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mrussel1 said:Poncier said:Merkin Baller said:tempo_n_groove said:Poncier said:tempo_n_groove said:Poncier said:The Juggler said:mrussel1 said:MayDay10 said:Just a terrible slate of Wild Card games. Awful.
As far as the 7th playoff slot per conference... I'm not sure I am against it (not necessarily for it). The Eagles were a bit weak... but if you had the Vikings playing up to their ability on paper, they could be a worthy playoff team. New Orleans, maybe...
On the AFC side, you had the Steelers sneak in somehow. The Chargers though would have been a more worthy team. You also had the Ravens, Cleveland, and Miami hanging out.
Maybe those teams arent world-beaters... but you take the bye away from the 2nd seed. Playing that 7th seed is a decent 'reward'.
Anyways, this Divisional round looks really good.
Tampa vs LA
Green Bay vs San Fran
KC vs Buffalo
Tennessee vs Cincinnati
IMO the winner of KC/Buffalo gives you your Superbowl winner.
17 games is stupid.
An extra wild card team is stupid.
A playoff game on a Monday night that forces the winner to be at a disadvantage the next week is stupid (thank god for Manning Cast at least).
The NFL season and, especially, the post season was perfect up until two years ago. The best in all pro sports and it wasn't even close. There was no reason to meddle with things other than finding more ways for the owners to line their pockets.
The 16 game schedule for a 32 team league was perfect. Rotating interconference play so you see every team from the opposing conference every 4 years, you see each division in your own conference every three years. It was basically perfectly mathematically balanced.
Nobody wants to see a 21-20 game... We don't really, lol.
Either that or they are really just greedy bastards.
In 10 years welcome to an 18 game schedule...
One more home game for every team every other year & one more home playoff game for the 2nd seed in each conference = that much more revenue from tickets and concessions.
It's all about TV contracts. That's where the money lies.
ETA: They aren't gaining extra ticket revenue anyway, as they eliminated a preseason game, which all season ticket holders are compelled to buy. So they still have 10 home games, just its now the same 8 reg season and 2 preseason one year alternating with 9 regular and one preseason the next.
When they go to 18, it'll be just 2 preseason games, so each team will still sell tickets for 10 home games.
But the networks are paying for an extra week of broadcasting games, plus a couple added WC games and when they go to 18 they'll pay for that extra week too. NFL revenue from tix sales is about 15%, its well over 50% from TV contracts.This weekend we rock Portland0 -
It's all about the can deposits created during games in California, New York, and michigan.0
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spreads for the divisional round are pretty tight…If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14Philly I & II, 16Denver 22
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Halifax2TheMax said:mrussel1 said:Poncier said:Merkin Baller said:tempo_n_groove said:Poncier said:tempo_n_groove said:Poncier said:The Juggler said:mrussel1 said:MayDay10 said:Just a terrible slate of Wild Card games. Awful.
As far as the 7th playoff slot per conference... I'm not sure I am against it (not necessarily for it). The Eagles were a bit weak... but if you had the Vikings playing up to their ability on paper, they could be a worthy playoff team. New Orleans, maybe...
On the AFC side, you had the Steelers sneak in somehow. The Chargers though would have been a more worthy team. You also had the Ravens, Cleveland, and Miami hanging out.
Maybe those teams arent world-beaters... but you take the bye away from the 2nd seed. Playing that 7th seed is a decent 'reward'.
Anyways, this Divisional round looks really good.
Tampa vs LA
Green Bay vs San Fran
KC vs Buffalo
Tennessee vs Cincinnati
IMO the winner of KC/Buffalo gives you your Superbowl winner.
17 games is stupid.
An extra wild card team is stupid.
A playoff game on a Monday night that forces the winner to be at a disadvantage the next week is stupid (thank god for Manning Cast at least).
The NFL season and, especially, the post season was perfect up until two years ago. The best in all pro sports and it wasn't even close. There was no reason to meddle with things other than finding more ways for the owners to line their pockets.
The 16 game schedule for a 32 team league was perfect. Rotating interconference play so you see every team from the opposing conference every 4 years, you see each division in your own conference every three years. It was basically perfectly mathematically balanced.
Nobody wants to see a 21-20 game... We don't really, lol.
Either that or they are really just greedy bastards.
In 10 years welcome to an 18 game schedule...
One more home game for every team every other year & one more home playoff game for the 2nd seed in each conference = that much more revenue from tickets and concessions.
It's all about TV contracts. That's where the money lies.
ETA: They aren't gaining extra ticket revenue anyway, as they eliminated a preseason game, which all season ticket holders are compelled to buy. So they still have 10 home games, just its now the same 8 reg season and 2 preseason one year alternating with 9 regular and one preseason the next.
When they go to 18, it'll be just 2 preseason games, so each team will still sell tickets for 10 home games.
But the networks are paying for an extra week of broadcasting games, plus a couple added WC games and when they go to 18 they'll pay for that extra week too. NFL revenue from tix sales is about 15%, its well over 50% from TV contracts.0 -
Merkin Baller said:Halifax2TheMax said:mrussel1 said:Poncier said:Merkin Baller said:tempo_n_groove said:Poncier said:tempo_n_groove said:Poncier said:The Juggler said:mrussel1 said:MayDay10 said:Just a terrible slate of Wild Card games. Awful.
As far as the 7th playoff slot per conference... I'm not sure I am against it (not necessarily for it). The Eagles were a bit weak... but if you had the Vikings playing up to their ability on paper, they could be a worthy playoff team. New Orleans, maybe...
On the AFC side, you had the Steelers sneak in somehow. The Chargers though would have been a more worthy team. You also had the Ravens, Cleveland, and Miami hanging out.
Maybe those teams arent world-beaters... but you take the bye away from the 2nd seed. Playing that 7th seed is a decent 'reward'.
Anyways, this Divisional round looks really good.
Tampa vs LA
Green Bay vs San Fran
KC vs Buffalo
Tennessee vs Cincinnati
IMO the winner of KC/Buffalo gives you your Superbowl winner.
17 games is stupid.
An extra wild card team is stupid.
A playoff game on a Monday night that forces the winner to be at a disadvantage the next week is stupid (thank god for Manning Cast at least).
The NFL season and, especially, the post season was perfect up until two years ago. The best in all pro sports and it wasn't even close. There was no reason to meddle with things other than finding more ways for the owners to line their pockets.
The 16 game schedule for a 32 team league was perfect. Rotating interconference play so you see every team from the opposing conference every 4 years, you see each division in your own conference every three years. It was basically perfectly mathematically balanced.
Nobody wants to see a 21-20 game... We don't really, lol.
Either that or they are really just greedy bastards.
In 10 years welcome to an 18 game schedule...
One more home game for every team every other year & one more home playoff game for the 2nd seed in each conference = that much more revenue from tickets and concessions.
It's all about TV contracts. That's where the money lies.
ETA: They aren't gaining extra ticket revenue anyway, as they eliminated a preseason game, which all season ticket holders are compelled to buy. So they still have 10 home games, just its now the same 8 reg season and 2 preseason one year alternating with 9 regular and one preseason the next.
When they go to 18, it'll be just 2 preseason games, so each team will still sell tickets for 10 home games.
But the networks are paying for an extra week of broadcasting games, plus a couple added WC games and when they go to 18 they'll pay for that extra week too. NFL revenue from tix sales is about 15%, its well over 50% from TV contracts.09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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Merkin Baller said:Halifax2TheMax said:mrussel1 said:Poncier said:Merkin Baller said:tempo_n_groove said:Poncier said:tempo_n_groove said:Poncier said:The Juggler said:mrussel1 said:MayDay10 said:Just a terrible slate of Wild Card games. Awful.
As far as the 7th playoff slot per conference... I'm not sure I am against it (not necessarily for it). The Eagles were a bit weak... but if you had the Vikings playing up to their ability on paper, they could be a worthy playoff team. New Orleans, maybe...
On the AFC side, you had the Steelers sneak in somehow. The Chargers though would have been a more worthy team. You also had the Ravens, Cleveland, and Miami hanging out.
Maybe those teams arent world-beaters... but you take the bye away from the 2nd seed. Playing that 7th seed is a decent 'reward'.
Anyways, this Divisional round looks really good.
Tampa vs LA
Green Bay vs San Fran
KC vs Buffalo
Tennessee vs Cincinnati
IMO the winner of KC/Buffalo gives you your Superbowl winner.
17 games is stupid.
An extra wild card team is stupid.
A playoff game on a Monday night that forces the winner to be at a disadvantage the next week is stupid (thank god for Manning Cast at least).
The NFL season and, especially, the post season was perfect up until two years ago. The best in all pro sports and it wasn't even close. There was no reason to meddle with things other than finding more ways for the owners to line their pockets.
The 16 game schedule for a 32 team league was perfect. Rotating interconference play so you see every team from the opposing conference every 4 years, you see each division in your own conference every three years. It was basically perfectly mathematically balanced.
Nobody wants to see a 21-20 game... We don't really, lol.
Either that or they are really just greedy bastards.
In 10 years welcome to an 18 game schedule...
One more home game for every team every other year & one more home playoff game for the 2nd seed in each conference = that much more revenue from tickets and concessions.
It's all about TV contracts. That's where the money lies.
ETA: They aren't gaining extra ticket revenue anyway, as they eliminated a preseason game, which all season ticket holders are compelled to buy. So they still have 10 home games, just its now the same 8 reg season and 2 preseason one year alternating with 9 regular and one preseason the next.
When they go to 18, it'll be just 2 preseason games, so each team will still sell tickets for 10 home games.
But the networks are paying for an extra week of broadcasting games, plus a couple added WC games and when they go to 18 they'll pay for that extra week too. NFL revenue from tix sales is about 15%, its well over 50% from TV contracts.0 -
The Juggler said:mrussel1 said:MayDay10 said:Just a terrible slate of Wild Card games. Awful.
As far as the 7th playoff slot per conference... I'm not sure I am against it (not necessarily for it). The Eagles were a bit weak... but if you had the Vikings playing up to their ability on paper, they could be a worthy playoff team. New Orleans, maybe...
On the AFC side, you had the Steelers sneak in somehow. The Chargers though would have been a more worthy team. You also had the Ravens, Cleveland, and Miami hanging out.
Maybe those teams arent world-beaters... but you take the bye away from the 2nd seed. Playing that 7th seed is a decent 'reward'.
Anyways, this Divisional round looks really good.
Tampa vs LA
Green Bay vs San Fran
KC vs Buffalo
Tennessee vs Cincinnati
IMO the winner of KC/Buffalo gives you your Superbowl winner.
17 games is stupid.
An extra wild card team is stupid.
A playoff game on a Monday night that forces the winner to be at a disadvantage the next week is stupid (thank god for Manning Cast at least).
The NFL season and, especially, the post season was perfect up until two years ago. The best in all pro sports and it wasn't even close. There was no reason to meddle with things other than finding more ways for the owners to line their pockets.Give Peas A Chance…0 -
pjhawks said:Merkin Baller said:Halifax2TheMax said:mrussel1 said:Poncier said:Merkin Baller said:tempo_n_groove said:Poncier said:tempo_n_groove said:Poncier said:The Juggler said:mrussel1 said:MayDay10 said:Just a terrible slate of Wild Card games. Awful.
As far as the 7th playoff slot per conference... I'm not sure I am against it (not necessarily for it). The Eagles were a bit weak... but if you had the Vikings playing up to their ability on paper, they could be a worthy playoff team. New Orleans, maybe...
On the AFC side, you had the Steelers sneak in somehow. The Chargers though would have been a more worthy team. You also had the Ravens, Cleveland, and Miami hanging out.
Maybe those teams arent world-beaters... but you take the bye away from the 2nd seed. Playing that 7th seed is a decent 'reward'.
Anyways, this Divisional round looks really good.
Tampa vs LA
Green Bay vs San Fran
KC vs Buffalo
Tennessee vs Cincinnati
IMO the winner of KC/Buffalo gives you your Superbowl winner.
17 games is stupid.
An extra wild card team is stupid.
A playoff game on a Monday night that forces the winner to be at a disadvantage the next week is stupid (thank god for Manning Cast at least).
The NFL season and, especially, the post season was perfect up until two years ago. The best in all pro sports and it wasn't even close. There was no reason to meddle with things other than finding more ways for the owners to line their pockets.
The 16 game schedule for a 32 team league was perfect. Rotating interconference play so you see every team from the opposing conference every 4 years, you see each division in your own conference every three years. It was basically perfectly mathematically balanced.
Nobody wants to see a 21-20 game... We don't really, lol.
Either that or they are really just greedy bastards.
In 10 years welcome to an 18 game schedule...
One more home game for every team every other year & one more home playoff game for the 2nd seed in each conference = that much more revenue from tickets and concessions.
It's all about TV contracts. That's where the money lies.
ETA: They aren't gaining extra ticket revenue anyway, as they eliminated a preseason game, which all season ticket holders are compelled to buy. So they still have 10 home games, just its now the same 8 reg season and 2 preseason one year alternating with 9 regular and one preseason the next.
When they go to 18, it'll be just 2 preseason games, so each team will still sell tickets for 10 home games.
But the networks are paying for an extra week of broadcasting games, plus a couple added WC games and when they go to 18 they'll pay for that extra week too. NFL revenue from tix sales is about 15%, its well over 50% from TV contracts.This weekend we rock Portland0 -
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Halifax2TheMax said:
Interested to see if any Titans fans complain.
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After the 49ers fans took over the LA Stadium and then showed up in big numbers for the Dallas game, I can see more teams doing this. It has to be disheartening and embarrassing for a home team to see their stadium filled with fans of the opponent, especially for a playoff game.0
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Tennessee has an 'issue' with traveling fans... Nashville is a nice destination city that people want to go to, which is great. The fan base is also tepid enough where tickets are fairly easy/cheap to acquire.
The past 2 games the Bills have played there (with fans), a majority of people in attendance were from Buffalo.
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F Me In The Brain said:Halifax2TheMax said:
Interested to see if any Titans fans complain.0 -
mrussel1 said:F Me In The Brain said:Halifax2TheMax said:
Interested to see if any Titans fans complain.
With the situation Cincinnati is in, Im sure there are about 100,000 fans willing to travel for this game, which literally is their biggest game in 40 years, and a reasonable trip distance-wise. Could be very ugly for the home team/fans.0 -
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