NFL HardKnocks Viewership Down Below Half Its Regular Audience

jeanpierre · 09-02-2020, 05:46 PM

Beastmode · 09-02-2020, 06:28 PM

Fantasy Football industry is confirming participation is down 20-30% and that's with banking on a big upswing week before games start.

AsylumGuido · 09-02-2020, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

Fantasy Football industry is confirming participation is down 20-30% and that's with banking on a big upswing week before games start.

Too bad for them. Welcome to the rest of the COVID-19 world.

That said, only down 20-30% is far better than most other industries. It appears they will weather it better than most. Thanks for the good news, Beast!

FinSaint · 09-03-2020, 09:48 AM

I would watch, but I didn't renew my NFL Gamepass subscription... yet.

I'm still pissed off that they made it free for everyone because of corona, but wouldn't refund any of the subscription cost for those who had paid for it.

It's just the priciple of it, not the actual money.

burningmetal · 09-03-2020, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Too bad for them. Welcome to the rest of the COVID-19 world.

That said, only down 20-30% is far better than most other industries. It appears they will weather it better than most. Thanks for the good news, Beast!

Fantasy football does not require that you do anything but have a computer. The fact that so many people have nothing to do, should mean that fantasy participation is up.

You'll spin anything. I'm convinced someone could set your house on fire and, lest you allow the perpetrator to feel he has won, you'd shout "this isn't a fire... And you just wasted your gas and matches on my house; joke's on you!".

gosaints1 · 09-03-2020, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

You'll spin anything. I'm convinced someone could set your house on fire and, lest you allow the perpetrator to feel he has won, you'd shout "this isn't a fire... And you just wasted your gas and matches on my house; joke's on you!".

This right here is funny, lol, very funny.

burningmetal · 09-03-2020, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by gosaints1

This right here is funny, lol, very funny.

Lol... Glad to give someone a good laugh.

AsylumGuido · 09-03-2020, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

Fantasy football does not require that you do anything but have a computer. The fact that so many people have nothing to do, should mean that fantasy participation is up.

You'll spin anything. I'm convinced someone could set your house on fire and, lest you allow the perpetrator to feel he has won, you'd shout "this isn't a fire... And you just wasted your gas and matches on my house; joke's on you!".

No spin at all, metal. I've been extremely involved with fantasy football for over 25 years. I've been in as many as nine in a single season. Down to three this year including the B&G league. The draft for that league is Monday. Also a member of fantasy football forums and Facebook groups. The fact is that quite a few leagues have taken the year off because of the uncertainty involved. You can choose to believe whatever you wish. I am in a 48 team experts legacy league that only lost one owner this off-season and that was due to personal health issues. Surprisingly we usually have to replace two or three in a normal year. The biggest issue is concerning dues and payouts and how that would be handled if the season is cut short. For some it simply isn't worth the hassle, I suppose.

By the way, my username comes from an old fantasy site called FantasyAsylum.com. We moved to a new site and the username Guido was already taken so I added Asylum to the front to differentiate.

jeanpierre · 09-03-2020, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by FinSaint

I would watch, but I didn't renew my NFL Gamepass subscription... yet.

I'm still pissed off that they made it free for everyone because of corona, but wouldn't refund any of the subscription cost for those who had paid for it.

It's just the priciple of it, not the actual money.

Had the same thing happen to me with MLB.TV, they charged my CC for the subscription then declined to reimburse until months later...

Then I got a pro-rated refund, it still was less than a third of the season...

Two weeks later one of my former protege' that worked for me as a youngster told me he got the remainder of the reduced season (he'd only missed two weeks of games) for less than half for what I paid...

When renewal comes up for it in the spring, I'm going to request a loyalty discount for having stuck with them of 50%, and record the discussion via emails...

FinSaint · 09-03-2020, 03:43 PM

Another thing that annoys me about the Gamepass isbthe fact that their android smart TV app is broken in that it shows the gamescores even though I've selected it to not do that.

Wouldn't be a big deal if I'm watching them live, but I usually watch the later games the day after because of the time difference to Finland.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: NFL HardKnocks Viewership Down Below Half Its Regular Audience Originally Posted by Beastmode Fantasy Football industry is confirming participation is down 20-30% and that's with banking on a big upswing week before games start. Too bad for them. Welcome to the rest of the COVID-19 world. That said, only down 20-30% is far better than most other industries. It appears they will weather it better than most. Thanks for the good news, Beast!

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FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	Re: NFL HardKnocks Viewership Down Below Half Its Regular Audience I would watch, but I didn't renew my NFL Gamepass subscription... yet. I'm still pissed off that they made it free for everyone because of corona, but wouldn't refund any of the subscription cost for those who had paid for it. It's just the priciple of it, not the actual money. jeanpierre and gosaints1 like this.

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burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: NFL HardKnocks Viewership Down Below Half Its Regular Audience Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Too bad for them. Welcome to the rest of the COVID-19 world. That said, only down 20-30% is far better than most other industries. It appears they will weather it better than most. Thanks for the good news, Beast! Fantasy football does not require that you do anything but have a computer. The fact that so many people have nothing to do, should mean that fantasy participation is up. You'll spin anything. I'm convinced someone could set your house on fire and, lest you allow the perpetrator to feel he has won, you'd shout "this isn't a fire... And you just wasted your gas and matches on my house; joke's on you!". iceshack149, spkb25 and gosaints1 like this.

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burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: NFL HardKnocks Viewership Down Below Half Its Regular Audience Originally Posted by gosaints1 This right here is funny, lol, very funny. Lol... Glad to give someone a good laugh. gosaints1 likes this.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: NFL HardKnocks Viewership Down Below Half Its Regular Audience Originally Posted by burningmetal Fantasy football does not require that you do anything but have a computer. The fact that so many people have nothing to do, should mean that fantasy participation is up. You'll spin anything. I'm convinced someone could set your house on fire and, lest you allow the perpetrator to feel he has won, you'd shout "this isn't a fire... And you just wasted your gas and matches on my house; joke's on you!". No spin at all, metal. I've been extremely involved with fantasy football for over 25 years. I've been in as many as nine in a single season. Down to three this year including the B&G league. The draft for that league is Monday. Also a member of fantasy football forums and Facebook groups. The fact is that quite a few leagues have taken the year off because of the uncertainty involved. You can choose to believe whatever you wish. I am in a 48 team experts legacy league that only lost one owner this off-season and that was due to personal health issues. Surprisingly we usually have to replace two or three in a normal year. The biggest issue is concerning dues and payouts and how that would be handled if the season is cut short. For some it simply isn't worth the hassle, I suppose. By the way, my username comes from an old fantasy site called FantasyAsylum.com. We moved to a new site and the username Guido was already taken so I added Asylum to the front to differentiate.
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09-03-2020, 01:17 PM	#9
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: NFL HardKnocks Viewership Down Below Half Its Regular Audience Originally Posted by FinSaint I would watch, but I didn't renew my NFL Gamepass subscription... yet. I'm still pissed off that they made it free for everyone because of corona, but wouldn't refund any of the subscription cost for those who had paid for it. It's just the priciple of it, not the actual money. Had the same thing happen to me with MLB.TV, they charged my CC for the subscription then declined to reimburse until months later... Then I got a pro-rated refund, it still was less than a third of the season... Two weeks later one of my former protege' that worked for me as a youngster told me he got the remainder of the reduced season (he'd only missed two weeks of games) for less than half for what I paid... When renewal comes up for it in the spring, I'm going to request a loyalty discount for having stuck with them of 50%, and record the discussion via emails...
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09-03-2020, 03:43 PM	#10
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	Re: NFL HardKnocks Viewership Down Below Half Its Regular Audience Another thing that annoys me about the Gamepass isbthe fact that their android smart TV app is broken in that it shows the gamescores even though I've selected it to not do that. Wouldn't be a big deal if I'm watching them live, but I usually watch the later games the day after because of the time difference to Finland.