As Ratings Plummet, N.F.L. Considers Reducing Ads and Length of Games

nytimes.com ^ | NOV. 10, 2016 | KEN BELSON

[odawg]

Notice, he doesn’t mention a pull back from his anti-American stance.

I have not watched a single game this year and won’t. And I will not watch the Super Bowl.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Last season they were 5-7-0. On Oct 3 2015 the team gave it’s ultimatum. They were 4-1-0 at that time. They then lost several low scoring games but only managed to win one more against a good BYU team.

This season they have no conference wins. Only two wins this season are against a winless Delaware State and that MEAC powerhouse ( 6-4 ) Eastern Michigan. Far cry from the team that took on Auburn and Alabama in the SEC championship games in 2013 and 2014.

Currently no serious coach wants to go near that self inflicted dumpster fire. If Mizzou wants to get back to football instead of liberal social issues then maybe they’ll be able to hire one. My guess is that most coaches would wait for all of the tantrum throwers to graduate or be off the team and for an administration who’ll back them before even considering the job.

[ExTxMarine]

Generally for the past 40 years I’d spend 10 hours a week watching. I don’t miss it. I won’t be back regardless of what they do.

Same here. I am a huge Cowboys fan. One year, when I was traveling for work, I purchased satellite radio so that I could be sure and hear their games, since I wasn't always in a region that showed their games.

This year I have watched parts of three games, and listened to most of one game, as I was driving from Dallas to San Antonio. In the past, I would have stayed in Dallas, watched the game and drove all night to be in San Antonio on Monday - not anymore.

This year, during football games, my wife and I have gone to the park with our grand-kids. We rearranged our living room furniture. We went shopping. I just got more important things to do than sit around and watch these overpaid, crybaby, millionaires play glorified, flag football.

[Wolfie]

And just about every stadium is named after a giant bank, an insurance or investment company, a car company, or some other consumer product conglomerate.

And paid for, not by any of the things, but by the taxpayers.

[Pollster1]

The drop in NFL ratings has nothing to do with the NFL showing disrespect to our country, to our parents and grandparents who died for America or for us as Americans. They need to continue the protests because there is no better way to start an open dialogue than by directing a mortal insult against the other side.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Who was the broadcaster who went on a halftime anti-gun rant a couple of years ago?

That seemed to kick off (pun?) the political aspect of the commentary, or at least is what I remember as putting it in high gear. It was objectionable enough that instead of zoning out at half-time, you’d leave the room or change channels, and maybe not return.

[drpix]

Bob Costa gave that anti-gun speech on NBC Sunday Night Football. I continued to watch with my hand on the remote, but the leftwing transformation of the NFL spread far beyond Costas and finally this season reach the point of the proverbial last straw on the camel's back.

I'm NFL-free since the week-1 player anti-Americanism and Goodell’s mealy-mouth response.

[Varda]

I used to be an NFL junkie but no more (used to be a Steelers fan). Fortunately a sport is trying to market to patriotic Americans. Hockey, try it, you might like the switch.

Las night the NHL had veterans nights at arenas around the country.
NHL Teams Pay Tribute to Military Service
https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-teams-pay-tribute-to-military-service/c-738627

and are thinking of putting a marquee game at West Point.
http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/10/09/report-nhl-may-be-considering-future-outdoor-game-at-west-point/

Maybe the NFL is inspiring other sports not to be like them.

[GnuThere]

Yes, all it would take for me to watch again is they stop pandering to the SJWs and announce that any disrespect will be fined heavily.
That would require firing Goodell and apologizing to their fan base, too, so ain’t gonna happen.

[PapaBear3625]

Maybe have all the NFL players take a knee...that should do it!

The Trump election was white working people's way of taking a knee.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Bob Costa, that was the fool’s name. THanx.

[uncbob]

Especially that idiotic PINK MONTH as if Breast Cancer was the only health problem in the USA

[Buckeye McFrog]

Roger Goodell is an incompetent fool.

He excels in one area:

Extorting billions of dollars from state and local governments for publicly-financed stadiums. It's what got him this job.

[Fresh Wind]

“There hasn’t been halftime entertainment for a long, long time at NFL games.”

Actually, there is. Some examples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNBhjMm_G8A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm61fHh6JbQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62kswdAJCJI

I assure you-feminists and SJWs don’t like this stuff!

[TruthBeforeAll]

The NFL started losing me as the SuperBowl half time shows became gayer and gayer. It was like shingles slowing falling from my eyes as I began to recognized how the league actually views their fans. I see the same model for most sports any more. Sadly, even the PGA tour is showing signs of the same way of thinking.

[gnickgnack2]

“They made mistakes, occasionally cheated and acted like kids.”

Sounds like not much has changed. I have long been disgusted with the head tackles, the late hits, the celebratory dancing for doing your job, the disrespectful walking ten yards into the backfield after you’ve made a play...but the cheating (with the commensurate “I dindu nuffin” posing) and the players acting like kids, trying to do the ref’s job on every first down or fumble have gotten severely out of hand.

[EVO X]

Sadly, even the PGA tour is showing signs of the same way of thinking.

If the golf channel goes full retard, I will cancel cable. Seriously considering doing it anyway..

[octex]

ESPN is an NBC property, and thus very liberal in views.

NBC permits Bob Costas to delve into all sorts of liberal issues, like gun control and LGBT-ism, and they likewise push similar liberal issues on ESPN.

The NFL itself is now somewhat handcuffed because they have caved in over the years to the NFL Players’ Assoc. (union) and are restrained from penalizing players for many things.

[lakecumberlandvet]

“...the behavior of Kaepernick and other anti-American and anti-White players...”
___

That’s the NFL’s problem. Occam’s razor.

[N. Theknow]

Sadly, even the PGA tour is showing signs of the same way of thinking.

Wonder how those asshats feel about Doral/Cadillac now that Trump will be President when they play in Mexico?