CodeMonkey Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) 2600+ seats available on Sunday on StubHub, and people are getting desperate. A pair in Sec 114 row 5 for $24 each. It's gettin' ugly out there. Edited November 28, 2012 by CodeMonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never NEVER Give-up Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Sunday's forecast - Rain & 53 degrees. I think I read somewhere that a Russ Salvatore or Channel 4 can purchase all the remaining tickets for $.34 on the dollar (visitor's share of gate). If 15,000 remaining tickets cost an average of $45, that would equal approximately $230,000. I'm not sure if that's accurate, but if it is the question for Ch 4 would be - what is their ad revenue for a football game vs an infomercial? If the Bills are blacked out, we would NOT see a football game in that time slot on Ch 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Sunday's forecast - Rain & 53 degrees. I think I read somewhere that a Russ Salvatore or Channel 4 can purchase all the remaining tickets for $.34 on the dollar (visitor's share of gate). If 15,000 remaining tickets cost an average of $45, that would equal approximately $230,000. I'm not sure if that's accurate, but if it is the question for Ch 4 would be - what is their ad revenue for a football game vs an infomercial? If the Bills are blacked out, we would NOT see a football game in that time slot on Ch 4. Doesn't matter I guess. According to the link on the first page: In his weekly appearance on WGR Sports Radio 550, Bills CEO Russ Brandon told The Howard Simon Show that Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars will in fact be blacked out on local television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 The interviews with Brandon on GR are a huge waste of time. Rarely says anything of importance, but I was struck by one thing he talked about this morning. When they were asking him about the remaining home games and all the tickets left, which Brandon continually refers to as "inventory", he said they have historical data from the last 20 years of December home games and "for some reason" they have trouble selling those tckets. Really Russ? "For some reason"? Geez, what do you think that reason might be? Just a wild guess, but maybe its because the teams for the most part have stunk and are long out of the playoff picture by then. Im really sick and tired of this clown kicking crap in our face every time the franchise that he is in charge of falls short. It is a different time now than in the 90's. NFL football is more popular. According to Brandon himself, the Bills have "regionalized". The internet has streamlined buying and selling tickets. Deals can be rolled out for December to buy the tickets, put in a deposit on the following season and get playoff preference, etc. Brandon and the Bills need to stop using that as a crutch for their ineptitude. I have tickets for the rest of the season and I am done going to meaningless games.... brandon's comments are making me consider not renewing. I just cant take the back-talk with the blackouts and with Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Just put my 3 tix on NFL Ticket Exchange...can't make it. Doesn't look too promising that they will sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigK14094 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 The interviews with Brandon on GR are a huge waste of time. Rarely says anything of importance, but I was struck by one thing he talked about this morning. When they were asking him about the remaining home games and all the tickets left, which Brandon continually refers to as "inventory", he said they have historical data from the last 20 years of December home games and "for some reason" they have trouble selling those tckets. Really Russ? "For some reason"? Geez, what do you think that reason might be? Just a wild guess, but maybe its because the teams for the most part have stunk and are long out of the playoff picture by then. well, thats only part of the reason. Even in the good years (yeh, I remember them), the December games were a problem, and some of the Jim Kelly era games were blacked out. So, quality football isn't the sole answer. Of course, the answer is it the cold WEATHER. Brandon should know this, your answer misses the point as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananathumb Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 GR will be happy. People will listen to the radio broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper13 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 22 years of December/January and Playoff attendance. Some years it was difficult, some it wasn't. Some years the weather was really bad- cold more than snow. Some years they played on Christmas Eve. Always a tough sell. 1990 12/2 Philadelphia 79,320 12/23 Miami 80,235 1/12/91 Sat Miami Div 77,087 1/20/91 Raiders Champ 80,324 1991 12/1 NY Jets 80,243 12/22 Detroit 78,059 1/5/92 KC Chiefs Div 80,182 1/12/92 Denver Champ 80,272 1992 12/6 NY Jets 75,876 12/12 Sat Denver 71,740 1/3/93 Houston WC 75,141 1993 12/5 Raiders 79,478 12/26 NY Jets 70,817 1/15/94 Sat Raiders Div 61,923 1/23/94 KC Chiefs Champ 76,642 1994 12/11 Minnesota 66,501 12/18 New England 56,784 1995 12/17 Miami 79,531 12/24 Houston 45,253 12/30 Sat Miami WC 73,103 1996 12/22 KC Chiefs 68,671 12/28 Sat Jacksonville WC 70,213 1997 12/14 Jacksonville 41,231 1998 12/13 Raiders 62,012 12/19 NY Jets 79,056 1999 12/12 NY Giants 72,527 1/2/00 Indianapolis 61,959 2000 12/3 Miami 73,002 12/17 New England 47,230 2001 12/9 Carolina 44,549 12/16 New England 45,527 2002 12/1 Miami 73,287 12/15 San Diego 61,838 12/29 Cincinnati 47,850 2003 12/7 NY Jets 72,791 12/21 Miami 73,319 2004 12/12 Cleveland 72,330 1/2/05 Pittsburgh 73,414 2005 12/11 New England 71,810 12/17 Sat Denver 71,887 2006 12/3 San Diego 63,361 12/17 Miami 71,011 12/24 Tennessee 54,765 2007 12/9 Miami 71,018 12/23 NY Giants 71,302 2008 12/7 Miami 52,134 12/28 New England 71,282 2009 12/3 Thursday NY Jets 51,567 12/20 New England 70,000 1/3/10 Indianapolis 69,848 2010 12/12 Cleveland 50,861 12/26 New England 68,281 2011 12/4 Tennessee 56,463 12/18 Miami 60,988 12/24 Sat Denver 45,112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) Russ Brandon did such a great job of regionalization, it shouldnt be a problem selling out once the team isnt a perpetual joke. So it should be on the Bills to get their act together, not the fans. Edited November 28, 2012 by May Day 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 The worst thing about this is that it's Jacksonville. So now all those North Florida fans and national media will see those globs of blue empty seats and be gleefully saying "See, even Buffalo can't draw flies and they are supposedly a hardcore football market. Bills should be the one's to move to LA". No stadium looks worse than RWS when there are massive amounts of empty seats. Thats still 58.000 sold right? Does JX ever sell that many? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) Just put my 3 tix on NFL Ticket Exchange...can't make it. Doesn't look too promising that they will sell. Try StubHub instead. They allow you to go below face value. Ticket Exchange does not. PTR Edited November 28, 2012 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Try StubHub instead. They allow you to go below face value. Ticket Exchange does not. PTR Didn't know that. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakPop Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 The blackout rule has got to go! That rule serves no purpose other than to squeeze every last penny out of the fan and hold them hostage by not showing the game on tv. Eff you NFL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 The blackout rule has got to go! That rule serves no purpose other than to squeeze every last penny out of the fan and hold them hostage by not showing the game on tv. Eff you NFL! your point being?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 2600+ seats available on Sunday on StubHub, and people are getting desperate. A pair in Sec 114 row 5 for $24 each. It's gettin' ugly out there. I just sold a pair of Lower level sidelines on Craiglist for $20 each. It's ridiculous. I'm lucky i didn't have to give them away. If they had beaten Indy it's amazing how much higher the level of interest would have been. You know Brandon was devastated when the Bills lost at Indy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Mr Russell Salvatore to buy them. He just bought TVs for all the hospital rooms at ECMC $195,000. How can that guy have that kind of dough from a restaurant? Is he associated with the Fino's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammered a Lot Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 How can that guy have that kind of dough from a restaurant? Is he associated with the Fino's? He also owns a hotel and I would guess he has other "holdings" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Can the Jags bring their tarps with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakPop Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 your point being?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan714 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Bills-Jags is the fight game equivilent of Chuck Wepner-vs-Duane Bobick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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