Sgt. Largent":1fkj2v4h said:
sdog1981":1fkj2v4h said:
Sgt. Largent":1fkj2v4h said:
Not even people in LA wanted to watch the SB.
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/footbal ... ce4b7.html
Pretty sad that a team moves back into the 2nd largest market in the country, and no one cares about that team making it to the SB, when literally every other fanbase in every other city would do anything for their team to get there.
That was pure arrogance on the NFL's part. They left for 20 years and all those kids grew up to be basketball and soccer fans.
It's other owners, not the NFL.
The problem with all the arguments about NFL arrogance or owner stupidity is they misunderstand how the math actually works.
SHORTHAND METAPHOR, FOLLOWED BY THE REAL NUMBERS THAT MATTER FOR THIS SITUATION:
If you're hungry, would you rather I give you 57% of one slice of pizza, or 45% of three and a half slices of pizza?
APPLYING THAT IDEA TO THIS CASE:
Let's assign St. Louis the highest metro-level national rating of 57.1 (which is what Boston had). Given that the St. Louis Metro area has 2.8 million people that means that with a 57.1 rating St. Louis is offering up 1.6 million fans who might buy tickets and gear.
Compare that to Los Angeles' 44.6 rating. It's 12 points lower, but the Los Angeles metro area has 13.1 million people. That means that Los Angeles is offering up 5.8 million fans who might buy tickets and gear.
The real question is then as follows: If you're selling something, would you prefer to have a captivated consumer-base of 1.6 million people or 5.8 million people?
The NFL and Rams aren't arrogant or stupid, they've just taken the time to do the actual math that matters for the question.