Posted on 09/19/2016 5:53:39 PM PDT by 11th_VA
I played sports growing up and was an avid fan of the big 3...baseball...football..basketball...I couldnt wait for final 4 time and new years day
Then too many players started thinking they was above the law...universities and fans encouraged it...slowly but surely the emotional attachment began to go down and now I only watch the final 4 finals...and no college football...and the superbowl is all i watch of the NFL...
Once you lose the emotional thrill..its over. And if they think fans can turn away but be lured back....it dont work like that. Online I can watch highlights and keep up with stats.
Killing the goose that laid the golden egg is an ageless saying.
Florida Sheriff’s Office Will Not Escort Miami Dolphins Until They Stand for National Anthem
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2016/09/18/florida-sheriffs-office-will-not-escort-miami-dolphins-stand-national-anthem/
And nothing happens to him.
Yet, when Victor Cruz, Odell Beckham, and a few others wear red, white, and blue shoes on September 11, they get fined over $6000 each.
And the NFL thinks nothing can do it any damage.
I came to that point when they fired Curt Schilling.
Yes, it does. You ought to go to the New York Post’s website and read Phil Mushnick’s column. he’s all over this kind of thing (as well as many other good points.)
The same thought occurred to me. I don't much like the way managers manage these days -- by the book is institutionalized stupidity -- and the games take a bit longer than they used to -- but I don't know why one would be boycotting them.
I have always followed baseball. It's my favorite sport; always has been. I even see metaphysical implications in the game.
Before I go to bed, I'll likely be checking the scores.
So, who do you like in the playoffs?
They punish touchdown dances, but support sack dances. What kind of screwed-up priorities are those?
You just HAD to mention Allie Sherman, didn’t you?
The Eagles’ website would tell you their names.
And some can even spell NFL.
Ommissioner Goodell is the son of a liberal, Rockefeller Republican ex-Senator from New York. His wife (a former Fox News reporter) is the daughter of a Bush Transportation Secretary.
My team is 2-0, and they have a pair of dynamic receivers who would be fun to watch together, but I am not watching.
The commissioner threw his lot in with the protesting players.
Hopefully enough will boycott, to cost the league, endorsers, advertisers big $$.
The Royals brought about my renewed interest. It is a laid back game without all the in your face junk. It is in the spring, summer, and fall so there is no need for any of the other sports. I will not pay any attention to KC Chiefs this year or any NFL because of Kap and Crew all around the league. You also have the PC nonsense rooking North Carolina and Indiana caving to it. Time to put pro sports back where they belong. Corporate Fascism is what it is.
If the trend goes through to the end of the season, and there’s 10 to 20-percent less viewers, then networks and the NFL are in serious trouble. Salary structure by spring of 2017 would shift and everyone signing a contract would see a 10-percent cut as minimum....wouldn’t matter if you were a 5-million-dollar quarterback or a $300,000 a year defensive player. Go and tell some 27-year old that he has to accept a 10-percent cut on salary because of this ‘sitting-business’ and it’ll rub him the wrong way.
I think what you will see by training time of 2017 is a number of people telling the ‘sitters’ to sharpen up their act or face some behind-the-scenes threats. If the sitters continue their act through next season...the NFL will probably have to meet and discuss some serious changes to the game to win people back.
Capitalism wins in the end....just my humble opinion.
The Royals are a good ballclub who play the game the way it should be played. they’re having a bit of an off year this year, though.
A lot of these leagues need competition.
but, I just don't feel like I missed anything...
I'm so sick of the hype and the constant social preaching....
I have the right to despise who I want....
Yeah, I figured I would kill many old time Giant fans for this season. Well there is always next season.
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