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    Bucs barely get 30,000 to show up for preseason home opener

    Posted by Mike Florio on August 22, 2010 12:52 PM ET
    Wow.

    While perusing the efforts of Rosenthal, who cobbled together the one-liners from the Chiefs-Buccaneers game, we noticed a note that the game played in Tampa had an announced attendance of 41,386 -- but an actual turnstile count of 30,413.

    Wow.

    We understand that economic challenges are influencing the situation, and it doesn't help that the team isn't nearly as good as it was just a couple of years ago. But when barely 30,000 people show up for an NFL preseason game played in the U.S., that's a major, major problem.

    Other factors could include the improvement of the in-home viewing experience and the league's ongoing campaign to shrink the preseason and "enhance" the regular season, which could be prompting some fans to decide to shrink their preseason attention and spending budget down to zero.

    The shots of Raymond James Stadium seen via NFL.com's Preseason Live application confirmed that the game was played before plenty of empty red seats. And while this very well may be a temporary problem in Tampa, the NFL and the NFLPA need to keep these realities in mind before they reach an impasse in their negotiations (assuming an impasse hasn't already been reached) and stage a work stoppage (regardless of whether it's initiated by the league or the union).

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    definantly will be more than that for kc's home opener next weekend

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    Ouch. I guess the Bucs fans saw it as "Why go watch two teams who finished in the bottom five last year?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by stricken721 View Post
    Ouch. I guess the Bucs fans saw it as "Why go watch two teams who finished in the bottom five last year?"
    yeah but it is still nfl football. the state of florida in general has a hard time filling seats. even when the marlins have a good mlb team

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    Meh, preseason. Attendance will pick up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by slc chief View Post
    definantly will be more than that for kc's home opener next weekend

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    Quote Originally Posted by slc chief View Post
    yeah but it is still nfl football. the state of florida in general has a hard time filling seats. even when the marlins have a good mlb team
    The same thing was happening here is LA, those warm weather stadiums have an issue competing with all the other activities fans have to choose from, especially on a summer night in August.


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    What is average pre-season attendance in years past across the board? For the Bucs?

    I hate pre-season.. In any sport.. And most every sporting team makes you pay the same price as regular season. Always seemed a ripoff and waste of time/money.

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