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NFL Ticket Prices Hit Rock Bottom As National Anthem Protest Backlash Extends Into Week 14
Gateway Pundit ^ | 12/11/2017 | Joshua Caplan

Posted on 12/11/2017 5:52:03 AM PST by Bon of Babble

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To: pepsionice

Most of these football players have been protected most of their lives for their football ability. Their grades in grade and high school were usually not the best, but they COULD PLAY FOOTBALL and bring in some dollars for the schools. THEN came college, where they didn’t have to excel in their studies, but that was ok because they could bring in BIG BUCKS. Those picked for the NFL, were the cream of the crop, and they brought in even bigger bucks for the football owners and the nfl. Now we see just how important these ball players are....the nfl and owners are kneeling to the dslike these ball players have toward the country that has allowed them to break laws and live a lifestyle they only dreamt of while growing up. Now they are telling Americans they will do as they wish, again, by disrespecting this country. Where else in the world can these men can make the money and lifestyle by throwing a ball around an arena?


61 posted on 12/11/2017 6:43:46 AM PST by tillacum (I'm still a Deplorable and I COLLUDED during the election SO THE DONALD could WIN! I voted.)
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To: cgbg

I took a knee on the last couple of Super Bowls and will continue to do so. I have not watched a Pro Bowl in several years because of the way that had been turned into a joke by Goodell.


62 posted on 12/11/2017 6:44:17 AM PST by Howie66 ("Tone down the tagline please." - Admin Moderator)
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To: Alberta's Child

Excellent and astute observation.


63 posted on 12/11/2017 6:44:36 AM PST by Midnitethecat
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To: Bon of Babble

It is going to be very interesting when it comes time for people to buy season tickets for next year.

Since the resale market has gone in the toilet, a lot of people will not be able to afford season ticket packages.

That is when the owners will really start to feel the bite.


64 posted on 12/11/2017 6:47:35 AM PST by Haiku Guy (ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
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To: Bon of Babble

Gee, it seems the fans have the power.

Unfortunately, more do not use this power against the Left Media Cartel.


65 posted on 12/11/2017 6:48:33 AM PST by joshua c (To disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives)
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To: IronJack

Falling ad rates and makegoods argue lots of folks are tuning out.


66 posted on 12/11/2017 6:49:22 AM PST by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: mewzilla

The NFL has and could survive being hated.

It can’t survive contempt and derision.

And it looks like the NFL is determined to learn that the hard way.

Goody.


67 posted on 12/11/2017 6:54:08 AM PST by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: mewzilla

That’s what I’ve been seeing too. I hope the numbers support that view.


68 posted on 12/11/2017 6:54:35 AM PST by IronJack (A)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

I have watched the Superbowl every year since the Dolphins beat the Redskins at the end of the ‘72 season.

I will be missing the Superbowl this year for the first time since I was a kid. The NFL is over for me. I will not be coming back.

They are going to try to do the Patriotic Hoo Haa, with flags all over the place and a military flyover, and it will all be an obvious, pathetic lie.

The Commander in Chief should forbid a military fly-by, or dispatch a few T-6A Texan IIs flying in very loose formation.


69 posted on 12/11/2017 6:55:10 AM PST by Haiku Guy (ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
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To: tillacum

This “Prof” is typical of the Troglodytes “running” our School systems especially University.

Our schools are resplendent with young Graduates with No skills.

Most of whom owe HUGe Debt due to the Usless Educators in these “Schools”,


70 posted on 12/11/2017 6:56:49 AM PST by chatham
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To: Alberta's Child

I have seen reports that people way down on the waiting list for season tickets being contacted about being at the top of the list, now and solicited to order their tickets.


71 posted on 12/11/2017 6:59:39 AM PST by Redleg Duke (Build KateÂ’s Wall! Never Forget!)
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To: Big Red Badger
what's a Goodell

That's what you wipe after you take a Krapanick

72 posted on 12/11/2017 7:00:24 AM PST by Boston Blackie
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To: mewzilla

More than stadium attendance you are spot on to point out the real threat to the NFL and that’s declining ad revenue because of declining viewership. Once they are forced to “makegood” with free commercial spots, the death spiral will be noticeable.


73 posted on 12/11/2017 7:00:34 AM PST by Kahuna
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To: Bon of Babble
Buying cheap tickets online is not a true indicator of league revenue.

Those tickets were already bought at face value and are being hawked online to get rid of them.

Remember when the NFL used to show attendance and no-shows as real numbers? Now they just post attendance as tickets sold.

The real indicator of NFL league revenue/attendance will be next year in season ticket sales.

A true current indicator now would be revenue/attendance at sports bars.

74 posted on 12/11/2017 7:00:45 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: Bon of Babble
"A crowd loves a crowd". It would suck going to a big game that no one was interested in.

I made beef jerky yesterday and never even thought of the NFL. I don't even miss the games anymore.

75 posted on 12/11/2017 7:03:57 AM PST by DungeonMaster (Goblins, Orcs and the Undead: Metaphors for the godless left.)
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To: N. Theknow
As many others have already noted, the real threat to the NFL is indifference. As clans, tribes, and nations have long known, group identity is reinforced with language, manner and dress (uniforms). Professional sports tapped into this psychological process when they were first formed back in the 1870s.

I, like so many others, actually used to care if "my" team won or not. It's been years since I've cared, and now I can hardly be bothered to watch any games if they are interesting and exciting. I put the Rams/Eagles game on yesterday, muted it, and watched on/off while I did chores.

Even with an exciting, hard fought game, the lack of of emotional investment and just merely watching an interesting contest is the true long term threat to the NFL. We all know what the actors (athletes) really think, and it's that tribal gulf that divides supporters from the teams.

76 posted on 12/11/2017 7:12:30 AM PST by semantic
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To: Bon of Babble

The NFL’s problems are more than just the anthem. I think the anthem protests opened people’s eyes to the management and overall attitudes of the NFL.

The NFL is going to respond with over-the-top “salutes to the military,” police, and firemen, but people have been “woke” as the left likes to say.


77 posted on 12/11/2017 7:12:39 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Alberta's Child

I must admit that I watched that game. It was one of the most entertaining NFL games I have seen in a long time. No holding penalties, or penalties on punts/kickoffs.


78 posted on 12/11/2017 7:14:42 AM PST by macrahanish #1
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To: Bon of Babble

I don’t watch or follow or understand Football, so let me ask this question: Is this fake news (for example, it happens this time every year due to cold weather, holidays, etc. and the attendance goes down), or is this out of the ordinary?


79 posted on 12/11/2017 7:15:01 AM PST by nwrep
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To: JonPreston

If you’re a man and wear a jersey with another mans name on it, you are nothing but a useless CUCK.


80 posted on 12/11/2017 7:17:07 AM PST by Tea Party Terrorist (Why work for a living when you can vote for a living?)
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