frankj1
7 years ago

here's an article that described what was happening at the height of the kneeling controversy...circa 2016

https://theundefeated.com/features/nfl-viewership-down-and-study-suggests-its-over-protests/ 

delta1 wrote:


not really that much in the article.
frankj1
7 years ago

You know why Jeffrey Dahmer kept a jar of testicles in his refrigerator????

















Because, sometimes you feel like a nut.....8-[

RMAN4443 wrote:


I always wondered why he did that.
Thanks.
RMAN4443
7 years ago

I always wondered why he did that.
Thanks.

frankj1 wrote:


You probably know what they found in his shower......


















Head and Shoulders
frankj1
7 years ago
you, sir, are like uh idiot.
Thanks.
teedubbya
7 years ago
If you think tebow was never a legitimate nfl AB you hate him and by default you hate him for being religious and virginal.

Heathens.
teedubbya
7 years ago
AB = qb but my phone changed it because apple hates Tebow and thus they hate god.
teedubbya
7 years ago
I wonder if head and shoulders would help Tebow supporting snowflakes.
frankj1
7 years ago

I wonder if head and shoulders would help Tebow supporting snowflakes.

teedubbya wrote:


oooh, good one.

but if God wanted him to have dandruff...well you know the rest. Save your shampoo money.
Speyside
7 years ago
Frank, he was an SEC anyalist for 2 seasons I think. He also had a prominent role on ESPNS SEC station if my memory is correct. Bottom line, he made teams money, jersey sales, tickets. Are all teams really sold out? I see many empty seats for bad teams.
delta1
7 years ago

not really that much in the article.

frankj1 wrote:



true, but an interesting tidbit from the article:

"a study conducted by Rasmussen Reports shows otherwise. Approximately 1,000 American adults participated in a telephone questionnaire on Oct. 2-3 that revealed nearly one-third (32 percent) are “less likely to watch an NFL game” due to players taking a stand and protesting the national anthem"

this was reflected in the commentary here on CBid among a large number of members who said they'd stop watching the NFL if the players kept kneeling...

http://www.cigarbid.com/Forum/c/posts/655405/kneeling 

Whistlebritches
7 years ago
**** Kappernutt……..he had his chance
fishinguitarman
7 years ago
And there ya go!
frankj1
7 years ago

Frank, he was an SEC anyalist for 2 seasons I think. He also had a prominent role on ESPNS SEC station if my memory is correct. Bottom line, he made teams money, jersey sales, tickets. Are all teams really sold out? I see many empty seats for bad teams.

Speyside wrote:


ah, I'm not much for watching college football except here and there and some bowl games.
I may be going on old info, but I'm pretty sure total NFL revenue is in the gazillion range even without ticket sales.

Pretty sure some newer players jersey sale have filled the void too.

Also would guess 98.2% of empty seats have been sold if not used. Cities that don't $upport teams lose them to other cities.
frankj1
7 years ago

true, but an interesting tidbit from the article:

"a study conducted by Rasmussen Reports shows otherwise. Approximately 1,000 American adults participated in a telephone questionnaire on Oct. 2-3 that revealed nearly one-third (32 percent) are “less likely to watch an NFL game” due to players taking a stand and protesting the national anthem"

this was reflected in the commentary here on CBid among a large number of members who said they'd stop watching the NFL if the players kept kneeling...

http://www.cigarbid.com/Forum/c/posts/655405/kneeling 

delta1 wrote:


much of that data was also broken down by race, sex and age and did not all trend in the same direction.
Parity and boring TV match ups weren't in the questions asked, I don't believe.

Never heard of less money happening when the league renewed expiring TV contracts either.
frankj1
7 years ago

**** Kappernutt……..he had his chance

Whistlebritches wrote:


lots of people agree.
frankj1
7 years ago
meanwhile, it's games like tonight that kill ratings.
people move on from controversy, but hate to waste 3 hours again and again.
borndead1
tailgater
7 years ago

Colin Kaepernick > these guys

https://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/arrests/ 

borndead1 wrote:



Some yes.
Some no.

Take Patrick Chung. He's charged with possesion of cocaine. But if you learn the details, he hadn't been to his lake house for a few weeks. Friends were using it. Workers were coming and going. The cops went in with nobody home because an alarm was sounded and the found the coke. Chung owns the place. He gets charged.

It appears circumstantial on the surface, and he's never been in trouble before.
By all accounts, a good person.

Kaepernick is a punk who rails against law enforcement.
Punk with a capital P.
And you can pop the P when you say it. For emphasis. Plus it's fun.

borndead1
7 years ago
Well I guess that makes me a P-P-P-Punk as well, because I had no issue with his peaceful demonstration calling attention to an issue that is important to him. I had no issue with Tebow, either. Pro athletes don't become robots devoid of emotions or opinions once they walk onto a field.
teedubbya
7 years ago
The it’s not mine defense. Love it.
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