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Originally Posted by rastajenk
Damn... 
All these things that I mentioned, that Randall mentioned, that Thaskalos alluded to, none of them would have come about if the NFL was losing popularity (according to your defintion). They came about as a result of the growth of the sport. Dilanesp makes it sound like they are desperate measures to hold on to their dwindling, or at best stable, level of attraction. What a weird alternative universe he must live in. |
Ras, the NHL has apps, a cable network, more television coverage than ever, regional TV deals, and new arenas. Is it your contention that the percentage of the population which cares about hockey is larger now than it was in the 1970's?
What you are doing is describing changes in the sports media landscape that apply to EVERY sport-- horse racing included, by the way-- and saying that's magically due to football's growing popularity. Meanwhile, the best measure we have-- broadcast television ratings-- show that the NFL is about half as popular as it was in the 1970's.
By the way, I'm pretty plugged in to media types. It's both part of my background and part of my job. If someone from ESPN or the NFL joined this discussion, they would laugh at you. Hundreds of meetings have been held about the fact that professional football, despite making tons of money, has lost a lot of market share.
