Posted on 12/17/2017 7:13:49 PM PST by blam
As the NFL copes with a ratings slump and ESPN slashes $80 million in salaries after losing 15,000 subscribers a day in October, another major issue facing the league continued to play out in week 15 – terrible attendance.
Ravens vs. Browns, Start 2nd Qtr
While many blame the kneeing epidemic of unpatriotic players refusing to stand for the National Anthem – which started in the summer 2016 pre-season by former San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick, others point to a boring season, cord cutters and broke millennials staying home.
Either way, it’s ugly. Since most NFL attendance figures are based on “tickets distributed” as opposed to actual turnstile count, and most NFL ticket sales are to season-ticket holders, it’s nearly impossible to tell how many people are simply choosing not to attend games for which they’ve already bought tickets. Except, pictures don’t lie…
MetLife Stadium was a ghost town at the end of the first quarter, and “1/2 full” as the Philadelphia Eagles and NY Giants headed into the 4th quarter:
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Gee, that’s a shame.
Thugball, a “game” played by spoiled rotten thugs paid gazillions of dollars for a GAME.
Circuses where the clowns wear numbers.
On another thread of over 200 posts
The controversy is about a nameless Thug
in Stretchy Pants and If he caught a ball
,,,or NOT !
What a Waste of time over a
Bunch of AMERICAN Hater Bastards!
If it’s any consolation, the Browns are 0-13.
Talent is up. Skills are up. Costs are up.
Personality down. Flavor down. Love down.
The kneeling didn’t cause this. It just turned the nations’ heads in that direction.
And if You paid 40 bucks for 100 tickets
and you went to the game...
GET OFF MY LAWN.. LOSER!
Based on the few vid’s I’ve seen, the Steelers vs Pats game looked a bit over half full. The game was a powerhouse game between the 2 best teams in the AFC to decide home-field advantage during the playoffs. People are not showing up to the games.
No NFL in my home. The boycott won’t end this year. I do fine without the NFL.
Couldn’t pay me to go to a football game. Now if we were talking about the NHL, I would fly cross country to see my Rangers play.
“What a Waste of time over a
Bunch of AMERICAN Hater Bastards!”
Yep. The only attention I give to the nfl is to read about its downfall.
And NFL owners pay Goodell $200 million for this.
Let the NFL burn to the ground.
Thanks blam. Gosh, how will those "star playahs" afford their eighth car and fur sinks and bling and such if this continues?
Alls I could do was nflol.
>it’s nearly impossible to tell how many people are simply choosing not to attend games
Nonsense. Concession sales correlate with turnstile attendance (but the stadia don’t want to release that). Parking figures similarly (but that might require a couple phone calls to write the story).
In short, in the immediate term all the ancillary business (the stuff sold to the taxpayers under the guise of “X in revenue will occur if you pay for this stadium”) is being hit. The nuffle and the owners are relatively insulated in the short term.
nflol!
“nflol”
I like that! That’s good.
Bring back the “XFL” or “USFL”!
“XFL” may be (re-)happening:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-17/vince-mcmahon-considers-xfl-relaunch-nfl-fans-evaporate
USFL:
http://theusfl.com
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