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here is a quote on yahoo......


The game will be televised by CBS affiliates in primary secondary markets in South Florida and Kansas City. But there will be no national telecast.



"We are not extending the telecast to more markets because we want to adhere as closely as possible to the spirit of our longstanding policy not to conflict with high school and college football during their seasons [which means Friday night and Saturday]," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said.

someone tell me.....what the Phins game has to do with high school football.....now I know most high school games are Friday night at 7ish...but come on....
Also...this whole Friday game.....man...im just getting over sundays loss....hit me with another loss now...and im dead....be like 10 days before we play again.... im all flustered...trying to figure out if this helps or hurts us....im dying here.....go phins....
 
There is an NFL policy not to broadcast games nationally on days/evenings that there are high school and college games.
 
How about those of us who dont give a crap about HS games. There are no HS games being played on TV, what the hell NFL.
 
FINS FANS SCREWED AGAIN



The NFL is sticking it to the displaced fans of the Miami Dolphins once again. Like last year, when a hurricane forced the regular-season opener between the Fins and Titans to be moved from Sunday to Saturday, fans not residing within the local television broadcast area won't get to see the game live on DirecTV. Or on CBS. Or on the NFL Network. Or on ESPN. Or on any other channel.



The carefully-worded statement on the Dolphins' official web site never comes out and says, "Sorry, folks -- we've bent you over and crammed it up your bungholes sideways."



But that's the end result: The game will be available live on television in the local markets only.



On the radio, the game will be available on Sirius Satellite Radio and through the Field Pass subscription service.



Although some believe that the decision not to broadcast the game nationally is the result of a potential violation of "federal law," the reality is that there is no federal law prohibiting this. Instead, and as we explained in detail in September 2004, Title 15, Section 1293 of the United States Code states that telecasting a pro football game from a television station within 75 miles of any Friday night or Saturday from mid-September through early December jeopardizes the league's antitrust exemption.



As we interpret the law, the antitrust exemption arises regardless of whether the game is shown nationally or locally. If, as there surely will be, high school games are played within 75 miles of any of the Florida or Kansas City-area CBS affiliates broadcasting the game, the critical language of Title 15, Section 1293 is implicated.



In fact, because the law speaks in terms of games broadcast from any "telecasting station" within 75 miles of a high school or college game, the prohibition arguably doesn't apply to television images broadcast from, you know, a satellite orbiting the planet.



Adding insult to insult is the failure of the NFL to offer any explanation for the decision. Rich Eisen mentioned the non-availability of the broadcast briefly on Thursday night's Total Access, but then shifted quickly back to a discussion of the hardships that the teams involved will experience as a result of the unexpected acceleration of the game.



C'mon, league office. Plenty of the fans are smart enough to see through this, and everyone deserves an explanation as to why the game won't be seen on live television -- especially those folks who purchased the Sunday Ticket package with the expectation that the Dolphins and Chiefs games would be available.



And since the disruption of Miami games due to hurricanes now appears to be an annual phenomenon, shouldn't the NFL be taking steps to protect its fans against being prevented from watching their favorite teams play? Those billions in broadcast rights packages flows from the fact that people want to watch the games. So whether it's by lobbying Congress for an amendment to 15 U.S.C 1293 or whether it's through putting the appropriate language in the contracts with the networks, the NFL needs to show a little more sensitivity (okay, a lot more sensitivity) to its paying customers.
 
I cant read what PFT says about it...it just makes me soooo angry, and yet there's nothing we can do about it.
 
WestCoastPhins said:
How about those of us who dont give a crap about HS games. There are no HS games being played on TV, what the hell NFL.
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what about those who DO care about HS games?
 
kastofsna120 said:
what about those who DO care about HS games?
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You and Mike O can have them all to yourself.

We wont bother you....

MY GOD YOUR NEGATIVE!!!!
 
Not to worry. The NFL will broadcast local high school games of QBs the Dolphins are scouting for the future. - Blueberry Jones from Taft High School vs Greg Applewhite from Hillcrest High School
 
HVACservice said:
You and Mike O can have them all to yourself.

We wont bother you....

MY GOD YOUR NEGATIVE!!!!
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negative? i'm not the one saying "no one cares about stupid HS games!"

btw, i don't really care about HS games, but other people do
 
kastofsna120 said:
negative? i'm not the one saying "no one cares about stupid HS games!"

btw, i don't really care about HS games, but other people do
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first off, I dont care either.
But even if I did why not show the Miami game? Its not like HS games our broadcasted. If someone wants to watch NFL, how is that affecting HS. College I might understand b/c they're broadcasted on TV, ESPN, etc. But HS, WTF!!:fire:
 
kastofsna120 said:
negative? i'm not the one saying "no one cares about stupid HS games!"

btw, i don't really care about HS games, but other people do
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Then they go to the HS game and watch it.
 
Fins05:NewHope said:
here is a quote on yahoo......


The game will be televised by CBS affiliates in primary secondary markets in South Florida and Kansas City. But there will be no national telecast.



"We are not extending the telecast to more markets because we want to adhere as closely as possible to the spirit of our longstanding policy not to conflict with high school and college football during their seasons [which means Friday night and Saturday]," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said.

someone tell me.....what the Phins game has to do with high school football.....now I know most high school games are Friday night at 7ish...but come on....
Also...this whole Friday game.....man...im just getting over sundays loss....hit me with another loss now...and im dead....be like 10 days before we play again.... im all flustered...trying to figure out if this helps or hurts us....im dying here.....go phins....
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Why CBS won't air in Nationally is a no brainer.
CBS HAS a Friday night schedule already and you can be assured that in markets outside of Miami and K.C. there are many more people that would be upset if their regular scheduled shows were erased to show an out of market football game.

Not to mention advertisers that paid for specific audiences during scheduled programming. Advertising pays the bills for TV or there would'nt be any.

Why the DTV ticket package won't show it is an entirely different issue and one that I agree wholeheartedly sucks.
 
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