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**forumsfavoriteall** · 10-30-2008, 01:48 AM

The NFL really wants you to start paying for games

This year the NFL will be broadcasting 8 games on the NFL network and unless you live in that teams market you are not going to see them.

Think of what that means, you want to see the double header game featuring a division rival forget it unless your prepared to pay.

The word market is suddenly taking on an sinister tone. Let's say your like me a Packer fan who lives in Milwaukee, if they determine the home market is Green Bay people in Milwaukee could be forced to pay to watch the games.

Maybe that won't happen but we really don't know, California, Philadelphia and New York are already subdivided into home markets. In effect the NFL has already divided states.

What if you live in say North Dakota, Iowa, Rhode Island or Detroit places without an NFL team you might not be able to see a game at all without paying in the future. No home market after all.

The NFL is losing its way and its going to lose fans soon. Didn't MLB decide something similar to this was a great idea and put games on cable only in some markets? While the owners got a shit load of money the fans got fucked.

The short sighted view though may cost the NFL fans in the long run, if parents can't afford to buy the games will the kids grow into fans?

Do I think the NFL should have to broadcast every game everywhere?

No of course not but the markets should be better defined, divisional games should be available to rival markets for free and as far as the NFL network.

Free market so they should be allowed to exist but the games should be subscription based and availabe per selected game (like you buy a movie on demand now) I we should not have to pay a few hundred buck's to see the 3 games we want to.

NASCAR took note of the NFL model and used it to grow into the fastest growing fan sport in the US.

That model was more events on FREE tv NASCAR added races and targeted families.

For some reason the NFL has decided to move away from the very model that created the success they now enjoy.

The NFL like to many business' was not ok with massive success, it was not good enought to have steady growth, teams worth over a billion dollars and a fan base larger than a lot of countries. They are getting greedy and when that happens your well on the way to fucking your fan and ultimately yourself.

We as fans don't have much to say here. Coaches will say I need to worry about the game, players will say I just want to play, owners will say we need to evolve with the times and the league will say we need to do what's best for the league. In the end nobody will be talking about the fans, because the catch phrases only mean one thing. If I can get more $ that's what I want.

So you know what fuck you NFL network,I've bought tickets, jerseys, cards, plaques, programs and enough memorial crap to last 3 life times I'm not buying the games

ill watch womens kick ball.

10-30-2008, 01:48 AM	#1
forumsfavoriteall Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 346 Senior Member	Fuck You NFL Network The NFL really wants you to start paying for games This year the NFL will be broadcasting 8 games on the NFL network and unless you live in that teams market you are not going to see them. Think of what that means, you want to see the double header game featuring a division rival forget it unless your prepared to pay. The word market is suddenly taking on an sinister tone. Let's say your like me a Packer fan who lives in Milwaukee, if they determine the home market is Green Bay people in Milwaukee could be forced to pay to watch the games. Maybe that won't happen but we really don't know, California, Philadelphia and New York are already subdivided into home markets. In effect the NFL has already divided states. What if you live in say North Dakota, Iowa, Rhode Island or Detroit places without an NFL team you might not be able to see a game at all without paying in the future. No home market after all. The NFL is losing its way and its going to lose fans soon. Didn't MLB decide something similar to this was a great idea and put games on cable only in some markets? While the owners got a shit load of money the fans got fucked. The short sighted view though may cost the NFL fans in the long run, if parents can't afford to buy the games will the kids grow into fans? Do I think the NFL should have to broadcast every game everywhere? No of course not but the markets should be better defined, divisional games should be available to rival markets for free and as far as the NFL network. Free market so they should be allowed to exist but the games should be subscription based and availabe per selected game (like you buy a movie on demand now) I we should not have to pay a few hundred buck's to see the 3 games we want to. NASCAR took note of the NFL model and used it to grow into the fastest growing fan sport in the US. That model was more events on FREE tv NASCAR added races and targeted families. For some reason the NFL has decided to move away from the very model that created the success they now enjoy. The NFL like to many business' was not ok with massive success, it was not good enought to have steady growth, teams worth over a billion dollars and a fan base larger than a lot of countries. They are getting greedy and when that happens your well on the way to fucking your fan and ultimately yourself. We as fans don't have much to say here. Coaches will say I need to worry about the game, players will say I just want to play, owners will say we need to evolve with the times and the league will say we need to do what's best for the league. In the end nobody will be talking about the fans, because the catch phrases only mean one thing. If I can get more $ that's what I want. So you know what fuck you NFL network,I've bought tickets, jerseys, cards, plaques, programs and enough memorial crap to last 3 life times I'm not buying the games ill watch womens kick ball.
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