People are stupid.

the ratings are astronomical: a 25.9

Even my wife watched the game. Well, she flipped back and forth between the game and whatever crap was on Bravo.

Not surprisingly, the ratings are astronomical: a 25.9, or the best for an AFC Wild Card game since 1988, according to John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal.

well, what else was on that could compete with NFL playoffs at 4:30-8pm EST on a Sunday?

it’s not like the NFL went up against new episodes of CBS’s top 10 shows.

well, what else was on that could compete with NFL playoffs at 4:30-8pm EST on a Sunday?

nothing else is EVER on during the Wild Card games.

I like Tebow as much as I could possibly like a Florida QB, but I really don’t understand how casual non-football fans can find him that compelling.

Wow.

When the smoke clears, we all want (or even need) something to root for as well as something to root against.

Tebow as a concept works out well – the sports community gets both in one person.

(I realize most folk hate the Tebow coverage more than Tebow himself.)

Caption needs much more Ike Taylor hate.

nothing else is EVER on during the Wild Card games.

exactly, so with some context the ratings aren’t that surprising.

I know they play different positions, but holy crap Ike Taylor makes Eric Smith look like Ed Reed. He’s the only other player that has made me say ‘THAT guy is on an NFL team?’

I really don’t understand how casual non-football fans can find him that compelling.

that, to me, is the big story this week. we got a call from my MIL, mid-game, about Tebow. i’m 100% sure the only other player she knows is Big Ben because of his arrests.

My Tebow angst comes from the deep seated fear of anything that makes Evangelical christians happy. Every time Tebow scores a touchdown the people are cheering the loudest like it’s a planned parenthood bombing, The origin of species get’s banned, pat robertson leg presses 500 lbs, a Muslim nation is invaded and purity balls all wrapped up in a highlight.

RATINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i was tuning in for 60 mintues

Looks like…

*puts on sunglasses*

Fan interest is through the roof.

YEEEEEAH.

I like Tebow as much as I could possibly like a Florida QB, but I really don’t understand how casual non-football fans can find him that compelling.

My theory based on highly scientific data gathered from my female facebook friends’ statuses last night: The ladies find him dreamy and non-threatening.

but I really don’t understand how casual non-football fans can find him that compelling.

Really? He’s a good looking, nice Christian boy. The 40-50 year old housewives in my office loooove him.

but I really don’t understand how casual non-football fans can find him that compelling.

really?

but holy crap Ike Taylor makes Eric Smith look like Ed Reed.

Taylor is terrible, but let’s not go overboard …

What was 60 minutes rating?

Wow. Tebow is bigger than the Jets.

i was tuning in for 60 mintues

how bout that story on the truffles!?

/fuck the Chinese and their fake-ass gourmet mushrooms
//I want one of those dogs

that, to me, is the big story this week. we got a call from my MIL, mid-game, about Tebow. i’m 100% sure the only other player she knows is Big Ben because of his arrests.

my wife couldn’t name anyone else aside from Polamalu because of his hair and the Head and Shoulders commercials.

she couldn’t even pick hines ward out of the crowd and she voted for him non stop on dancing with the stars, so go figure.

you really only know who tebow is if you have some sort of following with sports or are tuned in to listen to some degree unless they are talked about outside of the sports world.

Really? He’s a good looking, nice Christian boy. The 40-50 year old housewives in my office loooove him.

Tebow types, in pro sports, are a dying breed.
Very, very rare. 99% me-first knuckelheads in NBA, NFL, MLB.

I’ll just repeat what I’ve been saying all season:

I’m loving Tebow Time.

that, to me, is the big story this week. we got a call from my MIL, mid-game, about Tebow. i’m 100% sure the only other player she knows is Big Ben because of his arrests.

Why is it the big story? I’m not trying to be a sports snob here, but who gives a fuck about what the casual fan thinks?

I know the response is “page views” and I guess if it’s that simple I get it, but I don’t really feel all that compelled by something a lot of random people who aren’t real sports fans enjoy.