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I hate the NFL. Who's with me?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by BB Bobcat, Aug 24, 2009.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I don't think that's too far off. Go to a stadium and ask 10 people if they've got a fantasy/gambling interest and you might only get 1-2 saying yes, since most ticket holders are diehards for the home team and might shun all the outside stuff. But at a sports bar it will be a solid 9. The number of fantasy players on yahoo, espn, nfl.com are staggering -- and those are just the big sites. And the gambling is massive-- maybe slightly down with the online-gambling crackdown of recent years, but still massive.

    And the gamblers/fantasy players definitely watch the draft, because it's part of the NFL hype machine: "ooh, I gotta lead on the next solid rookie for my team."
     
    playthrough, Aug 24, 2009
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  2. MartinEnigmatica

    MartinEnigmatica Active Member

    Buck, I'm pretty much in total agreement with you. Even during the thick of the season, I'm almost completely indifferent to the NFL. You'd have to pay me to spend a Sunday watching football.
     
    MartinEnigmatica, Aug 24, 2009
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  3. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    Spnited's implication is that all those people only watch the game because of fantasy and/or gambling interests. But, as usual, he's full of shit. Just as many baseball fans are involved in fantasy/gambling. It is possible to watch a game for multiple reasons.

    And here's the difference between diehard football fans and diehard baseball fans: Football fans don't waste their energy bitching and moaning about baseball.
     
    YGBFKM, Aug 24, 2009
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  4. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    Reading this thread really pisses me off.....because i agree with every stinkin' thing you've said.

    Sp....you're wrong. Just realize it and move on. NFL > MLB. Sorry. It's fact. And yes, you can compare NBC and ESPN viewer numbers. How many people do you know that have NBC but not ESPN these days? None, I'm guessing. If you have one, you have another, which means you have a choice. And most people choose the NFL. Every time.
     
    JackReacher, Aug 24, 2009
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  5. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    Sorry, Sonner.
     
    YGBFKM, Aug 24, 2009
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  6. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Exactly. Many people have more than one fantasy team and a three-team parlay working.
     
    playthrough, Aug 24, 2009
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  7. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    It happens. :)
     
    JackReacher, Aug 24, 2009
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  8. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    If your handle was Red Grange, I'd put more stock in your take. :D
     
    YGBFKM, Aug 24, 2009
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  9. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Damn. I have to agree with YGBFKM, too.

    Where did this idea come from that fantasy sports only draws people into watching football. There are people who watch baseball to follow their fantasy teams, too. I'm one of them. Fantasy sports has a much bigger impact on my interest in baseball than it does in football.

    Don't get me wrong. I'm happy to watch baseball just to watch a game, but I check my fantasy players first, everything else later.
     
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    outofplace, Aug 24, 2009
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  10. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    Pretty good preseason game going on right now. :D
     
    YGBFKM, Aug 24, 2009
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  11. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Locally, I'm just glad the Rangers are still in contention in August, which is reducing the preseason coverage of the Cowboys to a more reasonable amount.

    I don't give a shit that a fifth-string nose tackle with no shot of making the team has a turf toe.
     
    Football_Bat, Aug 24, 2009
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  12. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: If the NFL could magically do away with all fantasy leagues, office pools, point spreads and offshore wagering, you could count all the people in the stands on Sunday afternoons in less than 10 minutes.
     
    trifectarich, Aug 24, 2009
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