FCC Votes Unanimously To Repeal NFL Blackout Rule

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Honestly, blackouts wouldn't be a problem if a family didn't have to sell their bodies to purchase tickets. How about the NFL stop resellers? Or shut down those bullshyt ass PSLs? Or give discounts on pre-season games??

They could treat their fans better and they wouldn't have this punk ass rule, but they don't wanna listen.
 

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Raiders have on of the strongest national followings in the league... the fukk?
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Big deal they change it now that almost everyone has alternatives that weren't there a few years ago when this rule was really hurting fans. And this ruling still doesn't erase the blackout rule completely, there can still be blackout games it's just the NFL can't run to the FCC to enforce if a network wanted to broadcast the game anyway but these networks and the NFL are all buddies anyway so it's hard to see them going against the NFL to make fans happy.
 

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It's crazy how many L's they've taken recently. This never used to happen to the NFL. I'm starting to think they pissed some powerful people off.

From the Ray Rice scandal (and the timing of the video drops...as Baltimore gears up for a nationally televised Thursday night game) to this. Even the Belcher findings. Although it didn't end up captivating the mass public, I don't think it's a coincidence that the Chiefs are playing on MNF when the news of CTE being found in his brain is released.
Looks good for politicians to stick it to the NFL nowadays....

Gotta get them votes somehow. :smugbiden:

Wasn't a Packers game in threat of being blacked out last season?
 
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