Post by MizzouTiger on Dec 11, 2007 11:42:20 GMT -5
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JEFFREY FLANAGAN TOP OF THE MORNIN’
Chiefs say no worries about a blackout
By JEFFREY FLANAGAN
With the Chiefs season having already spun out of control, could this be the week the Chiefs’ consecutive-game sellout streak (now at 140) ends?
And more important to most fans in the area, could this be the week the Chiefs’ game against Tennessee is actually blacked out on local television?
The Chiefs say don’t worry.
“I feel very confident (a blackout) will not be an issue,” said Bob Moore, Chiefs public-relations director. “It’s always a challenge because of the size of our stadium (79,451 capacity) and the time of the year. But based on our meetings, I believe we will be in no danger.”
Moore said he was not aware of how many tickets remained unsold as of Monday. All tickets must be sold by noon Thursday (72 hours advance of the game), not counting 1,740 complimentary tickets and 1,000 club tickets, to avoid a local TV blackout. The season-ticket base is 70,000.
The blackout, by the way, would include any television signal within a 75-mile radius of the stadium, according to Dan Masonson, NFL manager of corporate communications.
The blackout, Masonson said, would include those with DirecTV’s “NFL Sunday Ticket” package.
The Chiefs or their fans haven’t had to worry about a local television blackout since before the 1991 season. Usually when a blackout becomes a possibility, local corporate sponsors or KCTV Channel 5 steps in to scoop up the remaining tickets.
“I haven’t talked to the Chiefs today (Monday),” KCTV general manager Kirk Black said, “but I’m confident, too, that everything will be taken care of and the game won’t be blacked out.”
Masonson said that in some instances, team also can ask for and be granted an extension past the Thursday deadline.
LJ overrated?
According to a Sports Illustrated survey of 278 NFL players, Shaun Alexander of the Seahawks is the most overrated running back in the league, followed by Edgerrin James of the Cardinals and Larry Johnson of the Chiefs.
The other backs listed as overrated were Willis McGahee, Reggie Bush, Clinton Portis, Carnell Williams, Cedric Benson, Ahman Green and Jamal Lewis.
No angle?
Were you as confused as everyone else that there wasn’t any camera angle that would have overturned a horrible call near the end of the Chargers-Titans game Sunday?
Officials ruled that Chargers wide receiver Chris Chambers caught a fourth-down pass that gave San Diego a first down, even though it seemed obvious that the ball one-hopped to Chambers. The Titans screamed that the ball hit the ground, but the only replay shown on television (in theory, replay officials may have more angles) was somewhat inconclusive, though a freeze-frame showed the ball hitting the ground under Chambers.
JEFFREY FLANAGAN TOP OF THE MORNIN’
Chiefs say no worries about a blackout
By JEFFREY FLANAGAN
With the Chiefs season having already spun out of control, could this be the week the Chiefs’ consecutive-game sellout streak (now at 140) ends?
And more important to most fans in the area, could this be the week the Chiefs’ game against Tennessee is actually blacked out on local television?
The Chiefs say don’t worry.
“I feel very confident (a blackout) will not be an issue,” said Bob Moore, Chiefs public-relations director. “It’s always a challenge because of the size of our stadium (79,451 capacity) and the time of the year. But based on our meetings, I believe we will be in no danger.”
Moore said he was not aware of how many tickets remained unsold as of Monday. All tickets must be sold by noon Thursday (72 hours advance of the game), not counting 1,740 complimentary tickets and 1,000 club tickets, to avoid a local TV blackout. The season-ticket base is 70,000.
The blackout, by the way, would include any television signal within a 75-mile radius of the stadium, according to Dan Masonson, NFL manager of corporate communications.
The blackout, Masonson said, would include those with DirecTV’s “NFL Sunday Ticket” package.
The Chiefs or their fans haven’t had to worry about a local television blackout since before the 1991 season. Usually when a blackout becomes a possibility, local corporate sponsors or KCTV Channel 5 steps in to scoop up the remaining tickets.
“I haven’t talked to the Chiefs today (Monday),” KCTV general manager Kirk Black said, “but I’m confident, too, that everything will be taken care of and the game won’t be blacked out.”
Masonson said that in some instances, team also can ask for and be granted an extension past the Thursday deadline.
LJ overrated?
According to a Sports Illustrated survey of 278 NFL players, Shaun Alexander of the Seahawks is the most overrated running back in the league, followed by Edgerrin James of the Cardinals and Larry Johnson of the Chiefs.
The other backs listed as overrated were Willis McGahee, Reggie Bush, Clinton Portis, Carnell Williams, Cedric Benson, Ahman Green and Jamal Lewis.
No angle?
Were you as confused as everyone else that there wasn’t any camera angle that would have overturned a horrible call near the end of the Chargers-Titans game Sunday?
Officials ruled that Chargers wide receiver Chris Chambers caught a fourth-down pass that gave San Diego a first down, even though it seemed obvious that the ball one-hopped to Chambers. The Titans screamed that the ball hit the ground, but the only replay shown on television (in theory, replay officials may have more angles) was somewhat inconclusive, though a freeze-frame showed the ball hitting the ground under Chambers.