Comments on: Now is the Best Time to be a Sports Fan http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2010/03/23/now-is-the-best-time-to-be-a-sports-fan/ SportsNetworker.com is the #1 Resource Online For Sports Business Professional Looking To Take Their Sports Career To The Next Level Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:54:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Keith http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2010/03/23/now-is-the-best-time-to-be-a-sports-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-5328 Keith Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:49:52 +0000 http://sportsnetworker.com/?p=3070#comment-5328 The NFL seems to be teflon coated to be honest, the reasons why are many and veried but its partly due to the very rough,tough, volent nature of the sport that so appeals to a huge porportion of the American sports fan. Baseball used to be king, and Collage Football too in the South (still is that way to be honest) With professional football just a minority sport upto the 50's and then its just gained in strength year upon year as Baseballs moved futher back (apart from the Yankees v Red Sox games as mentioned). College football games draw huge attendances around the country (5 or 6 teams avarage over 100,000 per game) but it doesnt draw the massive tv money that the NFL does which place it in a league of its own for such a short season (16 or so games a season) The NBA just doesnt draw the national attention like the NFL , yes the big name players are well known, but the teams just arent followed (apart from afew select citys) the same way that the NFL teams are. Theres a few other reasons too which i wont go into but are often mentioned as for the lack of popularity of the NBA in corperate America or the suburbs, its deemed to be mainly an inner city sport. The NBA is known as the 3rd Sport of the big 4, and i cant see that changing any time soon really. It will never get anywhere close to the NFL, and baseball has the advantage of such a long season. The NFL seems to be teflon coated to be honest, the reasons why are many and veried but its partly due to the very rough,tough, volent nature of the sport that so appeals to a huge porportion of the American sports fan.

Baseball used to be king, and Collage Football too in the South (still is that way to be honest) With professional football just a minority sport upto the 50′s and then its just gained in strength year upon year as Baseballs moved futher back (apart from the Yankees v Red Sox games as mentioned). College football games draw huge attendances around the country (5 or 6 teams avarage over 100,000 per game) but it doesnt draw the massive tv money that the NFL does which place it in a league of its own for such a short season (16 or so games a season)

The NBA just doesnt draw the national attention like the NFL , yes the big name players are well known, but the teams just arent followed (apart from afew select citys) the same way that the NFL teams are. Theres a few other reasons too which i wont go into but are often mentioned as for the lack of popularity of the NBA in corperate America or the suburbs, its deemed to be mainly an inner city sport. The NBA is known as the 3rd Sport of the big 4, and i cant see that changing any time soon really. It will never get anywhere close to the NFL, and baseball has the advantage of such a long season.

]]> By: Sam Taggart http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2010/03/23/now-is-the-best-time-to-be-a-sports-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-5325 Sam Taggart Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:30:59 +0000 http://sportsnetworker.com/?p=3070#comment-5325 Keith, NBA ratings and attendance may be down in some cities, but I would argue that the NBA is in the middle of a renaissance. After the Jordan era, the league was missing those big time super stars & personalities (apart from Kobe & Shaq), that really made the NBA tick. However, now the league is arguably at an all-time high in terms of talent and characters (Lebron, Kobe, Wade, Paul, Howard, Bosh, Nash, Durant, Anthony, just to name a few). These guys, combined with the addition of social media, have helped the league massively, in my opinion. The NFL is crushing it, but they also have a lot of negativity surrounding their brand (e.g. the No Fun League). In terms of current buzz, I think the NBA is in a great spot. Keith, NBA ratings and attendance may be down in some cities, but I would argue that the NBA is in the middle of a renaissance. After the Jordan era, the league was missing those big time super stars & personalities (apart from Kobe & Shaq), that really made the NBA tick. However, now the league is arguably at an all-time high in terms of talent and characters (Lebron, Kobe, Wade, Paul, Howard, Bosh, Nash, Durant, Anthony, just to name a few). These guys, combined with the addition of social media, have helped the league massively, in my opinion.

The NFL is crushing it, but they also have a lot of negativity surrounding their brand (e.g. the No Fun League). In terms of current buzz, I think the NBA is in a great spot.

]]> By: Will Simpson http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2010/03/23/now-is-the-best-time-to-be-a-sports-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-5322 Will Simpson Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:26:32 +0000 http://sportsnetworker.com/?p=3070#comment-5322 Sorry to sound naive, I'm not very well clued in on American Sports, but maybe someone could explain why the 'ever increasing all powerful NFL' is not declining in the same way as NBA and MLB? Surely the negative off-field incidents leave an equally sour taste in the mouth and I can see from the little NFL that I've seen that personal ego's seem to far outweigh the team ethic. Also only the Superbowl is of international interest, as far as I'm aware at least... Is due to PR and tournament marketing or is it the entertaining alternative to baseball and basketball. I certainly enjoyed the Superbowl in all its shiny glory, and was more than happy to stay up til 4am! Sorry to sound naive, I’m not very well clued in on American Sports, but maybe someone could explain why the ‘ever increasing all powerful NFL’ is not declining in the same way as NBA and MLB? Surely the negative off-field incidents leave an equally sour taste in the mouth and I can see from the little NFL that I’ve seen that personal ego’s seem to far outweigh the team ethic. Also only the Superbowl is of international interest, as far as I’m aware at least…

Is due to PR and tournament marketing or is it the entertaining alternative to baseball and basketball. I certainly enjoyed the Superbowl in all its shiny glory, and was more than happy to stay up til 4am!

]]> By: Keith http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2010/03/23/now-is-the-best-time-to-be-a-sports-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-5320 Keith Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:27:24 +0000 http://sportsnetworker.com/?p=3070#comment-5320 So isn't it strange that the NBA's popularity (TV ratings, game attendence etc) is in decline in the USA due to many reasons including the over hyped players rather than team togetherness, far too many on and off the court dramas involving the same players often ending up in a different court ! Sports fans interest in the sport is going the wrong way along with the general interest in Baseball (only one match up each year has any great interest on the national level and thats the Yankees/Red Sox) compared to the ever increasing all powerful NFL !! So isn’t it strange that the NBA’s popularity (TV ratings, game attendence etc) is in decline in the USA due to many reasons including the over hyped players rather than team togetherness, far too many on and off the court dramas involving the same players often ending up in a different court !

Sports fans interest in the sport is going the wrong way along with the general interest in Baseball (only one match up each year has any great interest on the national level and thats the Yankees/Red Sox) compared to the ever increasing all powerful NFL !!

]]> By: Ash Read http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2010/03/23/now-is-the-best-time-to-be-a-sports-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-5311 Ash Read Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:31:32 +0000 http://sportsnetworker.com/?p=3070#comment-5311 Thanks Sam. I think you're right - what we have now is nothing compared to what it will be like! If you take a look everything I mention in the article it has all really emerged over the past few years and it's definitely going to be interesting to see how things progress. Thanks Sam. I think you’re right – what we have now is nothing compared to what it will be like! If you take a look everything I mention in the article it has all really emerged over the past few years and it’s definitely going to be interesting to see how things progress.

]]> By: Sam Taggart http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2010/03/23/now-is-the-best-time-to-be-a-sports-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-5310 Sam Taggart Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:02:25 +0000 http://sportsnetworker.com/?p=3070#comment-5310 Great article, Ash! Actually, I think the last line says it all, "Thanks to new technology in the coming months and years it’s only going to get better." What we have now is _nothing_ compared to what it will like to be a sports fan two or five or ten years down the line! Great article, Ash! Actually, I think the last line says it all, “Thanks to new technology in the coming months and years it’s only going to get better.” What we have now is _nothing_ compared to what it will like to be a sports fan two or five or ten years down the line!

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