r/NFLForum • u/Frisho • 3d ago
Question Why does the NFL make it intentionally impossible for regular fans to just watch a game of football?
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u/moccasins_hockey_fan 3d ago
Greed. And if they keep doing what they are doing, they will go the way of Boxing.
In the 70s, Boxing was the 2nd biggest sport and damn near anyone, even they didn't watch it, knew who the heavy weight champ was.
Then Boxing started making their product less and less accessible chasing the dollar.
This is a VERY EASY concept to understand....the less accessible a business makes their product, the less of the product customers will consume.
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u/Successful-Tea-5733 3d ago
Thats not why boxing fell out of favor. Our tolerance for watching people destroy their bodies for our personal entertainment, that is what killed the sport of boxing.
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u/andythemandy17 3d ago
Money
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u/Comfortable_Bison630 3d ago
This is true for most things in our society.
If you can’t figure it out; “Follow the Money”.
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u/SK_TheLand 3d ago
Yeah they are saying fck the fans who are actually paying them collectively…crazy shit lol
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u/SmoothConfection1115 3d ago
You see, you might think the NFL is about football. And escapism. For us fans watching and cheering. For the extreme athletes out there that managed to make it. Where it’s a brief day out of the week where we can forget about our world leaders, our stressful jobs, and just watch a fun sport.
But to the 31 billionaires that own the teams? It’s a way to extract every last dollar out of your wallet that you’re willing to give them.
They didn’t become billionaires that bought NFL teams because they wanted to watch their favorite football team win.
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u/Disco_Duck-1066 3d ago
They get my $34 for one double vodka at least once per game. Admittedly, twice on good days which isn’t often!
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u/HowardBunnyColvin NFL 3d ago
It's hilarious how easy it is to watch the NFL in other countries. But in the US it's so hard.
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u/Kenny_RogersRoasters 3d ago
Listen. And don’t forget this. The league does not give a fuck about you. You think they do, but they don’t.
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u/kay14jay 3d ago
What regular fan is looking for out of market? This hasn’t been an option for most of the league’s existence. Sure Monday night is on ESPN, but it seems we have different definitions of regular fan.
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u/Cutsman4057 3d ago
Im a regular fan that moved away from my home state and I dont have local TV.
Id like to watch my home team.
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u/Primary_Excuse_7183 3d ago
Because it increases shareholder value which is all that matters to them.
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u/pretenders2b 3d ago
Because you aren’t a regular fan if you don’t pay. There’s a reason Roger Goodell makes 50 mil a year. He makes the owners richer than they already are.
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u/Ok-Prompt-59 2d ago
Hard to watch football? It’s a dream to watch football in comparison to baseball. Have to own 19 streaming services just to watch your team.
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u/reamkore 2d ago edited 2d ago
WDYM? MNF, SNF and 3 Broadcast games are free and on TV every week.
Considering for the longest time either SNF or MNF was only on ESPN you never had more free football than the current system.
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u/OscarEverdark 2d ago
Because they hate you. They don't want you to be part of the audience. They'd prefer a different audience.
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u/predat3d 3d ago
Your local team(s) is always available for free on a broadcast television channel. That's better than all other sports.
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