Have more traitors sit through My National Anthem.
That’ll bring back more viewers.
I remember 40 or 50 years ago when the NFL went on strike.
To fill the vacancy, the networks broadcast the Pop Warner Games. People absolutely loved watching kids play football, some of the kids didn’t know all rules and did things unexpected and never seen in pro-football. They weren’t machine professionals. They made mistakes, occasionally cheated and acted like kids. The people loved them. When the NFL strike was over, the NFL had a hard time displacing the Pop-Warner Kids.
Then again, my favorite sporting event is the Little League World Series .. an event unmatched for love of the game, sportsmanship, and roller coaster competition !
“They made mistakes, occasionally cheated and acted like kids.”
Sounds like not much has changed. I have long been disgusted with the head tackles, the late hits, the celebratory dancing for doing your job, the disrespectful walking ten yards into the backfield after you’ve made a play...but the cheating (with the commensurate “I dindu nuffin” posing) and the players acting like kids, trying to do the ref’s job on every first down or fumble have gotten severely out of hand.