“Shock poll: NFL now least liked sport, core fans down 31%”
By Paul Bedard
Oct 7, 2017, 8:00 A.M.
Washington Examiner
Note that the pollster is innumerate, and either Paul Bedard or his editor is, as well.
Worse for football, which was already seeing lower TV ratings and empty stadium seats, the month of protests and complaints about them from President Trump drove core fans, men 34-54, away, the most significant indicator that NFL brass aren't in touch with their base.Core NFL fans’ viewing didn’t drop 31%, but rather 42.5%! The analysis was written by someone who doesn’t know the difference between points (31) and percentage (42.5%). Likewise, NFL favorables didn’t fall 23 percent, going from 68 percent to 45 percent, but 23 points! The percentage drop was 33.8%.
The Winston Poll from the Washington-based Winston Group found that the attitude of those fans went from an August rating of 73 percent favorable and 19 percent unfavorable to 42 percent favorable and 47 percent unfavorable, a remarkable turn against the sport.
According to the poll analysis, "more critically for the NFL, the fall off in favorables occurred among important audiences. Among males, NFL favorables fell 23 percent, going from 68 percent to 45 percent. In looking at a more specific audience, males 34-54, NFL favorables fell 31 percent, going from 73 percent to 42 percent. Among this group the NFL has a surprising negative image, as it went from +54 percent in August to -5 percent in September."
3 comments:
After Trumps observation,another detrimental aspect of this controversy were the announcers--including Terry Bradshaw--ripping Trump and backing the players.
"They have a first amendment right to protest."
"Stick to the economy and North Korea and quit tweeting about football."
Interpreting that:Football players can use their job to protest,but Trump can't use HIS office of POTUS to say the NFL players shouldn't be using the football field for political expression (which they shouldn't).
To take this further,the "news" networks should also keep politics out of their reporting--unless they want to be known as unreliable shills.Keep it objective.
I noticed today,not one comment about player protests.It's close to kickoff and I'm waiting to see the anthem--and how they cover it.Looks like a lot of avoidance of the topic to me.The Anthem was not even shown on my local Lions broadcast.Point made by the fans--and Trump--seems to have hit home finally.FOX management decision to make it all disappear?I think so.
--GR Anonymous
."The Anthem was not even shown on my local Lions broadcast.Point "
The teams will just not appear as the anthem is played, the anthem will not be played, the networks will go to a commercial during the playing of the anthem, etc. All sorts of combinations.
Not sure if your allowed to use the FUCK word on this site, so I'll just "F" the nfl.
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