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<blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 905982" data-attributes="member: 7261"><p>Much like what happened to Boxing. I have never gotten into boxing, but after reading some history, it seems like it was once one of the more popular sports in the U.S. Then greed took over and boxing made some pretty terrible decisions with Pay Per View, trying to bilk more money from its fan base by expanding the number of "titles", thieving managers, medical concerns, fixed fights, etc. Never really read whether it has recovered and has been successful in the U.S. Guessing very few casual fans know many new boxing names. Unlike the days of Mohammed Ali, Frasier, Forman, Leonard, Tyson, etc.</p><p></p><p>I imagine that the NFL has watched the cautionary tale of Boxing and they won't make some of the same mistakes. What they might due inadvertently though, is drive up prices so high, that advertisers might find more economical ways to spend their dollars in a ever changing market, leaving the NFL struggling to keep up with the economics of high salaries.</p><p></p><p>Ticket prices to see events will go as high as the market allows it, but be careful teams, that can drop out at a moments notice. The UW Hockey Program is an example of this. Years ago, tickets were hard to come by and sky rocketing every season, due to a successful program and a growing demand. When the team started losing, the season ticket holders said "enough", myself included and dumped more than half the tickets.</p><p></p><p>The Packers organization has been fortunate, they have a strong following in a tiny market and its been bolstered even more by fielding a lot of successful teams in the past 25+ years. However, that is just ticket sales, much of their revenue comes from the television contracts. If at some point Television switches to a "pay as you use system", I doubt the NFL survives it, or at least not by continuing to be able to pay the huge salaries that it does. The major networks are smart enough to not put the NFL in a pay per view situation, but the companies who pay the big dollars to advertise, might decide the new price tag for a 30 second spot is too high.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pokerbrat2000, post: 905982, member: 7261"] Much like what happened to Boxing. I have never gotten into boxing, but after reading some history, it seems like it was once one of the more popular sports in the U.S. Then greed took over and boxing made some pretty terrible decisions with Pay Per View, trying to bilk more money from its fan base by expanding the number of "titles", thieving managers, medical concerns, fixed fights, etc. Never really read whether it has recovered and has been successful in the U.S. Guessing very few casual fans know many new boxing names. Unlike the days of Mohammed Ali, Frasier, Forman, Leonard, Tyson, etc. I imagine that the NFL has watched the cautionary tale of Boxing and they won't make some of the same mistakes. What they might due inadvertently though, is drive up prices so high, that advertisers might find more economical ways to spend their dollars in a ever changing market, leaving the NFL struggling to keep up with the economics of high salaries. Ticket prices to see events will go as high as the market allows it, but be careful teams, that can drop out at a moments notice. The UW Hockey Program is an example of this. Years ago, tickets were hard to come by and sky rocketing every season, due to a successful program and a growing demand. When the team started losing, the season ticket holders said "enough", myself included and dumped more than half the tickets. The Packers organization has been fortunate, they have a strong following in a tiny market and its been bolstered even more by fielding a lot of successful teams in the past 25+ years. However, that is just ticket sales, much of their revenue comes from the television contracts. If at some point Television switches to a "pay as you use system", I doubt the NFL survives it, or at least not by continuing to be able to pay the huge salaries that it does. The major networks are smart enough to not put the NFL in a pay per view situation, but the companies who pay the big dollars to advertise, might decide the new price tag for a 30 second spot is too high. [/QUOTE]
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