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Title: Deflated: NFL popularity at new low, just 3 in 10 are 'favorable'
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Washington Examiner
URL Source: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ ... -low-just-1-in-3-are-favorable
Published: Jun 1, 2018
Author: Paul Bedard
Post Date: 2018-06-02 15:25:53 by Tooconservative
Keywords: None
Views: 5437
Comments: 21
The National Football League has done nothing to recover during the off season from it’s miserable popularity ratings that are now at the lowest ever. Rocked by the issues of players taking a knee during the playing of the National Anthem, overly long games, and scandalous players, just 35 percent say they have a favorable view of “America’s sport.” According to an Economist/YouGov poll taken May 27-29 another 47 percent have an “unfavorable” view of the NFL. What's more, only 15 percent called the NFL a "top interest," and 37 percent said that they are "Not at all interested" in the games. Many teams are already in early training camp and the season kicks off Thursday September 6 when the Atlanta Falcons play the 2018 Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles. The new approval ratings follow a trend that Secrets charted last year in polling provided exclusively by the Winston Group and pollster David Winston. In August of last year, Winston surveys put the approval rating of the NFL at 57 percent. In September, it had dropped to 44 percent favorable. YouGov’s poll did find support for the new NFL policy on taking a knee. Under that rule, players who protest will be fined, though they can now stay in the locker room instead. However, the public is still evenly split on the issue overall.
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#1. To: Tooconservative (#0)
I'll stick with college football on occasion. More exciting sport IMO with more human error makes it interesting to me.
If they really want to regain viewership, and sell more tickets, for more dollars, here is what they should try. Rename it to American Gladiators. Dump the ball. Give each player tire tools, log chains, malachite's, etc. Let them line up on the field and go at it. Last team with guys still standing wins. For the halftime, let Kapperdick out of a cage, and chase him down the field, let both teams beat him with ball bats. Finish him off with a chainsaw or double bit axe. People would pay big bucks to see all that blood, gore, guts dumped on the ground. Sponsors would pay big to televise it. The stadiums would sell a lot of beer. Viewership would go way up. Ticket prices would skyrocket This would certainly add a lot of excitement !! Wadda ya think Fred, would that boost the excitement and human error ? LOL !!!
I'd like to see "Rollerball" replace football.
#12. To: Deckard, Stoner, hondo68 (#11)
Jonathan! Jonathan! Jonathan! The corporatists were the power mongers back in 1975, just like today. Thanks for the movie clip. I remember it well; 43 years ago.
Man, that would be the best thing that has happened in sports in a long time. Count me in!
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#6. To: Fred Mertz (#1)
" More exciting sport IMO with more human error makes it interesting to me. "
#11. To: Stoner (#6)
If they really want to regain viewership, and sell more tickets, for more dollars, here is what they should try.
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#15. To: Deckard, buckeroo (#11)
I'd like to see "Rollerball" replace football.
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