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Three suggestions that have worked well for me...

October 21, 2016 07:19AM
Might not work for everyone, but these sure have worked well for me for the past few years.

I'm essentially a Ram fan. I follow closely all Ram matters, certainly including their games. But unless the Rams are appearing on Thurs, Sunday, or Mon night, I'm nowhere to be found. It would have to be an exceptional matchup and/or one directly impacting the Rams to entice me to watch. An example might be a Seahawk/Card matchup with playoff implications involving the Rams. In this way I avoid the oversaturation issue.

I watch the game after allowing it to pre record about one hour of the broadcast. Sometimes 1 1/2 hours of recording. Try it just one time. It's very liberating. You can avoid an hour to an hour and a half of annoying commercials and halftime BS. And you'll still finish the game in approx "real time" which is important if the Ram game is the early game. This totally eliminates the commercial annoyances and gives you an hour of your life back to do other things.

Sunday ticket is a must. It allows for channel surfing to the most interesting non Ram games while before or after that all important Ram game. Again, essentially commercial and BS free viewing. I know that probably most of us have ST, but for the few that don't... well, like I said, it's a must. Especially when it's "free". Lol. Again, eliminates the commercial annoyance issue.

Lastly, there's a new twist for me that enhances my enjoyment AND eliminates the commercial annoyances. I go to the Game Time forum during the game. I'm still recording the game, of course, but I'm watching it "live". Now my "commercial time" is filled with the enjoyment of reading and exchanging real time commentary with many of my board buddies. It's a lot more fun to rejoice or agonize with board buddies over big plays made (or not made) by the Rams than to have to endure those danged commercials. Not unlike being in the stands. Sorta...

I realize that not all of these suggestions would work for everybody, but they sure have worked nicely for me. I urge my board buddies to at least give them a try. You, too, may find one or more of these suggestions to be liberating.
SubjectAuthorViewsPosted

  Why Is There a NFL Ratings Crisis? Look No Further Than London, Thursday Games

MamaRAMa1186October 20, 2016 01:27PM

  John Madden said years ago

Ramgator494October 20, 2016 03:56PM

  You forgot something

IowaRam530October 20, 2016 04:03PM

  There's never too much for me nm

six2stack380October 20, 2016 04:53PM

  I agree but...

Ramgator404October 21, 2016 09:09AM

  40% say it's Kaep Attachments

Blue and Gold429October 20, 2016 11:05PM

  Re: 40% say it's Kaep

TonyHunter87422October 20, 2016 11:30PM

  That's stupid

waterfield410October 21, 2016 08:49AM

  I think it sealed the deal with fans on the fence.

Ramgator374October 21, 2016 09:12AM

  Re: I think it sealed the deal with fans on the fence.

Rampage2K-378October 21, 2016 09:36AM

  Re: I think it sealed the deal with fans on the fence.

waterfield333October 21, 2016 10:31AM

  Re: I think it sealed the deal with fans on the fence.

TonyHunter87456October 21, 2016 10:37AM

  I understand that poll was commisioned by Yahoo

Blue and Gold354October 21, 2016 10:21AM

  Re: 40% say it's Kaep

waterfield251October 21, 2016 11:00AM

  Penalties and incessant commercial breaks

JYB436October 21, 2016 02:36AM

  Re: Penalties and incessant commercial breaks

Ramsfsninmd471October 21, 2016 03:19AM

  Re: Penalties and incessant commercial breaks

JYB479October 21, 2016 06:31AM

  for me it's really about Thursdays

LMU93429October 21, 2016 03:08AM

  Re: all good points from y'all

leafnose336October 21, 2016 03:54AM

  I agree Leaf

ferragamo79366October 21, 2016 07:29AM

  As a former football junkie, why I watch much less NFL

RockRam587October 21, 2016 03:17AM

  Re: As a former football junkie, why I watch much less NFL

LMU93388October 21, 2016 03:45AM

  And a crappy Thurs night game still beats almost everything else

Hazlet Hacksaw355October 21, 2016 05:07AM

  Re: As a former football junkie, why I watch much less NFL

waterfield393October 21, 2016 06:59AM

  Nice of you to leave out the rest of the quote...

RockRam401October 21, 2016 10:12AM

  Wow well said.....couldn't agree more

Ram49427October 21, 2016 08:36AM

  Re: Is there a crisis?

Speed_Kills500October 21, 2016 07:17AM

  Three suggestions that have worked well for me...

Rams43387October 21, 2016 07:19AM

  It's like sex

waterfield481October 21, 2016 07:46AM

  Re: It's like sex

six2stack386October 21, 2016 08:04AM

  I was gonna post..

sstrams386October 21, 2016 08:18AM

  Re: It's like sex

waterfield365October 21, 2016 08:52AM

  The NFL has saturated the market to the point...

DaJudge409October 21, 2016 08:31AM

  -- what Mark Cuban said NM

Ram49338October 21, 2016 08:42AM

  Re: The NFL has saturated the market to the point...

waterfield368October 21, 2016 08:58AM

  Why low ratings? It's a ONE word answer........GREED!!!

Ramgator360October 21, 2016 09:24AM

  Has nothing to do with London- it's all about the smart phones.

Rampage2K-366October 21, 2016 09:49AM