9
- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Are we at peak sports?
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:45 am
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:45 am
Or is sports so addictive that the demand is mostly inelastic?
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:56 am to makersmark1
I think we hit the peak before Covid personally.
Even college football is seeing a decline in viewership this year, that felt unheard of years ago.
Even college football is seeing a decline in viewership this year, that felt unheard of years ago.
Posted on 10/9/26 at 7:02 am to makersmark1
On the downslide bigtime
Posted on 10/9/26 at 7:03 am to makersmark1
quote:
Or is sports so addictive that the demand is mostly inelastic?
Better question; are we at the peak for Gambling on sports?
Posted on 10/9/26 at 7:04 am to makersmark1
No, life sucks for enough people that watching sports is about the cheapest and easiest way to make it through to the next day, plus gambling.
Posted on 10/9/26 at 7:06 am to ReauxlTide222
quote:
No, life sucks for enough people that watching sports
Even in this social media fueled world?
Posted on 10/9/26 at 7:19 am to makersmark1
That would be the 1990s.
Posted on 10/9/26 at 8:17 am to NaturalBeam
1990's was definitely peak college basketball. All the stars stayed 3 or 4 years.
1990's NBA sucked. Expansion made the product bad. Peak NBA was the 80's or now.
NFL is good now, they have it figured out.
College football is dying. All about money. What killed Nascar is killing football. No rivalries or traditions respected. Just chasing dollars.
1990's NBA sucked. Expansion made the product bad. Peak NBA was the 80's or now.
NFL is good now, they have it figured out.
College football is dying. All about money. What killed Nascar is killing football. No rivalries or traditions respected. Just chasing dollars.
Posted on 10/9/26 at 8:59 am to Paul Allen
quote:Yeah
Even in this social media fueled world?
They watch the sport and get on social media to talk about it and
Posted on 10/9/26 at 9:07 am to Swagga
I'd pump the breaks on the CFB viewership narrative until end of November. SEC views are up, Big 10 suffered from a pitiful schedule.
Posted on 10/9/26 at 9:15 am to makersmark1
The simplest answer is that there are more options than ever before. Not just sports, but all of entertainment. It's getting more and more difficult to command a big audience in anything.
The NFL is one of the few entities that transcends this, but even that won't last forever. shite is always changing.
The NFL is one of the few entities that transcends this, but even that won't last forever. shite is always changing.
Posted on 10/9/26 at 9:33 am to VA LSU fan
quote:
NFL is good now, they have it figured out.
Was. Their insistence on Thursday Night Football (bad product & injuries), streaming of games on 20 different services, adding games and international games will be a big detriment. This along with the NCAA mess where kids aren’t developing and limited practice time hurting the quality of the game is making for an inferior product.
Posted on 10/9/26 at 9:44 am to VA LSU fan
quote:
1990's NBA sucked. Expansion made the product bad. Peak NBA was the 80's or now.
90s NBA was waaayyyyy better than now. 80s and 90s was great. Now it's terrible
Posted on 10/9/26 at 9:46 am to Suntiger
Just wait until the NFL starts adding expansion teams in Europe. Diluted talent pools plus jet lagged teams
Posted on 10/9/26 at 9:48 am to makersmark1
Peak was a long time ago for me
Probably the 1990s
I actually watched NFL MLB NBA college football and college basketball regularly
I quit watching college basketball about 10 or 15 years ago and I quit watching the NBA about 10 years ago and I quit watching MLB in 2021
The only games I get excited for anymore are Saints and LSU and honestly, that’s dwindling
Probably the 1990s
I actually watched NFL MLB NBA college football and college basketball regularly
I quit watching college basketball about 10 or 15 years ago and I quit watching the NBA about 10 years ago and I quit watching MLB in 2021
The only games I get excited for anymore are Saints and LSU and honestly, that’s dwindling
Posted on 10/9/26 at 11:55 am to makersmark1
If you are under 50 you do not realize the decline in sports.
Football as one example.
NFL started it and it has trickled down to all other sports including college football.
Go to a game and wonder why you and 100000 others are sitting for minutes waiting for commercials to end so the game can start again.
Momentum is a huge part of the game. And this destroys it.
Play by play guys spewing 3 hours of non stop vomit and deciphering every play.
NFL used to show the stands and you could feel the atmosphere from your chair at your house.
Now you don’t even know what the stadium looks like.
Motor sports is on life support.
Too little sports is on broadcast TV.
Football as one example.
NFL started it and it has trickled down to all other sports including college football.
Go to a game and wonder why you and 100000 others are sitting for minutes waiting for commercials to end so the game can start again.
Momentum is a huge part of the game. And this destroys it.
Play by play guys spewing 3 hours of non stop vomit and deciphering every play.
NFL used to show the stands and you could feel the atmosphere from your chair at your house.
Now you don’t even know what the stadium looks like.
Motor sports is on life support.
Too little sports is on broadcast TV.
Posted on 10/9/26 at 12:02 pm to Pfft
quote:
If you are under 50 you do not realize the decline in sports. Football as one example. NFL started it and it has trickled down to all other sports including college football. Go to a game and wonder why you and 100000 others are sitting for minutes waiting for commercials to end so the game can start again. Momentum is a huge part of the game. And this destroys it. Play by play guys spewing 3 hours of non stop vomit and deciphering every play. NFL used to show the stands and you could feel the atmosphere from your chair at your house. Now you don’t even know what the stadium looks like. Motor sports is on life support. Too little sports is on broadcast TV.
I think this is why I started gravitating toward soccer the past decade or so. No commercial breaks. Momentum plays a huge part in the game. The games last less than two hours. I try to make it to the UK for a game or two per season, and the Gameday experience is different and so much more about the game itself than the stuff surrounding the game.
I still love my American sports. But I’ve found I watch soccer more than even football these days.
Posted on 10/9/26 at 12:16 pm to makersmark1
Peak has passed for the most part.
Athletes are better than ever, and the options to view on TV are peak.
In person experience isn’t as good, in part because of TV. Fan engagement opportunities aren’t there. Players are so removed from reality, and they don’t give as much of a shite about fans or winning. Money has screwed that up. Analytics has screwed up game flow for basketball and baseball. College sports is a mess.
Athletes are better than ever, and the options to view on TV are peak.
In person experience isn’t as good, in part because of TV. Fan engagement opportunities aren’t there. Players are so removed from reality, and they don’t give as much of a shite about fans or winning. Money has screwed that up. Analytics has screwed up game flow for basketball and baseball. College sports is a mess.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News