When Did and How Did the NFL become #1

[PHamm]

When Jordan retired in 1993 and then baseball went on strike in 1994.

this combined with the Cowboys, 9ers, Steelers & Packers all making the SUperbowl during the time period helped too.

 

[PHamm]

Red Zone is one of the greatest inventions of human civilization

Pretty much. They do the channel surfing FOR you. Completely shyts on Sunday ticket and about a 1/4 of the price.

#TeamRedZone

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

The actual plays on the field don't last long, and like with any sport if you aren't invested in the team or they aren't really popular, it's a snoozefest. It's just stop. go. stop longer. go. repeat.

This coming from a baseball fan is fukking hilarious. How many four hour snoozefests have I sat through in my life with eight billion trips to the mound and the batter stepping outside the box after every pitch?

fukk off.

 

[PortCityProphet]

yup, especially in cities that have NFL teams.
Baseball lost that crown in the 60s.

no. nationally the NFL was not the number one sport in america that early baseball was still top. even i know that

 

[jfkennedy]

This coming from a baseball fan is fukking hilarious. How many four hour snoozefests have I sat through in my life with eight billion trips to the mound and the batter stepping outside the box after every pitch?

fukk off.

Lol @ telling me to fukk off, and then calling ME mad.

The average length of a baseball game is just UNDER 3 hours. Not to mention your ridiculous over-exaggeration of trips to the mound. I lived in the Tony La Russa era, I know all about numerous pitching changes and going to the mound, but it definitely isn't as bad as you're making it.

Don't get mad just because someone challenged football, where the players go hard for all of 9 seconds and then stand around for 30. Followed by a 3-minute commercial break.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Don't get mad at me for telling it like it is. The average Red Sox/Yankees game is around four hours long. I've seen far too many to count. You acting like baseball is non-stop action is hilarious considering the amount of time the ball is in play vs. the amount of time for commercials/pitching changes/stepping out of the box/pick off attempts, etc. etc. I could go on and on. Most of the gripes you have with football are far worse on the diamond.

You still mad?

 

[Black White Sox Hat]

Early to mid 90s does sound about right.Also Reggie White being a free agent was a HUGE story at the time.It almost feels like the NFL really took off after that.And you had the Cowboys resurgence followed by Bret and Elway.The NFL was just much more interesting.Better stars and better story's.Plus although the NFL had legendary teams in the 80s.You still had the USFL and the NFL using replacement players and all that bullshyt.Which probably didn't help popularity at the time.

 

[dotherightthing]

rise in popularity of fantasy football few years ago

 

[mastermind]

Lol @ telling me to fukk off, and then calling ME mad.

The average length of a baseball game is just UNDER 3 hours. Not to mention your ridiculous over-exaggeration of trips to the mound. I lived in the Tony La Russa era, I know all about numerous pitching changes and going to the mound, but it definitely isn't as bad as you're making it.

Don't get mad just because someone challenged football, where the players go hard for all of 9 seconds and then stand around for 30. Followed by a 3-minute commercial break.

its a few minutes over, just like football

Don't get mad at me for telling it like it is. The average Red Sox/Yankees game is around four hours long. I've seen far too many to count. You acting like baseball is non-stop action is hilarious considering the amount of time the ball is in play vs. the amount of time for commercials/pitching changes/stepping out of the box/pick off attempts, etc. etc. I could go on and on. Most of the gripes you have with football are far worse on the diamond.

You still mad?

the average amount of time the ball is in play in baseball vs. football is about the same.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Maybe im too old to remember this but before Fox came along.NFL games didnt have the score throughout the whole game.You would be watching a game and it would take forever to see the score and also the bottom line ticker.Fox also came out with the 1st down yard marker.I think when Fox started showing games more people became interested because football games were viewed differently then in the past. I wanna say sometime between mid 90's early 2000s.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

the average amount of time the ball is in play in baseball vs. football is about the same.

My point was that all of the guy's gripes that he listed can be said about baseball as well.

 

[mayhem]

the invention of the forward pass

 

[Texas2step]

From a factual standpoint, the NFL has been number 1 since 1972

 

[mastermind]

My point was that all of the guy's gripes that he listed can be said about baseball as well.

fair enough

altho I enjoy attending a baseball game more than a football game. at least when an inning is going in baseball, there is not any planned stoppages like commercial breaks that take place in the middle of a series in the NFL.

 

[superunknown23]

Since the 60s, NFL teams have owned each of these cities...
Dallas
Pittsburgh
Miami
San Fran
Chicago
Washington
Philly
Minnesota
Cleveland
etc
Plus, college football has always ruled the South