Per Bickley and MJ

[Jttsaz]

over 2,000 tickets still available for Sundays game...so far none of the games for the upcoming season at U of P have sold out..Glad I am going to the game but I alsways like to record them as well...maybe not if the game is blacked out...

 

[CardLogic]

I thought opening day was already a sell-out. It still could be; technically a game can be classified a sellout even though tickets (a small amount) remain available.

 

[TJ]

I cant imagine this game being a black out. I gotta think that a few tickets will sell between now and Friday. If not they'll wait until the 11th hour and either the Bidwills will buy them up and donate them to charity, Fox will pick them up, or both will collaborate.

 

[football karma]

given that the SF game and the Texans game are part of the Protect the next package with the Vikings game -- it suggests that neither have sold out

I beleive those tickets have to be sold by Thursday

for this town -- the Cardinals have sold out so many games, I think most people just assume they are sold out and dont even inquire about tickets.

 

[jefftheshark]

over 2,000 tickets still available for Sundays game...so far none of the games for the upcoming season at U of P have sold out..Glad I am going to the game but I alsways like to record them as well...maybe not if the game is blacked out...

I heard that over 2,000 people turned their tickets back in when it was announced that Lance Long made the roster.

JTS

 

[oaken1]

I am just stoked,...since I moved back to Cali I never get to see the Cards play,.....but this is an away game for the niners,...so it is on fox locally,......I get to see the Cards on opening day,....wooooooHHhhoooooooooo!!!

 

[Duckjake]

I heard that over 2,000 people turned their tickets back in when it was announced that Lance Long made the roster.

JTS

Weird. I heard the 2000 tickets were returns from the Georgetown Massachusetts area.

 

[azmike74]

I heard that over 2,000 people turned their tickets back in when it was announced that Lance Long made the roster.

JTS

Only because they didn't know what his 40 time and vertical leap at the combine were.

Obviously they were bandwagoners and/or haters.

 

[joeshmo]

I thought opening day was already a sell-out. It still could be; technically a game can be classified a sellout even though tickets (a small amount) remain available.

This came directly from the Cards PR guy.

98% or 99%(forget which) of the tickets need to be sold for it to be considered sold out for black out rules. 1000 more tickets need to be sold by Thursday 1:15 PM, or we go into the dreaded extension period and all the media talks about and makes jokes about.

 

[CardLogic]

given that the SF game and the Texans game are part of the Protect the next package with the Vikings game -- it suggests that neither have sold out

After checking the Cardinals Box Office (online)- the Vikings game, along with the Packers game are showing as SOLDOUT. All 6 remaining games show tickets available.

 

[CardLogic]

This came directly from the Cards PR guy.

98% or 99%(forget which) of the tickets need to be sold for it to be considered sold out for black out rules. 1000 more tickets need to be sold by Thursday 1:15 PM, or we go into the dreaded extension period and all the media talks about and makes jokes about.

That's as good as soldout then!

 

[ajcardfan]

This came directly from the Cards PR guy.

98% or 99%(forget which) of the tickets need to be sold for it to be considered sold out for black out rules. 1000 more tickets need to be sold by Thursday 1:15 PM, or we go into the dreaded extension period and all the media talks about and makes jokes about.

Well, get ready for the extension then. in this economy, I think many people are hoping to see this game on TV who might've purchased a ticket in previous years. I'd like to be wrong, but I don't think that many sell by Thursday.

I think some company will buy up the remainder on Friday as a write off to avoid the blackout. The Bidwills CANNOT purchase the tickets themselves.

 

[40yearfan]

I heard that over 2,000 people turned their tickets back in when it was announced that Lance Long made the roster.

JTS

 

[TJ]

Well, get ready for the extension then. in this economy, I think many people are hoping to see this game on TV who might've purchased a ticket in previous years. I'd like to be wrong, but I don't think that many sell by Thursday.

I think some company will buy up the remainder on Friday as a write off to avoid the blackout. The Bidwills CANNOT purchase the tickets themselves.

Typically, the broadcast stations or the opposition buy out blocks of tickets for charity or for the other fans, but IIRC, the owners can buy a certain amount of tickets (not many) to help televise the game. Im pretty sure the Bidwills bought some one time last season and gave them away to the Boys and Girls club. Dont quote me on that.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Well, get ready for the extension then. in this economy, I think many people are hoping to see this game on TV who might've purchased a ticket in previous years. I'd like to be wrong, but I don't think that many sell by Thursday.

I think some company will buy up the remainder on Friday as a write off to avoid the blackout. The Bidwills CANNOT purchase the tickets themselves.

I posted on this topic in another thread. The economy is wreaking havoc on the NFL ticket sales... I heard that Jacksonville will most likely have every single home game blacked out.
And several other teams are struggling as well.
Phoenix of course has been one of the hardest hit NFL cities and we don't have the decades worth of entrenched fandom that a Green Bay, Cleveland or ever Detroit have. I hope we can somehow muster up enough sales to prevent the blackout not only for this game, but for all home games!

 

[Duckjake]

I posted on this topic in another thread. The economy is wreaking havoc on the NFL ticket sales... I heard that Jacksonville will most likely have every single home game blacked out.
And several other teams are struggling as well.
Phoenix of course has been one of the hardest hit NFL cities and we don't have the decades worth of entrenched fandom that a Green Bay, Cleveland or ever Detroit have. I hope we can somehow muster up enough sales to prevent the blackout not only for this game, but for all home games!

Colin Cowherd was ranting on this the other day. He said the economy was an excuse thrown out by poorly marketed franchises because the franchises like the ones you mentioned, he used Pittsburgh and Buffalo as his examples, were still selling out even though their economies were worse off. Note: that he was talking about San Diego.

I don't know if I agree with him since Major League Baseball's attendance is down from last year. Biggest sign is in Detroit where despite being in first in the Central Division the Tigers attendance is off around 20% from '08.

 

[conraddobler]

Colin Cowherd was ranting on this the other day. He said the economy was an excuse thrown out by poorly marketed franchises because the franchises like the ones you mentioned, he used Pittsburgh and Buffalo as his examples, were still selling out even though their economies were worse off. Note: that he was talking about San Diego.

I don't know if I agree with him since Major League Baseball's attendance is down from last year. Biggest sign is in Detroit where despite being in first in the Central Division the Tigers attendance is off around 20% from '08.

It's having an effect everywhere but it's not the sole cause in any one place and there are other factors.

He's right and wrong, if you have a good enough product people will come, only the Cardinals have the most drastically improved product in sports and they can't sell out.

So it's pretty much just case by case, overall though the economy is a big drag no questions about it.

 

[Zeno]

The Cards sold out the home preseason games I see no reason they can't sell out the home opener.

I wish I was still in AZ so I wouldn't miss a home game...God Bless DirecTV for us out of staters.

 

[az1965]

The nfl needs to re-evaluate and get rid of this stupid blackout rule... I like Goodell's directions in general and hope he really nix this rule especially in the light of economic conditions.

 

[mjb21aztd]

I really hope the game sells out, if it doesn't sell out though i'll go to justin.tv to watch the game. Wish I could go to the game but have to celebrate a birthday with a friend ugh. But i'm defintally going to the colts game after the jags can't wait. Just please beat the 49ers cards please!!!

 

[lauraw]

Come on Civic Leaders!! Do your DUTY andbuy up these tickets for charity!

 

[dreamcastrocks]

The nfl needs to re-evaluate and get rid of this stupid blackout rule... I like Goodell's directions in general and hope he really nix this rule especially in the light of economic conditions.

He dropped and/or kept the prices the same because of these economic conditions. I don't think he would even consider dropping the blackout rule.

 

[Renz]

He dropped and/or kept the prices the same because of these economic conditions. I don't think he would even consider dropping the blackout rule.

Goodell dropped prices? I'm pretty sure that is left to the individual franchises.

 

[ActingWild]

Any word on where we're at for ticket sales?

 

[MigratingOsprey]

when I was scanning azcentral I think it said 1,700 remaining with the extension filed and approved