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Weak 12: Three Quarters Of The Season Done And Most NFL Stadiums Are Half Empty
Breitbart ^ | 11-26-2018

Posted on 11/26/2018 11:00:11 AM PST by blam

With only five more weeks of regular season play, the NFL is still the object of scorn on social media as fans wonder why stadiums from coast to coast have loads of empty seats.

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KEYWORDS: antiamericans; chat; dienfldie; football; kneeling; loyalty; nfl; sports
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To: blam

The definition of insanity comes to mind when I think of NFL SJW players. Some lessons in life are learned the hard way.


41 posted on 11/26/2018 11:41:51 AM PST by JesusIsLord
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To: blam
Haven't watched games for two years now and I don't even miss it anymore. Wish I could say it was because of players kneeling and all but I cut my cable so wasn't going to watch the games anyhow.

I will go to YouTube to see highlights of certain games. But unless I'm in a bar or over at somebody's house, I'm not watching any more NFL games - or any other games for that matter.

42 posted on 11/26/2018 11:42:00 AM PST by SamAdams76 ( If you are offended by what I have to say here then you can blame your parents for raising a wuss)
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To: dfwgator
"Even Nick Saban was complaining about the empty student seats during some of the Bama home games."

I think those are free seats to the students.
I read up on Bryant-Denny stadium (University of Alabama) but it didn't say one way or the other.
I didn't know that the stadium there was the 7th largest in the world.

43 posted on 11/26/2018 11:45:10 AM PST by blam
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To: blam

Most of the games mentioned were home games for losing teams. The Chargers have had a problem drawing since they moved to LA. I was at Arrowhead a couple of weeks ago when the Cardinals were in town and I guarantee the stadium was close to full and rocking like crazy.


44 posted on 11/26/2018 11:45:40 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: blam

I bought hockey tickets this year instead of Bronco tickets. Glad I did.


45 posted on 11/26/2018 11:46:55 AM PST by taxcontrol
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To: blam

NFL games now are a bullfight with steers (and queers)


46 posted on 11/26/2018 11:47:02 AM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: babble-on

I mean, who cares about college basketball until the NCAA Tournament?


47 posted on 11/26/2018 11:48:43 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DoodleDawg

In general, cities where there aren’t a lot of transplants, tend to do well, because they have established fan bases.

Cities in the South and the West are full of transplants, who are still loyal to their childhood teams.

I remember living in South Florida in the 70s when the Dolphins were still good, and they still had problems selling out games.


48 posted on 11/26/2018 11:50:55 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MichaelRDanger
“My brother-in-law and myself are both vets and former season ticket holders of the Jaguars. We stopped going to the games after last years London game when the owner and team protested during the anthem. No NFL on the TV since that morning.”

No NFL at home here. And if I am in a restaurant that has an NFL game on, I'll try to sit with my back to the TV. I'm not interested. At all.

49 posted on 11/26/2018 11:53:23 AM PST by jeffersondem
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To: babble-on

I watched a lot of college football on Friday and Saturday (after 3 NFL games on Thursday. I am a football addict, please show some mercy) and saw many empty seats at most of the rivalry games (exept for Columbus). It just seems weird to see empty seats at what should be one of the biggest games of the year at these stadiums. Watching my Huskers playing Iowa on Friday, one of my buddies remarked on how many empty parking spaces near the stadium that were visible from the blimp shots. I realize it is an expensive pain in the butt to attend a college game these days but that was surprising.


50 posted on 11/26/2018 11:53:28 AM PST by Big Red Clay (Greetings from the Big Red State)
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To: adorno
The anti-American NATIONLESS Felon League can cry, wail, plead, kneel, beg... whatever, our entire family of former die-hard nfl fans are NEVER COMING BACK, PERIOD!

We refuse to give our support, time, energy or MONEY to an organization that LITERALLY HATES US, OUR COUNTRY, OUR MILITARY, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, OUR TRADITIONAL AMERICAN MORALS AND VALUES, CHRISTIANS, AND WHITE MEN.

Forgedaboudit, the nationless felon league is dead! Everyone in the organization from the commissioner, to the owners, the managers, the staff: THEY KILLED IT, THEY STRANGLED IT TO DEATH WITH THEIR OWN SJW, ONLY BLM, PC Pink, anti-American HANDS.

51 posted on 11/26/2018 11:54:44 AM PST by Jmouse007 (Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
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To: dfwgator

By giving the “top two teams” a bye week you’re just perpetuating the beauty contest. 8 teams (5 P5 champions and 3 at-large)=4 games, 4 winners = 2 semi-final games, 2 winners = championship game.

Lottery style drawing to determine the pairings for all games. No home games, no regional “home games” (i.e. Alabama playing in Georgia dome)


52 posted on 11/26/2018 12:03:35 PM PST by shotgun
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To: blam
Have a friend in the NFL

Told him the BS was not playing well with us rubes in fly over country

He told me this is viewed internally as an issue between the owners and players and both sides could really care less about what joe fan thinks or feels

They feel football is invincible and they can get away with anything with no consequences for the game or NFL brand and even if the NFL takes a hit, it won’t effect their contracts or paychecks

Told him where hubris goes, nemesis follows close behind

I think he slept through Western Civ so the reference did not register

53 posted on 11/26/2018 12:03:44 PM PST by rdcbn
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To: GnuThere

Are you honestly suggesting that NASCAR ratings are down because there are a few black guys changing tires? I don’t throw this term around, but if thats the reason you aren’t watching NASCAR, then you ARE a racist.

NASCAR is dying, quite simply, because the drivers are no longer compelling. They’re boring, homogenized, all talk the same, and frankly I can’t tell one from the other. NASCAR was exciting when you had real characters who would get in fist fights after races. Now its all about keep the sponsors happy, and they’re slowly killing the sport.


54 posted on 11/26/2018 12:04:18 PM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: Captain Jack Aubrey

The young men are hooked on video games. With virtual reality it will get worse. Imagine with VR you can get into a life or death fight every day and wake up to do it again over and over.


55 posted on 11/26/2018 12:09:40 PM PST by BRL
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To: goldstategop

colin cancer


56 posted on 11/26/2018 12:11:31 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true; I have no proof .... but they're true.)
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To: Big Red Clay

There are now superteams, basically, so there’s not much suspense about who is going to win a conference. It’s one of two teams when the season starts, and usually you can guess correctly in August. So if you are a second tier team in one of those conferences, say a Florida currently in the SEC, or Nebraska, or Cal, what is the point of your season?

The best teams get ALL the good players because every kid wants a chance to play for the national championship, and they know that there’s only maybe 6-8 schools that will ever do so. The talent gets so concentrated that no one can compete.


57 posted on 11/26/2018 12:17:12 PM PST by babble-on
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To: Alberta's Child
And for two seats next to each other in the same section, the resale prices are lower than the face value of the tickets right now.

You must have seen my tickets for sale on the ticket exchange! <|:^)

58 posted on 11/26/2018 12:22:04 PM PST by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
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To: Luke21

If they continue to pander to underserving B1G teams it will be a problem.


59 posted on 11/26/2018 12:35:53 PM PST by TarasBulbous
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To: laplata
That’s not necessarily low for some College games.

That's low for a Texas high school game.

60 posted on 11/26/2018 12:38:52 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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