How the NFL screws Dolphin fans and the Dolphin orginzation.
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bigmiamifan
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This has nothing to do with records. This has been a policy for like 5 years now. Before then, the Dolphins had at least 11 games televised here and nearly EVERY Hurricane game as well. Then the Hurricanes moved to the ACC and falls to another channel's coverage and we are lucky to get 5 games a year now and none are HD unless it's ESPN. The Dolphins started getting half the games it did so I would call every Sunday and leave nasty message at the local channel. Finally, like 2 years ago I got someone on the phone as was told the NFL gave this area to the Jags and there is nothing they can do. He did say to always call and ***** because they present that data to the NFL to try and break out from the Jag's control every year.
So make sure every finfan in Orlando calls every Sunday to complain that you didn't see your fins. Maybe enough fans will call to make the NFL change it's mind.
So make sure every finfan in Orlando calls every Sunday to complain that you didn't see your fins. Maybe enough fans will call to make the NFL change it's mind.
cowboy82nd
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Why not???? Georgia doesn't have a team.
Canadianfishfan
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If the Dolphins are winning 10+ games a year like they used to.. you'd be seeing plenty of Dolphin ball. Through 'national coverage'. Regardless of broadcasting rights. The Dolphins will ALWAYS be a more popular team in Florida, and around the country than the Jags or Bucs could ever hope to be.
Doesn't look hopeful. Everyone I know in Central Florida are Fin fans.. including someone in Rockledge who's a season ticket holder. Probably your only hope is to organize a grass-roots letter-writing campaign directed at the games' sponsors threatening to boycott their products unless the team that their target demographics actually roots for gets televised. Probably just whistling in the wind but with the NFL, it's $$$$ that talks
Personally, I'm pizzed that Comcast has just removed the Palm Beach Fox, CBS and NBC affiliates from its northern Broward programming - no more being able to see blacked out Fins games or have more than 1 choice when the Fins aren't available. Sux!:boohoo:
Personally, I'm pizzed that Comcast has just removed the Palm Beach Fox, CBS and NBC affiliates from its northern Broward programming - no more being able to see blacked out Fins games or have more than 1 choice when the Fins aren't available. Sux!:boohoo:
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They do have a team. They're called the Atlanta Falcons.
And this is not a conspiracy. The NFL wants to make as much money and secure as many advertisers as possible, so I'm sure that financially speaking, the current setup drives the most possible television viewership (unless they're data is wrong)
jlfin
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One thing has nothing to do with the other. :rolleyes2:
SarahAnn
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Easy sollution to watching your favorite team. Go to a sports bar.
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I've always kind of wondered that myself. I guess it's slightly closer so Tampa won out. I don't know.
I'm originally from Orlando, (born and raised, Jones High School, class of 91') so I feel your pain. The thing I don't understand is why the people in the Tampa/St Pete/Clearwater area don't get the Dolphin games. The Bucs are an NFC team. Which means their games are mostly televised on FOX. The Phins are an AFC team and their games are mostly broadcast on CBS. Why in the hell wouldn't they televise the Miami games?
X-Pacolypse
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I have been wondering about that for years! It's something I could never understand. My best guess is, is that the Tampa markets want sole focus on the Bucs, and the Bucs only. A team that has a strong following such as the Dolphins could take away potential viewers.
the capn's right - it's about proximity. it's just closer and they want to expand their fan base. not rocket science but it sucks all the same.
i guess barely 1-15 means that you don't bother to look at the games in which we lost by 3 points, and the games like dallas where we were in it but compltely fell apart.
we were better than a 1-15 team last year and we will certainly be better than a 1-15 team this year.
i expect the entire team to play with a chip on their shoulder the whole year and prove that south florida is still a dominant sports city.
I don't get the problem with living in polk county. The Bucs are on fox so why would that make any difference.
Teams have secondary markets to try and build a fan base. If the game is blacked out in Jax it is in Orlando too. They do that to expand their fan base.
Teams have secondary markets to try and build a fan base. If the game is blacked out in Jax it is in Orlando too. They do that to expand their fan base.
X-Pacolypse
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I don't think there's a problem living in Polk County. Polk's a nice place to live. However, a major complaint of Polk Dolfans are that when the Bucs have a 1:00 game on FOX, and the Fins have a 1:00 game on CBS, why is it that only the Bucs game is shown? Why not show both games and appease both fanbases? Instead of forcing a team down the throats of a fanbase that doesn't want to watch that particular team.