MikeyTrout
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A portion of the fans booing the Bucs because they are owned by the same family that owns Manchester United
A portion of the fans booing the Bucs simply because it is associated with Manchester
A portion of the fans who root for the Patriots
A portion of the fans who root for the Bucs
A portion of fans who are neutral, but will side with the winning team.
This means that it'll be 80/20 for the Patriots huh?
I'm sure it has to do with ticket sales. The Patriots have sold out for decades and the NFL makes money on those tickets. The Bucs are probably having some problems considering their record and recent past. So the NFL does not want to lose the revenue from the difference in ticket sales.
It's mostly about TV. Gillette being the sponsor of the Patriots stadium, and also one of the NFL's biggest advertisers, would much rather have all eight Patriot home games in Gillette Stadium, on regional and national TV, with their company logo displayed a million times during the game.
Tampa Bay, with a smaller market, isn't half as attractive to the TV networks and advertisers.
I doubt if the owners would go along with something as simple as a coin flip, and I don't think it was just a part of the normal schedule, since Robert Kraft stated how happy he was to have not lost a home game. If it had just been part of the regular schedule rotation, he probably would have said something about it.