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Just kind of curious about this as I've ran into this article popping up a few times. It's been discussed a few times in the "tank" thread.
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2016/10/09/nfl-tries-to-reassure-teams-as-tv-ratings-drop.html
(I know, Fox News, but this is one of many outlets that are reposting an AP headline).
I do get the vibe that this is indeed true. This isn't just because I feel like the Browns are terrible, and it's affecting my viewing habits (which is very much true), but man it feels like the NBA, MLB, NHL, and NCAA Football all have a more interesting product right now.
Those sports also don't seem to want to cater towards people who don't give a shit about their product. The NFL just seems to be weirdly greedy in trying to get every single person possible interested in their product rather than people who are either love football itself, or are sports fans. The Super Bowl for example has become not a thing to figure out who's the best in the world, but rather "which ads were funny" and "who's playing the halftime show". You laugh, but those are the two things that the league promotes over ANYTHING else leading up to that game.
I also feel that the product has over saturated itself. I kinda liked the concept of the Thursday games when they were in December, but man having them every week feel brutal. Not to mention that it always felt better to watch a CFB game that night rather than a pro game.
Could it be that America itself has finally been burnt out with the NFL?
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2016/10/09/nfl-tries-to-reassure-teams-as-tv-ratings-drop.html
(I know, Fox News, but this is one of many outlets that are reposting an AP headline).
I do get the vibe that this is indeed true. This isn't just because I feel like the Browns are terrible, and it's affecting my viewing habits (which is very much true), but man it feels like the NBA, MLB, NHL, and NCAA Football all have a more interesting product right now.
Those sports also don't seem to want to cater towards people who don't give a shit about their product. The NFL just seems to be weirdly greedy in trying to get every single person possible interested in their product rather than people who are either love football itself, or are sports fans. The Super Bowl for example has become not a thing to figure out who's the best in the world, but rather "which ads were funny" and "who's playing the halftime show". You laugh, but those are the two things that the league promotes over ANYTHING else leading up to that game.
I also feel that the product has over saturated itself. I kinda liked the concept of the Thursday games when they were in December, but man having them every week feel brutal. Not to mention that it always felt better to watch a CFB game that night rather than a pro game.
Could it be that America itself has finally been burnt out with the NFL?