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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1099670" data-attributes="member: 7261">This is why drug dealers like to give out "free" samples to potential new clients.  <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" data-shortname=";)" />BTW, people tuning into "free" networks like FOX, CBS and NBC may think that the viewing experience is "free", but it really isn't.  You are watching all those ads that are run during the game.  You may not buy that specific beer or car that is being advertised, but you are paying the price of those expensive ads when you leave your house and become a consumer.  You may drink "Generic Beer" because it costs a few pennies a can less than Bud, but do you think that the makers of that Generic Beer don't keep an eye on Buds price?  When Bud raises their price to cover increased advertising costs on NFL broadcasts, guess what other beer raises their prices too?The Economics of the NFL is a fascinating, as well as depressing, study. I have read some pretty detailed breakdowns of it all and I really wish someone would put together a 1-2 page bullet point article on just how much the NFL cost the average consumer, whether they participate by being a fan or not.</blockquote>

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