Believe it or not, football season is just about to kick into gear.
This weekend is “Week 0” of the college football season, which features a few EARLY starts, including Iowa State taking on Kansas State, in Ireland. The full college slate begins NEXT weekend.
And this is also the final week of NFL preseason games. Next weekend, Labor Day, there’s no action, and Week 1 begins the Thursday after that.
So, get ready for football fans to start DISAPPEARING from your hangouts, unless you are watching the games with them.
In a poll, 71% of Americans admit to “skipping, rescheduling, or turning down plans, to watch football.” And most plan on watching at home. 69% say they’re cutting back on attending games due to rising costs.
61% of people say college football games are more accessible, mostly because NFL games aren’t affordable. But overall, 60% prefer the NFL, while only 20% favor college football.
Of course, watching games at home can be difficult in a DIFFERENT way: Finding what streaming network they’re on.
56% of people say they’re frustrated by NFL games being exclusive to certain streaming platforms. (And even if you spend $400 for the Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV, that doesn’t include ALL the games.)
(Speaking of college football, BroBible.com has a list of the 10 WORST college football teams out of 136 schools, according to ESPN’s power index. The five worst are: The Kent State Golden Flashes, the New Mexico State Aggies, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, and the UTEP Miners.)
