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re: The Dallas Cowboys did it the right way...
Posted on 9/26/17 at 7:46 am to DisplacedBuckeye
Posted on 9/26/17 at 7:46 am to DisplacedBuckeye
I look at the NFL long term as a business and there are some factors that are working against it.
1. I sit in the stands for college games and 98% of the fans are white, middle/upper middle class.
2. 10 years ago, those fans cheered for largely anonymous figures. Oh, we knew they were mostly kids not like us, but, barely noticed.
3. With Social media, the reality that you're cheering for a lot of people you really don't even like is laid bare.
4. Many middle/upper middle whites aren't letting their kids play football.
5. People who never played may be fans, but they are FAR less dedicated fans.
6. The above means that your primary customer base in terms of $$$ is also a customer base that is going to become less dedicated over time.
I don't know how that all plays out over the next 20 years. But, that's a lot of headwind that if I were running the business, I wouldn't be thinking up ways to add to it.
1. I sit in the stands for college games and 98% of the fans are white, middle/upper middle class.
2. 10 years ago, those fans cheered for largely anonymous figures. Oh, we knew they were mostly kids not like us, but, barely noticed.
3. With Social media, the reality that you're cheering for a lot of people you really don't even like is laid bare.
4. Many middle/upper middle whites aren't letting their kids play football.
5. People who never played may be fans, but they are FAR less dedicated fans.
6. The above means that your primary customer base in terms of $$$ is also a customer base that is going to become less dedicated over time.
I don't know how that all plays out over the next 20 years. But, that's a lot of headwind that if I were running the business, I wouldn't be thinking up ways to add to it.
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