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re: USA-Portugal match draws more viewers than NBA Finals or World Series
Posted on 6/24/14 at 3:38 pm to thesoccerfanjax
Posted on 6/24/14 at 3:38 pm to thesoccerfanjax
In the US yes MLS is the best bet for growth.....
The world no, but it doesn't need growth in the world....
The world no, but it doesn't need growth in the world....
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Posted on 6/24/14 at 3:38 pm to danfraz
If you ask how most posters on the soccer board got into soccer, many will point to a specific WC. Most people won't dive head first into the sport. Some will, though. Some will just become a little more interested than before, which is good, too.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 4:59 pm to Bama Bird
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I watched it, while I didn't watch a single game of the world series or NBA finals this year.
Ditto.
And full disclosure -- I like both basketball and baseball waaaaaaaaay more than soccer.
It's an interesting statistic that people will read way too much into.
This post was edited on 6/24/14 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 6/24/14 at 6:35 pm to tduecen
Its really not. It will eventually have to become bigger but that will happen when the sport as a whole grows. That growth isn't being driven by MLS now and it doesn't need to be.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 6:56 pm to thesoccerfanjax
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If you ask how most posters on the soccer board got into soccer, many will point to a specific WC
Seems most started after the last WC. Now there experts and if you say anything about baldy you are a moron and have no clue.
Fricking classic
Posted on 6/24/14 at 6:59 pm to SDVTiger
I would say MB fricked your mexican wife, but he doesn't need to slum it. Have you seen that HOPA he's married to?
Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:01 pm to thesoccerfanjax
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I would say MB fricked your mexican wife, but he doesn't need to slum it.
What the frick.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:13 pm to SDVTiger
quote:Most on the SB have been watching/playing for quite a while.
Seems most started after the last WC. Now there experts and if you say anything about baldy you are a moron and have no clue.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:35 pm to benhamin5555
The Germany-US game will see an even larger audience than the Portugal match. I just drove past a bar and it was standing room only with people on the street watching the game.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 12:36 pm to ihometiger
quote:I don't think so. It aired at 11am on a Thursday.
The Germany-US game will see an even larger audience than the Portugal match.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 1:11 pm to Feral
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And full disclosure -- I like both basketball and baseball waaaaaaaaay more than soccer.
It's an interesting statistic that people will read way too much into.
True, I just read where Game 2 of the CWS Final (UVA/Vandy)beat the World Cup match Tuesday. Granted it was Coloumbia & Japan, but the College World Series had over 50% more viewers(1.8/1.1)
Posted on 6/26/14 at 5:07 pm to ihometiger
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The Germany-US game will see an even larger audience than the Portugal match. I just drove past a bar and it was standing room only with people on the street watching the game.
How do you quantify 20 people watching the same TV? The ratings people won't know that. It will be one TV. Period.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 5:18 pm to ihometiger
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The Germany-US game will see an even larger audience than the Portugal match.
No way, Jose
Posted on 6/26/14 at 5:22 pm to ihometiger
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The Germany-US game will see an even larger audience than the Portugal match. I just drove past a bar and it was standing room only with people on the street watching the game.
That's quality ratings data right there.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 6:26 pm to kilo
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They promote every sport they broadcast.
This isnt unique to soccer or the world cup. World Series, NBA finals, Superbowl...all the networks that broadcast these events promote the frick out of them. Saying this is different to other major sporting events in promotion just shows you dont pay attention to the bombarding associated with the others.
ESPN blows it out of proportion though. When you have 4 networks that need a total of 96 hours of programming a day on sports related topics, shite can get redundant real quick.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 6:36 pm to LoveThatMoney
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How do you quantify 20 people watching the same TV? The ratings people won't know that. It will be one TV. Period.
You really think that many individual tv sets are watching the SuperBowl, or maybe they found away to count them?
Posted on 6/26/14 at 6:38 pm to TigerintheNO
Did more people in Boston watch the WC or WS? What about St Louis??
Posted on 6/26/14 at 8:45 pm to saderade
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Yea 2 cities. So take that number and multiply by the rest of the cities in the country
Exactly. Cause its the fricking World Cup, I dont see anyone in here throwing around MLS numbers...
I watch swimming, skiing, and the hurdles once every four years... because its the usa vs the world, just like the world cup
Posted on 6/26/14 at 8:48 pm to MrFreakinMiyagi
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Did more people in Boston watch the WC or WS? What about St Louis??
Did more people in Boston watch the red sox or an mls soccer team (if they have one, but you get the point)
Comparing an event that takes place once every 4 years in which the whole country is pulling for the same team to a game in which 2 cities play each other and happens every year is not even close to the same thing
Posted on 6/26/14 at 8:51 pm to ihometiger
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The Germany-US game will see an even larger audience than the Portugal match. I just drove past a bar and it was standing room only with people on the street watching the game.
WOW, ive never heard of that happening at one bar before....
The soccer junkies are just as bad as the people who bash on it, especially in this tv numbers thread... Yes soccer is growing and will continue to do so, and at the same time no one gives a shite about MLS yet so everyone needs to relax
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