Spoken like a guy whose life just "rocks" doesn't it?
Never did either but i'd suppose that fishing is boring as hell and I doubt hiking is all that much more fun and exciting either.

Because it's guys opening envelopes.

It's also more watched than the conference finals but the draft is on 3 networks.

And all the more "disappointing" that nothing else involving the NFL OFF SEASON can. You'd think that after four years that the Legions and Legions of Football Fans that hang around this joint would have something else to exercise their Off Season Football "Chubby" with than the NFL Draft. An event that is only actually a "Big Deal" on its first day. The other 2 days the ratings plummet drastically.

Well I will know I’ve got rock bottom when I spend a couple hours watching scrubs play meaningless games during the summer when I could be out enjoying the world.

Uh No its not. The average ratings easily trump the average ratings for the NFL Draft. Its only the first round that is a "huge deal" ratings wise. the rest of the rounds are extremely pedestrian. Hence the "slightly better" average reference.

You should have known that you hit "rock bottom" the first time you showed up for one of Frank's T Time Saturday Golf Outings but I digress. And if you think fishing and hiking is the essence of "fun" and "exciting" then your idea of what constitutes fun and exciting is really lacking.

The last Pro Bowl game also out draws the NBA playoffs that year.

That's really cool that the Eastern and Western conference finals can outdraw the average of about 16 hours of NFL draft coverage but not the first 4 hours of it. It really helps your point.

Are you sure that the pro bowl is part of the NFL's OFF SEASON? Just Asking A Question

Fishing and hiking is pretty fun.

I mean... it's certainly not like the MLB and NBA or NHL all star games mid season. It's in a dead week... when everyone is talking about the super bowl. Yeah. I think it's same to say it's pretty close sure.

So is watching the Vegas Summer League. I'm a hoops fan. I doubt if MOFO or you are thus I would never expect you to get it. When I want to do outdoors things I ride my bike on the the lake towards "Chicago's Booming Downtown Area", "hoop in the park", or take my speakers in the park and call up my people and play music all day. We also do impromptu barbecues as well whenever the mood strikes. Sitting out in the middle of nowhere throwing a fishing pole for fish I never plan to cook seems boring as shit. But then "that's just me". And hiking wouldn't do much more for me either.

So is watching the Vegas Summer League. I'm a hoops fan. I doubt if MOFO or you are thus I would never expect you to get it. When I want to do outdoors things I ride my bike on the the lake towards "Chicago's Booming Downtown Area" "hoop in the park" or take my speakers in the park and call up my people and play music all day. Sitting out in the middle of nowhere throwing a fishing pole for fish I never plan to cook seems boring as shit. But then "that's just me". And hiking wouldn't do much more for me either.

What has this thread become? Just Asking a Question.

Cool. The world don't move to the beat of just one drum. What might be right for you may not be right for some.

Don't you have a stock to sniff?

LOL yeah ok riveting. Go on a hike or a bike ride or fishing or something

Frank's T Time Saturday Golf Outings

no doubt this would get higher ratings than the NBA Summer League

There are also more people in Vegas Summer League games than there are in some of those White Sox games which you so eagerly rush in to pay for. #Truth

I remember going to pre draft camps at UIC and sitting down next to Frank Layden. "Hiya Frank. Who you got your eye on?"

Coverage of the NFL Combine averaged a 0.17 rating and 267,000 viewers on NFL Network, down 3% in viewership from last year. Last Saturday’s window, which included the quarterback, wide receiver and tight end workouts, was the top draw with a 0.24 (-8%) and 389,000 (-4%).

# of people at April White Sox games > # of people watching NBA summer league



Also # people watching off season out of town potential NFL players sprint, do pull ups, and lift weights > # of people watching some NBA games

NBA Summer League up on ESPN
NBA Summer League games averaged 601,000 viewers on ESPN (not including ESPN2 or ESPNU), up 35% from last year, but down 23% from 2017 (783K).

NBA Summer League Easily Trounced those measly numbers

You keep on comparing ESPN and NFL Network. It's not a fair comparison. ESPN can put on cornhole and get big tv ratings compared to most cable.

NBA Summer League games on NBA TV average about 68k viewers.

If "Off Season NFL Football" were nearly the draw that you continue to intimate that it is then wouldn't it behoove ESPN to show much more of it than it already does? Just Asking A Question.

I don't get your question. ESPN programs NFL football nearly year round.

There just isn't always a lot of things going on.

If there was an NFL summer league they'd be all over it but it doesn't really work for football.

They are going to be doing 43 XFL games this year between ABC, ESPN, and FX.