Super Bowl Thread

[DRiccio21]

I mean, do you honestly for one second think if the game was moved to Saturday next year that the price for a 30 second spot would drop?

next year, maybe not.

but in 2-5 years, certainly. once the viewership #'s go down, the ads become less valuable. viewership would almost certainly go down on a Saturday night... i'm not even sure how that is debateable. Sunday is the prime time for hit TV shows not Saturday. almost no big TV shows get placed on Saturday nights because it is one of the worst times to maximize viewers/ad revenue. the casual viewer far surpasses the diehard football fan during the superbowl and the casual viewer when faced with a night out and a night watching football are going to be a lot less likely to choose football (maybe not all of them, but some of them).

there are a ton of other factors that come into play as well. just a couple examples, NFL gets an extra day to be in the spotlight. the channels (CBS/ESPN/NFLN) get an extra day to run super bowl pregame programming which sells even more ads.

i'll flip it on you, do you really think if it made better business sense for it to be on a Saturday, they wouldn't be doing it already?

[trendon]

Saturday night is death for TV shows. Weekday nights and Sunday nights are where all of the great TV shows premier and prosper.

Also, let me just say this from my perspective:

My bar averages $9,000 a night on Saturdays and $2,500 on Sundays (regardless of football since we are not a real bar crowd type of bar). Yesterday? $6,000. And, like I said, we aren't a traditional bar. I would have a stroke as a bar owner if the Super Bowl was moved to Saturday.

Even the NFL knows this. Look how they schedule the playoff games. Saturday's games are 1/4EST but Sundays are usually 3:30/8.

Edit: Dave already handled about 80% of this.

[ajalves]

i'll flip it on you, do you really think if it made better business sense for it to be on a Saturday, they wouldn't be doing it already?

tradition. old men dont like change.

also, please stop calling it a TV show.

its a national event. the playoffs arent national events.

im not saying sunday is the wrong night, im just saying they wouldnt lose anything going to saturday.

[BFiVL]

Bars and other industries now doubt love the game on Sundays. It is a typical slow day for them. I think certain companies would benefit greater from a Saturday game. I was exaggerating 50-100% sales increase but I honestly don't think 10-25% is unrealistic. It is a trade off but I don't think viewership would decrease for a Super Bowl just because its on a Saturday.

[cougnix]

Just my opinion, and I'm not here to argue because I read that AJ is right and everyone else is wrong (fair assumption?). Having the game on Saturday would not benefit anyone except the fan that likes to get tankered up. Having it on Sunday allows for hardcore fans to make the trip on Thursday or Friday, party Friday and Saturday night, shop on both those days, visit the city and really spend alot of money both those days. You then also have a few hours on Sunday to get down where the stadium is, do some shopping, buy team gear, spend money at the stadium and most will stay the night Sunday night and go home Monday. You have the game on Saturday, most people will still make the trip Thursday night or Friday, you only have that day to do the shopping. Saturday is a big day and night but the shopping time is limited and most would fly home Sunday. That eliminates a shopping day and money spent in the host city. But that's just my thought process on it.

[ajalves]

Just my opinion, and I'm not here to argue because I read that AJ is right and everyone else is wrong (fair assumption?). .

yeah, thats accurate

wtf are you talking about.

heaven forbid someone have an opinion.

I'm wrong all the time. Never going to stop me from giving my opinion though.

[BFiVL]

Just my opinion, and I'm not here to argue because I read that AJ is right and everyone else is wrong (fair assumption?). Having the game on Saturday would not benefit anyone except the fan that likes to get tankered up. Having it on Sunday allows for hardcore fans to make the trip on Thursday or Friday, party Friday and Saturday night, shop on both those days, visit the city and really spend alot of money both those days. You then also have a few hours on Sunday to get down where the stadium is, do some shopping, buy team gear, spend money at the stadium and most will stay the night Sunday night and go home Monday. You have the game on Saturday, most people will still make the trip Thursday night or Friday, you only have that day to do the shopping. Saturday is a big day and night but the shopping time is limited and most would fly home Sunday. That eliminates a shopping day and money spent in the host city. But that's just my thought process on it.

You are right for the host city. Not even AJ is debating that. IMO house parties would increase and last much longer meaning more sales of beer, food, and everything that goes along with it. Some companies would hate it. Others would love it.

[nick]

Super Bowl XLVII earned the highest ratings in Super Bowl history with a 48.1 overnight rating, or 48.1% of houses in urban markets, along with 24.1 million tweets, Forbes reports. CBS executives can thank Beyoncé's halftime show, the blackout, and a dramatic second half.

[nick]

Just my opinion, and I'm not here to argue because I read that AJ is right and everyone else is wrong (fair assumption?). .

yeah, thats accurate

wtf are you talking about.

heaven forbid someone have an opinion.

I'm wrong all the time. Never going to stop me from giving my opinion though.

well your opinion is stupid

[ajalves]

Just my opinion, and I'm not here to argue because I read that AJ is right and everyone else is wrong (fair assumption?). .

yeah, thats accurate

wtf are you talking about.

heaven forbid someone have an opinion.

I'm wrong all the time. Never going to stop me from giving my opinion though.

well your opinion is stupid

that's cool. see im an adult. i understand many time people wont agree with me, i'm ok with it. I'm not a fucking child

[shel311]

I was exaggerating 50-100% sales increase

Silly AJ.

[shel311]

Just my opinion, and I'm not here to argue because I read that AJ is right and everyone else is wrong (fair assumption?). .

yeah, thats accurate

wtf are you talking about.

heaven forbid someone have an opinion.

I'm wrong all the time. Never going to stop me from giving my opinion though.

It took long enough, but it's about time you get some of that, instead of it always coming my way.

[ajalves]

Just my opinion, and I'm not here to argue because I read that AJ is right and everyone else is wrong (fair assumption?). .

yeah, thats accurate

wtf are you talking about.

heaven forbid someone have an opinion.

I'm wrong all the time. Never going to stop me from giving my opinion though.

It took long enough, but it's about time you get some of that, instead of it always coming my way.

in this particular case, i really dont even know where that came from. Other debates, maybe. this seemed like a simple back n forth.

Cougnix makes me seem like a ray of sunshine.

[shel311]

I don't know where it came from either, and I don't care.

I'm just happy it was thrown at you and not me for once.

[nick]

Just my opinion, and I'm not here to argue because I read that AJ is right and everyone else is wrong (fair assumption?). .

yeah, thats accurate

wtf are you talking about.

heaven forbid someone have an opinion.

I'm wrong all the time. Never going to stop me from giving my opinion though.

well your opinion is stupid

that's cool. see im an adult. i understand many time people wont agree with me, i'm ok with it. I'm not a fucking child

you're suppose to talk shit back .. what happened to your AJ .. you changed

[ajalves]

you're suppose to talk shit back .. what happened to your AJ .. you changed

hard to get a handle on me

[nick]

lol besides, who gives a shit what coug says, its coug...

[ReignOnU]

People go to bars to watch the Super Bowl? Isn't that a mandatory house party?

[cougnix]

Yeah but a house party doesn't benefit anyone other than the establishments that sell. Why would the NFL care about grocery stores?

[ChampDizzle]

Yeah but a house party doesn't benefit anyone other than the establishments that sell. Why would the NFL care about grocery stores?

more people would actually watch the ads at home than a bar