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The NFL's ratings crisis

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by LongTimeListener, Oct 17, 2016.

  1. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    Yes forgot about Stewart. He definitely seemed to be a guy who people rooted for or against. What about Keselowski? My nephew, whose favorite driver is Bowyer, always roots against Keselowski.
     
  2. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    Keselowski and Logano seem like potential personalities, at least in the sense that that word can be a synonym for "asshole."
     
  3. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Really?
    The ratings were going gangbusters, then France starts fucking with it while the ratings were sky high?
     
  4. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Poker ratings on TV are down too.

    Who cares? NASCAR definitely peaked.

    The question is if NFL ratings have also peaked.
     
  5. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Yes.

    And it has dick to do with Colin Kaepernick.
     
  6. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Wait, I thought the question was how far are NFL ratings down because of people boycotting over Kaepernick and protest during the National Anthem.
     
  7. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Did Kaepernick cause the poker and NASCAR ratings to fall too?
     
  8. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Of course! All these people cut the cord because of Kaep, so they don't watch anything anymore.

    Oh, wait, they just stop watching NFL games yet still pay the NFL by keeping their cable subscription.
     
  9. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    The “ratings crisis”is a big deal because every league needs continued revenue growth to sustain the salaries, stadiums, and team valuations.

    And for decades, the NFL, MLB, and NBA have had sustained revenue growth.

    If the NFL’s ratings drop, it could mean an end to the revenue growth.

    I don’t think anyone would say it’s due to Kaepernick, but I think your naive if you don't think it plays some part in it, and that it could grow if demonstrations continue.
     
  10. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    It has shit to do with Colin Kaepeenick. Zero.
     
  11. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    The bigger question is if TV ratings as a whole have peaked.
     
  12. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Nah. It’s a part of it.
     
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