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The First Round of Sunday NFL Games Really Shows the Current State of the NFL — OUCH
ijr.com ^ | Oct 29, 2017 | Caleb Hull

Posted on 10/29/2017 1:18:43 PM PDT by 11th_VA

The NFL has been hit hard with NFL boycotts, plummeting ratings, loss of ticket sales, and ultimately fans abandoning the league ever since President Donald Trump attacked those who chose to disrespect the flag. Despite all of this, Roger Goodell and the NFL have chosen to allow the protests to continue and haven't taken any disciplinary action on players.

Now, NFL stadiums have appeared to be taking a hit as thousands of seats have been empty. Just look at the pictures from the first set of games on Sunday:



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anthem; boycottnfl; football; nfl; sports
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To: MichaelCorleone

Yep, it’s not just ticket sales and TV viewers. It includes sale of team gear, concessions/parking (both huge ripoffs), and pressure from local businesses as restaurant/ bars and lodging establishments lose business.


41 posted on 10/29/2017 3:36:47 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("I am SpartaLee" Hey, NFL, why didn't you any of you bold guys hire Kaepernick? #GoodbyeGoodell)
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To: Labyrinthos

I know that. But if people are losing money selling Jets tickets on the secondary market, do you think they’re going to renew their season tickets for next season?


42 posted on 10/29/2017 3:45:55 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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To: G Larry

I think you have a point. I mean while the price may not drop to dollars, the people buying the ads are not pushovers and will have an upper hand in negotiations to pressure the price to drop given recent events. There could even be the response of “Why would I pay this much to possibly be seen as anti-American?” Not saying it will go that far but there is potential.


43 posted on 10/29/2017 4:10:30 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

Watch yourself...


44 posted on 10/29/2017 5:25:28 PM PDT by carton253 (Jesus is everything.)
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To: hardspunned

It’s quite obvious when watching the game that they’re being VERY careful with camera angles.


45 posted on 10/29/2017 5:59:18 PM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing consequences of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: 11th_VA

Its not ticket sales that funds the NFL, its tv dollars. When their ratings keep dropping, those dollars will too and eventually the owners will have had enough. For me, I’d rather watch paint dry than one of their games.


46 posted on 10/29/2017 6:17:35 PM PDT by Uncle Sam 911
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To: Fiddlstix

Houston Imates


47 posted on 10/29/2017 6:40:00 PM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: BereanBrain

Houston Inmates....


48 posted on 10/29/2017 6:40:23 PM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: hardspunned
< I noticed that the camera angles were real tight and did not really stray from the actual field. I assumed that the league didn’t want me seeing the crowd size. >
As a kid I remember watching pro wrestling before it got big. Other than big name championship matches held at MSG, most matches were held at much smaller venues like the old Sunnyside Gardens in Queens, the Commack Arena on Long Island, the Olympic Auditorium in LA, the Hesterley Armory in Tampa, places that had at most a 1500-2000 seat capacity. The cameras would be positioned in such a way to make these places appear larger and more crowded than they actually were. I would expect the NFL to try and pull off similar stunts for the rest of their dismal season.
49 posted on 10/29/2017 6:42:28 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Islamophobic? NO! IslamABHORic)
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To: Big Red Badger
< So the Leauge of Thugs promote Gun Control... That’s HILARIOUS! >
LMAO! That's rich! How many of the NFL thugs who run afoul of the law are charged with illegal gun possession charges? And isn't it peculiar that the gun control groups never take the NFL to task over this? After all, the players are role models for "our children ". But that would screw up the NRA is racist narrative, wouldn't it?
50 posted on 10/29/2017 6:49:04 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Islamophobic? NO! IslamABHORic)
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To: MichaelCorleone

“I think those suffering in silence are those outfits who sell sports paraphernalia (and Christmas is right around the corner), and food vendors - in and outside of the stadium).

Collateral damage so to speak.”

Well as they say: “When you raid the whorehouse you take the piano player too!”


51 posted on 10/29/2017 7:37:32 PM PDT by vette6387 (LOCK HER UP! COMEY TOO.)
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To: 11th_VA

Players should stay on their knees, that’s where unpatriotic millionaires belong!


52 posted on 10/29/2017 8:52:55 PM PDT by Herakles (Diversity is a globalist scam for power!)
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To: Impala64ssa

“How many of the NFL thugs who run afoul of the law are charged with illegal gun possession charges?”

Yeah, so — see — for this crew, spouting opposition to the 2nd Amendment isn’t politics; it’s PENNANCE.


53 posted on 10/29/2017 9:35:47 PM PDT by HKMk23 (You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
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To: Impala64ssa

It’s the New normal...

IDIOCRACY!


54 posted on 10/30/2017 6:27:57 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Fiddlstix

Since I’m not a football fan(although I am interested in this issue) I guess my ignorance is showing. I thought Tennessee was a college team.


55 posted on 10/30/2017 7:35:27 AM PDT by liberalism is suicide
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To: 11th_VA

That 2nd one is really telling. In the foreground, left side, there’s literally front row seats empty. In the first 12 rows there’s a ton of empty seats. And this isn’t the nosebleed seats, it’s right down front.


56 posted on 10/31/2017 9:35:28 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: liberalism is suicide
I thought Tennessee was a college team.

Like most of the deep south, we love our college teams but would watch the mercenaries on Sunday to see if "our boys" who graduated did well.

Well now I don't care about Sundays at all.

Go you number #1 Dawgs!

57 posted on 10/31/2017 9:40:37 PM PDT by eddie willers
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