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!

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.

burningmetal · 09-04-2020, 03:04 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

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.

Guido, telling me that you are in 300 fantasy leagues is a non-sequitur to the point I made. There is no reason for "uncertainty" surrounding fantasy football. You don't have to leave your house to play it. And if you sign up, and the season somehow gets canceled, nothing is lost.

You are unilaterally deciding that the reason participation is down is because of uncertainty. I'm calling BS. Because that IS BS. You don't even have to believe that the drop is due to politics. But don't tell me it's because of coronavirus. That's absurd.

AsylumGuido · 09-03-2020, 05:32 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.

My wife just heard today that her work money based league is going ahead. They are usually set up well before now, but that means, once again, she's drafting in her room and I'm drafting in mine at the same time Monday night in our B&G league. You can't bring down fantasy football. Us nerds are not controlled by politics.

LOL!

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.

09-02-2020, 05:46 PM	#1
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09-02-2020, 08:00 PM	#3
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,574	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!

09-03-2020, 09:58 AM	#4
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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gosaints1 500th Post Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 576	Re: NFL HardKnocks Viewership Down Below Half Its Regular Audience 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. spkb25 likes this.
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09-03-2020, 10:41 AM	#6
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.

09-03-2020, 11:48 AM	#7
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,574	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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09-04-2020, 03:04 AM	#8
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 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. Guido, telling me that you are in 300 fantasy leagues is a non-sequitur to the point I made. There is no reason for "uncertainty" surrounding fantasy football. You don't have to leave your house to play it. And if you sign up, and the season somehow gets canceled, nothing is lost. You are unilaterally deciding that the reason participation is down is because of uncertainty. I'm calling BS. Because that IS BS. You don't even have to believe that the drop is due to politics. But don't tell me it's because of coronavirus. That's absurd. spkb25 and vpheughan like this.
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09-03-2020, 05:32 PM	#9
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,574	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. My wife just heard today that her work money based league is going ahead. They are usually set up well before now, but that means, once again, she's drafting in her room and I'm drafting in mine at the same time Monday night in our B&G league. You can't bring down fantasy football. Us nerds are not controlled by politics. LOL!

09-03-2020, 09:48 AM	#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 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.