Saints | Blackout deadline extended

[WoodysGirl]

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:56:22 -0700

Brett Martel, of the Associated Press, reports the NFL has granted the New Orleans Saints a 24-hour extension in order to sell out Monday night's preseason game, Aug, 21, against the Dallas Cowboys and lift the league's TV blackout rule.

Saints | Leisle limited to conditioning work
Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:55:15 -0700
Brett Martel, of the Associated Press, reports New Orleans Saints DL Rodney Leisle (knee) was limited to conditioning work at practice Friday, Aug. 18.

Saints | Stecker limited to conditioning work
Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:54:29 -0700
Brett Martel, of the Associated Press, reports New Orleans Saints RB Aaron Stecker (ankle) was limited to conditioning work at practice Friday, Aug. 18.

Saints | Mayberry limited to conditioning work
Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:52:31 -0700
Brett Martel, of the Associated Press, reports New Orleans Saints OG Jermane Mayberry (shoulder) was limited to conditioning work at practice Friday, Aug. 18.

Saints | Polley will have surgery
Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:51:21 -0700
Brett Martel, of the Associated Press, reports New Orleans Saints LB Tommy Polley (shoulder) will have arthroscopic surgery on his injured shoulder. The procedure is expected to sideline him at least a couple weeks, head coach Sean Payton said.

Saints | Injury update: A. McPherson
Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:50:57 -0700
Brett Martel, of the Associated Press, reports New Orleans Saints QB Adrian McPherson (knee) returned to Millsaps College after spending Thursday, Aug. 18, getting a second opinion from doctors in New Orleans. Head coach Sean Payton said there was no change from the initial diagnosis of a bruised bursar, or an inflammation of a sack of fluid behind the knee cap. The injury has prevented McPherson from practicing and is expected to keep him out of Monday night's preseason game, Aug. 21.

 

[dargonking999]

Jeez these is why i hate natuarl disaters, they get passes for everything

 

[superpunk]

Explain blackout to me? This does not affect satellite right? Only local subscribers.....

 

[t.o.boys81]

Explain blackout to me? This does not affect satellite right? Only local subscribers.....

It shouldn't affect satellite.

 

[TruBlueCowboy]

Jeez these is why i hate natuarl disaters, they get passes for everything

I think that city should get a pass on the blackout rule for at least a few years. How do they expect the same sales when half the city's population is gone?

 

[dargonking999]

I think that city should get a pass on the blackout rule for at least a few years. How do they expect the same sales when half the city's population is gone?

why are they worried about sales. DO you really think 24 hours is gonna make a differnce on a preseason game? To me, this is pointless rule bending, for a team that is in a city that gets alot of free help, and yet there residents dont want to come back, and refuse to live houston.

 

[kmd24]

The game is not even in New Orleans. In fact, it's closer to Dallas than NO.

 

[jksmith269]

Explain blackout to me? This does not affect satellite right? Only local subscribers.....

If you live within so many miles of N.O. it wouldn/t matter what you had. If it's blacked out in your area you wouldn't get it.

 

[kmd24]

If you live within so many miles of N.O. it wouldn/t matter what you had. If it's blacked out in your area you wouldn't get it.

Are you sure that's right for this game? It's not being played in NO.

 

[TruBlueCowboy]

Are you sure that's right for this game? It's not being played in NO.

I thought that counted it as a 'home' game for the Saints even though it's not in Nawleans.

 

[kmd24]

I thought that counted it as a 'home' game for the Saints even though it's not in Nawleans.

I know, but the blackout rule is usually for people within 70 or so miles of the game. What sense does it make to blackout NO when it is about a 4 hour drive from Shreveport?

Pretty stupid to punish New Orleanians if you ask me.

 

[RealCowboyfan]

Somebody needs to purchase some tickets. How about Redcross?, they suppose to be helping out.

 

[trickblue]

Shreveport/Bossier City is full of rabid Cowboy fans... much more so than the Saints...

The problem is that they are charging a very hefty price for these tickets, so there are quite a few left...

 

[RealCowboyfan]

Somebody needs to get a fake credit card and buy those tickets for we could see the game. lol

 

[dogberry]

Blackout Shreveport and seventy miles around it?

 

[jksmith269]

I know, but the blackout rule is usually for people within 70 or so miles of the game. What sense does it make to blackout NO when it is about a 4 hour drive from Shreveport?

Pretty stupid to punish New Orleanians if you ask me.

Doesn't each team set it's "Local" area? When I was in Richmond if the Nationals where playing a Nationaly televised game and didn't sell it out I couldn't watch it no matter what Chn it was on (local or ESPN) because we where considered it's "Local" market..... Not that I really cared about them anyway.