Fox Business Delivers Stupidest Super Bowl Report Possible
Fox “Reporters” Just Can’t Figure Out Why Superbowl Attendance Is Declining Since The Dallas Superbowl (Biggest NFL Stadium)
Fox Business Delivers Stupidest Super Bowl Report Possible
Fox Business Network attempted to report on Super Bowl ticket sales today with threats that “the NFL is expecting record-low attendance.” That’s not true, but somehow what reporter Elizabeth MacDonald went on to say got even stupider.
MacDonald tried to trace recent Super Bowl attendance trends to the popularity of the teams playing, claiming six-figure attendance four years ago was due to the Green Bay Packers’ and Pittsburgh Steelers’ involvement. She then projected the popularity of teams in the running for this year’s Super Bowl, and how that might affect attendance. Here’s the thing, though: only one number factors into Super Bowl attendance statistics, and that number is STADIUM CAPACITY.
Every Super Bowl since the inaugural edition has sold out. That includes this year’s edition, which at roughly 72,000 seats would make it the 13th-lowest-attended Super Bowl ever—not even close to the record. Fox Business alleges a “report” that the NFL is “bracing” for record-low attendance, but never cites this report or where it came from. MacDonald finally questions whether the Super Bowl “will break even the 70,000 fan attendance level it’s been trending at.” Given that the NFL mandates a minimum of 70,000 seats, we’re pretty sure they’ll hit that number.
To top it off, host Maria Bartiromo suggests Super Bowl attendance may be declining because of Super Bowl parties.
[Fox Business]
h/t to John
Update: As a commenter below notes, Fox Business’s ticket price numbers are way off, too. They claim ticket prices range from 0 to ,900; StubHub’s cheapest ticket is currently more than ,000, and the most expensive tickets are in the tens of thousands.
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Fox Business Delivers Stupidest Super Bowl Report Possible
January 16, 2015 @ 9:18 pm
No part of the issue is certain stadiums only hold a certain amount of
people! Dumbasses! Arz stadium only holds 70,000 people vs where the
Cowboys play which is near 102,000 people. FOX news for ya. No wonder Dish
network took the off the air for a bit.
January 17, 2015 @ 4:18 pm
This one of those awkward moments where I’m not sure if I should downvote
based on video content or upvote based on title and premise of the post.
January 17, 2015 @ 4:21 pm
omg did she injection silicon in her lips they get bigger and bigger
every month
January 17, 2015 @ 5:45 pm
“Fans attending the game on the ground”
That’s because you forget to include all the flying fans and underwater
fans that watched the game. I expect better from a big news station like
Fox.
January 17, 2015 @ 9:14 pm
Fox needs to go back to their roots, focus on the stuff they’re good at.
Like making sure we know that a missing plane is still
missing……………
January 18, 2015 @ 12:00 am
Fox Business runs entire segment about how Super Bowl attendance has been
down since 2011. Don’t account for the fact that the stadium is different
every year.
January 18, 2015 @ 12:18 am
Fox Business runs entire segment about how Super Bowl attendance has been
down since 2011. Don’t account for the fact that the stadium is different
every year.
January 18, 2015 @ 12:46 am
Guys, don’t dislike this video because of Fox’s retardery. The uploader
didn’t do anything wrong and it’s them you’re punishing
January 18, 2015 @ 1:18 am
OMG lol. So much facepalm
January 18, 2015 @ 3:14 am
the chick needs to fire her make-up person…
January 18, 2015 @ 7:18 am
America why do you have people with fake lips giving you economic news?
January 18, 2015 @ 9:43 am
Because people are aware of what the “SuperBowl” actually is and what it
promotes. So common sense would tell you not to tune in to this crap. “hint
hint”
January 18, 2015 @ 11:33 am
‘The last time it surpassed 100,000 was in 2011’
You mean when they played in the biggest stadium the NFL has & only place
that can hold 100,000 ?
‘Attendance has been dropping since (Pitts/GreenBay)’
Really ?
2011: 103,2194
2012: 68,658
2013: 71,024
2014: 82,526
Looks to be going up in the last few years to me.