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I know, I know -- "Kids! Lawn! Vacate!". But this really annoys me. It's bad enough that from the second the ball is blown dead to the next snap they play music so loud you can barely talk to the person right next to you, and now there'll be even more crap...
Though the article also notes:
The article is here: Game Changer: NFL Scrambles to Sell More Tickets - WSJ.com
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Wall Street Journal said:The NFL says it has "liberalized" its restraints on crowd noise. Stadiums will now be free to rile up crowds with video displays, and public-address announcers will no longer be restrained from inciting racket when the opposing offense faces a crucial third down.
Though the article also notes:
Wall Street Journal said:Team owners have passed a resolution that starting this season will allow for local broadcasts of NFL games even when as few as 85% of tickets are sold. Under the new rule, each team has more flexibility to establish its own seat-sales benchmark as long as it is 85% or higher. To discourage teams from setting easy benchmarks, teams will be forced to share more of the revenue when they exceed it.
The article is here: Game Changer: NFL Scrambles to Sell More Tickets - WSJ.com
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