Originally Posted By: Kira
They say football viewership will decline because/when football participation during youth declines.
So, maybe NASCAR attendance/viewing is declining due to fewer people working on their cars?
You must admit, announcers screaming about cars making left turns wears thin real fast.
You are correct in that a loud, babbling announcer does not make watching a boring sport exciting. Regardless if it's racing, or anything else. While a little commentary is good. It doesn't mean more is better, and too much is just enough. It really gets annoying watching a 500 mile circle track race with announcers that won't shut up for 4 straight hours.... Even with the Pace Car out. And the way their running NASCAR today, that seems like it's over half the race.
I also agree with you about NFL football. It has nowhere to go but down. Yeah, they messed all over themselves with all of this National Anthem protesting nonsense. But where they will suffer far greater damage over the long term, is with all of the head injuries taking place. Pro football players were both envied and idolized. Today that envy is quickly disappearing, as so many of these guys are either dying from traumatic head injuries over time. Or else are committing suicide after going nuts from taking too many hits on the field in their relatively short careers.
And even the one's who manage to keep their brains intact, end up with severe orthopedic problems as they get older. Many who have had what could be considered long careers in the NFL, have trouble walking without assistance by the time they get into their 50's. Or else are living in constant pain. In many ways pro football has plain outlived it's time. Because unlike auto racing which has been made much safer over the years. These pro NFL players are getting messed up much worse, far faster today, as the game becomes more and more violent.
People, (and mostly parents), are questioning if any of it is worth the long term effects. Even if their kids are successful at landing a college scholarship, coupled with high dollar professional career. If parents start keeping their kids out of football, in favor of soccer, or some other sport, it won't be long before this all filters down into the NFL. The result will be fewer players at the high school and college level to draft from as the talent level shrinks. Then the level of talent will slowly evaporate until it is no longer worth watching. This is already taking place at a lot of colleges today. Football has lost much of it's allure because of all of it.