Blackout streak reaches nine
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Thursday, September 30th, 2010 at 2:45 pm in Oakland Raiders.
The Raiders announced Sunday’s game against Houston had not sold out 72 hours in advance and would be blacked out on local television.
It’s the ninth straight home blackout for the Raiders, with the last home game on television being last year’s Monday night season opener against the San Diego Chargers.
The Raiders have 78 blackouts in 122 home games since moving back to Oakland in 1995.
Asked about blackouts in a Sirius Radio appearance today, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the following about the blackout issue:
“When you look at the blackouts, we used to have 35-40 percent of our games blacked out in the 70s, 80s and even into the early 90s. Those numbers were extraordinarily high. We actually have a very small number of blackouts within the last couple of years but we also recognize it’s a challenging time for our fans.
“To be able to take your family to an NFL game it’s a big commitment for people and we have to be sensitive to that as clubs and as a league. And I think we are. And I think that’s a continuing challenge for us. We also look at it as how do we make the event itself, so when you do go to our stadiums, a great event. We want it to be a positive experience, a memorable experience and something that people will want to come back and do more. But we can’t be naïve to what’s going on out there to our fans and the kind of environment we’re operating in right now.”
Goodell seems to have softened at least a little from hardline stance on blackouts, but he’s a long way from suggesting the league eliminate them.
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September 30th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Al, buy up the tickets and then give them away.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Eliminate the Blackouts and Goodell…
September 30th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Better to waste money on that and have a crowd than wast money on guys like Russell, D. Hall and J. Walker.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Isnt surprising at all
September 30th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
23,000 Season Ticket Holders is pretty pathetic.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
I took a buddy of mine 4 years to get his Denver Broncos season tickets…..
September 30th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Not surprising and I also find it funny that the Bolts didn’t sell out either. They the Jags did sell out, but when you watch a Jag game and the pan the stadium, they are a crap load of seats that are EMPTY! The Jags paint their seasts the light blue/teal color to try and disguise the fan attendance.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/30/chargers-suffer-second-blackout/
September 30th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Oakland hasn’t employed a lot of three-wide receiver sets, choosing to keep fullback Marcel Reece in the game and bringing in Khalif Barnes as an extra blocker rather than flooding the field with extra wide outs.
Higgins would be the receiver most likely to get extensive time should Murphy be unable to play.
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thats what I’ve been saying Jerry!
these semi-pro bloggers just don’t get it …
September 30th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Does anybody wanna see the Texans beat the Raiders 31-17 anyway?
September 30th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
VanHeathen Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Eliminate the Blackouts and Goodell…
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It won’t be eliminated….but the league should definitely REVISE the stupid policy.
Instead of having it be a RIDICULOUS 100 mile blackout rule, they should cut it in half and make it a 50 mile blackout rule.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
# priesttj Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Anyone wh says DHB can’t get open and can’t get separation is clueless. That is probably his best attribute they can’t cover the kid. The problem is timing between QB and DHB needs to get much better. I have yet to see anyone cover him the season.
In fact our wideouts are plenty open can we protect and get them the football is the issue. Even ZMiller is drawing single coverage due to DHB you saw that on the first TD to Zack. This passing game has a ton of potential it’s just starting to gel.
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Brilliant! Murphy and miller are getting single coverage because of DHB!!!!! Because of what he has done the last two weeks in money time teams must account for him at all times. lets not fail to mention this is also taking pressure off dmac as well. You cant just load the box, because our boys will burn with that vaunted yet heavily criticized vertical passing game.
DHB is also turning into a catch and run threat as well. How old is he 20-21? Just think he hasnt even finished growing yet! He will be one of the biggest fastest wide outs in football. His hands wont ever be on par with Moss, but more like T.O. or roy williams.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Lebron James pulled the race card?
lmwao
September 30th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
What did Lebron do now?
September 30th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
I think professional sports (esp NFL) are coming to a day of reckoning soon. It costs too much for the common person to go to the game. stubhub is the only route for me if I decide to go.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
if you take brett favre out of the vikings they dont sell out ,if you subtract peyton manning from the colts they dont sell out,some people pay too see certain players oakland has no such player to draw in fans seems like we avoid them!
September 30th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Wait can some one explain why baseball and basketball dont sell out, and dont blackout, but the nfl does? My beloved oakland a’s and oakland warriors, only hvae about fifteen fans per game?
September 30th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
23,000 Season Ticket Holders is pretty pathetic.
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Yep and if the stupid, stubborn, lame old man Al would wake the hell up and just hire a head coach like Jon Gruden or Jim Harbaugh to lead this team and organization back to respectability….those season ticket sales would sky rocket!
September 30th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Lebron needs to pull Delonte off of his Mom…
Goodell should suspend the Blackout rule for the 2010 season as a way to support fans in these hard times, but he won’t…
September 30th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
During drills, Murphy ran a route down the left sideline at about three-quarter speed and raised only one arm in an unsuccessful attempt to catch the ball. He then removed his helmet and watched from near the end zone, later helping cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha with his daily stretching routine.
Those who weren’t present included left guard Robert Gallery (hamstring), defensive tackle John Henderson (foot), cornerback Walter McFadden (Hamstring), Schilens (knee), linebacker Ricky Brown (hamstring) and linebacker Travis Goethel (lower back).
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there are your 7 inactives this week
I hope Seymour & CJ37 are good enough to not only play, but play well. We’ll need them in this contest!
September 30th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
mistic1 Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Wait can some one explain why baseball and basketball dont sell out, and dont blackout, but the nfl does? My beloved oakland a’s and oakland warriors, only hvae about fifteen fans per game?
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Long seasons and there are a crap load of baseball games that don’t sell out….
September 30th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Dakota Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Lebron James pulled the race card?
lmwao
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PTI thought it was justified.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
5pm in Podunk. later gents!
September 30th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/LeBron-James-doing-more-damage-to-reputation-by-pulling-out-race-card-093010
PurpleDrank81 Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
What did Lebron do now?
September 30th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
LA to TheBay Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Would Shanarat unload Hayensworth on us? Would we want him? What would the asking price be?
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For the right compensation, sure. He already jobbed us for a 4th in exchange for Campbell. He doesn’t mind taking advantage of his old employer.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Pretty Rick Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Does anybody wanna see the Texans beat the Raiders 31-17 anyway?
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I wouldn’t be surprised at all if that’s what the final score winds up being.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
23,000 Season Ticket Holders is pretty pathetic.
^^^^^^^
Yep and if the stupid, stubborn, lame old man Al would wake the hell up and just hire a head coach like Jon Gruden or Jim Harbaugh to lead this team and organization back to respectability….those season ticket sales would sky rocket!
September 30th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
mistic1 Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Wait can some one explain why baseball and basketball dont sell out, and dont blackout, but the nfl does? My beloved oakland a’s and oakland warriors, only hvae about fifteen fans per game?
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82 and 41 home games is why.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
LA to TheBay Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
As for the Supreme Commander, even he said last year playoffs are unlikely and this year he is ‘cautiously optimistic,’ but unless we clean up the red zone stuff and make sure our DTs are healthy (Fat Albert, anyone?), we’re running a serious risk of the whole playoff-appearance-first-year-of-every-decade streak.
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what hurts is the fact that we got ripped off by NE for our 1st. i hope we find a diamond in the rough in Rd2 and we get at least 8 wins so our pick we give them is a mid and not a top 5.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
C.R.E.A.M.
Cash Rules Everything Around Me
Cream, get the money,,dollar dollar bill ya’ll!
The NFL’s motto.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
VanHeathen Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Eliminate the Blackouts and Goodell…
^^^^^^^
It won’t be eliminated because the NFL is too GREEDY, but the league should definitely REVISE the stupid policy.
Instead of having it be a RIDICULOUS 100 mile blackout rule, they should cut it in half and make it a 50 mile blackout rule at the very least!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
September 30th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
23,000 Season Ticket Holders is pretty pathetic.
^^^^^^^
Yep and if the stupid, stubborn, lame old man Al would wake the hell up and just hire a head coach like Jon Gruden or Jim Harbaugh to lead this team and organization back to respectability….those season ticket sales would sky rocket!
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Think Al could convince them to take the job with what he is willing to pay? $1-2 million a season…Harbaugh probably makes more than that at Standford.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
mistic1 Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Wait can some one explain why baseball and basketball dont sell out, and dont blackout, but the nfl does? My beloved oakland a’s and oakland warriors, only hvae about fifteen fans per game?
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Long seasons and there are a crap load of baseball games that don’t sell out….
September 30th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
When it comes to paying coaches Al is like my dad, stuck in the past.
Dad: What, they want 46 cents a stamp now!?!?!?! How much is a gallon of milk? What do you mean they can’t build an office building for $1 million!
Al: Sanjay Lal will take this head coaching job for $1 million dollars a year…he just has to call timeouts and read from a script for cryin out loud! Coaches aren’t important!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
I hope coaches are all over Raiders receivers about finishing routes – running them as if every pass is coming their way.
I noted several lazy patterns in the middle of the field. But the two most remarkable were DHB slowing down on deep pattern down left side (one where he was SLIGHTLY interfered with) and Murphy easing up on deep pattered down right side. In both cases the ball was NOT overthrown as it may have appeared to some….and WERE catchable.
Coaches….please stay on these youngsters!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
# mistic1 Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Wait can some one explain why baseball and basketball dont sell out, and dont blackout, but the nfl does? My beloved oakland a’s and oakland warriors, only hvae about fifteen fans per game?
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Mistic I agree about the A’s. But the Dubs have one of the best attendance percentages in the entire NBA. I know because I go to Warrior games all the time.
p.s. I like how you called them the Oakland Warriors…
September 30th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Instead of having it be a RIDICULOUS 100 mile blackout rule, they should cut it in half and make it a 50 mile blackout rule at the very least!
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maybe the 18 game schedule will help it out???
September 30th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
P.S. Had just one of these two passes gotten caught = TD and Raiders win.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
From Wiki:
Since 1973, the NFL has maintained a blackout policy that states that a home game cannot be televised locally if it is not sold out 72 hours prior to its start time. Prior to 1973, all games were blacked out in the home city of origin regardless of whether they were sold out. This policy, dating back to the NFL’s emerging television years, resulted in home-city blackouts even during championship games. For instance, the 1958 “Greatest Game Ever Played” between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants was unavailable to New York fans despite the sellout. Similarly, all Super Bowl games prior to the seventh edition were unavailable in the host city’s market.
Although that policy was successfully defended in court numerous times, Congress passed legislation requiring the NFL to impose the 72-hour deadline (see above). The league will sometimes change this deadline to 48 hours if there are only a few thousand tickets left unsold; much more rarely, they will occasionally extend this to 24 hours in special cases
September 30th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
SinceFrankYouellField Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
P.S. Had just one of these two passes gotten caught = TD and Raiders win.
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That DHB one really pissed me off…how much money was he paid and he can’t run out a route late in a tight ballgame? Lucky he was bailed out by the call, but had he been running he very well might have caught a TD pass like you said and we win and everyone still loves Jano!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
and everyone still loves Jano!
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LMFAO!!!!!
we will again
September 30th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
This wiki page has all the rule of blackouts including special Raider-9er rules.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_on_television
September 30th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Can’t focus only on DHB, Dakota. I thought Murph’s was even worse in that he WASN’T interfered with at all…..just slowed up…..and….for the life of me…..no apparent reason why. Perhaps not used to having a QB trust he will beat a corner and complete a deep route….and still young enough to not realize that, in this league, a step is open and two steps is WIDE OPEN….so finish the pattern….the ball may still be coming!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
DHB and Murphy (if 80% or better) will tear up the Texans pass D. Look for them to take advantage of the rookie RCB.
Zach should find some holes. Red Zone will be better.
However, it’s still a nail-biter due to Texans high octane offense.
Look for Oakland to scratch this out at home on……dramatic pause…. Janikowski 45 yard field goal right down the middle.
What.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
# exlaraiderseasonticketholder Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
From Wiki:
Since 1973, the NFL has maintained a blackout policy that states that a home game cannot be televised locally if it is not sold out 72 hours prior to its start time. Prior to 1973, all games were blacked out in the home city of origin regardless of whether they were sold out. This policy, dating back to the NFL’s emerging television years, resulted in home-city blackouts even during championship games. For instance, the 1958 “Greatest Game Ever Played” between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants was unavailable to New York fans despite the sellout. Similarly, all Super Bowl games prior to the seventh edition were unavailable in the host city’s market.
Although that policy was successfully defended in court numerous times, Congress passed legislation requiring the NFL to impose the 72-hour deadline (see above). The league will sometimes change this deadline to 48 hours if there are only a few thousand tickets left unsold; much more rarely, they will occasionally extend this to 24 hours in special cases
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Thanks bra good info. Wow these are some greedy bastards!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
SinceFrankYouellField,
I missed the Murphy one.
Coaching. Garbage in, garbage out.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
LA to TheBay Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
DHB and Murphy (if 80% or better) will tear up the Texans pass D. Look for them to take advantage of the rookie RCB.
Zach should find some holes. Red Zone will be better.
However, it’s still a nail-biter due to Texans high octane offense.
Look for Oakland to scratch this out at home on……dramatic pause…. Janikowski 45 yard field goal right down the middle.
What.
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ive never heard of dream typing, this is a first!!!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
State Rep in Penn. sues to end blackouts in stadiums where tax $ were used
http://citizensvoice.com/news/nfl-blackout-rule-is-unfair-1.1010231
September 30th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
keep the blackout rule but lower these insane ticket prices!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
the raiders need to hire someone in the front office who could review als win/loss record over the last seven years give us a number and work on that to improve attendance,but where could you find such a man?
September 30th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
# SinceFrankYouellField Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
I hope coaches are all over Raiders receivers about finishing routes – running them as if every pass is coming their way.
I noted several lazy patterns in the middle of the field. But the two most remarkable were DHB slowing down on deep pattern down left side (one where he was SLIGHTLY interfered with) and Murphy easing up on deep pattered down right side. In both cases the ball was NOT overthrown as it may have appeared to some….and WERE catchable.
Coaches….please stay on these youngsters!
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Agreed, young mistakes, they have to clean that up!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
fat kidd Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
the raiders need to hire someone in the front office who could review als win/loss record over the last seven years give us a number and work on that to improve attendance,but where could you find such a man?
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he just left miami!!!!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Raiders tickets actually arent expensive at all
September 30th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
we’re going to get whooped. we’ll put up some points but, if you havent noticed, our D isnt really stopping anybody. (besides STL) The personell is better, yet we still make those dumb penalties, and most of all……
WE PLAY A SYSTEM RAN BY AN INCOHERENT 80 YEAR OLD.
time to hope this is the year the sharks win it all
September 30th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Oakland is a city where if you dont win you will not sell out! Hell even when we do win we may not sell out! Welcome to the town!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Stub hub has Raiders tickets from $21 for the Houston game.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Dakota…..you may be right about the coaching (but it could be a slow learning curve). NFL channel just showed 3 passes dropped by DHB….all three of which were caused by leaving his feet…unnecessarily…to catch the ball. One one of them, he slowed up on his route, jumped high but missed the catch. Had he simply continued his pattern, he would have run underneath a perfectly thrown pass. And one where he left his feet and didn’t use his body to shield the catch in the end zone. Missed a sure TD on that one.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
PurpleDrank81 Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Raiders tickets actually arent expensive at all
……………….and beer prices too……..
September 30th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
# raiders22 Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
we’re going to get whooped. we’ll put up some points but, if you havent noticed, our D isnt really stopping anybody. (besides STL) The personell is better, yet we still make those dumb penalties, and most of all……
WE PLAY A SYSTEM RAN BY AN INCOHERENT 80 YEAR OLD.
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Davis doesnt coach. Like alot of owners he has preferences for what he wants with his team. The steelers are known for the 3-4, the raiders are known for bump n run 4-3.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
SinceFrankYouellField Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Dakota…..you may be right about the coaching (but it could be a slow learning curve). NFL channel just showed 3 passes dropped by DHB….all three of which were caused by leaving his feet…unnecessarily…to catch the ball. One one of them, he slowed up on his route, jumped high but missed the catch. Had he simply continued his pattern, he would have run underneath a perfectly thrown pass. And one where he left his feet and didn’t use his body to shield the catch in the end zone. Missed a sure TD on that one.
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DHB has played WR in HS, College and now the Pros, and he STILL tries to catch the ball with his nipples or belly button instead of his hands….he may very well be short bus material…14 on the Wonderlic….
September 30th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
We owe Nixon for the legislation on lifting the blackouts.
“The NFL has a long history of clinging to its blackout policies and refusing to advance with the times. In fact, the only reason that we have the current blackout policy is literally because of an act of Congress. If the NFL had their way, we would still be blacking out every game in the local markets (even sellouts) and the Super Bowl would be blacked out in the city lucky enough to host it. Back in 1972, the Washington Redskins made the playoffs for the first time in a while, and the President wanted to watch the playoff games on television. Rozelle told Nixon and his attorney general to, in essence, piss off, and Congress moved so fast that before the next season began, we had a new law requiring teams to not blackout games when they were sold out. There is a bizarre and funny story in this old Sports Illustrated article from 1973, where Eagles President Leonard Tose put for sale seats with obstructed views that no one would buy, so that the Eagles could still blackout the game, but local businessman Mickey Rubin, whose former wife was apparently getting the business from Tose, bought all the tickets and took out a full page ad in the paper in a sweet act of revenge.”
sourcehttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/09/17/nfl-blackout-policy-needs-to-change-and-politicians-are-doing-their-best-to-make-it-happen/
September 30th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Nah, it’s not Oakland’s fault. Most of the season-ticket holders come from the Greater East/Bay, Pleasonton/Livermore area anyway.
Al Davis’ name is mud around here, that’s the problem. Plus they’re not only losing, but they don’t even look like a professional football team.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
# Dakota Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
SinceFrankYouellField Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Dakota…..you may be right about the coaching (but it could be a slow learning curve). NFL channel just showed 3 passes dropped by DHB….all three of which were caused by leaving his feet…unnecessarily…to catch the ball. One one of them, he slowed up on his route, jumped high but missed the catch. Had he simply continued his pattern, he would have run underneath a perfectly thrown pass. And one where he left his feet and didn’t use his body to shield the catch in the end zone. Missed a sure TD on that one.
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DHB has played WR in HS, College and now the Pros, and he STILL tries to catch the ball with his nipples or belly button instead of his hands….he may very well be short bus material…14 on the Wonderlic….
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That is harsh, lost of receivers catch with their body er nipples.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
ticketmaster has best available seats as 200 level, visitors side, 40 yrd line. 2 tickets, $383.50.
Wow. Seems expensive to me.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
# exlaraiderseasonticketholder Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
We owe Nixon for the legislation on lifting the blackouts.
“The NFL has a long history of clinging to its blackout policies and refusing to advance with the times. In fact, the only reason that we have the current blackout policy is literally because of an act of Congress. If the NFL had their way, we would still be blacking out every game in the local markets (even sellouts) and the Super Bowl would be blacked out in the city lucky enough to host it. Back in 1972, the Washington Redskins made the playoffs for the first time in a while, and the President wanted to watch the playoff games on television. Rozelle told Nixon and his attorney general to, in essence, piss off, and Congress moved so fast that before the next season began, we had a new law requiring teams to not blackout games when they were sold out. There is a bizarre and funny story in this old Sports Illustrated article from 1973, where Eagles President Leonard Tose put for sale seats with obstructed views that no one would buy, so that the Eagles could still blackout the game, but local businessman Mickey Rubin, whose former wife was apparently getting the business from Tose, bought all the tickets and took out a full page ad in the paper in a sweet act of revenge.”
sourcehttp://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/09/17/nfl-blackout-policy-needs-to-change-and-politicians-are-doing-their-best-to-make-it-happen/
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Wow!!!!! These really are some greedy bastards!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Owen Daniels was held out of Thursday’s practice with a hamstring injury.
Matt Schaub could be without his No. 1 receiver and his tight end on Sunday. Daniels had been limited all season with a knee injury, but the hamstring is new. Joel Dreessen and James Casey will fill in if Daniels can’t play, but the Texans tight end position isn’t fantasy relevant at the moment.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
14 on the wonderlic = an IQ of 88 (14*2+60)
IQ of 80-89 = Low Average IQ (16% of the population)
September 30th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
If you did a Poll in the Bay Area, I bet Al Davis would come in behind the “lady” from Wasila
Whose name is verbotten on this website
Dakota, try typing her name.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Raiders 27-24…..did you get that banana?
September 30th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
I have become very sensitive to the “catching against the body” criticism. Mystic is correct…..even the best receivers seem to use this technique when the ball is at their body (rather than in front of them) on a crossing pattern, or on a come-back pattern….and they know a defender is very close and they need to absorb the hit. They protect it by catching against the body with both hands….and brace for the blast. I have noticed some of the very best receivers catching balls against their bodies….without reason to do so. I think we have just become very sensitive to this because of DHB’s initial propensity to do with without cause. I don’t believe it is happening an inordinate number of times.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Man what is the deal with having to travel out of the black out zone to watch the damn home games? At least with the nfl red zone you get to see the drives. suprised the don”t black that out too, or at least charge us to see it. what a joke.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Best available tickets…….Yea if you want the best tickets there gonna be expensive if you jus wanna go watch the game and still have decent seats you can pay 60 bucks….
September 30th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
McFadden 17 = IQ of 94
Russell 24 = IQ of 108
Rolando McClain 16 = IQ of 92
Gallery 23 = IQ of 106
Nnamdi 24 = IQ of 108
Which two scores don’t seem right?
September 30th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
You can have great seats for every home game as a season ticket holder for a 100.00 a game. What’s 40 more bucks for great seats?
September 30th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
KK, you can’t say Ob@ma’s name either lol.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Dakota Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
September 30th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
23,000 Season Ticket Holders is pretty pathetic.
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Yep and if the stupid, stubborn, lame old man Al would wake the hell up and just hire a head coach like Jon Gruden or Jim Harbaugh to lead this team and organization back to respectability….those season ticket sales would sky rocket!
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Think Al could convince them to take the job with what he is willing to pay? $1-2 million a season…Harbaugh probably makes more than that at Standford.
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Gotta offer those two 3.5-5 million a year for them to even consider coming here and they want roster control.
If this Cable experiment fails (which it inevitably will) the old man Al and us fans better realize we won’t see a Super Bowl title again unless he brings in REAL head coaches like Gruden or Harbaugh.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Playbook AFC will re-broadcast at 7PM on NFL channel… If you have NFL channel, they will show the replays of DHB’s misses (at about 7:15 PM) with analysis of the reason for the missed receptions.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
atdhe.net is another option….
September 30th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Blah! Blah! Blah!
http://slumwords.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/al-davis-ongoing-commitment-to-excrement/
September 30th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Whats up with this DHB hating rite now….
September 30th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Dakota Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
KK, you can’t say Ob@ma’s name either lol.
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Wow, but Norco Boob can say whatever he wants.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
BIG BANANA
Raiders 42 – 20
September 30th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
mistic1 Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Wait can some one explain why baseball and basketball dont sell out, and dont blackout, but the nfl does? My beloved oakland a’s and oakland warriors, only hvae about fifteen fans per game?
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40 home games for basketball
81 home games for baseball
8 home games for football
Do the math
September 30th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
# PurpleDrank81 Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Whats up with this DHB hating rite now….
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right now?
not right now.
been going on for over a year.
23 passes
9 caught
and you find this appealing, because?
September 30th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
# ljotherbutler Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Man what is the deal with having to travel out of the black out zone to watch the damn home games? At least with the nfl red zone you get to see the drives. suprised the don”t black that out too, or at least charge us to see it. what a joke.
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Do yourself a favor for 50$ you can have a subscription at nfl.com, this will let you watch every game on the nfl schedule, available on monday morning, including blacked ou raider games. The one time fee is good for the whole year!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
To go to a game and tailgate, decent seats,a beer and a bite in the stadium, pay for parking. your looking at about two hundred to two fifty a person. Or more if you really wanna have a good time.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Nnamdi and Russell scored the same on the Wonderlic…that means the test is totally invalid, or Russell cheated and Nnamdi got sick 3/4 through the test and marked C for the rest of the answers…
September 30th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Yeah, nothing like watching a game that was played the day before!!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Dirtmatt Schaab, meet the #3 rated Oakland D
No AJ, No TE, just you and fumbling Foster
September 30th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
“I have noticed some of the very best receivers catching balls against their bodies….without reason to do so.”
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names?
links?
unless their body is turned, on a badly thrown ball, no player is taught to bring the ball into their body. recipe for a fumble
September 30th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles city attorney’s office says Jay Mariotti, an AOL Fanhouse sports columnist and regular panelist on ESPN’s “Around The Horn”, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery count stemming from an August incident involving a female companion.
City attorney’s spokesman Frank Mateljan says Mariotti was sentenced Thursday to 36 months of probation, community service and a domestic violence course.
Mariotti was originally charged with seven counts, but Mateljan says all other counts were dismissed.
Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press
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Was that on Around the Horn today?
September 30th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
My tickets cost me $60.00 dallars a game. If you tailgate right you dont need to buy food or drink inside. Parking is a joke. Food, beer, tick about $110. per head.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
By the way can we have a rule where posters are blacked out/ banned from this board if they have not actually seen the game!!!! So many people on this board seem to base their opinions, on various blogs, news programs and articles, highlight shows and so on. yet they go on and on as if they are holding clip boards on the sideline!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
The blackout rules are an archaic relic of 1950s thinking.
But I don’t care either way. I live where I can watch the game on TV but plan to be in the Coli parking lot at 9:30 drinking a Mickeys Big Mouth while i mix another for the ole Raider Nation double fister.
I love partying at the Coli with the NATION!!!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
I bet N Bob is popping champagne in celebration
September 30th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
PD81: You won’t hear any DHB hating from here. I really like the kid. Love those who bust their buns to get better. I only offered what I saw…and what the guys on NFL Channel saw…pointing out the things I hope he and his coaches are working on.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
three or four hours with no beer!!! No way
September 30th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Fans are rewarding the Raiders for their big off season moves!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
North Carolina Bank sues Sapp for almost $1 mil
sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-sapp-loan
September 30th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
mistic1 Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
By the way can we have a rule where posters are blacked out/ banned from this board if they have not actually seen the game!!!! So many people on this board seem to base their opinions, on various blogs, news programs and articles, highlight shows and so on. yet they go on and on as if they are holding clip boards on the sideline!
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Like those that claimed McFadden sucked in the preseason based on a box score…oh, you mean you didn’t see the 2 defenders that were in the backfield before he was handed the ball?
September 30th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Thats why you drink 20 outside. Maybe by one more inside if it is hot.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Did you guys hear Greg Giraldo died? OD’d on pills, I guess. He was a comedy central regular, always did the roasts, etc.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Truth be told the NFL is just way too greedy, it’s archaic at best the way they charge for parking preseason games. With all the TV money they blackout local games from poor people who would love to go but can’t. And what about the people who are infirmed or with special circumstances.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Fans are fans, I would hope they are rewarding themselves for hard work and a love of the Raiders.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
I live in the central valley, And I still find a way to go to three to five games a year. Haven’t missed a season opener since they came back.Would just like to see the games I can’t afford to go to be televised.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
This game will come down to the DEFENSE being able to get to Schaub and contain Foster and causing Turnovers!!
The offense needs to mix up the play calling also and the special teams need to actually be special also.
Penalties need to be cut in half also.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Oh jeez, what the hell do you people want now, subsidized entertainment for all too? It is a business, they want to make money. PERIOD.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
# Dakota Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
mistic1 Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
By the way can we have a rule where posters are blacked out/ banned from this board if they have not actually seen the game!!!! So many people on this board seem to base their opinions, on various blogs, news programs and articles, highlight shows and so on. yet they go on and on as if they are holding clip boards on the sideline!
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Like those that claimed McFadden sucked in the preseason based on a box score…oh, you mean you didn’t see the 2 defenders that were in the backfield before he was handed the ball?
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Exactly what im talking about!!!
September 30th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Dakota, what’s wrong with subsidized entertainment? You make it sound like it’s morally wrong.
September 30th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
# exlaraiderseasonticketholder Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
North Carolina Bank sues Sapp for almost $1 mil
sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-sapp-loan
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Al Davis should sue sapp for robbing him of all that money for those horrible years he gave us
September 30th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
I saw the game. Have my own opinions/observations. The replays, hightlight films and “expert” analysis are icing that sometimes reinforce what one saw.
September 30th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Look at Norco Bob, he makes it to all the games, even if it means living in a small 1967 mobile home and not paying his child support for 9 months a year, and keeping his dead mom in a back room closet to collect her social security checks.
It takes sacrifice baby!
Just kidding Bob!
September 30th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Season ticket holders should sue Al Davis. False advertising over the past 7 years. 7 counts.
September 30th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
You weren’t kidding, Dakota. That’s Bob alright.
September 30th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
That’s why everything cost so much today already is because of all the sue happy people in the world. Just earn your money. You’ll respect yourself more.
September 30th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
GradkowskiRaider: You are a day late with your news, taking things out of context, and stating them as fact. The maid said she saw a letter that she took out in the trash. Allred has no such letter. Yesterday’s news. Todays is that Whitman has provided the press with the evidence she was given (including copies of SS info and driver’s license provided at the time of hiring)…along with verification from the agency for which the maid worked.
September 30th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
The Real GradkowskiRaider Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Dakota, what’s wrong with subsidized entertainment? You make it sound like it’s morally wrong.
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It is just plain ignorance for fans to expect a free product. If you can’t afford a game, then tough luck. Get a second job. Divorce your wife. Don’t have so many kids. Jezuz
September 30th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Beecham, are you still hanging in the kiddy pool drinking Coors Light and pretending your in Cancun?
September 30th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Im a raider fan bra, watching the game a day late because it was blacked out beats missing my beloved raiders all together. besides it gives me a chance to form my own opinion about what i see instead of having to rely on everyone else!
September 30th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
The Real GradkowskiRaider Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Whitman’s toast! Proof came out she was lying about not knowing that her maid was here illegally. They found a written note by her husband to SS, signed and dated from ‘03. Republicans just can’t help themselves. Jerry Jerry Jerry!
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She was toast before that came out!
No way in hell a lying cheating Republican will be elected in this state again after the whole Arnold fiasco, which hurt the Republicans even more!
Did you see her blatantly avoid the Jerry Brown questions to her regarding her special funding program and which rich special interests held accounts for her??
She completely avoided it.
She is done!
September 30th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Well, enough waiting for GradkowskiRaider to respond. Hopefully, he put down yesterday’s newspaper and is listening to today’s news on the radio…..not that facts will ever survive his distortions….whether political or sports-related.
Goin out with the bride. Later guys.
September 30th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Dakota Says:
September 30th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Look at Norco Bob, he makes it to all the games, even if it means living in a small 1967 mobile home and not paying his child support for 9 months a year, and keeping his dead mom in a back room closet to collect her social security checks.
It takes sacrifice baby!
Just kidding Bob!
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Bob loooooves the blackouts and so do I, cause I can watch the game for free online, BBQ at home, have some brews and get some work done, along with watching the other games also.
September 30th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Just another alternative to watch the game, I went to Fry’s Electronics and bought an HD indoor antenna for $50. I live in Roseville, I pointed it toward Chico and was able to pick up their local TV. Crystal-clear and perfect HD. This is because HD programming is digital so there is no fuzzy picture; it is all or nothing. The ranges onthe antenna’s vary depending on the model you buy. There were more expensive models for anywhere between $65-$130. I know the signal I am picking up s about 35 miles (Marysville I think) from my house, so it is pretty good range. It took 5 mins to setup and no hassle since it is not outdoors and no need to be mounted on your house. I wish I had thought of this years ago! Maybe you guys can try it if you live in certain areas, for instance I know Fresno also broadcasts the games so if you are in the central valley you might possible point towards there. Just sharing this valuable info!
September 30th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Also put me down for Raiders 27 Texans 21 (since I dont want to bet against my team).
September 30th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Thanks for the info Daraider09, I’ll give it a shot
September 30th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
The NFL would be racking in the cash if they did not make that deal with Direct TV. Sombody in the NFL is has some shaddy deal with Direct TV. I do not want a dish! I prefer watching football from my living room, on a big screen TV. I would actually pay to watch the Raiders on TV.
The combination of traffic/idiot fans/bathrooms lines and just time. It is like a 8 hour day to get back and forth from the game. I try to make it to two games a year, just to support the team. As I said the idiot fans, not just Raider fans, but everywhere. The worst are the ones who just sit and talk $hit to the opposing teams fans and do not even watch the game. I have missed a enite quarter of a game just to get a round of beers.