Bucs-Packers will not be blacked out

You can watch the throwback game on TV.

Although tickets are available, Bucs director of public relations Jeff Kamis said Sunday's Bucs-Packers  game at 1 p.m. at Raymond James Stadium will not be blacked out. It will be televised locally on FOX-13.

Hall of Fame defensive end Lee Roy Selmon will be the first inductee into the Bucs'  Ring of Honor and the team is wearing their orange throwback uniforms from 1976.

Comments

[Dspkable]

I know most others will mock this, but I for one am looking forward to seeing Freeman get his first start and glad everyone that cares to watch the game can do so. I will be at the game though dressed in my leisure suit. I hope the forum editors let this link stay up so you can here this awesome throwback song: "Hey, Hey, Tampa Bay". LOL

I hear they may actually play it during halftime: http://heyheytampabay.info

[Opinion Master]

dang. I had such a peaceful day last Sunday with the bye week.
Though I agree with you Dspkable on watching Freemam as well as Kyle Moore (who hopefully starts and does well )and the rest of the Bucs, it still is heart breaking and still agonizing to watch the team lose the way it has this season.

But me the masochist that I am, I'll be watching...

[1979 BucFan]

No dspkable, people will mock me instead, because I want to thank the Glazers for allowing people to watch this game on TV. The blackout rule was enacted FOR the owners.

As I have brought up in my column on www.Bucem.com, former owner Hugh Culverhouse also was a pioneer when it came to this subject...Culverhouse ticked off former Dolphin owner Joe Robbie when he asked Robbie if he wouldnt mind lifting the blackout on a Dolphins at Bucs Preseason game that sold out back in the 70s. See the preseason games were not covered by the networks, thus not covered by the Blackout rule. The Blackout rule was enacted by congress because in the past, NO GAMES were shown at home even if they were sold out, because owners felt people would wait to buy tickets to see if the game sold out or not. COngress MADE the owners broadcast home games if sold out, but the owners made them agree to let them black games out if not sold out within 72 hours...and only for games covered by NETWORKS. So since those preseason games were NOT covered by networks, owners would never broadcast preseason games to the home crowd.
Culverhouse helped change that.
Now 30 years later, the Glazers are broadcasting games not sold out...