Posted on 01/02/2018 6:36:05 PM PST by TigerClaws
Also think the reputation and political fallout damage will be the worst effect of this for the NFL. The league relies on corporate welfare ($7 billion in free stadiums paid for by taxpayers) to remain profitable.
Wait for the SB. At millions per minute a 10% drop will be worth hundreds of millions that will be demanded to be refunded by the advertisers.
I’d agree.
I’d only differ with one small point.
It used to be a ratings German Sheppard, and how it’s a ratings Chihuahua.
Arf, arf, arf arf arf,...
I can (name that tune in under 7 notes) change that channel, it under three seconds.
Most everything on TV is junk. I
l watch TCM and some college football games and that’s about it. I’m about ready to pull the plug.
Let’s see what they blame a Super Bowl slump on.
This ought’a be hilarious.
Big article. I didn’t read it all but I don’t doubt the author’s sincerity. But with all those words he missed the most important one - Millennials. Millennials are what is keeping nfl afloat. Millennials are either apolitical (best case) or leftists (invariably). Conservative Millennials are so scarce that they represent only a blip on the scale.
Millennials don’t care about respecting the flag - unless, perhaps it’s a team banner. They want their MTV and they want it now.
Most everything on TV is junk.
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And an endless stream of annoying commercials.
They beat the number of times they were in the top 50 over 2016.
Despite what we wish or want, they are not going anywhere for a VERY long time.
If someone throws a good enough SB party with enough pizza, i’m there :)
I don’t pretend to know everything, but I have read a number of articles addressing how low attendance and viewership has cost them hundreds of millions if not more.
You may be correct. Something sure isn’t clarifying that issue though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJIqnXTqg8I
Tarnished touchdowns. Legends in their own simple minds.
FUNFL
Oh they’re losing MONEY!!
They’re just not an army that can be destroyed in a year.
It will be a slower death than some here hope, but if they continue their absurd leftist socialist movement, they will be gone in our lifetime.
What? The AVERAGE age of an NFL viewer is now 50 years old. Millenials and younger aren't watching nearly as much.
We subscribe to Hulu Plus and have cable only for the internet. And that is it. We cancelled Dish Network; we tired of paying for channels we never watched. When local broadcasts when digital all we had was an analog TV.
Things like this build speed IMO.
It has started, and once they can no longer hide it, the game is gone.
I find it a shame that could happen. Baseball, Football, these are two major things that express Americana around the world.
It seems there’s an audience for football in Europe. Baseball has a big following in the Americas and Japan.
Neither are soccer, but that’s okay. We certainly grew up with them, and there’s hardly a man alive over 30 that hasn’t tossed footballs and baseballs around.
To think football might crumble, or become a faint version of it’s former self causes sadness in me. I’m sorry, but the NFL, it’s management, owners, team managers, and players have caused me to actually want the sport to go away.
It took specific things to cause me to think like that. Adopting a Communist BLM ANTIFA world view and pimping it to the public worked it’s magic.
No more...
First, the top 10 or so NFL broadcasts on this list predate this season's KneelGate crisis. Thus, they don't reflect the counter-protest of avoidance. Remove them, and your headline goes away.
Second, having a big slice of a shrinking pie isn't anything to celebrate, necessarily. So, to provide some context, here is a long-term NFL viewership trend:
If that doesn't make you happy, people in general are turning away from TV, likely in favor of substitutes like the Internet or, I dunno...shooting or hanging out with the family:
Best. Election. EVER.
I’ll be the first to admit that I could be wrong, but my opinion is based on my observations. Millenials are the only ones I see talking approvingly (as though nothing ever happened) of the game and the only ones I see get irritated if the topic of boycott comes up.
Millennials are the only ones I still see sporting team crappola or decorating their desks with kitsch.
I don’t have the money to buy NFL gear, but I did buy a Steve Largent #80 jersey years ago, which I still have, BTW. I’ve been watching NFL football since 1968, when I was 14 years old, and don’t plan on stopping. Maybe this gets me some heat from some here, but I won’t stop watching unless it’s taken off TV; then I’ll turn to sports radio. My fave time of the year is NFL football season. Now, does the politicization of NFL football bother me? Damn straight, it does. I don’t tune into any games until kickoff or seconds after. :)
Thanks to all who commented.
I saw this ad pop up during a college playoff game:
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wToA/national-football-foundation-im-a-football-mom-with-pam
Summary: Soccer mom saying she lets her three boys play football - “brain damage, so what?” is the message.
As soon as the CTE lawsuits start hitting high schools and they shut down the sport, will see a falling off up the line.
Haven’t watched a baseball game since the last strike. Haven’t watched a complete game pro or college this year. Occasionally check a score. Hate the BCS, haven’t watched a bowl game since it’s inception. PC politics, $$, have destroyed what was left of amateur athletics. Classic basketball has left the building. The exempt tour —— , new bowling formats for the pros.
The only thing left is Professional Wrestling!
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