Home Preseason Games Blacked Out

by Jonathan Loesche on Jul 15, 2009 5:01 PM EDT in News Comment 15 comments

Jaguars fans in and around Jacksonville will not be able to see the team's two home preseason games on local TV -- neither live, nor on tape delay.

Because the games are not expected to sell out, they can't be aired live locally under the NFL's blackout rules. And the team's preseason broadcast partner -- Fox and CBS affiliate WTEV -- will not produce the games for a tape-delayed broadcast, the station's general manager said.

"The cost to produce the game is exactly the same whether it's in prime time or on tape delay at 11 or midnight," WTEV general manager Jeff Whitson said. "From a recouping-our-costs standpoint, advertisers are not going to get the same value and can't be charged the same. The economics of the game's whole plan change except for the expenses."

..........and so it begins. I have my tickets, but I wasn't going to make the preseason games anyway. Hopefully if the team does well, the back half of the schedule will sell out and get games on TV. I'll have a lengthier comment in tomorrow's Quick Bytes.

[Edit: Didn't see cuffs had already posted a FanShot on this. At some point we need to redo the layout so those are more visible.]

-John

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First Game

I’ll be at the first pre-season home game. Guess I’ll have to see if I can tag along with one of my buddies for the second one though.

I hope this isn’t a bad sign of future things to come. I know its only pre-season and people don’t always care about it, but I like seeing the guys lower on the totem pole fighting for a spot on the team.

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by Bestjagfan on Jul 15, 2009 5:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not Good

Unfortunately for me, I am in retail. I am thankful for having a job in this economy, but I have to work every weekend. I understand that the home preseason games are not on sunday, so I can go to the game if I am off. It’s the sundays during regular season that hurts, because I can see the game on T.V. at work. I always consider going to the game when I am off. It just saddens me to see this town go from wanting a NFL team here so bad, to almost never selling out the stadium year after year.

by JAGFAN65 on Jul 15, 2009 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I agree that Fanshots should be more visible somehow.

Anyhow, I don’t really enjoy preseason games except for the fact that it’s something to do. They are usually sloppy and the third string is in by the second half. I know that those are part of preseason contests, but that certainly doesn’t mean that I have to sit thru boring-ass football. Now, if it was a really good team I wanted to see, MAYBE I’d reconsider going. I’d like to see preseason games versus the Steelers, Patriots, Giants, etc…

Alright, time to go float a raft down my street in Jax Beach. WhooHoo!

Sean Jax Beach Bum

by cuffs007 on Jul 15, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sounds like fun

I know we play Miami and Tampa every preseason as a cost cutting measure for every team.

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by Jonathan Loesche on Jul 15, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Football is football

Why do we pay a full ticket price to watch backups? Because its football and no one wants to watch baseball when your team is 15 games out. At least the games will be in HD…I just hope Washington and Tampa have decent broadcasters.

by Beijing Jag on Jul 15, 2009 10:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

ehhhh

i know it’s only preseason … but it feels like i just got punched in the groin

by jlana24 on Jul 15, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i’d see a doctor if you still feel like that in the morning…

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by cuffs007 on Jul 15, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jax is my hometown and I love the Jags

but I have to say this – Jax is NOT a sophisticated NFL city. And that really surprises me. I remebmer going to Colt fever night and all the effort it took to land an NFL franchise, I was a charter season ticket hlder and made EVERY game – preseaon or not.

The fact that this team can’t sell out games is damn near criminal. I’ve heard all the arguements about crowd size relative to city population, etc, etc. I live in Raleigh NC now. And the fact JAX does not support a NFL playoff team makes news (and big time rips) up hear. I believe the critisim is a fair one.

At some point, this city needs transition from the “college football first” mentality, There’s a reason that this franchise is continually mentioned in relocation rumors,

I love college ball too but Wake up JAX – the NFL blows away college football. They don’t even compare in my book.

by OGN on Jul 16, 2009 7:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

In what way do they think Jacksonville doesn't support the team?

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by Tkopa on Jul 17, 2009 6:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They do not sell out games when the team comes off a playoff season - to them that is simply unbelievable.

I think the critism is a valid one. Just one persons opinion.

by OGN on Jul 17, 2009 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

All Pre-season Games can be seen on tape delay on NFL Network

I know everyone like myself that can’t attend the pre-season games because they live too far away (Canada), was heartbroken when the blackout news was reported. But recent good news is on the horizon because NFL Network is going to re-broadcast all of the Jags pre-season games.

Here is the list and the link posted on all the air times for Jags Pre-season games.

Games are rebroadcast in HD and I can hardly wait!!!

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story?id=09000d5d81150c2c&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true

Monday, August 17
11:00 PM – Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins (HD)

Sunday, August 23
7:00 AM – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars (HD)

Thursday, August 27
11:00 PM – Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles (HD)

Saturday, September 5
8:30 PM – Washington Redskins at Jacksonville Jaguars (HD)

by robkrinks on Jul 16, 2009 10:57 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

tape and watch

I usually dvr and watch the preseason game so I can skip the boring crap. They are meaningless games, I just want to see how the rookies and new players look in real game situations.

by tigg75 on Jul 19, 2009 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hate this heartless fan base for the crap they put me through as a consumer of our team. I paid for my season tickets and i’m work at a minimum wage job and paying my own bills. Damn, why we always have to be the butt of the jokes around the league because our in ability to support our team and therefore, this fan base is pissing me off. Damn, the Florida gators as well because they is the reason why this town can’t corral around this team on a daily basis.

by leopold332002 on Jul 16, 2009 11:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs