Not many things are truly impossible, but 50% of fans going on "strike" from the NFL in a given year is impossible. And to what end? What changes would they want from the NFL. Too vague.
That’s the thing. I don’t think it would take anywhere close to that goal. I also think those that disagree or think a fan strike is impossible would also highly benefit from it.
I know for a fact that several years ago (just before the pandemic) that many fans dropped off. That was mainly the Colin Kaepernick Saga as they thought it was not a good forum to use his cause. I watched those numbers and I recall it floated around 10%+- but eventually level off lower but still between 5-10% direct viewership losses. The NFL eventually responded by raising pricing to recoup the losses. That call it 8% was very damaging short term, but not enough to make lasting change either. 16% ? Becomes problematic. 24% likely becomes highly destructive to the financials. Anywhere over 25%+ Sales and viewership decreasing in the U.S. alone (sustained losses across a season) would be catastrophic imo and I’m about 90% they’d want to talk to fan representation that it won’t increase the following year. More likely is everyone in the hierarchy of the NFL would first be unemployed. That would be the first condition. It’s amazing what losing jobs does to gaining attention and traction with a new
Employee. That’s all they are is Employees and not 1 is invincible.
I’ve watched the #1 Top trading Company on the Stock Exchange through the 1980’s fold up and disappear. I know because I worked there in the 80’s and 90’s and you wouldn’t have had 1 person believe you if you predicted its demise. I have witnessed the most powerful leaders and companies fold up like a deck of cards. I didn’t make up the saying. “small leaks sink big ships”
We made Walmart look tiny
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In CC effort to increase profit margins, they similarly alienated their customer base by reorganizing Employee Compensation through a revised business model. It was catastrophic failure that still costs consumers today.