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Title: Goodell: NFL sees fan unrest Post by: 2Stater on May 25, 2011, 01:45:26 PM http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6587648
Quote "Clearly it has had an impact on the fans," Goodell said as the owners completed their spring meetings. "We see it in various metrics. There's been a noticeable change, TV ratings were down on the draft roughly 4 million people. NFL.com traffic (is down), we see that." Ticket sales also are down. Well duh! What the hell did they think the fans would do? All they have to do is look at MLB to see what a strike/lockout will do. It took years for the MLB fans to come back after the '94 strike. For that matter, attendance still isn't what it used to be. Oh well, that'll just be more people watching the Tide roll their way to #14. Title: Re: Goodell: NFL sees fan unrest Post by: pmull on May 25, 2011, 02:23:34 PM Both sides (NFL & Players Association) are really turning people off. If the season started today interest would be at an all time low. They need to do some damage control before the season starts - if it starts.
Title: Re: Goodell: NFL sees fan unrest Post by: 2Stater on May 25, 2011, 02:27:40 PM Both sides (NFL & Players Association) are really turning people off. If the season started today interest would be at an all time low. They need to do some damage control before the season starts - if it starts. You got that right. Even if they come to terms, I think attendance will still be substantially down this year. If they don't come to terms, God help 'em. |