Dolphins Opt-In on New Blackout Rule

[J. David Wannyheimer]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-to-take-full-advantage-of-new-blackout-rule/

“We are reducing our manifested capacity by 15%, changing the number of seats we need to sell in the lower and upper bowls from 60,500 to 51,128 to take advantage of the new NFL policy,” Dolphins CEO Mike Dee said in an email to PFT.

The team will only need to sell 85% of non-premium seats in order for games to be locally televised this season.

 

[Geforce]

Can't say I'm really surprised by this.

 

[Wildbill3]

I bet the seats would be full if we announcing tannehill as the starter. No one's excited to see david or matt start.

 

[FinsNCanes]

Once Tannehill starts and maybe puts some wins together the seats will fill up. Nobody is going to care though if we are 2-7.

 

[ROADRUNNER]

If you sell them cheaper = more bums on seat's.............

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

If you sell them cheaper = more bums on seat's.............

The team can't simply arbitrarily lower ticket prices for a lot of reasons, one of them being that the visiting team receives a percentage of revenue for all seats sold.

That said, NFL ticket prices are way, way, way out of whack, and the cost of going to a game is simply unattainable for most families. The league needs to look at that across the board.

 

[Wildbill3]

If you sell them cheaper = more bums on seat's.............

how can they get cheaper than $25.00 per game for a season ticket? If I lived in miami I'd jump on that deal.

 

[ROADRUNNER]

how can they get cheaper than $25.00 per game for a season ticket? If I lived in miami I'd jump on that deal.

Ye but you want to see the game, what does them seat's look like.............

 

[tylerdolphin]

Ye but you want to see the game, what does them seat's look like.............

Ive sat literally in the back row before and could still see. Ive sat in club lever, upper sideline, upper endzone, way back, way up, anything and Ive never not been able to see.

 

[Wildbill3]

Ye but you want to see the game, what does them seat's look like.............

well if the seats suck, you can go indoors and watch it on the big screens in the lobby. otherwise you get to enjoy the view of the beautiful women of miami, most of whom will be wearing shorts and teeshirts.

 

[Daytona Fin]

The team will only need to sell 85% of non-premium seats in order for games to be locally televised this season.

I will be of the 85% week 2.

 

[NY8123]

how can they get cheaper than $25.00 per game for a season ticket? If I lived in miami I'd jump on that deal.

**** yeah I would!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My only option is to hit Buffalo where I have already been, shall we say "restrained against my will" back in the day. lol.

**** that city and its football.

 

[Crump]

same here i would jump all over it if i lived near by miami, i even said something to my roomie who is a panthers fan (we live near charlotte) i said a dirty word then told him you'd be all over the panthers if they offered that. heck you could get season tickets for the sorry bobcats for less than 50 bucks about a month ago and i thought about jumping on that (if i didnt live a 45 minutes from stadium and didnt drive a gas guzzler)

 

[sn9ke.eyes]

well if the seats suck, you can go indoors and watch it on the big screens in the lobby. otherwise you get to enjoy the view of the beautiful women of miami, most of whom will be wearing shorts and teeshirts.

So now you are advocating paying $25 to watch the game on tv while checking out beautiful women ? I can do that at home.

I think the $25 / ticket is a good deal, but I don't blame anyone for not being thrilled about the view from the cheap seats.

 

[LANGER72]

The cheap seats are usually in the end zone corners..the players look like ants at the opposite end unless you have binoculars.
For the experience of the game$25 is a pretty good deal, but you have to pay $20 for parking, tailgate or food costs, etc.
After the crowd thins out, you can always move closer to the 50 yardline