David Tepper purchases Carolina Panthers

[COchief]

Originally Posted by DaNewGuy

Uh vikings and saints drew the highest rating for divisonal round game ever...but hot take

You can cherry pick stats and ratings. My post is generally a 30 thousand foot view of the NFL's future over the next few decades. I consult with a lot of local government agencies and in Colorado all youth sports go through the Rec Centers so I hear constantly about rapidly declining participation and how to save it. In the last decade most programs have half of what they used to across the board and no one can find coaches as HS students don't work anymore and the corporate culture has quickly pounced on predatory and intelligent free labor otherwise known as college internships. 5-10 years ago only engineers and select majors from top universities were doing internships their last couple summers, now communication majors "have" to start after their freshman year.

You also have to be able to step outside your generation and understand that while you and I may have grown up with 12 channels and nintendo. Current crop has unbelievable instant choice for entertainment via Netflix/xbox/ipad/internet with zero commercials nor scheduling around live events/times.

[DaNewGuy]

Originally Posted by COchief

You can cherry pick stats and ratings. My post is generally a 30 thousand foot view of the NFL's future over the next few decades. I consult with a lot of local government agencies and in Colorado all youth sports go through the Rec Centers so I hear constantly about rapidly declining participation and how to save it. In the last decade most programs have half of what they used to across the board and no one can find coaches as HS students don't work anymore and the corporate culture has quickly pounced on predatory and intelligent free labor otherwise known as college internships. 5-10 years ago only engineers and select majors from top universities were doing internships their last couple summers, now communication majors "have" to start after their freshman year.

You also have to be able to step outside your generation and understand that while you and I may have grown up with 12 channels and nintendo. Current crop has unbelievable instant choice for entertainment via Netflix/xbox/ipad/internet with zero commercials nor scheduling around live events/times.

World series drew some of the beSt numbers in like over 12 years, nba viewership keeps going up every year, nfl took a slight dip but I think it will be fine, I'm only 24 so maybe I just don't know shit

[COchief]

Originally Posted by DaNewGuy

World series drew some of the beSt numbers in like over 12 years, nba viewership keeps going up every year, nfl took a slight dip but I think it will be fine, I'm only 24 so maybe I just don't know shit

No sweat I'm not dug in on any of this and I may be proven completely wrong, but I do typically excel at this sort of pattern recognition and ability to project based on a few key indicators thrown together. Thanks for tossing out the age and "might not know shit". I'm curious since we're roughly 20 years apart, I mean other than growing up in a football house, aren't your friends more likely to be gaming/netflixing over sitting there on Sundays watching commercial after commercial with some football mixed in? Sometimes I find myself thinking "this is a waste of my time" especially with Smith under center, if Mahomes flames out I am not sure I will stick with the NFL much longer as my pleasure/pain ratio as a Chiefs fan has not been kind over the decades.

Older, but may not know shit either

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by COchief

No sweat I'm not dug in on any of this and I may be proven completely wrong, but I do typically excel at this sort of pattern recognition and ability to project based on a few key indicators thrown together. Thanks for tossing out the age and "might not know shit". I'm curious since we're roughly 20 years apart, I mean other than growing up in a football house, aren't your friends more likely to be gaming/netflixing over sitting there on Sundays watching commercial after commercial with some football mixed in? Sometimes I find myself thinking "this is a waste of my time" especially with Smith under center, if Mahomes flames out I am not sure I will stick with the NFL much longer as my pleasure/pain ratio as a Chiefs fan has not been kind over the decades.

Older, but may not know shit either

You are correct. I know children's nonprofits are struggling with this issue too. Kids have a lot more distractions and video games is a huge one. It's impacting most sports, but football has to be the most concerning. The NBA has embraced younger entertainment. Most owners are courting entertainment gurus like Jay-Z and Nelly to make the game more relevant. Jay-Z for example completely changed the music, liquor selection, and VIP experience for the Nets and it was very well received. MLB has done a fantastic job embracing new media which is key for young multitaskers. Their streaming is crushing it, and the MLB Network is doing fantastic. The NFL has done none of those things, and worse, they've made the game less accessible to young fans because games are too expensive and many families don't want to spring for a dish. That coupled with the concussion issue, and I think the NFL could be in some real trouble. They need new ideas. Unfortunately, every idea they come up with puts $ above fan experience and access. And their TV deal and streaming options are downright awful.

[DJJasonp]

Originally Posted by COchief

Current crop has unbelievable instant choice for entertainment via Netflix/xbox/ipad/internet with zero commercials nor scheduling around live events/times.

There's a reason Esports is taking off (and with big money involved).

North America alone had revenues of 257 million in 2017 - with expected doubling of that figure to 607 million by 2020.

Interesting info on this: https://newzoo.com/insights/articles...llion-in-2017/