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oasis

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65. Lowly 49ers @ Seahawks drew 68,729(stadium holds 67,000).

Reply to SpicyBoi (Reply #58)

Tue Sep 19, 2017, 10:59 PM

Sep 2017

Shitty Cleveland Browns at Ravens drew 71,008, stadium holds 70, 605.

NFL is doing okay.

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BLM boycott against NFL working BIGTIME! [View all] Fluke a Snooker Sep 2017 OP

Football players brains are reduced to mush. Why is it still allowed? we can do it Sep 2017 #1

The NFL sells broadcasting rights for billions of dollars. nycbos Sep 2017 #5

Today is my sons first practice since suffering a concussion ileus Sep 2017 #48

How do you know it is BLM? nycbos Sep 2017 #2

This ... fallout87 Sep 2017 #3

Also many say (myself included) the quality of play in the league has gone down. nycbos Sep 2017 #7

Maybe LA just can't fill a stadium Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #23

+1 Go Vols Sep 2017 #55

Yeah, it's also LA Bradical79 Sep 2017 #24

but they still get the increase in TV revenue from LA market even with empty stadiums pstokely Sep 2017 #32

ding ding ding... ileus Sep 2017 #49

Yeah, that. Plus the cost of going to a game LittleBlue Sep 2017 #66

LA has never even been able to support 1 NFL team...I don't know who thought they could support TWO bearsfootball516 Sep 2017 #4

Not being able to sell out an NFL stadium is more a function PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #6

TV viewship has been up and down pstokely Sep 2017 #33

why attend an NFL game DBoon Sep 2017 #53

Two not very good teams that just moved there and haven't gotten a stadium built mythology Sep 2017 #8

It's total bullshit to give BLM the credit. Initech Sep 2017 #16

what kinda seat was that? pstokely Sep 2017 #34

It was a field level seat! Initech Sep 2017 #38

The NFL is an inherently corrupt organization. Odoreida Sep 2017 #9

It has absolutely nothing to do with BLM edhopper Sep 2017 #10

Exactly nycbos Sep 2017 #11

Dean Spanos' republican values. maveric Sep 2017 #50

I highly doubt that this is related to BLM. Initech Sep 2017 #12

Hubs just told me... Cracklin Charlie Sep 2017 #30

that makes the $35+ at Chiefs games look like a real bargain pstokely Sep 2017 #36

Yup in the end advertising always wins! Initech Sep 2017 #37

also the teams being too damn crappy pstokely Sep 2017 #35

For some reason, your post makes me uneasy cyclonefence Sep 2017 #13

Ratings have been an issue Lotusflower70 Sep 2017 #14

I think it could be the expense plus brain damage issue JI7 Sep 2017 #15

Yup, the NFL has been down hill for years, BLM's protest is only a small contributor Amishman Sep 2017 #59

Good! InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #17

The Raiders would have filled the stadium but it wouldnt besafe MattP Sep 2017 #18

UCLA, USC, Rams, Dodgers, Chargers and Angels, all bumping oasis Sep 2017 #19

LA's never been a great pro-football town BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #46

In the eighties, fans were nutso for the then, L.A. Raiders. oasis Sep 2017 #63

And then the Raiders left BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #70

Actually, St. Louis can claim a piece of that glory. tritsofme Sep 2017 #73

True. I stand corrected. BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #74

I think it is the head trauma stuff LeftInTX Sep 2017 #20

LOL, that has nothing to do with BLM. That has to do with the nfl being greedy and forcing GusFring Sep 2017 #21

Plus as I keep saying in this thread - the ticket prices are too high! Initech Sep 2017 #25

Riiiight. It couldn't possibly have anything to do with the confiscatory ticket prices. WillowTree Sep 2017 #22

Because of the limited seating, the cheapest Charger home ticket is $192. stopbush Sep 2017 #26

Came to post the same thing about parking...100$ is ridiculous Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #51

Chiefs will be in LA Sunday with the Chargers........ Bengus81 Sep 2017 #60

Chargers are playing in a 27,000-seat venue, and it was half empty Sunday. stopbush Sep 2017 #62

likely filled with Chiefs fans pstokely Sep 2017 #67

"a true globalist progressive culture." jberryhill Sep 2017 #27

people talk that way in Crimea snooper2 Sep 2017 #71

They do now jberryhill Sep 2017 #77

too bad the OP has fled. wanted to know what stadium and when nt msongs Sep 2017 #28

Textbook example sarisataka Sep 2017 #29

Can you be more specific? Fluke a Snooker Sep 2017 #40

We know LOL snooper2 Sep 2017 #72

BLM is boycotting the NFL ? nocalflea Sep 2017 #31

Yes. Shaun King advocated it. Fluke a Snooker Sep 2017 #41

The same guy who advocated voting against Hillary or not voting at all? haveahart Sep 2017 #69

The BLM boycott against ostriches in Virginia is working too! I saw none on my commute today. FSogol Sep 2017 #39

... LexVegas Sep 2017 #42

The NFL is going nowhere. Inkfreak Sep 2017 #43

Los Angeles mayor thinks city might have been better off with just Rams Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #44

I read a post recently about empty seats and I'm pretty sure it was in DU spiderpig Sep 2017 #45

How are they going to pay all of those multi-million dollar salaries? B2G Sep 2017 #47

As much as BLM is an worthy Organization Hobo Sep 2017 #52

Boycotts can work Gothmog Sep 2017 #54

Need more fans in stadium? The best two ways are: NCjack Sep 2017 #56

The snark is strong in this thread. 58Sunliner Sep 2017 #57

Atlanta Falcons solid 70K tickets for their home opener SpicyBoi Sep 2017 #58

Lowly 49ers @ Seahawks drew 68,729(stadium holds 67,000). oasis Sep 2017 #65

blame the records of the teams pstokely Sep 2017 #68

Ummm, nobody EVER went to NFL games in L.A. ImpeachTheGOP Sep 2017 #61

I think folks are just bored... Baconator Sep 2017 #64

I'll Say It's A Non-Factor ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #75

Lol. You surely don't believe that? cwydro Sep 2017 #76

#fakenews. stonecutter357 Sep 2017 #78

Are you sure? john657 Feb 2018 #79