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  1. #1

    Which sport will fold first: NHL or NASCAR?

    These two sports are unbearable to watch in the US.
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    I'm curious what's unbearable to watch about hockey? I hope they'd open the game up a bit, but it's still easier to watch than any other sport. (except soccer of course)

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    Just look at the ratings more people are watching the big spin than the stanley cup finals

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    What's big spin? Is that like jj's spin the dick?

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    NBA Playoffs
    Rockets v Lakers TNT Wed @ 10:43PM - 4.2 (Aprx 4,700,000 viewers)
    Celtics v Magic TNT Sun @ 8:06PM – 3.2 (Aprx 3,700,000 viewers)

    PGA – TPC Sawgrass
    The 3rd Round on Saturday – 2.8
    The Final Round on Sunday – 3.4
    *Phil Mickelson was done and Tiger wasn’t even on top

    MLB – 2008 Playoffs
    Red Sox v Rays Game 7 – (Aprx 13,300,000 viewers)
    Indians v Yankees Game 4 – (Aprx 9,200,000 viewers)

    NASCAR Ratings
    Average ratings for the 2009 NASCAR Cup Series – 5.4
    The Daytona 500 – 9.2 (Aprx 16,000,000 viewers)
    The Daytona 500 Qualifier – 2.4 (Aprx 3,600,000 viewers)

    NHL Playoffs
    Capitols v Penguins NBC – 1.4 (The highest rating so far in the playoffs)

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    Nascar is huge and seems to sellout all of their races. Hockey is great to watch at the arena, but I don't like to watch it on tv. A few teams are struggling in the NHL and can't make money but league won't fold. If there's any league that should fold it's the WBA.
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    NASCAR, easily. NHL is healthy in most markets and doesn't really need the big TV money. Most forms of auto racing are facing a grim future.

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    NASCAR has a lot more expenses

    Relies on sponsorships and business are cutting back because it is expensive to sponsor a NASCAR team

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    Quote Originally Posted by BestPlay2day View Post
    Nascar is huge and seems to sellout all of their races. Hockey is great to watch at the arena, but I don't like to watch it on tv. A few teams are struggling in the NHL and can't make money but league won't fold. If there's any league that should fold it's the WBA.
    Exactly...average of 150,000 people at every race. Better ratings than the nba playoffs and probably 2nd overall sports ratings behind nfl.

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    Quote Originally Posted by onthewhat View Post
    NASCAR has a lot more expenses

    Relies on sponsorships and business are cutting back because it is expensive to sponsor a NASCAR team
    That is hurting the smaller teams a bit...Nascar has already started to take a stance on cutting expenses as it is. The new car is cheaper to run than the older ones and 1 car can be taken to a wider variety of tracks.

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    I like most all sports. I don't really understand why we cannot Respect others for what they enjoy. I envy those who get enjoyment from things I do not. I want people to be happy where I fail to be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The General View Post
    I like most all sports. I don't really understand why we cannot Respect others for what they enjoy. I envy those who get enjoyment from things I do not. I want people to be happy where I fail to be.
    Nice post Genny

    But honestly wnba is chucked

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    This is from a business point of view. Which one will fold first meaning going out of business. Has nothing to do if you love watching the sport as a fan.
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    NASCAR is the most viewed sports in the US. More so than even football.

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    it's incredible how the U.S. think totally different than Canadians.. if you came north of the border here in Canada, you wouldn't see 1 house not having the game on.. everybody was watching this.. Canada loves hockey..

    I just saw TSN, a canadian sports network, and the 1st 16 min of the sports news was all game 1 highlights, interviews, summaries, etc....

    if this was FOX, probably would have mentioned hockey after all the baseball and basketball highlights, and probably for like 12 seconds at the end of the telecast.

    what a difference in countries..

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    Major league soccer will go long before either the NHL or nascar. Major networks aren't lining up to broadcast soccer. Nascar takes in huge profits, lot of rednecks I guess. Hockey is popular in the north (not Arizona) but would fail before Nascar.

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    Tough question from business standpoint, but I will go with NHL assuming I have to make a choice. I am losing interest in NASCAR, but it is a GREAT day for the 100,000 plus who attend a full live day (weekend) AT the track each week. Very enjoyable, more so than a 3 hour party at an NHL game, IMO. And an NHL game is grea live also I believe.

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    NASCAR is a sport?

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    Almost all sports these days seem better on tv. Except maybe baseball. They pump all the obnoxious music and fake noise at the arena. It's only worth it if you get in one of those boxes with free beer and chicken wings.

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