Is
it a passing storm or an existential problem? That’s a key question for
the NFL as it grapples with the mushrooming controversy of players
kneeling in protest during the national anthem, and President Donald
Trump’s persistent bashing of the kneelers.
A
new Yahoo Finance poll suggests the NFL has an enduring problem on its
hands. Nearly 62% of 9,056 respondents told us they plan to watch less
pro football in response to the anthem controversy.
Thirty-six percent
said they plan to buy less NFL merchandise, and 32% have chosen not to
attend a game they would otherwise have gone to. Those findings all have
financial implications for the NFL and its 32 team owners.
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I plan to watch no football. I've been invited by a player to not come back. I have a new beer(not bud, which from now on I will refer to as piss water beer works, thank you Johnny), a new pastime, and letters to write. I want to have sports channels and cnn, msnbc, and a few more more removed from my cable tv bundle. Maybe we neede the govmint to step in and help with things with some more regulations on the cable tv industry. We will need these changes at a lower price.
ReplyDeleteI've been invited by a player to not come back.
DeleteThat's great as you now know he really wasn't a 'friend'.
I would not lose any sleep at all, if the NFL were to go out of business. Maybe it would force some grown child-men to grown up and become adults. There is some thing wrong, when a grown man wears a shirt with another mans name on it. It's cute in children. Adults not so much. I pray that the public stays angry at the NFL and keeps the pressure on them. If they slip back into their old habits of watching the games and buying the NFL stuff, it will all have been in vain. It will send a message to the NFL, that they can do or say anything they want, no matter how offensive or vulgar it is. The fans rage will blow over and they will go back to business as usual. The sponsors will continue to push their products on TV, since any loss of money will be temporary. Lastly the professional cry baby bullies and whiners will think of more over the top ways to "protest" a newly found "injustice".
ReplyDelete. The fans rage will blow over and they will go back to business as usual. The sponsors will continue to push their products on TV, since any loss of money will be temporary. Lastly the professional cry baby bullies and whiners will think of more over the top ways to "protest" a newly found "injustice".
DeleteProbably, unfortunately.
i hate foot ball. Let them play tennis.
ReplyDeleteLet them play tennis.
Delete:) let them eat cake.