 02:38:57 PM

pretty sure the deal is you can only have 1...so theres that.

im sort of mixed on it. it is football and it is another excuse to gamble. but the games are generally poorly played and the matchups arent really all that enticing.

Sgt PSN · June 21, 2011, 02:40:04 PM

Other than Thanksgiving, Thursday games suck. Saturday would be farging worse. I want to watch football on Sundays and Mon night. Thurs and Sat games can eat my farging wang.

ice grillin you · June 21, 2011, 02:47:58 PM

Quote from: MDS on June 21, 2011, 02:38:57 PM
pretty sure the deal is you can only have 1...so theres that.

its only one but when you add that on top of sunday and monday night games which they already have to many of it makes it much worse...plus i dont get fridays off like i do mondays so a thursday game automatically means two days of leave for me

Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 21, 2011, 02:40:04 PM
Other than Thanksgiving, Thursday games suck. Saturday would be farging worse. I want to watch football on Sundays and Mon night. Thurs and Sat games can eat my farging wang.

i love sat games as long as they happen in december and dont farg with college football...in fact if it wasnt for college football i would be all for the league switching from sundays to saturdays as their primary gameday

MDS · June 21, 2011, 03:19:22 PM

im sure youre well aware of this but the nfl doesnt give a shtein about you and your tickets. they make ooodles of money off of tv revenue and figure if they put on a game enough people will show up.

and that 1 thurs game might not be a home game. itll be 1 overall for each team. and i guarantee sassy will be watching.

ice grillin you · June 21, 2011, 03:25:17 PM

Quote from: MDS on June 21, 2011, 02:05:35 PM
so more football. every week. during the week. yes?

so you ask everyone if more football during the week would be a good thing....i proceed to answer that i would hate it...and you respond with this

Quote from: MDS on June 21, 2011, 03:19:22 PM
im sure youre well aware of this but the nfl doesnt give a shtein about you and your tickets.

as if your original question was asking if it was a smart thing for the nfl to do....you either are not very smart or completely psychotic or both

Quote from: MDS on June 21, 2011, 03:19:22 PM
and that 1 thurs game might not be a home game.

it also might not be a road game...but again you didnt ask if all eagle thursday nite games would be at home...you asked if more weeknight football is a yes?

MDS · June 21, 2011, 03:38:42 PM

you hate it because your nfl fandom revolves around boozing before, during and after games

other peoples revolves watching games on their couch

so alls im saying is you are in a small minority of people who dont want games because it could take away 1 sunday home game from you.

Sgt PSN · June 21, 2011, 03:42:29 PM

Quote from: MDS on June 21, 2011, 03:38:42 PM
you hate it because your nfl fandom revolves around boozing before, during and after games

other peoples revolves watching games on their couch

so alls im saying is you are in a small minority of people who dont want games because it could take away 1 sunday home game from you.

You nitwit. Even people who watch from home still enjoy getting sauced before, during and after. Don't need to be in the parking lot to get drunk.

ice grillin you · June 21, 2011, 03:49:28 PM

Quote from: MDS on June 21, 2011, 03:38:42 PM
so alls im saying is you are in a small minority of people who dont want games because it could take away 1 sunday home game from you.

no actually you didnt say that at all...you brought up the league and its revenue not how the average fan feels about it

Quote from: MDS on June 21, 2011, 03:19:22 PM
im sure youre well aware of this but the nfl doesnt give a shtein about you and your tickets. they make ooodles of money off of tv revenue and figure if they put on a game enough people will show up.

which is strange because you original question was asking everyone on the board how they felt about it....

Quote from: MDS on June 21, 2011, 02:05:35 PM
so more football. every week. during the week. yes?

make your mind up son

MDS · June 21, 2011, 03:53:29 PM

yes of course

but its a lot easier to drink at a house then fall asleep than go to the game and set up tents and wait in traffic and drive drunk only to get 4 hours before you have to get up for work in the morning.

also most people simply watch games from their couches and then move on. i know people here have drinking problems but many americans (i.e. Hoydas) do not.

ice grillin you · June 21, 2011, 03:55:39 PM

sports bars are empty on sundays in the fall

MDS · June 21, 2011, 04:03:22 PM

oh wow this is something else

i never said or implied people dont drink en mass for football. of course they do. but the nfl isnt setting viewership records because of bar attendance. and this is what it all comes back to. tv. ratings. people watching at home where its counted and where they can and will watch the commercials.

the thursday games are another excuse for it and im on the fence about whether i like it or not...but i guess since i know ill watch and gamble anyway i guess theres my answer.