Great comment from the economist blog – American Football is much more profitable (and popular) than NBA & Baseball because of the scarcity of the games. It’s true – the season is relatively short, the build up is to one event only, and the popularity of the Superbowl is undimished.
Those that are foisting more and more Rugby games on us could learn from the mistakes of Baseball and the success of American Football. Less is more.
These days All Black tests are not such important events, the Super 14 is tediously long and combined with the NPC the NZ Rugby season lasts all year. Less is more indeed.
Lance Wiggs 