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Auggie

(31,167 posts) Tue Sep 25, 2012, 06:12 PM Sep 2012

Could you stop watching NFL football on TV if it meant ending the strike?

Perhaps the only entity powerful enough to force owners to capitulate/bargain with the NFLRA is going to be the television networks, their sponsors, and their respective parent companies. Of course, this would have to be accompanied with a massive e-mail/phone/letter-writing campaign and millions of terminated cable subscriptions. But I think the message would be heard loud and clear.

Could you give up the NFL?

I think I could, in October for sure (MLB playoffs and NCAA).

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Could you stop watching NFL football on TV if it meant ending the strike? (Original Post) Auggie Sep 2012 OP

It will have no impact, if the players do not walk-out in support of the ref's. madinmaryland Sep 2012 #1

Players can't strike -- it's part of their new contract. Auggie Sep 2012 #2

If I think that I could JonLP24 Sep 2012 #3

I don't think my viewing habits are that important to them. bluedigger Sep 2012 #4

Yep I sure can give up on the NFL Broken_Hero Sep 2012 #5

I have tried to not watch football, Jamaal510 Sep 2012 #6

madinmaryland

(64,931 posts)

1. It will have no impact, if the players do not walk-out in support of the ref's.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2012, 06:47 PM

Sep 2012

Auggie

(31,167 posts)

2. Players can't strike -- it's part of their new contract.

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 25, 2012, 06:53 PM

Sep 2012

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)

3. If I think that I could

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2012, 09:08 PM

Sep 2012

I would have done it already.

The NFL is like a hard drug for me and plus Arizona has one of the greatest defenses in their franchise history. I don't know if I could.

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)

4. I don't think my viewing habits are that important to them.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2012, 09:40 PM

Sep 2012

I did see an idea that was directed at the NHL that might be effective, though. Boycott all NFL merchandise. If they see their sales take a quick nosedive, that might get their attention.

Broken_Hero

(59,305 posts)

5. Yep I sure can give up on the NFL

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2012, 11:31 PM

Sep 2012

I gave college football the middle finger two years ago, I can do the same to the NFL, and this coming for a Seahawk fan. If this happened to the Hawks the stadium would've went batshit crazy, and I'd be cussing.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

6. I have tried to not watch football,

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 10:10 PM

Sep 2012

but for a different reason. The Raiders stink so I try my hardest not to watch them so my Sundays don't get ruined. But the problem is that my dad is such a fanatic that he makes so much noise about the game and I usually end up becoming curious about the score. Furthermore, it would take a whole bunch of viewers to quit watching in order to convince Goodell to strike a fair deal, anyway.

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