Turkey and Stuffing Top Fans’ Favorite Culinary Delights at
Thanksgiving
RIVERWOODS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2013--
Thanksgiving marks a time-honored tradition of food, family and friends
all cozied up in a warm and delectable atmosphere. However, put a pair
of 50 yard line tickets on the Thanksgiving table and you may find a few
seats open come turkey time.
Battling the brisk November weather to watch their favorite college
football team from 50 yard line seats has fans seriously contemplating
Thanksgiving Day plans as 42 percent said they would skip the big dinner
in favor of these free tickets. On the flip side, home is where the
heart is for 55 percent of fans who said they would choose to stay home
for Thanksgiving dinner with family, according to this week’s Discover
Fan Loyalty Poll.
When breaking the data down by conference, fans of an SEC or American
Athletic Conference team were most likely to take the free tickets, at
46 percent – three percentage points higher than the average fan.
Conversely, fans of Pac-12 teams wouldn’t skip traditional Thanksgiving
Day festivities, as 60 percent would pass up the tickets in favor of
spending the day with family.
Turkey Reigns Supreme as Fan Favorite
In the longstanding debate over which Thanksgiving dinner staple people
can’t live without, college football fans weighed in and turkey sits
squarely on top. Forty-eight percent are big fans of turkey for dinner,
followed by:
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Stuffing, 20 percent
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Pie, 9 percent
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Mashed potatoes, 7 percent
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Cranberry sauce, 2 percent
For another 12 percent of fans, something else takes the spot of their
favorite Thanksgiving Day delight, and 3 percent were unable to choose a
favorite.
Alabama’s Stronghold Endures
While Alabama continues to reign as fans’ No. 1 choice as the top team
in the country right now, there’s a new team in town that has inched its
way into the top five. Baylor took the fourth spot, above Oregon and
Stanford, as one of the top five teams for the first time this year.
Rankings were as follows:
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Alabama, 49 percent
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Florida State, 14 percent
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Ohio State, 8 percent
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Baylor, 5 percent
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Oregon, 3 percent
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Stanford, 3 percent*
*Fans were polled on Nov. 11, 2013.
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.
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