Survey: Are you going to watch the Saints this season?

AsylumGuido · 06-26-2020, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

We'll all be watching, mostly.

I think the intensity of fanhood for fans has been tempered a bit with all the shenanigans. It's a shame this question/survey is even asked, if you think about it. It's a testament to current times, an unthinkable thought just not long ago.

The question is only being asked because a couple of members swore to me that the number of people that are going top be boycotting the NFL this year will have a major affect on the league financially. I was informed that MANY members here are planning on boycotting and not watching the NFL this coming season. I'm just wanting to know who might be either over or underestimating the numbers of those planning to boycott.

AsylumGuido · 06-26-2020, 02:20 PM

Current count still stands at only one member of B&G that has been able to honestly say that they will definitely watch no NFL this coming season.

TheOak · 06-26-2020, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

The question is only being asked because a couple of members swore to me that the number of people that are going top be boycotting the NFL this year will have a major affect on the league financially. I was informed that MANY members here are planning on boycotting and not watching the NFL this coming season. I'm just wanting to know who might be either over or underestimating the numbers of those planning to boycott.

We tend to rationalize an outcome based on what we are exposed to. if 2 million people gathered in each state to protest that's 100 million, in the 2016 Presidential election 129 million people voted... Neither comes close to 1/2 the population of 329 million people in the United States, yet everyone wants to claim an "overwhelming majority"... The reality is that the overwhelming majority of this country are silent and do not want to bother with things outside of their immediate lives, they just don't have the time or excess energy.

iceshack149 · 06-27-2020, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

The question is only being asked because a couple of members swore to me that the number of people that are going top be boycotting the NFL this year will have a major affect on the league financially. I was informed that MANY members here are planning on boycotting and not watching the NFL this coming season. I'm just wanting to know who might be either over or underestimating the numbers of those planning to boycott.

I swear, having a discussion with you is like talking to Brainy Smurf.
I clearly stated that due to the virus and fans like me discontinuing financial support to whiny players and the league through NFL product purchases the league will see a decline in revenue.

I also said that there are many fans like me that are close to giving up on the NFL. Not "boycotting"... yet. But don't let that detail keep you from your over exaggerated rant.

The Dude · 06-27-2020, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by iceshack149

I swear, having a discussion with you is like talking to Brainy Smurf.
I clearly stated that due to the virus and fans like me discontinuing financial support to whiny players and the league through NFL product purchases the league will see a decline in revenue.

I also said that there are many fans like me that are close to giving up on the NFL. Not "boycotting"... yet. But don't let that detail keep you from your over exaggerated rant.

HAHAHHAHHAHA @ Brainy Smurf. Perfect! I almost pissed myself laughing so hard!

AsylumGuido · 06-27-2020, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by The Dude

HAHAHHAHHAHA @ Brainy Smurf. Perfect! I almost pissed myself laughing so hard!

Perhaps you need Depends, Dude.

frydaddy · 06-27-2020, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by iceshack149

I swear, having a discussion with you is like talking to Brainy Smurf.
I clearly stated that due to the virus and fans like me discontinuing financial support to whiny players and the league through NFL product purchases the league will see a decline in revenue.

I also said that there are many fans like me that are close to giving up on the NFL. Not "boycotting"... yet. But don't let that detail keep you from your over exaggerated rant.

Man I don't know why you bother with that dipstick. I blocked him a couple days ago and this place is 1000 times more peaceful now. It'd be easier to have a rational discussion with a brick wall than with him.

AsylumGuido · 06-27-2020, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by frydaddy

Man I don't know why you bother with that dipstick. I blocked him a couple days ago and this place is 1000 times more peaceful now. It'd be easier to have a rational discussion with a brick wall than with him.

A rational discussion requires the ability and the willingness to at least hear out the viewpoints of the other. Blocking tells me that you do not have that ability and are most likely adverse to hearing the truth. Sticking your fingers in you ears is the perfect recourse.

Frydaddy Smurf

AsylumGuido · 06-27-2020, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by iceshack149

I swear, having a discussion with you is like talking to Brainy Smurf.
I clearly stated that due to the virus and fans like me discontinuing financial support to whiny players and the league through NFL product purchases the league will see a decline in revenue.

I also said that there are many fans like me that are close to giving up on the NFL. Not "boycotting"... yet. But don't let that detail keep you from your over exaggerated rant.

And, I repeat, any decline in revenue due to you and fans like you will be like a grain of sand on a beach, iceshack. The point I am making is that you have this disconnected belief that there is actually a significant number of people that feel like you that could actually create a decline in revenue. Sorry, my friend. That does not exist.

99% of NFL fans don't give a **** and just want to watch football. You don't seem to understand that fact. You, my friend are the one that is not only exaggerating, but is existing in a totally different realm of unreality.

Interesting, though. Brainy I can understand, but "smurf"? Anything but a smurf. Just a tad under 6' and at 205 with tattoos I wouldn't imagine a smurf. Then again, you have been having an issue with reality.

06-26-2020, 12:40 PM	#1
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,543	Re: Survey: Are you going to watch the Saints this season? Originally Posted by SmashMouth We'll all be watching, mostly. I think the intensity of fanhood for fans has been tempered a bit with all the shenanigans. It's a shame this question/survey is even asked, if you think about it. It's a testament to current times, an unthinkable thought just not long ago. The question is only being asked because a couple of members swore to me that the number of people that are going top be boycotting the NFL this year will have a major affect on the league financially. I was informed that MANY members here are planning on boycotting and not watching the NFL this coming season. I'm just wanting to know who might be either over or underestimating the numbers of those planning to boycott.

06-26-2020, 02:20 PM	#2
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,543	Re: Survey: Are you going to watch the Saints this season? Current count still stands at only one member of B&G that has been able to honestly say that they will definitely watch no NFL this coming season.

06-26-2020, 02:26 PM	#3
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,041	Re: Survey: Are you going to watch the Saints this season? Originally Posted by AsylumGuido The question is only being asked because a couple of members swore to me that the number of people that are going top be boycotting the NFL this year will have a major affect on the league financially. I was informed that MANY members here are planning on boycotting and not watching the NFL this coming season. I'm just wanting to know who might be either over or underestimating the numbers of those planning to boycott. We tend to rationalize an outcome based on what we are exposed to. if 2 million people gathered in each state to protest that's 100 million, in the 2016 Presidential election 129 million people voted... Neither comes close to 1/2 the population of 329 million people in the United States, yet everyone wants to claim an "overwhelming majority"... The reality is that the overwhelming majority of this country are silent and do not want to bother with things outside of their immediate lives, they just don't have the time or excess energy. AsylumGuido, The Dude and K Major like this.

06-27-2020, 01:58 PM	#4
iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,355 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Survey: Are you going to watch the Saints this season? Originally Posted by AsylumGuido The question is only being asked because a couple of members swore to me that the number of people that are going top be boycotting the NFL this year will have a major affect on the league financially. I was informed that MANY members here are planning on boycotting and not watching the NFL this coming season. I'm just wanting to know who might be either over or underestimating the numbers of those planning to boycott. I swear, having a discussion with you is like talking to Brainy Smurf. I clearly stated that due to the virus and fans like me discontinuing financial support to whiny players and the league through NFL product purchases the league will see a decline in revenue. I also said that there are many fans like me that are close to giving up on the NFL. Not "boycotting"... yet. But don't let that detail keep you from your over exaggerated rant. skymike likes this.

06-27-2020, 02:09 PM	#5
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,055	Re: Survey: Are you going to watch the Saints this season? Originally Posted by iceshack149 I swear, having a discussion with you is like talking to Brainy Smurf. I clearly stated that due to the virus and fans like me discontinuing financial support to whiny players and the league through NFL product purchases the league will see a decline in revenue. I also said that there are many fans like me that are close to giving up on the NFL. Not "boycotting"... yet. But don't let that detail keep you from your over exaggerated rant. HAHAHHAHHAHA @ Brainy Smurf. Perfect! I almost pissed myself laughing so hard!
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06-27-2020, 03:34 PM	#6
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,543	Re: Survey: Are you going to watch the Saints this season? Originally Posted by The Dude HAHAHHAHHAHA @ Brainy Smurf. Perfect! I almost pissed myself laughing so hard! Perhaps you need Depends, Dude.

06-27-2020, 02:34 PM	#7
frydaddy 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Lafayette Posts: 1,952 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Survey: Are you going to watch the Saints this season? Originally Posted by iceshack149 I swear, having a discussion with you is like talking to Brainy Smurf. I clearly stated that due to the virus and fans like me discontinuing financial support to whiny players and the league through NFL product purchases the league will see a decline in revenue. I also said that there are many fans like me that are close to giving up on the NFL. Not "boycotting"... yet. But don't let that detail keep you from your over exaggerated rant. Man I don't know why you bother with that dipstick. I blocked him a couple days ago and this place is 1000 times more peaceful now. It'd be easier to have a rational discussion with a brick wall than with him.

06-27-2020, 03:42 PM	#8
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,543	Re: Survey: Are you going to watch the Saints this season? Originally Posted by frydaddy Man I don't know why you bother with that dipstick. I blocked him a couple days ago and this place is 1000 times more peaceful now. It'd be easier to have a rational discussion with a brick wall than with him. A rational discussion requires the ability and the willingness to at least hear out the viewpoints of the other. Blocking tells me that you do not have that ability and are most likely adverse to hearing the truth. Sticking your fingers in you ears is the perfect recourse. Frydaddy Smurf jlouhill, K Major and shawnkytonk like this.

06-27-2020, 03:33 PM	#9
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,543	Re: Survey: Are you going to watch the Saints this season? Originally Posted by iceshack149 I swear, having a discussion with you is like talking to Brainy Smurf. I clearly stated that due to the virus and fans like me discontinuing financial support to whiny players and the league through NFL product purchases the league will see a decline in revenue. I also said that there are many fans like me that are close to giving up on the NFL. Not "boycotting"... yet. But don't let that detail keep you from your over exaggerated rant. And, I repeat, any decline in revenue due to you and fans like you will be like a grain of sand on a beach, iceshack. The point I am making is that you have this disconnected belief that there is actually a significant number of people that feel like you that could actually create a decline in revenue. Sorry, my friend. That does not exist. 99% of NFL fans don't give a **** and just want to watch football. You don't seem to understand that fact. You, my friend are the one that is not only exaggerating, but is existing in a totally different realm of unreality. Interesting, though. Brainy I can understand, but "smurf"? Anything but a smurf. Just a tad under 6' and at 205 with tattoos I wouldn't imagine a smurf. Then again, you have been having an issue with reality.
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