'Goodbye Pittsburgh Steelers, burn in hell!' upset NFL fans torch their gear, NFL ratings fall

[CaptUSA]

It's kinda scary how what the Steelers did was so misinterpreted by the media (including social media).

Basically, they said, as a team, "We're here to play football - not make political statements", and tried to stay out of the controversy. Instead, it was portrayed as some kind of team boycott of the anthem. Craziness.

Then, Villanueva stepped too far out of the tunnel and then the same media portrayed him as a hero. Then, he apologized for screwing up and making it look like he was the only one on his team who supported the anthem and then the same media portrayed him as a coward for "apologizing for paying respect to the flag". You couldn't make this up!

That whole incident should serve as an example of how the media can take any situation and play it how they want.

 

[Zippyjuan]

NASCAR ratings are down too. Is that because they protest? Or Trump?

http://awfulannouncing.com/racing/nascar-ratings-getting-even-worse-season.html

NASCAR ratings are getting even worse this season

While not maybe at a “make or break” point, NASCAR poured a lot of effort into trying to reverse their long-suffering ratings slide. There’s a brand new points system, races have been fundamentally changed, the series has a new sponsor, and drivers are getting into fights on pit road.

NASCAR has been trying almost everything. And thus far, nothing is working.

It’s still early days in the 2017 season but after the Daytona 500 the sport has seen its poor ratings continuing to slip slide away. While Daytona viewership increased 5% over last year to 11.9 million viewers, each race since has been down versus last year. And the last three races have been down significantly.

More at link.

 

[anaconda]

The results of the worldwide championship are guaranteed since nobody but us plays the game.

LOL.

 

[anaconda]

It's kinda scary how what the Steelers did was so misinterpreted by the media (including social media).

Basically, they said, as a team, "We're here to play football - not make political statements", and tried to stay out of the controversy. Instead, it was portrayed as some kind of team boycott of the anthem. Craziness.

Then, Villanueva stepped too far out of the tunnel and then the same media portrayed him as a hero. Then, he apologized for screwing up and making it look like he was the only one on his team who supported the anthem and then the same media portrayed him as a coward for "apologizing for paying respect to the flag". You couldn't make this up!

That whole incident should serve as an example of how the media can take any situation and play it how they want.

Excellent observation.

 

[parocks]

What you're having here is a colossal sht show. Gay protesters on one side and gay protesters on the other. Nothing good comes of this.

Staying in locker room is what teams all did 100% of the time until 2009. Go back to that.

 

[Anti Federalist]

NASCAR ratings are down too. Is that because they protest? Or Trump?

Let's hope it's a trend across all sports.

NASCAR was one of the few sports I used to follow with any regularity and they lost me twenty years ago with politically correct platitudes and ridiculous safeeeeeettttyyyy overkill.

 

[anaconda]

Know how much season tickets cost?!? Even stupider. At least sell them and get some cash so you can buy more gold, silver and lead.

Empty stadiums have been going on for weeks, before last weekend:

http://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-attendance-down-2017-9

 

[anaconda]

Pro sports digression: I'm not watching the NBA anymore unless they start 100% enforcing traveling and carrying. Which will likely be never.

 

[dannno]

Pro sports digression: I'm not watching the NBA anymore unless they start 100% enforcing traveling and carrying. Which will likely be never.

 

[anaconda]

When politics enters sports it's over. Google is weaponizing it daily.

I've been complaining for years about having to watch some local military buffoons being trotted out for national anthems. Like I'm supposed to pay homage to state paid killers who defile the constitution on a regular basis. Every friggin' Warriors game.

 

[anaconda]

LOL. Some folks did a study not too long ago and the average number of uncalled traveling violations per NBA game was around 60 or so, if memory serves.

 

[anaconda]

Anybody know if this has spilled over into major league baseball? I don't watch baseball or football.

UPDATE:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...to-anthem-controversy/?utm_term=.078e7f39369a

 

[anaconda]

What you're having here is a colossal sht show. Gay protesters on one side and gay protesters on the other. Nothing good comes of this.

Staying in locker room is what teams all did 100% of the time until 2009. Go back to that.

And what's with the open stadium Lombardy Trophy presentation? What happened to the old days of presenting in the locker room, with players pouring champagne all over themselves and everyone else? That was a ratings worthy spectacle. Instead of being forced to stand out on some cold tundra that they just spent 3 hours exhausting themselves on. The interviews and player comments are far less authentic.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

That NBA traveling video was hilarious.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Either that, or it has nothing to do with politics, and everything to do with the cheating.

Hey, Goodell. Try letting the best team win all season, for a change, and see what happens to your ratings. You know what to do--tell your officials to use the same standard for holding calls for both teams. At this point, what have you got to lose?

Cheating?

Nobody here is seriously under the illusion that this whole thing is not rigged from to bottom, are they?

 

[juleswin]

LOL. Some folks did a study not too long ago and the average number of uncalled traveling violations per NBA game was around 60 or so, if memory serves.

60 walks per season, per game, per quarter per what?

 

[ghengis86]

60 walks per season, per game, per quarter per what?

the average number of uncalled traveling violations per NBA game was around 60 or so, if memory serves.

per NBA game

 

[juleswin]

the average number of uncalled traveling violations per NBA game was around 60 or so, if memory serves.

per NBA game

Considering that they call about 6 ish travels per game, I seriously doubt there are that many travels that occur in a game. I am avid NBA watcher and a stickler for travel violations. This 60 number is highly inflated

 

[acptulsa]

LOL. Some folks did a study not too long ago and the average number of uncalled traveling violations per NBA game was around 60 or so, if memory serves.

60 walks per season, per game, per quarter per what?

Um, Jules? The lights are on. Anyone home?

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

See, I keep telling you the game was better in the good old days with all that fine passing. I propose a new separatist league called the WNBA. The White National Basketball Association.