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Originally Posted by BlackOp
No...the overt price-gouging is the main factor. Going to a game is a freaking hassle let alone costing $400+ for two people.
I had free tickets to the Eagles game...and was bored. I'm sure it was a lot more exciting before the internet and people had nothing else to do. Football is a better experience on TV...when recorded so you can FF through 1 1/2 hours of soul-sucking commercials.
NFL can blame the anthem...but the truth is it's not worth the money anymore. If you're into tailgating...then it becomes a social experience...like a Grateful Dead concert...but other than that I dont see the value.
Goodell tried to make this sport appear more important than it was...and banked on the fans being dumber than they thought.
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Originally Posted by Strongside
All this makes the Gooddell extension even more baffling to me.
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
With legalized Sports Gambling coming down the pike, the NFL will be become more popular than ever.
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^ Heavy dose of truth in the above posts.
And to take Dane's thought even further, with the popularity of the NFL facing it's first true stagnation point in years (since the strike?), you're going to see legalized sports betting nationwide way sooner rather than later.