Packers must sell 7,500 tix by Thursday afternoon to avoid TV blackout

Fox Sports ^ | 1-2-14 | Paul Imig

[Diana in Wisconsin]

5 minutes past the end game! How did they do?

[rabidralph]

Extra-cold weather could now be the tipping point against sell-outs, as most people have big screen TVs or friends with big TVs, or a neighborhood bar or restaurant where they can gather and watch games in climate-comfort surroundings.

[nascarnation]

The advent of large screen HD has certainly made the home viewing experience quite awesome.

[rabidralph]

Yep. And I can turn the sound down and not be annoyed by stupid announcers and lame stadium music.

[cornfedcowboy]

HD TV and bitter cold temperatures make a January playoff ticket in Green Bay a tough sell.

[afraidfortherepublic]

“How did they do?”

Dunno — cubicle bound. Belling was all over it at 3 pm, accusing callers of being too wimpy to go the game.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Glad you told him! Saves me the trouble. Lambeau is a wonderful experience, and you can always duck into the covered interior if it gets too cold.

[cornfedcowboy]

I am pretty sure the NFL extended the deadline 24HRS. Colts have not sold out their game either.

[LouD]

Amateurs. I just saw on my AccuWeather that our predicted high on Sunday is -20 here in Northern Minnesota.

Amateurs that play outside, and fans that sit and watch outside, not in a dome. Of course, the Viqueens are enjoying this year's playoffs from the comfort of their living rooms, aren't they?

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Maybe I’m not the only one who is getting really bored with the No Fun League.

[afraidfortherepublic]

The NFL has granted the Packers another day to sell their tickets to avoid the blackout.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Yes.

[ken5050]

FYI..good article..good article at NBC Sports.. "Is Football Dying?"

And check out this link from the article, the The Fan Cost Index ..what are the average costs for a family of 4 to attend an NFL game in each city..

[Sopater]

New deadline is 4PM Friday...

http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Ticket-deadline-extended-to-avert-Packers-blackout-238528071.html

[BlueMondaySkipper]

New deadline is 4PM Friday...

And as of 9:30 this morning there were less than 1,000 tickets left. It will sell out.

[Sopater]

Sold out, now.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/as-packers-push-to-sell-tickets-tv-blackout-would-be-1st-since-2001-b99176448z1-238587731.html

[trisham]

Good!

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

You can survive that cold with a union suit, several layers of clothing, a SkiDoo suit and boots, but who would want to?