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re: Why is CFB way more popular in the south than NFL?
Posted on 2/13/24 at 6:20 am to turnpiketiger
Posted on 2/13/24 at 6:20 am to turnpiketiger
Just my opinion, but when the NFL started it was pretty much in the northeast and Midwest, not completely but for the most part.
Southerners turned their football attention to their local college teams since their wasn’t a pro-team.
It was ultimately more accessible, especially in a time where the only news on a game came in the form of newspaper print. You could actually see LSU play, or you could read about some team from Central Pennsylvania playing a team from NYC. There’s nothing to relate you to that NFL game.
Then it became tradition, tradition is hard to overcome even now with TV, Internet, and social media making the NFL more accessible than ever.
Also those dumb blackout rules the NFL stood by for years hurt them way more than help them build fans.
Southerners turned their football attention to their local college teams since their wasn’t a pro-team.
It was ultimately more accessible, especially in a time where the only news on a game came in the form of newspaper print. You could actually see LSU play, or you could read about some team from Central Pennsylvania playing a team from NYC. There’s nothing to relate you to that NFL game.
Then it became tradition, tradition is hard to overcome even now with TV, Internet, and social media making the NFL more accessible than ever.
Also those dumb blackout rules the NFL stood by for years hurt them way more than help them build fans.
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Posted on 2/13/24 at 6:26 am to Emteein
Interesting to see if that holds up in the future with NIL, Bowl Game Opt-outs and Transfer Portals being a huge part of College Football.
Posted on 2/13/24 at 8:42 am to Emteein
You do realize CFB is the orginal football, right? It has first market advantage
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