Jaguars Blame The Economy For TV Blackouts

Discussion in 'Jacksonville Jaguars' started by 86WARD, Sep 20, 2009.

  1. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    Fans won't be able to watch the Jaguars play Arizona on TV in today's home opener because the team ended up way short - by an estimated 17,000 tickets - of selling enough seats to avoid a local blackout. Bill Prescott, the Jaguars' chief financial officer, said it's almost a certainty that every home game will be blacked out this year, regardless of how the team does on the field. "Even if we made the playoffs last year, we'd still be in this situation," he said. It all comes down to the devastating economy, Prescott said. If fans don't have money, they can't afford to buy tickets.

    Source: Florida Times Union News
     
  2. Crowned

    Crowned Doesn't give a shit.

    This isn't a one year thing...
     
  3. Mike

    Mike Want some Cheetos?

    theyve always had this issue
     
  4. ollysj

    ollysj iKraut

    There isn't much interest at Jacksonville at all.
     
  5. orpheous

    orpheous T.P.A Falcon

    sucks for the real fans there.... unless they are at the game...but its costly to go to football games nowadays
     
  6. jarhd1775

    jarhd1775 Special Teamer

    I was at their stadium a couple weeks ago when they played the Redskins in the last pre-season game. The stadium is really nice, small but nice. Everyone was real nice unlike any other stadium i have been to.

    There were just as many Redskin fans at the game as there were Jax fans or close to it. That town is 2 busy enjoying their beaches to get involved with a football team. 2 bad, its a nice town.
     
  7. wide right

    wide right Grumpy Old Man

    The Economy is bad everywhere. That's a bullcrap excuse. It's bad in Buffalo yet we sold out our season.
     
  8. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    ^^ This...