Sports not recession proof?

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volfanbill

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Throughout the MLB winter meetings, the theme was that with proper marketing MLB could be recession proof next year and still bring in fans. But right now the Vikings and Cardinals of the NFL can't even sell enough to tickets to avoid TV blackouts in their local coverage areas.

I love MLB way more than the NFL but I know I'm well in the minority. If the NFL can't sell out playoff tickets, sports in general could be in trouble. The NFL had become the biggest game out there as far as sports and it makes you wonder what could happen to the other leagues.
 
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I'm shocked there are not enough Ohio State or Texas fans out there that would jump at the chance to see an NFL playoff game in addition to their bowl game on Monday that they wouldn't buy up quite a few of the tickets.
 
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Professional sports are certainly not recession-proof.

Alcohol is the only recession-proof industry.
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
Professional sports are certainly not recession-proof.

Alcohol is the only recession-proof industry.
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Alcohol sales might actually increase....drinking away your sorrows and all.

Give me a beer.
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
Professional sports are certainly not recession-proof.

Alcohol is the only recession-proof industry.
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I agree that I think they will suffer during this recession, but to think the NFL can't even sell out playoff tickets makes me think the other sports are definitely doomed.
 
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volfanbill said:
I agree that I think they will suffer during this recession, but to think the NFL can't even sell out playoff tickets makes me think the other sports are definitely doomed.
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I can see MLB really struggling this season and next. I don't think the outlook for the NBA is especially bright...but that league is full of great young players, and it at least has the "feel" of a league on the upswing.

Does the NHL still exist?
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
I can see MLB really struggling this season and next. I don't think the outlook for the NBA is especially bright...but that league is full of great young players, and it at least has the "feel" of a league on the upswing.

Does the NHL still exist?
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evidently if the NHL played all their games outdoors, they'd be the top draw in the US...

since they only do that once a year, they rarely get a big pop.
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
I can see MLB really struggling this season and next. I don't think the outlook for the NBA is especially bright...but that league is full of great young players, and it at least has the "feel" of a league on the upswing.

Does the NHL still exist?
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NHL is toast and the NBA will have to continue to draw from overseas.
 
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ESPN Headline: Sport millionaires lose jobs and Tennessean's can't keep their corn in a jar.
 
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Phoenix is a big enough city to sell that game out. They have a state of the art stadium and the organization has not hosted a playoff game in what, 35 years? The city has never experienced a home playoff game since they moved there. Sounds like that fanbase deserves a home game like the Rays fans deserved a World Series.
 
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Perhaps the Phoenix fans realize what a bad team they have and do not want to pay money to see a first round loss.
 
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allvol123 said:
Perhaps the Phoenix fans realize what a bad team they have and do not want to pay money to see a first round loss.
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I really don't think the Cardinals are half bad. They clinched the division and took the next month off.

I don't think they have a snowball's chance of winning the NFC, but I think they'll beat the Falcons.
 
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The Dude said:
Alcohol sales are up. Only the top-self stuff has suffered.
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This is the time that Evan Williams, Aristocrat, Popov, Burrnett's, etc. make bank.

You aren't going to quit drinking or smoking you're just going to downgrade the brand a little bit.

A night with Evan Williams might make you feel like you will never drink again, but you'll come around again.
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
I can see MLB really struggling this season and next. I don't think the outlook for the NBA is especially bright...but that league is full of great young players, and it at least has the "feel" of a league on the upswing.

Does the NHL still exist?
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MLB is in some serious need of doing something not only to draw fans now, but to also get the younger generations more excited about the game to be able to survive in the future.
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
I really don't think the Cardinals are half bad. They clinched the division and took the next month off.

I don't think they have a snowball's chance of winning the NFC, but I think they'll beat the Falcons.
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Perhaps they aren't, but if you are just some average guy, you are looking at $200 to take yourself and another to the game. You might not be as tempted to plunk that money down knowing your team was rolled over by the Patriots and the Vikings in the past few weeks.
 
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allvol123 said:
Perhaps they aren't, but if you are just some average guy, you are looking at $200 to take yourself and another to the game. You might not be as tempted to plunk that money down knowing your team was rolled over by the Patriots and the Vikings in the past few weeks.
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I'm with you on the value of a Cardinals v. Falcons ticket.

I wouldn't pay to see that one in person. I was just speaking to the matchup itself...I think the Cards have too much offensive firepower for Matt Ryan to counter on the road. Now that I've said that, I'm sure the Falcons will dominate Arizona.
 
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