Happy Halloween, everyone. I hope you are enjoying your holiday. It's not the cool holiday that gets you off of work, but if you are like people I've seen on instagram, you dressed up at work. Most of you will be giving away candy. Most of you are also Bengals fans. The Bengals happen to play the Dolphins tonight. So what is the right move? According to the Discover fan loyalty poll, nearly half of the people polled said they would hand out candy while watching the game. The next highest percentage was 22. That was how many people will not give out candy. 10% of people DVR the games and go trick or treating. I'm assuming they have kids. I'm really hoping they have kids.
Leaving the candy on the porch is always bad. If you are smart, you will dump the whole thing in your bag and run. Or pick out the good stuff. Either one is the move.
The second big poll question on this Halloween themed edition was about the tricks. Trick plays that is. It was what is your favorite trick play. The winner with 27% was the flea flicker. I said this the other day, there is nothing more disappointing than when the QB throws a flea flicker pass away. The fake punt was second with 23%. That's solid. The fake field goal had 17%. The end around had 9% because those people don't know what a trick play is. 7% picked some other play, which I'm assuming is the annexation of Puerto Rico.
This was a fun little poll this week. Be sure to check out the press release after the jump.
NEARLY HALF OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS WOULD KEEP THE REMOTE IN ONE HAND, CANDY BOWL IN THE OTHER DURING TRICK-OR-TREAT
Trick Plays are Treats: Flea Flicker Voted Fan Favorite over Fake Punt, Fake Field Goal
Riverwoods, IL, Oct. 29, 2013 – Don’t be surprised if your college football-loving neighbor answers the door with a candy bowl in one hand and a remote in the other the next time the game airs during trick-or-treating.
College football fans show they are loyal to both their favorite team and their Halloween obligations: nearly half, 49 percent, would spend Halloween night simultaneously handing out candy and watching their favorite team play. Other fans would handle the night differently:
· 10 percent would record the game and go trick-or-treating
· 9 percent would leave the candy out on the porch while watching the game
· 10 percent can’t decide
But for 22 percent of fans, kids can kiss their treats goodbye. Those fans would draw the shades, turn off the front lights and whisper their cheers in order to avoid parting from their television screen.
Is Your Favorite Trick Play a Treat?
Twenty-seven percent of fans prefer the flea flicker trick play, when the quarterback hands off the football to their running back, who lateral passes it back to the quarterback, according to the Discover Fan Loyalty Poll. Fans also ranked the following trick plays:
· The fake punt, 23 percent
· The fake field goal, 17 percent
· The statue of liberty (when the quarterback appears to be passing, but the running back sneaks up and grabs the ball out of his hand), 10 percent
· The end around, 9 percent
· Some other play, 7 percent
Loyalty Over Lunacy: Most Fans Willing to Host a Killer to Guarantee Victory
As for the frightening villain fans would rather share the couch with during their Halloween football game – as long as it could guarantee a victory for their favorite team – Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter spooked his way to the top, at 15 percent. Fans were also most willing to spend time with Voldemort from the “Harry Potter” series, at 12 percent, and Freddy Krueger from “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” at 8 percent, followed by:
· 7 percent: Michael Myers from “Halloween”
· 7 percent: Chucky from “Child’s Play”
· 5 percent: Jason from “Friday the 13th”
· 5 percent: Pinhead from “Hellraiser”
· 3 percent: Masked Murderer from “Scream”
· 2 percent: Jigsaw from the “Saw” series
The remaining fans, 36 percent, would chicken out of hosting a horror villain to ensure a team victory.
Alabama Maintains Lead as Fan’s Choice for Best Team
During the week of Oct. 13* when fans were polled, it’s no trick that fans again chose Alabama as the best college football team in the country, at a whopping 45 percent. Oregon and Ohio State rounded out the top three.
The Discover Fan Loyalty Poll is conducted twice a month by Rasmussen Reports, a nationally recognized leader in polling, who gathers sentiment by phone from 1500 college football fans who follow games at least once per week on television, radio, in person or online. The Poll leads up to the 2014 Discover Orange Bowl. Discover’s commitment to college football includes relationships with ESPN and Notre Dame Football on NBC.
About Discover
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a direct banking and payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in U.S. financial services. Since its inception in 1986, the company has become one of the largest card issuers in the United States. The company issues the Discover card, America's cash rewards pioneer, and offers home loans, private student loans, personal loans, home equity loans, checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit and money market accounts through its direct banking business. It operates the Discover Network, with millions of merchant and cash access locations; PULSE, one of the nation's leading ATM/debit networks; and Diners Club International, a global payments network with acceptance in more than 185 countries and territories. For more information, visit www.discover.com/company.
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