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NFL Attendance Continues To Plummet As Empty Seat Epidemic Enters Week 15
Newz Sentinel ^ | 12-17-2017

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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KEYWORDS: anthem; boycott; colinkaepernick; deadpool; espn; football; nfl; nflboycott; nflratings; nofutureleague; notforlong; sports; usfl; xfl
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To: granada



I don't see the viability of the nfl in London and Mexico City, which the nfl is also courting via regular season games there.



61 posted on 12/17/2017 8:36:11 PM PST by Vision Thing (You see the depths of our hearts, and You love us the same...)
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To: blam

The ticket sales for next season, and to some extent, viewership of the Superbowl will tell the store of how effective the boycott is. Followed the Jets and Giants since I was a kid, also liked the Steelers since the glory days of the Steel Curtain. This season, I have no clue how they’re doing, and I don’t GAFF.


62 posted on 12/17/2017 8:36:50 PM PST by Impala64ssa (Islamophobic? NO! IslamABHORic)
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To: granada

Even soccer used to be pretty rough. Things that would get a straight red card now, weren’t even called as fouls back in the 70s.

Now if a defender so much as breathes on another player it gets called.


63 posted on 12/17/2017 8:37:32 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: blam; vette6387; mazda77; rodguy911; unkus; SkyPilot

Super Bowl advertising rates should be plummeting by now.


64 posted on 12/17/2017 8:38:09 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: chris37

We are former bronco fans . They left me . Don’t know that I can ever get that feeling back again .


65 posted on 12/17/2017 8:41:10 PM PST by katykelly
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To: blam

The real point is, will another stadium ever get built using Muni bonds.

The answer is no. The NFL and thanks to the NFL, no new stadium or arena will ever be built in a public/private partnership again.

If a team wants to play in a city or municipality, they can pay their own way.


66 posted on 12/17/2017 8:45:04 PM PST by mindburglar (I have an above average brain stem)
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To: Drago

The lingerie league...


67 posted on 12/17/2017 8:46:28 PM PST by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancakes, just as every culture has its noodle.)
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To: blam

What a heartwarming sight!


68 posted on 12/17/2017 8:50:17 PM PST by aquila48
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To: mindburglar



The vegas Raiders stadium will be the last stadium built in part with government funds. They actually got the State of Nevada (but no city/county governments) to help pay for it all.

Across the freeway stands the TMobile arena, which was all privately funded. Behind Madison Square Garden, TMobile arena is the 2nd most booked arena in the country. In other words, a privately-funded arena is able to be a raging success.



69 posted on 12/17/2017 8:51:58 PM PST by Vision Thing (You see the depths of our hearts, and You love us the same...)
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To: dfwgator
nothing to see hea... Image and video hosting by TinyPic
70 posted on 12/17/2017 8:52:49 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all white armed conservatives)
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To: blam

Watched my first NFL game since the Super Bowl today, and it was the 4th quarter of Pats-Steelers. Worth the wait.


71 posted on 12/17/2017 9:02:28 PM PST by montag813
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To: Vision Thing

Arenas in big cities are always ok. They seat 20k people and can be used for basketball (pro and college), hockey, concerts etc.

An 80k seat stadium with a 20k parking lot is a whole different ball of wax. Football, and if you’re in NJ, a few Springsteen concerts.


72 posted on 12/17/2017 9:02:32 PM PST by mindburglar (I have an above average brain stem)
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To: Vision Thing

Visited my father in law at the hospital and he had the Pats-Steelers game on. Mid-way in the second quarter there was a wide shot of the stands and I was shocked (and pleased) at how empty it looked.


73 posted on 12/17/2017 9:03:48 PM PST by cld51860 (Volo pro veritas)
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To: mindburglar



Yeah, the raiders are in with unlv football to book the venue. Geoege Strait sells out tmobile arena on four to six consecutive days each time he does vegas. He'll probably move over to the Raiders stadium as soon as it's built.

Last time I went to a stadium concert was in Jack Murphy Stadium (now called Qualcomm stadium) in San Diego. Billy Joel and Elton John. So awesome!



74 posted on 12/17/2017 9:20:40 PM PST by Vision Thing (You see the depths of our hearts, and You love us the same...)
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To: cld51860



Prayers up for your FIL!

I hope the ending of that game helped heal him.

otherwise, I hope he was asleep at the end of it when the Pats won.



75 posted on 12/17/2017 9:23:07 PM PST by Vision Thing (You see the depths of our hearts, and You love us the same...)
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To: KC Burke

Yep, it’s not a boycott. They killed my fan. There’s no fixing this, because what’s dead is dead.


76 posted on 12/17/2017 9:25:16 PM PST by chris37 (Take a week off racist >;-)
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To: Seaplaner
It takes dozens of positives to undo a negative, and they are not even at one.
Likethe old saying, "One 'awsh!t!' wipes out a thousand attaboys".
77 posted on 12/17/2017 9:38:08 PM PST by Impala64ssa (Islamophobic? NO! IslamABHORic)
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To: blam

As far as the dwindling attendance at the games, I can see the sports media trying to pull off an old trick. Years ago before pro wrestling got big most matches were held in places like the old Sunnyside Gardens in Queens, the Westchester Cty Ctr in White Plains, the Olympic Auditorium in LA, the Hesterly Armory in Tampa, places that had at most a 1500-2000 seat capacity. They would position the cameras and adjust the audio to make these small arenas appear much larger, more crowded and noisier than they actually were. It’s a stunt that was attempted and failed miserably during Her Hernious’ campaign stops.


78 posted on 12/17/2017 9:44:57 PM PST by Impala64ssa (Islamophobic? NO! IslamABHORic)
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To: Seaplaner

“It is not likely that I would ever come back to the NFL fan fold even if, with all predictable reluctance, all of the players began standing again.”

Same here. Now that I know how these ignorant, ungrateful, unthankful, unappreciative fools feel about my country, my heritage, my veterans, my flag, my anthem, it can’t be undone. The NFL was never about politics until THEY made it about politics.

The simple ritual of honoring the flag, the country, our veterans and our military was always a special moment for me. The flyovers always put my heart in my throat for a moment. I thought most of us loved that minute or so of remembrance. They trashed it and it can’t be undone. I will never enjoy the NFL again.


79 posted on 12/17/2017 9:59:22 PM PST by bluejean (The lunatics are running the asylum)
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To: blam

And yet there are a good number of Freepers who still support the millionaire America hating women beating cop killer supporting thugs. Don’t believe me just peruse the post


80 posted on 12/17/2017 9:59:31 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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