Can't Sell Out Playoffs?

[Cannon Shell]

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[jms62]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

http://therotation.sportsonearthblog...eople-problem/

Comments were better than most it took 7 before people started blaming Obama. The game has lost something for me this year. Too many drive extending penalties punishing good defensive plays. They practically throw a flag for looking at a "defenseless" receiver with intent. Always happens in key points of the game and it is coming across as WWE like.

[dellinger63]

Moving the game from Saturday (temps in the high teens) to Sunday (temp expected to be zero w/o wind chill) was brilliant.

The weather has everything to do with this. There are season tickets being offered for free all over town and even the ice fishermen don't want them.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Moving the game from Saturday (temps in the high teens) to Sunday (temp expected to be zero w/o wind chill) was brilliant.

The weather has everything to do with this. There are season tickets being offered for free all over town and even the ice fishermen don't want them.

Eagles Game at 8:00 and Indy Dome game at 4:35 on Sat is also a head scratcher.

[rpncaine]

Indy always considered "small market" is probably why.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Moving the game from Saturday (temps in the high teens) to Sunday (temp expected to be zero w/o wind chill) was brilliant.

The weather has everything to do with this. There are season tickets being offered for free all over town and even the ice fishermen don't want them.

You know Steve, considering all 80,000 seats are held by season ticket holders and they received their playof applications the Monday after getting smoked by Detroit on Thanksgiving, it's telling that only 40,000 responded back wanting them. Add in the change in policy about not getting a refund if they didn't make it ( Green Bayers are TIGHT) and I think that was the biggest cause. Look at all the absolute freezing playoff or meaningless regular season games over the years that were easy sell outs. The weather has never scared Packer fans away..I really thing it was the timing after that Detroit loss ( statistically they only had a 5% chance of making the playoffs then) and couple that with the inverse 95% chance of not getting a refund and this is why they are 3,000 tickets left the Friday before the game.

[OldDog]

Bingo, Bob. The combination of the loss to Detroit and the payment policy are to blame. Packer fans aren't put off by the cold!

[rpncaine]

Meijer has bought the remainder of the Colts/KC tickets and will give them away to military families. Very nice gesture on their part! No word yet on how many or how much it cost them.

[Duvalier]

Originally Posted by rpncaine

Meijer has bought the remainder of the Colts/KC tickets and will give them away to military families. Very nice gesture on their part! No word yet on how many or how much it cost them.

1,200 at full price