Stop the Blackout

I saw the other day that there's a possibility of Saturday's preseason game against the Lions being blacked out! WTF? I know the Browns are terrible and it's just a preseason game, but really? It's the Browns! Come on, people!

Through last Friday, the Browns had less than 5,000 tickets left for the Detroit "game." If they're not sold by tomorrow's 72-hour blackout deadline, the game will not be shown live.

Of course, I read about this on Ohio Media Watch's blog on Sunday, so those 5,000 tickets could have been sold by now. According to Ohio Media Watch, the team is selling all tickets for 50% off, and has launched a heavily promoted $99 "Family Four Pack" promotion, aiming to fill those empty seats — including game tickets, food and the like.

I remember the old days, when games were blacked out and we'd have to point the antenna in the direction of Toledo so we could watch the Browns. We can't let that happen again. As bad as the Browns have been since their return, all home games have been sold out.

It's the Browns! It's the Great Lakes Classic! Go buy tickets so I can watch the game on TV ;-)

Go Browns!

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