News: NFL weighing Saturday games if college football doesn't resume in fall

Flamma · May 5, 2020

CATCH17 said:
Let all the garbage teams that bring in low ratings play on Saturday.

LOL, a lot of Saturday football.

AmericanCowboy · May 5, 2020

Reverend Conehead said:
Gee, I don't know. If they're not playing college football because players need to be protected, don't the NFL players need protection as well? If some NFL players end up dying from coronavirus, that would be a huge black eye for the league. I'm not thrilled of the prospect of a canceled season, but I could live with that a lot better than some players getting killed. They could suspend play, and maybe we get lucky and a vaccine comes out; then they can resume with a shortened season. I remember when one of our D players hit an opponent really hard and then that guy was lying lifeless on the turf and I thought, "Oh, crap, did I just see a player get killed?" Fortunately, it didn't end up that way, but it put into focus. I love the game, but it's not worth having anyone die for.

the odds of an incredibly athletic and healthy 20-35 year old with world class healthcare getting this and dying must be below .1 percent.

I understand your point but the odds of it being fatal for the players is incredibly minuscule.

Jarv · May 5, 2020

KJJ said:
Personally I don’t like watching football on Saturdays. I like going out and playing golf and doing other things on Saturdays. Sundays is my day for football. It’s a day to just chill at home and watch football all day.

Agreed, but a Saturday night game wouldn't be bad.

Bullflop · May 5, 2020

Personally, I couldn't care less whether they play on Saturday or Sunday, as long as they play!

The world without NFL football is fundamentally a lesser place in which to live a contented life!
Sure, pro football isn't everyone's thing to make their life special but to each his own . . . :flagwave:

aikemirv · May 5, 2020

_sturt_ said:
Florio:

"... As the source explained it, that most likely would entail making specific games available on Saturdays exclusively via Amazon Prime or ESPN+, with streaming platforms paying a premium for content that would entice zealous NFL fans to in turn pay the premium necessary to watch the games. Those games would be removed from the FOX and CBS Sunday inventory, with the networks receiving a rebate (which would come in handy this year, given reduced advertising revenue) and with the NFL expecting to make back that cash and more via the next wave of broadcast deals.

"It’s also possible that the league would expand its in-house Game Pass feature to include live Saturday games, selling the content directly to consumers who would, given the absence of college football, quite possibly fork over the kind of collective cash that the traditional broadcast networks couldn’t or wouldn’t for Saturday games.

"However it plays out, don’t expect to see Saturdays play out like Sundays, with free content on three-letter networks (except in the home markets of the teams who play on Saturdays). The broadcast networks simply won’t want to buy those extra games, because it will be virtually impossible to for the broadcast networks turn a profit in the current climate.........."

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...-if-not-would-likely-move-games-to-saturdays/

That's plain irrational.

There is no TV network inventory more valuable than live sports and all the more so if other sources of network inventory are also reduced and/or in delayed production. And there is no more valuable live sports than the NFL.

Or, am I the one being irrational???

I think you're right.

How many of these advertisers are really that effected? I think they are still advertising heavily. Then add in food and beer which everybody is still using and the ad revenue can't be that greatly effected. I am not quite sure about the auto industry. My son sells cars in Atlanta. First part of April was bad but the 2nd part almost made up for the bad.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/615744/nfl-advertisers/

KJJ · May 5, 2020

Jarv said:
Agreed, but a Saturday night game wouldn't be bad.

They end up being Saturday night games for me because that’s when I watch them. I FF through the commercials and halftime. If I’m watching two games I get through them pretty quick.

aikemirv · May 5, 2020

Bullflop said:
Personally, I couldn't care less whether they play on Saturday or Sunday, as long as they play!

The world without NFL football is fundamentally a lesser place in which to live a contented life!
Sure, pro football isn't everyone's pleasure to make their life complete! But to each his own . . .

Honestly, here in Virginia, no football in September would really open up my weekends to do a lot of fun stuff in perfect weather. That's another couple weekends floating down the river and fishing!

aikemirv · May 5, 2020

KJJ said:
They end up being Saturday night games for me because that’s when I watch them. I FF through the commercials and halftime. If I’m watching two games I get through them pretty quick.

A taped college game is ideal - they take forever!!

reddyuta · May 5, 2020

Next years draft will be wild if there is no College football,teams will have to draft on very little tape.imagine a guy like Chaisson who hadnt played a lot all ,he will not be drafted in the first RD or a Guy like Anae who will be drafted higher than usual based on stats.

KJJ · May 5, 2020

aikemirv said:
A taped college game is ideal - they take forever!!

I used to have dish network. They had a 30 second button on the remote. As soon as a play would end I would hit the 30 sec button and catch the offense walking up to the line of scrimmage for the next play. That’s one way to speed up play. I have spectrum cable now and their remote doesn’t have that feature.

Doomsday · May 5, 2020

fivetwos said:
The league announced they would exercise their opt out in their deal with DTV effective this season.

Havent heard much about it. I'm sure we would have if the current situation were not what it is.

Where did you see that? Everything I read says it expires at 2022

https://hdguru.com/report-nfl-directv-miss-sunday-ticket-opt-out-windows/

fivetwos · May 5, 2020

Doomsday said:
Where did you see that?

https://hdguru.com/report-nfl-directv-miss-sunday-ticket-opt-out-windows/

Not gonna go searching for links but all I had read was that they couldn't wait to be able to have other networks bid for the rights.

...and I couldnt wait to be done with DirecTV forever.

It appears as though that didnt happen.

The post I commented on was correct then, but I would have to think that for a billion and a half, the NFL couldnt just take half the schedule away from them and sell it to another network.

big dog cowboy · May 5, 2020

_sturt_ said:
Florio:

"However it plays out, don’t expect to see Saturdays play out like Sundays, with free content on three-letter networks (except in the home markets of the teams who play on Saturdays). The broadcast networks simply won’t want to buy those extra games, because it will be virtually impossible to for the broadcast networks turn a profit in the current climate.........."

I'm calling a big dose of BS on that. NFL games are the most watched shows on TV. The ad money would through the roof for extra games for them.

I saw that ESPN showed Lawn Mower Racing and Axe Throwing last Saturday. You trying to tell me those are higher revenue generating shows than the NFL would be?

aikemirv · May 5, 2020

KJJ said:
I used to have dish network. They had a 30 second button on the remote. As soon as a play would end I would hit the 30 sec button and catch the offense walking up to the line of scrimmage for the next play. That’s one way to speed up play. I have spectrum cable now and their remote doesn’t have that feature.

Yeah, I have Dish and use that a lot during taped football games

BoysfanfromCanada · May 5, 2020

aikemirv said:
I would love to see the death rate for males under 35 in prime athletic shape. That said, a lot of those lineman probably fall in the obese category so you may be right!

Even if it doesn't kill you, what if the virus & pneumonia damage the players lungs so badly it effects their ability to play in the NFL? What if it forces retirements? Would the NFL pay those damages?

aikemirv · May 5, 2020

BoysfanfromCanada said:
Even if it doesn't kill you, what if the virus & pneumonia damage the players lungs so badly it effects their ability to play in the NFL? What if it forces retirements? Would the NFL pay those damages?

I guess that is the question for any worker working in these conditions. I have had that same curiosity myself if that would come up.

Everybody has the choice to work. Nobody forces them.

Jake · May 5, 2020

big dog cowboy said:
I'm calling a big dose of BS on that. NFL games are the most watched shows on TV. The ad money would through the roof for extra games for them.

I saw that ESPN showed Lawn Mower Racing and Axe Throwing last Saturday. You trying to tell me those are higher revenue generating shows than the NFL would be?

Gross revenue? Obviously not.

Net revenue? The broadcasting rights networks pay to the NFL are a whole lot more than they're paying for ax throwing and lawn mower racing. Billions more.

Fletch · May 5, 2020

Colleges will be the most scared. NFL will take advantage.

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