The World Watches - Something else

[Unkotare]

Over one million tickets to Olympic events remain unsold at this point. Oh the pageantry! Truly captivating the globe!

 

[ChrisL]

Some of you have gone ultra nutty with your partisanship, sorry to say. You are utterly ridiculous.

 

[ChrisL]

I don't even watch racing, but I've heard that NASCAR was the number 1 spectator sport in the US.

 

[ChrisL]

What is with some people and their hatred for everything southern, or on the other hand, hatred for everything on the northeast or west coast? Are we in some kind of "by proxy" cold war with other parts of the country that I'm not aware of?

 

[Papageorgio]

When do the Olympics start? I might want to watch an event or two.


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[ChrisL]

When do the Olympics start? I might want to watch an event or two.


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They are on right now I think on NBC.

 

[flacaltenn]

Nascar s an olympic event? Who knew....

No; just as popular it appears.

What happened? Did the South run out of rocks to throw at things?

Don't know, but since your picture comes from a May 2009 usa today article entitled "Economic woes cast cloud over motor sports' big weekend ", I assume what happened in your photo was the great recession.

Fixed it for you:

5 reasons for NASCAR's empty seats

“Sunday’s Crown Royal Combat Wounded Coalition 400 at The Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was the latest sign of decline, registering the lowest estimated attendance in the event's 23 years — about 50,000 fans in stands that can accommodate 250,000."

So sorry.

So, you hate NASCAR too? Lol. WTH?

Didn’t say that. Just wondered why the southerners got tired of watching some guy named Dale turn left for 3 hours.

For the same reason Millions tune in to see grown men bat a tiny ball around a manicured lawn. You ever tried driving 200mph three abreast and pulling 3 Gs in the turns? You can try it at many speedways for a couple hundred bucks. Think you got an olympic team that can change 4 tires, make chassis adjustments, clean the grill and gas the car in under 14 seconds?

It's actually a tradition grown out of local "distillers" trying to outrun the law.

 

[flacaltenn]

BTW --- those track seat sales are STILL the economy. And some changes in Nascar rules that made no competitive sense.

And it's not different than the NFL attendance which is WAAAY down. A couple recent years were lows not seen since 1998..

Why Has NFL Attendance Declined by Over 2 Million Fans in the Last 36 Months?

 

[Dekster]

BTW --- those track seat sales are STILL the economy. And some changes in Nascar rules that made no competitive sense.

And it's not different than the NFL attendance which is WAAAY down. A couple recent years were lows not seen since 1998..

Why Has NFL Attendance Declined by Over 2 Million Fans in the Last 36 Months?

I think most sport attendance is down, college or professional, across the spectrum. Is it because we are so poor is it because we are afraid of being blown up? Who knows. Can't think of a sport event that I would attend if you gave me free tickets.

 

[flacaltenn]

BTW --- those track seat sales are STILL the economy. And some changes in Nascar rules that made no competitive sense.

And it's not different than the NFL attendance which is WAAAY down. A couple recent years were lows not seen since 1998..

Why Has NFL Attendance Declined by Over 2 Million Fans in the Last 36 Months?

I think most sport attendance is down, college or professional, across the spectrum. Is it because we are so poor is it because we are afraid of being blown up? Who knows. Can't think of a sport event that I would attend if you gave me free tickets.

You wouldn't go to a ranked College football game? Or sample an NHL Hockey game for free? You agoraphobic or something?

 

[Dekster]

BTW --- those track seat sales are STILL the economy. And some changes in Nascar rules that made no competitive sense.

And it's not different than the NFL attendance which is WAAAY down. A couple recent years were lows not seen since 1998..

Why Has NFL Attendance Declined by Over 2 Million Fans in the Last 36 Months?

I think most sport attendance is down, college or professional, across the spectrum. Is it because we are so poor is it because we are afraid of being blown up? Who knows. Can't think of a sport event that I would attend if you gave me free tickets.

You wouldn't go to a ranked College football game? Or sample an NHL Hockey game for free? You agoraphobic or something?

I have been to many ranked college football and basketball games. I really have no desire to go to a hockey game. Wouldn't call it agoraphobia so much as been there, done that as far as sports. Not a fan of professional sports and I am content to watch the college ones on the TV.

 

[ChrisL]

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

 

[flacaltenn]

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

Gators at Vanderbilt this fall --- my treat.. Or Tenn at Vanderbilt. Whichever is on the schedule. Big ass party..

 

[Dekster]

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

Go back to college and get some free student tickets to the home games

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

Gators at Vanderbilt this fall --- my treat.. Or Tenn at Vanderbilt. Whichever is on the schedule. Big ass party..

I've been in Chapel Hill when Duke-Carolina squared off in the Dean Dome. You will never beat that big ass party.

 

[flacaltenn]

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

Go back to college and get some free student tickets to the home games

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

Gators at Vanderbilt this fall --- my treat.. Or Tenn at Vanderbilt. Whichever is on the schedule. Big ass party..

I've been in Chapel Hill when Duke-Carolina squared off in the Dean Dome. You will never beat that big ass party.

Good. Because I was really really worried about you spending too much time on the Internet and not enough time actually living life. I'm honestly relieved that you're not buried in a pile of cheetos with charger cords wrapped around your body..

 

[ChrisL]

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

Go back to college and get some free student tickets to the home games

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

Gators at Vanderbilt this fall --- my treat.. Or Tenn at Vanderbilt. Whichever is on the schedule. Big ass party..

I've been in Chapel Hill when Duke-Carolina squared off in the Dean Dome. You will never beat that big ass party.

Back to school? No way. I did my time!

 

[Gracie]

Nobody wants Zika. Can't say I blame them.

 

[Dekster]

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

Go back to college and get some free student tickets to the home games

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

Gators at Vanderbilt this fall --- my treat.. Or Tenn at Vanderbilt. Whichever is on the schedule. Big ass party..

I've been in Chapel Hill when Duke-Carolina squared off in the Dean Dome. You will never beat that big ass party.

Good. Because I was really really worried about you spending too much time on the Internet and not enough time actually living life. I'm honestly relieved that you're not buried in a pile of cheetos with charger cords wrapped around your body..

Says the guy with 25 times the posts

 

[ChrisL]

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

Go back to college and get some free student tickets to the home games

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

Gators at Vanderbilt this fall --- my treat.. Or Tenn at Vanderbilt. Whichever is on the schedule. Big ass party..

I've been in Chapel Hill when Duke-Carolina squared off in the Dean Dome. You will never beat that big ass party.

Good. Because I was really really worried about you spending too much time on the Internet and not enough time actually living life. I'm honestly relieved that you're not buried in a pile of cheetos with charger cords wrapped around your body..

Says the guy with 25 times the posts

Look at all my posts! I must really have no life at all.

 

[flacaltenn]

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

Go back to college and get some free student tickets to the home games

I would go to any game that had free tickets! Yay socialism!

Gators at Vanderbilt this fall --- my treat.. Or Tenn at Vanderbilt. Whichever is on the schedule. Big ass party..

I've been in Chapel Hill when Duke-Carolina squared off in the Dean Dome. You will never beat that big ass party.

Good. Because I was really really worried about you spending too much time on the Internet and not enough time actually living life. I'm honestly relieved that you're not buried in a pile of cheetos with charger cords wrapped around your body..

Says the guy with 25 times the posts

Look at all my posts! I must really have no life at all.

Watch the Olympics -- pick a new sport to try. Something with a rifle, a bicycle, and a neat uniform..