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re: "NFL Ratings Are Down & Big Media’s Too Scared To Cite The Boycott"
Posted on 9/13/17 at 6:58 am to Mr. Hangover
Posted on 9/13/17 at 6:58 am to Mr. Hangover
I personally could care less about Kap and he has zero to do with why I stop watching the NFL. I stopped watching because it is no longer entertaining.
So many penalities, lets the players play. The game is suppose to be fun.
So many penalities, lets the players play. The game is suppose to be fun.
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Posted on 9/13/17 at 7:00 am to Mr. Hangover
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Does the league have their heads buried that far into the sand that they don't even realize that people are pissed off and tired of their shite?
Depends on what shite you are talking about.
If you're talking about all of the rule changes so that guys can't get too physical anymore, the league is just trying to cover its arse for future lawsuits. Lawsuits that could criple the league as opposed to a slight ratings drop.
I just think people are finding different ways to get their football rather than traditional TV. Idk how they measure the ratings for people streaming the games, but the audience of streamers has probably skyrocketed over the past 3-4 years.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 9:47 am to texashorn
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When a sponsor doesn't buy airtime, they fall further behind in their profit projections. (When you see a network promo over and over during a program, that means they failed to sell the spot.)
Sounds fine, in theory, but do you have any evidence that the NFL is struggling to find sponsors and those sponsors are getting bargain prices for air time?
Again, I think the idea that small-scope boycotts are affecting the NFL is a false narrative. People are using incomplete data to make determinations that are most likely untrue.
Nobody cares about a baseball strike that happened 20+ years ago. Like football, the league has never been stronger.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 9:55 am to ihometiger
I really think this has more to do the NFL becoming a crap product... I used to watch every game I could... now I barely stomach watching my teams games.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 10:49 am to scott8811
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I used to watch every game I could... now I barely stomach watching my teams games
This exactly. On the other hand, if there is a good college game on, I will generally watch that regardless of who is playing.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 10:51 am to ihometiger
I'm taking part in a counter-boycott. I'm sorry, but when I turned on CBS Sunday morning and heard Bill Cowher giving some contrived PR speech, I instantly changed the channel and watched very little football all day.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 11:33 am to ihometiger
I won't watch the Saints anymore because of Adrian Peterson. He's a tPOS.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 11:46 am to texashorn
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(When you see a network promo over and over during a program, that means they failed to sell the spot.)
Pretty much every TV show will finish a commercial set with a network promo before returning back to the program. That's even the case with immensely popular shows that have no trouble selling airtime. Seeing the same promo multiple times over a game is just a reflection of it being ~3 hours instead of a 30 minute sitcom.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 12:16 pm to THRILLHO
I'm talking about extended promos in the middle of a commercial break, not some offhand comments as they move back to action. Time is money.
Google it. There are even scholarly articles mentioning this FACT.
Google it. There are even scholarly articles mentioning this FACT.
This post was edited on 9/13/17 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 9/13/17 at 12:21 pm to LesMiles BFF
Ratings have been down.
There's a boycott? If so, it was done in response to people who stopped watching because of the kneeling idiots to try to control the narrative.
There's a boycott? If so, it was done in response to people who stopped watching because of the kneeling idiots to try to control the narrative.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 12:46 pm to Impotent Waffle
Annual rule changes that the fans do not support, too much power and airtime for the referees who take over the product with constant inconsistent interjection, and an obese amount of commercial airtime.
I used to watch multiple games a week. I now only catch Saints games...and even that may come to an end soon.
The Saints/Vikings game was a perfect example of how awful these offensive rules are for the game. Constant bail outs for the offense because you can't tackle a QB and now you can only sometimes tackle a skill player.
I used to watch multiple games a week. I now only catch Saints games...and even that may come to an end soon.
The Saints/Vikings game was a perfect example of how awful these offensive rules are for the game. Constant bail outs for the offense because you can't tackle a QB and now you can only sometimes tackle a skill player.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 1:16 pm to partywiththelombardi
In short...
Penalties for big hits that were previously acceptable (in general, "pussification").
Penalties for celebrations.
Confusion about arbitrary, unintuitive, absurd rules (especially whether something is a catch).
Constant use of instant reply to ensure compliance with arbitrary, unintuitive, absurd rules.
Length of games, commercial interruptions.
Overexposure, e.g., on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
Broadcasters that care more about politics than sports.
Players that care more about politics than sports.
A league that cares more about politics than sports.
Awful scheduling.
Blackouts.
Predictability.
Players are often little more than guns-for-hire.
Cord cutting, and people willing to forgo live sports for less cable costs.
More entertaining programming elsewhere, e.g., HBO.
Penalties for big hits that were previously acceptable (in general, "pussification").
Penalties for celebrations.
Confusion about arbitrary, unintuitive, absurd rules (especially whether something is a catch).
Constant use of instant reply to ensure compliance with arbitrary, unintuitive, absurd rules.
Length of games, commercial interruptions.
Overexposure, e.g., on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
Broadcasters that care more about politics than sports.
Players that care more about politics than sports.
A league that cares more about politics than sports.
Awful scheduling.
Blackouts.
Predictability.
Players are often little more than guns-for-hire.
Cord cutting, and people willing to forgo live sports for less cable costs.
More entertaining programming elsewhere, e.g., HBO.
This post was edited on 9/13/17 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 9/13/17 at 1:16 pm to ihometiger
Is more than 175,000 people enough to hurt rating that much? The amount of people who tune into NFL games are in the millions.
I just read about the Sunday night NFL game. It gained a total of 21.65 million viewers, which was down from last year, which was 23.1 million, but because of hurricane Irma, the state of Florida doesn't have a rating score..
While I have great respect for the national anthem, I am not going to be bothered about a few people who decides to kneel during. We might not agree with it, but they have a right.. But organizations also have a right to tell them they can not kneel during the anthem. Either way, why make a big deal about it? If people just didn't pay attention to the story, it would eventually go away, but stories that gain the interest of a lot of people is like anything else in media. If it puts more eyes on websites, etc where people will see advertisements, it will continue to be a story.
I just read about the Sunday night NFL game. It gained a total of 21.65 million viewers, which was down from last year, which was 23.1 million, but because of hurricane Irma, the state of Florida doesn't have a rating score..
While I have great respect for the national anthem, I am not going to be bothered about a few people who decides to kneel during. We might not agree with it, but they have a right.. But organizations also have a right to tell them they can not kneel during the anthem. Either way, why make a big deal about it? If people just didn't pay attention to the story, it would eventually go away, but stories that gain the interest of a lot of people is like anything else in media. If it puts more eyes on websites, etc where people will see advertisements, it will continue to be a story.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 1:18 pm to ihometiger
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He points to a statement made by the vice president of Atlanta’ NAACP, Gerald Giggs, who in August said “There will be no football in the state of Georgia if Colin Kaepernick is not on a training camp roster and given an opportunity to pursue his career. This is not a simple request. This is a statement. This is a demand.”
Guess I missed the memo, I'm in Georgia and have already been to and watch several football games this year.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 1:20 pm to ihometiger
My lack of interest in the NFL has quite literally nothing to do with my pro- or anti-Kaepernick views. I find it to be a boring product.
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