Pro sports without fans??

[coltle6920]

Heard on the radio earlier that one of the networks scheduled to air an NFL game would be dubbing in stadium noises for us folks at home while the game is played.

What could possibly go wrong?

A football game without fans takes away home field advantage in places like K.C.

Wonder if tailgating in the parking lot will be allowed?

 

[Injunbro]

W/out fans paying entry fees & buying overpriced snacks they make money how??? Personally I'd rather watch corn grow (which has a useful purpose) as overpaid ball players.

 

[Old_Cop]

The money is from the broadcast contracts. I wonder if the owners will be allowed in their boxes.

 

[Jon651]

I've been watching a few baseball games from the Korean Baseball League on ESPN. The stands are empty but the seats all have cardboard cutouts in them! One stadium even has all of the cutouts wearing masks.

If you look hard enough you can find Elvis - and Waldo...

 

[Rustyt1953]

Sports fan here.

The last week I have also been watching South Korean pro baseball. No spectators in the stands. Good players, good announcers and good camera work.

I'll be glad when the nation gets back to playing ball. Beer and hot dog vendors need the work.

 

[fiasconva]

If the games come back with no fans I'll watch about as much as I used to. I watch the games for the pleasure of the game not the spectators in the stands. I couldn't care less whether there are people in the stands or not.

 

[coltle6920]

I've been watching a few baseball games from the Korean Baseball League on ESPN. The stands are empty but the seats all have cardboard cutouts in them! One stadium even has all of the cutouts wearing masks.

If you look hard enough you can find Elvis - and Waldo...

Those folks have way too much free time on their hands.

 

[ladder13]

I have a TV, its all good.

 

[The Analyst]

A large majority of the pro sports revenue is acquired through television and radio contracts. Attendance and concession revenues are just icing on the cake.

 

[ladder13]

A large majority of the pro sports revenue is acquired through television and radio contracts. Attendance and concession revenues are just icing on the cake.

True, however many jobs are dependent on the live events, from parking lot attendants up to concessions and everything in between.

 

[Grayfox]

I heard a DJ on the radio today talking about this. The NFL stands to lose billions in revenue. Yeah, that's Billions with a "B".
I really don't care.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Fans are just for atmosphere and to support the illusion of a team connection to the city where they play half of their games. Perhaps acknowledgement of this will be the CGI fans at the upcoming games. As stated, all the money comes from TV rights. Bread and circuses.

 

[sheepdawg]

Just make sure you stay 6 feet away from the TV. Wipe that remote down with bleach too.

 

[rbmac52]

If I watch a game (which is quite rare), I always have the sound turned OFF. I can't stand to hear the drivel of the idiot announcers!

 

[LVSteve]

I suspect that last weekend may have been the last straw for the sports franchises and the broadcasters. One of the major channels had nothing on but paid programs, they weren't even showing a rerun of a previous event. I'll watch sports without a crowd via TV, there's no danger of getting covered in someone else's beer.

 

[Absalom]

The Germans call them “ghost games”.

German pro soccer, for German sports fans football, baseball, and basketball wrapped in one, will resume the rest of its season presumably next week after a 2-month interruption, in empty stadiums.

Financially, it apparently pays. An article I just read the other day said that only about 8.5% of revenue for the teams comes from live spectators. I would not expect things to be dramatically different in pro sports here.

 

[coltle6920]

So I guess all you cable and satellite subscribers will be seeing a discount on your next few bills.

HAH!! Oh no,I think I just had an accident.

 

[ParadiseRoad]

...decided to check the sports channels a while ago...

...headliner sporting event in the good old USA tonight...

...the Johnsonville Cornhole Championships...

 

[Redeker]

The TV deals are expiring in the next couple of years, so they are negotiating them right now. They are gonna play the games and have them on TV, fans or not.

 

[Targets Guy]

Eliminate the announcers while they are at it.