Imagine if the Superbowl went pay per view

WVU · Nov 22, 2007

Wil's post in the Brady radio thread got me thinking. What if this year's superbowl was pay per view only? How much would they bring in? How many households across the globe would be willing to fork out say $50 to watch the superbowl featuring New England vs Green Bay? Imagine a commercial free superbowl.

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Lynch23 · Nov 22, 2007

No thanks, I love the commercials. I would pay it if I had to but that would be bogus if they ever considered doing that

Legend-I-Aint · Nov 22, 2007

Going pay per view may happen someday and this year you might get record numbers purchasing it. Think about a Super Bowl where say, my team, the Seattle Seahawks make it to the game, who in the fuck wants to watch that team?

Legend-I-Aint · Nov 22, 2007

Lynch23 said:
No thanks, I love the commercials. I would pay it if I had to but that would be bogus if they ever considered doing that

It will happen before you know it. Count on it! $$$$$

GreenDoberman · Nov 22, 2007

I'd watch the ****** on Sopcast or channelsurfing. It's usually a lousy game anyway. Only reason to bet are the innumerable props the bookies inevitably fuck up on.

WVU · Nov 22, 2007

Lynch23 said:
No thanks, I love the commercials. I would pay it if I had to but that would be bogus if they ever considered doing that

We would all hate it just like you and would also purchase it or watch it where it was purchased. 2.5 million per commercial spot would be easy to surpass. They would probably sell this to 50 million households which would generate $2,500,000,000

prodigy · Nov 22, 2007

WVU said:
We would all hate it just like you and would also purchase it or watch it where it was purchased. 2.5 million per commercial spot would be easy to surpass. They would probably sell this to 50 million households which would generate $2,500,000,000

probably true, but it would end up killing the game on other levels. the league would lose the 'casual fan' as well as a ton of money throughout the year in regular season ticket sales, merchandise, and stuff like that. right now the nfl is the only sport that truly appeals to all demographics. but going to PPV would be a major hit for the league throughout the other 364 days

Lynch23 · Nov 22, 2007

prodigy said:
probably true, but it would end up killing the game on other levels. the league would lose the 'casual fan' as well as a ton of money throughout the year in regular season ticket sales, merchandise, and stuff like that. right now the nfl is the only sport that truly appeals to all demographics. but going to PPV would be a major hit for the league throughout the other 364 days

Yeah I think it would be a horrible idea overall. Many households in the inner cities or anywhere are struggling everyday to get enough food on the table and clothes on their backs. Making them pay $50 for a football game would be uncalled for in my opinion.