I know this is heresy, but I would watch a baseball game, hockey game, or a prem soccer match over
a regular season NFL game. I just lack interest in it anymore.
Still likes me CFB on Saturday though.
Anyone else lost or losing interest?
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I stopped watching pro sports over a decade ago. I have zero interest.
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The NFL product has morphed into a controlled prison riot.
Paul Warfield and Gale Sayers gave the game grace and style.
The physics of the game has changed. Players are too thick, too big, and too fast. It reminds me of playing electric football with the vibration at full power.
I only watch for Fantasy purposes. CFB is way better. Kids play and coaches are creative.
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agree
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Best decision I've made in a while
...is when I quit my NFL fantasy league a couple of years ago, after a 10 year membership. It feels like I have so much more time. The Super Bowl is about the only NFL game I watch these days.
Super Bowl usually is not as good as hype but still worth watching, playoffs generally good. The
game between Seattle and San Francisco the year Seattle won it all, was one of the most physical I have ever seen in recent memory. The regular season generally stinks though. I only pay attention and check stats of former ND players.
NFL is bad but nothing, and I mean nothing is worse than soccer, well field hockey is bad too,
baseball only decent in playoffs/World Series and that is a bit of a stretch.
It's frustrating when you turn on the TV and all you see on every channel is field hockey.
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Re: 12 minutes of action for a three plus hour time commitment
Posted at 7:02 pm on Oct 24, 2016
If it were dating... (insert inappropriate comment here).
Not far off. And the fucking TV timeouts alone are enough to hate it.
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I went to a Thursday night game and will not go back because of all the commercial breaks couldn't
watch the game due to all the stoppage.
Re: I went to a Thursday night game and will not go back because of all the commercial breaks couldn't
Posted at 6:51 am on Oct 25, 2016
Take a foreignor to a game and try to explain what is going on every time the players are just standing there with their hands on their hips doing nothing... while TV peddles beer and trucks.
Re: I went to a Thursday night game and will not go back because of all the commercial breaks couldn't
If you're going to take a foreigner, make sure he or she is properly vetted.
The lanscape of CFB mirrors Libertarian's vision of our society, indvidul&dynamic. NFL is liberal's
vision on our society, centralized, highly arranged and planed. Anybody agree with it? of course, we all love football as a sport.
That's pretty good but I do hate the sometimes back and forth scoring. Oklahoma vs Texas Tech was
not fun to watch. Texas Tech threw 86 passes.
Yeah, no D in college. Wonder if we can change the rule, 5th yr eligiblity only applys to D players
because defense takes longer time to develop and mature.
Pretty much everything can be reduced to politics, with all da bad stuff resulting from da liberals.
Good thing you're on the right side in all of this, eh, Eli?
If we just get the right people in office, we'll make these things right, yes?
No reduction. Just a metaphor to show the difference between conservatives and liberals.
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You aren't a "conservative" by a longshot.
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Your responses are so weird. Can we focus on my point, not me?
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You're suggesting that Conservatives prefer Indentured Servitude over a free market system
go on.
OK. let me put it this way: The lanscape of EPL mirrors Libertarian's vision of our society. Geeze
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If I had a choice between an NFL game and Australian Football League game, I'd go AFL.
In order of preference:
1) CFB...live or on TV...I'll watch almost any team.
2) NHL...preferably live and in person
3) baseball...live (but not MLB...too expensive and boring...give me my local minor league team any day)
With the protests, NFL is off my list. Never did NBA, but college basketball jumps to #1 in March.
Notre Dame is starting to price itself out of my comfort zone. If I'm going to spend $150 on tickets for a Notre Dame game, I'm sure as hell not taking my family, and the ushers better be handing me a bottle of $100 wine or scotch on my way out of the stadium if the Irish lose. I'll watch them on TV no matter what, though.
Only watched 1 NFL game this season (last night's game). EPL is the 2nd league I follow after CFB
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What the hell is EPL oh no, its soccer? Do they pass out orange slices?
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You obviously know nothing about U.K. Football
Their fans would chew you up and feed you to the fishes if you suggested that orange slice BS to them.
Like most pussified things that is an American thing for baby soccer.
Link: http://thefirms.co.uk/7-dangerous-british-hooligan-firms/red-army
Who do you cheer for in the EPL?
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"You'll never walk alone". Liverpool, the team since my childhood.
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As long as it's not Spurs, Shitty, or Chelsea, I'm cool with it. Root for the Gooners meself.
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Arsenal is my team, although I've been following them less lately. Busy life.
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We need a separate thread on EPL. Unlike NFL, EPL is not franchised, which makes it similar to CFB
in many aspects. Passion, extremely loyal fans, historic, standing instead sitting watching the games, 100% team oriented. All rivalries are true rivalries. NFL is league -oriented. Each team in the league, just like a McDonald, is a franchise. The league can move the team here or there. There is no true long term rivalry except perhaps Green Bay with Chicago/Detroit.
But with that being said, overall, American football is the best sport in the world. American college football is the best "league" in the world.
I like the continuous play. No time outs except injury stoppage. No break except halftime.
The players all have to be in excellent physical shape. Matches are over in a little more than two hours.
I don't like the injury simulation and constant whining for calls.
I love the fan passion. No one sits during the game.
I also love the creativity of the players on the fly in the game.
Watching less and less NFL...but would put a shotgun in my mouth before I replaced it with soccer.
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I'm sorry. You're really going to miss the party?
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Could they just put together a show of those girls partying? No need to suffer through soccer then.
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I would rather miss the party than have to watch soccer.
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The NFL used to be my favorite, spectator-wise
But not for the last 20 years. My football watching occurs on Saturdays.
But soccer? I'd rather watch a test pattern. At least it wouldn't be frustrating, because test patterns don't have a seemingly exciting moment called back due to an "offsides" penalty. That rule is one of many that makes soccer unwatchable.
Keeps scoring down also. Watch a couple of prem games or Bundesliga. At least you can hate it after
watching the real game.
Oh, I have watched way too many
My grad school roommate was a college soccer player. If he had the remote, soccer was on.
The offside rule is awful, and there are too many damn guys on the field. Pitch. Whatever.
NCAA soccer is a train wreck. You can see the results on our national team.
Hopefully, the academy system will produce players who can compete internationally.
I'm not holding my breath though.
Australian rules football isn't bad, same with rugby, but NFL still slightly better. CFB is by far
the best and the NCAA basketball tournament is fantastic.
Never watch the NFL and I agree with you except I prefer the Bundesliga
Go BVB
See my boy Christian Pulisic. Family from St. Louis by the way. Great soccer there.
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St. Louis would thrive as an MLS town, Alums out the ass including Taylor Twellman to spread the
word. My club team growing up has so many players that have made an impact not sure why St. Louis does not have a team. FYI both my kids made the local academy team and it has changed my life...I cannot start drinking until 9PM most nights. 6 days a week and Friday is my only off day...it is certainly a commitment but the academies are finally teaching the game with a European model...US soccer is on the up and up.
My nephew played academy with Christian. Great kid.
Of course my nephew is playing for Cal State while Pulisic plays in the Bundesliga.
The game also did right by my kid college expense wise.
Your kid ever do Futsol? It is all the rage for the academy kids down here
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Not that I know of. Be careful with the backstabbing parents at academy.
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I don't want to be greeted with politics when I turn on a game. Kneeling anthem singers, players,etc
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