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UMKC Roo wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 5:01 pm Because it's the greatest league and extremely entertaining. Idk why that's considered silly. Most people love it.

brewcrew1000 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:27 pm

UMKC Roo wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 5:01 pm Because it's the greatest league and extremely entertaining. Idk why that's considered silly. Most people love it.

Yes the product that is played is entertaining, the other 95% the nonstop talk about the product, the draft, the business side of it is not entertaining and overbearing on the overall scope of sports. That is the part I'm talking about not the product that is played

UMKC Roo wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 5:01 pm Because it's the greatest league and extremely entertaining. Idk why that's considered silly. Most people love it.

KCtoBrooklyn wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:35 am

UMKC Roo wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 5:01 pm Because it's the greatest league and extremely entertaining. Idk why that's considered silly. Most people love it.

It's debatable what is the "greatest". I think there is definitely a feedback cycle created here largely due to great marketing by the NFL (and the gambling industry). They create an environment where the sport is talked about year round which draws more attention to the league, which makes the games bigger events, which leads to more coverage and attention... and the feedback cycle of hype continues.

People in KC should have no doubt of the social bandwagon effect in sports - just look at the Royals in 2014 and 2015. Relatively few people cared about baseball in this town and then all of the sudden, people were decked in Royals gear who hadn't watched a game in the last 30 years. Baseball was suddenly all anyone talked about so people had to take notice. This is the environment the NFL has created and it's not all about the product.

UMKC Roo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:20 pm Statistically the NFL is by far the most followed & watched league

WoodDraw wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:51 pm

UMKC Roo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:20 pm Statistically the NFL is by far the most followed & watched league

*in the us

DColeKC wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 12:54 pm

WoodDraw wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:51 pm

UMKC Roo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:20 pm Statistically the NFL is by far the most followed & watched league

*in the us

*In the world

Now if you combine all the various soccer leagues together, soccer is the most watched sport compared to American Football. NFL is by far, the most watch league.

WoodDraw wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 1:08 pm

DColeKC wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 12:54 pm

WoodDraw wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:51 pm

*in the us

*In the world

Now if you combine all the various soccer leagues together, soccer is the most watched sport compared to American Football. NFL is by far, the most watch league.

Champions league is bigger than the NFL. World Cup is as well.

DColeKC wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 1:12 pm

WoodDraw wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 1:08 pm

DColeKC wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 12:54 pm

*In the world

Now if you combine all the various soccer leagues together, soccer is the most watched sport compared to American Football. NFL is by far, the most watch league.

Champions league is bigger than the NFL. World Cup is as well.

What data are we using to determine this? Revenue, most watched?

shinatoo wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 3:22 pm "Biggest league" is tricky. By game attendance, it's MLB by miles. If you go by the biggest sport, it's Soccer followed closely by Cricket. If you go on value it's

1. National Football League (NFL) — $13 Billion
2. Major League Baseball (MLB) — $10 Billion
3. National Basketball Association (NBA) — $7.4 Billion
4. Indian Premier League (Cricket) — $6.3 Billion
5. English Premier League — $5.3 Billion

WoodDraw wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 4:53 pm It’s also complicated because nfl uses the franchise model while the premier league uses promotion and relegation in a league system. As well as champions league, friendlies, etc.

It’s tricky.

But to use a really crappy metric, the chiefs have 2 million followers on Twitter. Arsenal has 20 million.

The reach of soccer is far wider than the nfl.

beautyfromashes wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:46 am https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-awards-int ... -countries
Found this interesting. 18 NFL teams, including the Chiefs, were awarded international marketing rights to certain countries. The Chiefs are listed with Germany. Several of the teams will have one or more of their draft picks announced from cities in those countries this year. Curious why the Chiefs chose Germany, especially since it doesn't appear exclusive and other teams are listed for Germany. No one is listed for France. Perhaps an African country would have made sense with a Nigerian Nightmare tie in.