Posted on 10/04/2016 12:02:30 PM PDT by 11th_VA
The latest of the Colin Kaepernick effect was felt across the football landscape this weekend. Beginning with high school football games, to members of the East Carolina Marching Band refusing to play the National Anthem, the “Kaepernick effect” is far reaching and exposing layers to our national season of discontent and discourse.
It’s also having an effect on perennial ratings darling, the National Football League.
#BoycottNFL is working, and media watchers, ad people, and the folks at Forbes.com are beginning to talk about a trend likely not to change anytime soon.
Regardless of your personal views or your politics, the conventional wisdom that the “too big to fail” NFL may find itself at a crossroads it can’t ignore or placate much longer.
Week one of the NFL on CBS, FOX, and the Sunday Night NBC game saw their lowest ratings in seven years. Week two also saw the decline continue when ESPN and Monday Night Football saw its lowest numbers since 2006.
Week three and four have seen those number continue to decline. With no end in sight, and both sides voicing dissenting opinions, the NFL may find its hand forced on an issue it would rather not. And don’t pretend other leagues aren’t paying attention, (eye’s on you NBA and NHL)...
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Didn’t know about that.
Screw the NFL.
NFL officiating is terrible. To say the least. The NFL has become Bush league.
Maybe we should contact the NFL and ask them if they could post on their web page a list of their current sponsors so we can boycott them? :)
Let’s not forget that it was President Obama and his administration that ushered in this era of bad race relations. Further, their prejudice has destroyed the rule of law and seeks to make the government the sole source of American rights. Hence Hillary, a should be felon, continues to run for President.
I love football, all the games, all the time! But this year I have limited myself to Denver games only. It’s killing me and I have had to leave the house to avoid putting a game on. Feels good — I am now a one game a week woman, and only if lucky enough to have my team televised in the Northeast!
How’s Target doing these days?
Plus he is a vegan now and can’t get his weight up
” My beef is with Goodell and the NFL for not coming down on the right side on this issue. “
+1
That’s what “a dialogue about race” is. Always, and exclusively.
The most expensive player in the NFL
“NFL is trash politics. Change the channel.”
Speak up in public. Ask the owner, bartender, restaurant manager to simply change the channel.
The headline is half false. Ratings are declining, but there is no real dialogue between #BlackThugsMatter supporters and decent people. The leftist echo chamber has always hated police and continues to talk about how much they hate police. Decent people don't bother talking to leftists. Leftists are immature and are likely to get violent unless you agree 100% and use their approved phrases when you agree. Talking with them as if they were adults is not worth the risk.
It’s all just too damned PC. That pisses off at least 48% of their viewers.
Meanwhile, the NFL pretends it’s all a fluke that fell out of the sky on them. The NFL has needed this for a long time, I hope they’re learning something.
And that’s how things are going to change. The NFL doesn’t give a crap about you and me. But 28 unhappy billionaires getting up in their henhouse? You betcha.
This wanker has found the ONLY way he’s ever going to make an impact on the game. The only surprise here is that a team owner hasn’t put out a hit on him yet.
The NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and the other jockstraps can go to the lowest ring of Hell. These politically retarded Millionaires need to be out of jobs and forced to live on their bloated salaries. If they’ve spent their loot, too bad. They’ll just have to find honest work for the first time in their lives.
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