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re: Harris Poll Shows Most Popular Sports in US
Posted on 1/26/14 at 11:48 am to fightingtiger2335
Posted on 1/26/14 at 11:48 am to fightingtiger2335
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TV ratings have NBA and college basketball beating world series
uhhh what? When the Angels made the World Series, game 7 outdrew every Lakers final game ever played, which is hilarious considering how omnipresent Lakers hype is and how little people care about the Angels
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Posted on 1/26/14 at 11:48 am to dhuck20
Actually, I find baseball boring as frick
And I know several others that do as well. The season is too long, the games take forever, it's really slow paced. In person, I can enjoy it. On TV it's a rare occasion for me to enjoy it.
And I know several others that do as well. The season is too long, the games take forever, it's really slow paced. In person, I can enjoy it. On TV it's a rare occasion for me to enjoy it.
This post was edited on 1/26/14 at 11:50 am
Posted on 1/26/14 at 12:15 pm to EmperorGout
Damn northeast is skewing the statistics for CFB badly. They are easily top 2, probably number 1 in the South.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 12:16 pm to Carson123987
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same group of teams are only real contenders for championship every year
Biggest reason why the NBA blows
Posted on 1/26/14 at 12:20 pm to GumBro Jackson
Also not surprising:
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those with a high school education or less tend to gravitate to auto racing.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 12:21 pm to fightingtiger2335
quote:I'm the same. I at least watch a little of the Braves every night if not the entire game but I can never get into other games unless I need a team to lose to help us in the playoffs. And I generally don't care as much for the playoffs after we get out.
Baseball is weird. I enjoy it but I can't watch a game not involving my team from start to finish. Even playoffs its very rare I do.more than casual check in until like 7th.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 12:52 pm to GumBro Jackson
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Shows Most Popular Sports in US
this is not correct
it jsut shows the ranking of "#1" sports
for example, i'd imagine many NFL fans have CFB as their #2 sport, and i'd imagine these numbers probably rank ahead of the people who list baseball as 1/2. does that mean MLB or CFB is more popular?
i can totally see how the NBA isn't the #1 sport for many fans, but there is no way it's not more popular than racing. just look at the TV stats
Posted on 1/26/14 at 12:54 pm to Carson123987
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shitty teams make playoffs
like always...esp since the expansion (which existed during the "golden age"
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same group of teams are only real contenders for championship every year
like always. the NBA has never had parity for any length of time
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rules cater to offense and superstars
like always
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last 2 minutes of a game last for 20 minutes because of stupid amount of timeouts
this does somewhat suck, but it's just the evolution of the game.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 12:55 pm to GumBro Jackson
Game 6 of the World Series (last game of the MLB season) was watched by less people than the Super Bowl, BCS Championship, NCAA Basketball Championship, and game 7 of the NBA Finals.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 12:58 pm to tween the hedges
Honestly, if Louisiana had a MLB team I would likely watch a lot. I don't have a team to cheer for.
The Astros are closest in proximity, and I've been to several games, but I can't claim that I'm a fan of them. They are also terrible.
The Astros are closest in proximity, and I've been to several games, but I can't claim that I'm a fan of them. They are also terrible.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 1:00 pm to sgallo3
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i dont know what amateur did this poll but to not even include soccer is awful
agreed, i think it might have been able to edge cbb if included
Posted on 1/26/14 at 1:48 pm to GumBro Jackson
This is my personal list
1. College Football
2. NFL
3. NBA
4. College Basketball(Im one of those guys who dont watch all year, but come March I'm all in filling out my brackets and everything"
5. MLB(weird because Baseball was once my favorite sport to play, and i enjoy going to baseball games second only to football, but I refuse to watch on tv. Only games Ill watch is a playoff game when nothing else is on tv, and the world series, in the game that actually count
6. NHL: I watch only to see people fight
Auto Racing doesnt deserve a #, you couldnt pay me enough to watch that shite
1. College Football
2. NFL
3. NBA
4. College Basketball(Im one of those guys who dont watch all year, but come March I'm all in filling out my brackets and everything"
5. MLB(weird because Baseball was once my favorite sport to play, and i enjoy going to baseball games second only to football, but I refuse to watch on tv. Only games Ill watch is a playoff game when nothing else is on tv, and the world series, in the game that actually count
6. NHL: I watch only to see people fight
Auto Racing doesnt deserve a #, you couldnt pay me enough to watch that shite
Posted on 1/26/14 at 1:54 pm to GumBro Jackson
This poll shows which sports people said were their favorite. It doesnt take into account that 35% of fans who said the NFL was their favorite might have said college football or the NBA was their second favorite, and listed MLB near the bottom.
Can't rank sports based on this because the study doesnt tell us which sport is the second favorite, third favorite, and so on.
Can't rank sports based on this because the study doesnt tell us which sport is the second favorite, third favorite, and so on.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 2:06 pm to Draconian Sanctions
The responses that got less than 3% weren't included in the article but were counted in the survey. Soccer got 2%.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 2:43 pm to QuackAttack716
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Can't rank sports based on this because
Sure you can. You can rank them based on % of people who claimed a sport as their favorite.
Obviously there could be a more detailed study done that would more effectively rank the overall "popularity" of a sport. Or you could get even more detailed and poll people about hours spent watching each sport, which would be an even better indication.
I may think I like college football more than MLB, but if I only spend 3 hours a week watching LSU play for 12 weeks, and I spend 3+ hours a day 5 days a week for 6 months watching the Red Sox or Nationals, which sport is truly my favorite?
Posted on 1/26/14 at 2:45 pm to EmperorGout
NBA Finals National TV Ratings 2013 (Heat vs. Spurs)
Game 1: 8.8
Game 2: 8.5
Game 3: 8.5
Game 4: 10.0
Game 5: 9.5
Game 6: 12.3
Game 7: 15.3
Also the final 4 averaged a 10.1
World Series National TV Ratings 2013 (Red Sox vs. Cardinals)
Game 1: 8.6
Game 2: 8.3
Game 3: 7.4
Game 4: 9.4
Game 5: 8.9
Game 6: 11.3
Game 7: NA
The NBA has beaten the world series 4 straight years and 5 of last 6. This is this years
Game 1: 8.8
Game 2: 8.5
Game 3: 8.5
Game 4: 10.0
Game 5: 9.5
Game 6: 12.3
Game 7: 15.3
Also the final 4 averaged a 10.1
World Series National TV Ratings 2013 (Red Sox vs. Cardinals)
Game 1: 8.6
Game 2: 8.3
Game 3: 7.4
Game 4: 9.4
Game 5: 8.9
Game 6: 11.3
Game 7: NA
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uhhh what? When the Angels made the World Series, game 7 outdrew every Lakers final game ever played, which is hilarious considering how omnipresent Lakers hype is and how little people care about the Angels
The NBA has beaten the world series 4 straight years and 5 of last 6. This is this years
Posted on 1/26/14 at 2:47 pm to GumBro Jackson
More proof that the NBA and college basketball both suck.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 3:18 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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i dont know what amateur did this poll but to not even include soccer is awful
agreed, i think it might have been able to edge cbb if included
If you click on the link showing the detail of the survey by year going back to 1985 that someone else kindly posted, you will see soccer is indeed included. Soccer is actually less popular today than it was in 1985, going from 3% to 2%.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 3:19 pm to LeonPhelps
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Soccer is actually less popular today than it was in 1985, going from 3% to 2%.
see this is what i was saying earlier. the poll itself is flawed and this pretty much proves it
Posted on 1/26/14 at 3:38 pm to Carson123987
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shitty teams make playoffs
same group of teams are only real contenders for championship every year
rules cater to offense and superstars
last 2 minutes of a game last for 20 minutes because of stupid amount of timeouts
And shite teams get stomped 4-0
Tell that to IND/POR/HOU/etc
They're cutting down on the flopping with penalties and last i check the NFL turns a blind
eye to its refs(ask SF how that workeed out)
Same with the NFL
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