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 blackouts 

I'm sorry, but this policy of the NFL seems really idiotic. Like they are punishing the city for not selling their stadium out?  Wouldn't that be the prerogative of the team owner? Also, why haven't there been riots over this sort of thing.  If my team was playing and the NFL was saying ""sorry but we are douchebags"" I wouldn't be surprised to see some kind of mass protest flare up."