Don’t forget the ad men who have saturated the product but insist on jamming more ads in - sponsor mentions, drop-ins, billboards, etc. Signal to noise ratio is poor and getting worse.
Many people have wondered what the value of commissioner might be. Let’s just say Pete Rozelle would have cleared all this up in a fortnight.
But I remain amazed (but not surprised) at the sports talkers - on ESPN and radio shows - who continue to maintain with absolute conviction that player protests and viewer/fan reaction are ABSOLUTELY NOT responsible for the ratings drop. A 5% fluctuation might reasonably be assigned to interest in the election or other competition but 15-20% drops so suddenly and consistently are clearly cause-and-effect.
The viewers have stated their intentions and followed through. I suppose if I had large sums riding on the outcome ie ratings I would be in denial as well but I wouldn’t make a fool of myself doing so publicly.
On Saturday morning Fox had two douche bags on that were telling me why I’m not watching football-
1. The election coverage
2. The Cubs in the playoff race
When was the last debate or baseball game at noon on Sundays? Was baseball really so hyper critical in early September when the football season started? These assh@les are delusional. I am not watching for one reason only.
FU Colin Krappernick and the rest of the f@cktards like him.