Raiders-Eagles a blackout
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Thursday, October 15th, 2009 at 1:36 pm in Oakland Raiders.
The Raiders game Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles was officially declared a blackout, failing to sell out 72 hours before kickoff.
It was the Raiders’ second consecutive blackout and 71st since the team returned to Oakland in 1995.
The Raiders have not faced the Eagles since the return season, and snuck a sellout just under the wire in their second home game, a 48-17 victory over Philadelphia after trailing 17-0 in the first half.
In that game, capacity was just over 50,000 as the stadium was still being remodled to its current capacity of over 61,000.
Two weeks after the Eagles game, the Raiders had their first regular-season home blackout in a 34-14 win over Seattle, with capacity raised to 54,000 with the addition of some bleachers that weren’t ready yet for the Eagles game.
The Raiders have been televised 44 times out of 115 regular-season games since returning to Oakland but had had rebounded in that area since taking over their own ticket sales, with just six blackouts from 2006 through 2008.
Bay Area fans will instead get Arizona-Seattle on the Fox affiliate.
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October 15th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
The Rams are bad.
The Bucs could be worse.
Cleveland completed two passes and won a game that sent football back to the stone ages. I really don’t like pain. I’m not sado-masochistic. But I couldn’t stop watching the Bills-Browns debacle.
And I thought I emptied the tank last week on FOXSports.com with my video rant on the Raiders during my picks. Yet, they armed me with new material.
We stress the ugly in our Tuesday SCHEIN 9.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
NEWS FLASH?
October 15th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Crude Earl Says:
October 15th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Its Crawfish…..morons
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Wrong. Its mudbug. Moron.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
How funny that Fats Domino was rescued by Fats Domino Pizza.
HELP US OBAMA! Hurricane JaMarcus has breached the Alameda levees!
October 15th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_13563256
Boycott the Raiders, even if you love this team you would be a FOOL to spend your hard earned money during times like this on an inferior product even if you grew up loving the cover of the box it was shipped in.
I would not by season tickets next season and if I did not already have them I would not spend one red cent on Al Davis’s retirement fund.
This team no longer cares about winning and they really don’t care about the fans. Boycott the Raiders for future generations of Raider fans. Let them know these cheap tricks of bringing Ice Cube to do a documentary to presenting the legends and throw back jersey because the team of late sucks is not going to work. Don’t get me wrong the legends were great but it is a slap in the face to keep your fans believing in the old commitment to excellence that we use to have if all you are committed to as an owner is your ego.
This is terrible football, boycott the team!
October 15th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Its Crawfish…..morons
October 15th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
1-2-3, BLACKOUT!
October 15th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Thank God this game is a black out!!!! Now it gives me a reason to watch another team play football for real.
I have not watched this team since the loss to Denver and it was like therapy man.
I bet you Al does not even stay awake through all four quarters anymore.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Still like the Scorpions version of Black Out better
October 15th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Crude Earl Says:
October 15th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Its Crawfish…..morons
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good to see you woke up this morning old man you live to see another day. don’t forget to take all your med’s and drink your ensure.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
The Raiders new banner!!!!
“A Commitment To Black Outs”
“Just put on a uniform baby”
“Looking for a few good wine assers”
October 15th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
I hope there’s 20,000 people there. And next game I hope its 10,000. Davis needs to be sent a message that we cant take this anymore. I will root for this team through thick and thin, but wow. There seems to be no bottom to hit. I thought we hit rock bottom in 2006. It can be worse than that? Apparently so with the Raiders.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Jalardass, Mcfalldown, and whichway is Hayward-bay would prosper on any other team, they would prosper on any other team, but not the Raiders, nope not for us, not now not for a long long long time.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Don’t forget to grease up your Locomotive before you put it UP the Engineer!
October 15th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Jalardass is too big to be a qb, the plays take too long to develope, especially the running plays, by the time he gets the ball to the rb if there was a hole, its gone by the time the rb gets there.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Guys,
I wish I was in the Bayarea still. You can get some cheap a$$ tix to this game. Why would I want to go?
Because I guarantee you they will at the very least give the Eagles the run for their money if not win this game. You dont thinnk for once that guys like Ellis and Seymour and Nnamdi will say enough is enough? I gurantee you that.
if they hang up 40 points like against the Giants, then I will not post on this blog for the rest of this season. I gurantee you you will miss out a very good raider game this weekend. The tix are cheap. Try stubhub for $5.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
There is a spy among us trying to get us to the game. You work for Al don’t you? Your name gave your cover away.
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alisgod Says:
October 15th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Guys,
I wish I was in the Bayarea still. You can get some cheap a$$ tix to this game. Why would I want to go?
Because I guarantee you they will at the very least give the Eagles the run for their money if not win this game. You dont thinnk for once that guys like Ellis and Seymour and Nnamdi will say enough is enough? I gurantee you that.
if they hang up 40 points like against the Giants, then I will not post on this blog for the rest of this season. I gurantee you you will miss out a very good raider game this weekend. The tix are cheap. Try stubhub for $5.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
CJ Legend 34 Says:
October 15th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_13563256
Boycott the Raiders, even if you love this team you would be a FOOL to spend your hard earned money during times like this on an inferior product even if you grew up loving the cover of the box it was shipped in.
I would not by season tickets next season and if I did not already have them I would not spend one red cent on Al Davis’s retirement fund.
This team no longer cares about winning and they really don’t care about the fans. Boycott the Raiders for future generations of Raider fans. Let them know these cheap tricks of bringing Ice Cube to do a documentary to presenting the legends and throw back jersey because the team of late sucks is not going to work. Don’t get me wrong the legends were great but it is a slap in the face to keep your fans believing in the old commitment to excellence that we use to have if all you are committed to as an owner is your ego.
This is terrible football, boycott the team!
The way this team is playing a black out is not that bad. I have not watched this sory @$$ team since they played Denver and it has been like therapy!
^^^^^^^Love hearing this game is BLACKED OUT!
The old man stubborn senile insane bitter man Al Davis…..deserves seeing the TRUE and SMART fans stay away….unless he GOES AWAY!! LOL
October 15th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Al is on the blog, scalping tickets, lol
October 15th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
When the runaway balloon landed in Colorado, they realized it was actually Jamarcus Russell. He ate the poor six-year old and got a bad gas attack.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Even Mike Lombardi said that the Raiders will come out to play for this game. You know he never says anything good about us. If there was a game to watch this year for your money’s worth, this is the game.
I went to the Houston game last year for $5 and that was the best money spent on sports.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
I guarantee you the Eagles were pissed that Pierce went on the radio with those comments. Because it motivated teh Raiders to show up this weekend at the Eagles expense.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Show up huh? Too bad someone has to call them a bunch of pussies to get them to sack up. I bet it don’t happen though.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
“The Chiefs are winless at 0-5. Larry Johnson is stuck in the mud. Yet I actually feel good about the direction of this team. Don’t get me wrong. KC is bad … and I mean really, really bad. But you saw some fight against Dallas. Matt Cassel is a player. Todd Haley keeps challenging Dwayne Bowe, and the receiver scored at the end of regulation on Sunday. Is it too early in the week to scream “upset special” and declare I like the Chiefs over the ‘Skins on Sunday? Kansas City does have Buffalo and Cleveland at home. If you win three games, you might fall out of the top seven in the draft! You can’t make it up.”
“Speaking of the Raiders, they are the most unwatchable team in the NFL. Seriously. They should bench JaMarcus Russell, who has no feel for the quarterback position. He has no leadership, no internal clock, no accuracy and frankly no clue. The Giants embarrassed them on Sunday, 44-7. This is the NFL, folks!
Plus, my guy Michael Silver had the report that former assistant Randy Hanson says Tom Cable wanted to “(expletive) kill” him. Cable should be suspended, fired and banned from the league if the allegations prove to be true. Look, the league needs to get involved.
Al Davis has done a lot for the NFL, but the game has passed him by. They need a general manager. They need a coach. They need a quarterback. The Raiders need a plan! Derrius Heyward-Bey was my seventh-ranked receiver in the draft. Oakland took him at seven overall.
I feel terrible for Raider Nation. This passionate fan base deserves better.”
“And to think we finish with the Lions. They have to be laughing, right? The Lions have Tennessee’s old defensive coordinator, Jim Schwartz, giving them an identity. Matt Stafford is going to be a player. And least you can hope.
Think about it: There are five teams worse off than the Lions. The Lions might have the sixth pick in the draft!
It’s amazing. It’s ugly. It’s the NFL in 2009.”
October 15th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
If you want to see it then go to the game. WTF, wish I still lived in the B.A. I would be there win or lose.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Raider E,
Put your money where your mouth is. You have a much higher odds of being correct than I am. Say the Raiders dont show up, then I will go on here to acknowledge you were right and that I will not post on here for the rest of the season.
But if I am right, then make sure you do the same for me. Talk is cheap. Doing something about it is better. You got higher odds than me. Want to take me up on that?
October 15th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Bills fans rent billboard to rip team.
Hmm maybe we should do the same
October 15th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
This game being blacked out is just the beginning of seeing the rest of home games being blacked out for the rest of the season!
LETS ALL SEND A MESSAGE TO AL DAVIS TO STEP DOWN!
October 15th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Memo to Greg Ellis…
The Giants didn’t draft Eli Manning…..
October 15th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Big Al is too insulated,all 32 are
Repost
The NFL has Big Winners sooo…The NFL has Big Losers
The NFL Understands This…
If your NFL team is not winning or not profitable…
Support your Team…Is the NFL’s answer
October 15th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Raiders make…well, made… the NFL. Without a winning bad guy, things just aren’t the same. There’s no rivalries.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Alisgood,
Don’t get me wrong. I want nothing more than for them to show up, but they are like 6 yrs. late and I don’t think they know where they are going.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Crude
You and I are alike. Long time fans who accept the raiders for what they are. The minute I let them rent space in my head, I lose. I root for them every weekend and I move on with life after the game same as I do when they win
Sure, it sucks that they suck but I accept it. Just like I accept mercy sex when offered which is few and far in between and growing longer by the day.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
I don’t think Eagles are mad at all. Why else would Reid and McNabb be encouraging of the Raiders? Probably karma-they know they could be in the same dumps.
Raiders make…well, made… the NFL. Without a winning bad guy, things just aren’t the same. There’s no rivalries.
I wonder if this is all part of some master plan of Davis’ to move the team? It’s sad how this has come, but then again, it’s been a long time coming-what coach hasn’t had EVER had a problem with Davis?
October 15th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Yeah….the NFL is not about parity anymore…..there have been the same 5 or 6 good teams the last 6 years.
The rest of crappy teams have been crappy for the same time span.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Big surprise this black out. The Raiders usually play better at home when blacked out.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Raider E,
Sorry to harsh. My aplogies.
I believe this league most of the talents are very close between teams. The only difference is intensity and motivation that separates a winner from loser.
Game 1, why did we look so good? Seymour gave us the motivation and he backed it up early on.
Game 3-5, why did we look so bad? The team sees how the offense is not carrying its weight. Moreover, the special team has been dismal. The special team can ignite your intensity. The O and spec team has brought the D down. It has been a snowball effect.
I think given that they were punk’d (for good cause) by Pierce. They will come out firing early on. With Chaz back, JR now has his possession guy. Every QB needs a possession guy. The last time we had a possession guy was Curry in 2004. Our offensive stats went down big time after he got hurt and we’ve never been the same.
Ultimately, I believe we have a combination of things that will get these guys fired up. That is why I think this is the only safe bet game this year that you will get your money’s worth. I always buy tix on stub and $5 was what i paid for Houston last year. This weekend is the perfect storm. I was so happy to hear what Pierce did.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
1-2-3, Cable is a fat Moron, who can’t call plays, can’t motivate his team, and will let Al run the team into the ground!
FU Cable!
October 15th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Russle: “1-2-3, LET’S EAT!”
October 15th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Atleast He doesn’t discriminate!
October 15th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
1-2-3 and… “Punt Team get ready”! “Lets go, Lechler, we need you to win this thing for us”!
October 15th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
1-2-3-&-out
October 15th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
“Sea-Bass!!” “Let’s go!, we need you to start knocking in 80 yarders!!” “You were a 1st rounder dammit!”
1-2-3……………
October 15th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Hey JaMeatloaf……1-2-3 Get a Burger
October 15th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
1-2-3…. A Sunday date with Greg Papa n Tom Flores…
Commitment to Raiders Radio Network….
October 15th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Where is RR?!
Are you busy at work dude? That never stopped you before from chatting.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Go get em’ Beee !!!!
October 15th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
“By being fans, you wish they could be more supportive,” Russell said.
I say to them, if they’re true football fans, they need to look back at Troy Aikman. – Greg Ellis
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these guys must be democrats. that would explain their stupidity.
JaWalrus, come on man. you gotta give the fans something to cheer for. you think fans are all gonna be nonchalant like you? clap when you turn the ball over? we are passionate about Raider football. we want it. we get it. you don’t!
Aikman went to the Pro Bowl his 3rd year in the league. What is Russell doing his 3rd year in the league? He’s by far the worst starting QB out there and people could argue that other teams backups are even better than he is.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
i’m out. later fellas
October 15th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Et cetera, et cetera -
a couple of posts ago i was impressed by the converse that JRuss and other players expressed to the haters. Good for he and they.
schit happens. how do you deal? good on DMcNabb to offer advice. (Sorry DMcRB you are always nowhere to be found except the DL)
Sellouts? Sellouts are people who abandon their team or family because of another deal. Oh, you mean those sellouts? Seat sellouts. Whatever. Got the cash? Go for it. The nfl is the stupidest bunch of cohorts conglomerated since the inception of the electronic age. Yowsa.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
from twitter
bydavidwhite Chaz Schilens does not think he’ll play at all, not after one week back from foot surgery.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
give #2 three series, if he can’t move the team, put in Gradkowski or Frye. neither will do worse than russell.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Gee we’re blacked out…what a shock. And I was so excited to see us lose again. Oh well…Thank God theres always the next game.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Davis will get the finger when he sees the stadium half filled Sunday.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Crude Earl Says:
October 15th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Hey JaMeatloaf……1-2-3 Get a Burger
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easy now remember your cholesterol. just don’t order the fries and get prune juice instead of the soda. =)
October 15th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Do you guys think it’s time Cable stood up in front of the team and gave the drill Sgt speech from FULL METAL JACKET: “I have tried to motivate private Pyle, and I have failed.I have failed because all of you people have not helped me motivate him! From now on when he screws up, I will not punish him, I will punish all of you!” I get the feeling some of you people on this blog would enjoy the image of Russell’s teammates holding him to a training table, and beating his ass with pillowcases full of soap.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
I will be glad that most of you fair weather fans won’t be at the game. It makes it easier to park. Thanks
October 15th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
They will announce the “crowd” at about 51,000 but the fact is there will be only about 40,000 bodies in the seats and probably 32,000 in the 4th quarter.
Born In Oakland, fan since 1975, and I am glad I am spared seeing the Raiders on TV this weekend.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
I wouldn’t be surprised if this is Russel’s last game. He is going to get killed behind this line.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
#57:
You are full of crap. The reason people are boycotting is because the Raiders GAVE UP on US. Did u read what Pierce said? The team is a bunch of quitters, and quitters like that DON’T DESERVE SUPPORT.
Granted, if the Raiders were at least TRYING then you might have a point about “fair weather fans”, but when a team QUITS they don’t deserve diddly squat, and the ones that continue to hand money to them for QUITTING are the real idiots. Al Davis is laffing his ass off at lemmings like you.
I care about this team, and because I care, I realize the ONLY THING to get the Raiders to change, is to hit them where it hurts and send a message that we as fans will not tolerate a bunch of pathetic quitters.
Was Antonio Pierce lying??? If you saw the game you KNOW he wasn’t.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
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October 15th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
A “scrimmage” game… whew thats harsh. But unfortunately, I will say that last sunday’s game against the Giants was the first time in a long time that i said f**K this game and ill do some work on my laptop. So sad…
October 15th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
yeah, just when you think that they’ve hit rock bottom, they grab their shovels and start digging
October 15th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
who in their right mind would pay to go see this pathetic team, they are going to get their a$$es handed to by the Eagles, BOYCOTT THIS TEAM LETS MAKE A STATEMENT, COME ON GUYS BOYCOTT THIS CRAPPY PRODUCT…..MORONS ARE THE ONES WHO ATTEND MORONS.
October 15th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Come on Raiders!
I wonder if Khalif’s going to play? He’ll frikken have to if some one else gets injured…
Maybe he gets plugged in at guard…
I hope Russell’s upright enough to hit Chaz 10 times for 3 TDs…
October 16th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
OMG? Go to Church,go fishing,mess with the wife..play with yourself..ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN WATCHING THE RAIDERS GET A FOOT IN THEIR A**!
EAGLES 44-6,if Chaz plays 37-13…YOU WONT BE MISSING ANYTHING!
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