Well now that football is about to start

[circmand]

GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tom4bren]

Go all mortal enemies of DeadSkins

[handeeman]

Let's see, if the Redskins are known as "The Skins", and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are called "The Bucs" what should we call the Titans ?

[vt_maverick]

Pro football... yawn...

College football is where it's at! Go Hokies!

[Ldub]

Let's see, if the Redskins are known as "The Skins", and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are called "The Bucs" what should we call the Titans ?

Vikings???...:_confused


Sorry, I don't know no foos - ball

[handeeman]

Sorry, I don't know no foos - ball[/quote]

Me either, I think Crotchrocket understands football or some of our Aussie friends.

[nfpgasmask]

Well now that football is about to start...

...I think it would be a good time to start a nice healthy debate about why people even like to watch sports?

:D Bart

[tom4bren]

"I think it would be a good time to start a nice healthy debate about why people even like to watch sports"

I don't ... that's why I get sick of hearing 'bout the DeadSkins ... hence, my comment above.

[Scott Harness]

Well now that football is about to start...

...I think it would be a good time to start a nice healthy debate about why people even like to watch sports?

:D Bart

So we can live vicariously thru our heros:laughing: I could barely get that out LOL
If I watch anything it tends to be individual sports. no excuses

[nfpgasmask]

http://www.sportssuck.org/

:rotate:

Bart

[Scott Harness]

http://www.sportssuck.org/

:rotate:

Bart

Good find,I always forget how much taxpayer money goes to sport franchises!
When Jerry Jones built his BILLION $ stadium,Dallas people said no way. That's why Cowboys stadium is in Arlington.
They also used eminent domain. People had to sell their houses so they could have a parking lot.

[circmand]

http://www.sportssuck.org/

:rotate:

Bart

Not everyone is a brain-dead sports fan. There are millions of us who can't stand professional sports or loud, ignorant sports fans

Yeah I can just feel the love. That is one site that has Nazis and the KKK beat for vile, biased and intollerant attitude towards a group of people,

[vt_maverick]

Wow - I think this is the first thread I've found since joining the board where I completely disagree with most of the posters.

People watch sports for entertainment, the same reason others watch movies or reality shows, read a magazine, follow an auto forum (;)), etc. As for why sports are so prominent in our country? Because competition is a pervasive theme in our society. Capitalism, democracy, individual achievement (career or otherwise) - these American ideals all involve some level of competition, whether that be between businesses, political parties, or colleagues.

But the fascination with sports is a world-wide obsession, so there has to be more to it than that. I would suggest that the reason is that sports are (99.99999% of the time) unscripted dramas where no one knows what's about to happen next. How could you not be attracted to the drama of Federer v. Roddick in the 2009 Wimbledon Final (longest final set tie break in tennis history), the Giants pulling perhaps the greatest football upset of all time by beating the 18-0 Patriots in 2007, the infamous Cal v. Stanford band-storming-the-field-during-the-last-play game, etc.?

But hey, to each his own. Sports, like most things in life, interest some people more than others. And there's nothing wrong with that, mmmkay? :)

[nfpgasmask]

Not everyone is a brain-dead sports fan. There are millions of us who can't stand professional sports or loud, ignorant sports fans

Yeah I can just feel the love. That is one site that has Nazis and the KKK beat for vile, biased and intollerant attitude towards a group of people,

Yeah, that was just a random find. I have no idea what kind of people haunt that forum. I just thought it was funny. :p


People watch sports for entertainment, the same reason others watch movies or reality shows, read a magazine, follow an auto forum (;)), etc. As for why sports are so prominent in our country? Because competition is a pervasive theme in our society. Capitalism, democracy, individual achievement (career or otherwise) - these American ideals all involve some level of competition, whether that be between businesses, political parties, or colleagues.

You are very right, sir. But some of those very reasons are why I hate sports. :)


But the fascination with sports is a world-wide obsession, so there has to be more to it than that. I would suggest that the reason is that sports are (99.99999% of the time) unscripted dramas where no one knows what's about to happen next. How could you not be attracted to the drama of Federer v. Roddick in the 2009 Wimbledon Final (longest final set tie break in tennis history), the Giants pulling perhaps the greatest football upset of all time by beating the 18-0 Patriots in 2007, the infamous Cal v. Stanford band-storming-the-field-during-the-last-play game, etc.?

I disagree there. Because I DO know what is going to happen. Someone is going to throw the ball, then someone may or may not catch it and run with it. Its the same damn thing, EVERY YEAR. So, the people are different and a different team wins most of the time but in a nut shell, its the same game, played over and over and over. Do you think you could watch people play Monopoly every year? Would that be exciting? No more so than Football, as far as I am concerned. Its like watching people play poker. I mean, COME ON, do people really sit there and watch people play poker for hours on ESPN2?


But hey, to each his own. Sports, like most things in life, interest some people more than others. And there's nothing wrong with that, mmmkay? :)

You are right there my friend, but that touches on one of the main reasons I hate sports. Because I am a man, I am socially obligated to like sports. And because I don't, the first thing people think is that there MUST be something wrong with me, or I must be gay, because I don't like sports (when in fact watching a BUNCH OF DOODS chase eachother around and touch eachother for 2 hours seems a lot more gay to me than NOT watching sports). Now, I am no homophobe and I have nothing against gay people at all. I just don't understand the global addiction to something so mundane and pointless. Just as much as I think Paris Hilton's latest homemade porn video is not news, neither is sports. But like you said, it's entertainment, and this country pays WAY to much for it, as far as I am concerned.

Furthermore, I think most (<--- I said most) sports fans are just shallow individuals who give in to the social pressure to conform and be accepted by everyone else, because they are too spineless to be there own person. I however, LOVE when people ask me who I am rooting for in the Super Bowl and I tell them I don't even know who is playing. That cock-eyed look I get is just priceless. :D Superbowl Sunday is like the best day ever to go hiking, or go somewhere that is usually crowded, because 90% of this country is sitting on the couch watching "the big game".

But no offense to any sports fans out there. I think for me, it's mostly personal, because I was forced into playing 3 years of baseball and 2 years of football when I was a kid and I HATED every minute of it. Its the same social obligation that my own father forced down my throat as a kid. I probably would have flourished more in piano classes or something, I don't know...but ANYTHING other than baseball would have been nice.

And on another note, being a ridiculous sports fan vs ACTUALLY PLAYING sports are two COMPLETELY different things. I really have NOTHING against sports themselves. Its great to "play games" and get outside and get exercise and enjoy time with your friends/teammates/etc. But everything else I talked about above is what annoys me.

:_beer: to another good conversation.

Bart

[vt_maverick]

Dude I'm sorry that you had such a scarring incident as a child. I plan on really encouraging my kids to play team sports from an early age, as I think they do encourage kids to think/act from a cooperative perspective and learn to handle both victory and defeat gracefully in life. But obviously I don't want to traumatize them into adulthood either. From my experience, that tends to happen when parents force a particular sport down their kids throat, or when they place too much emphasis on winning (i.e., living vicariously through their kids). So hopefully there's a positive balance to be obtained.

[nfpgasmask]

Dude I'm sorry that you had such a scarring incident as a child. I plan on really encouraging my kids to play team sports from an early age, as I think they do encourage kids to think/act from a cooperative perspective and learn to handle both victory and defeat gracefully in life. But obviously I don't want to traumatize them into adulthood either. From my experience, that tends to happen when parents force a particular sport down their kids throat, or when they place too much emphasis on winning (i.e., living vicariously through their kids). So hopefully there's a positive balance to be obtained.

Well, it wasn't exactly "scarring" but it was definitely something that made me resent sports a lot. I mean, I have always been kind of an anti-social person I suppose, so being forced to engage with a bunch of kids I didn't know, and in most cases didn't like, was definitely a negative experience. Plus, I am really not a fan of repetitive obligations. School was bad enough, and it was just such a drag that I had baseball practice or whatever that I HAD to go to after school. I was more of the type of kid who liked to climb trees and catch turtles and ride my bike and build tree forts and crap like that. Wearing a jock strap and a sweaty old set of football pads and going to practice was more like torture to me. All I wanted to do was get it over with so I could go back to having fun. There has been much research on the subject of "free play" vs "organized play". And there is value to both. So I probably should be grateful for the sports experience I had as a kid, because it did help me in some way I'm sure...

I think some kids just need to be given more options. A lot of parents just feel like sports are what their kids are supposed to do. I could only recommend that you stay receptive to what the kid might like to do instead. Maybe drawing classes or music or karate or anything else. But, if the kid genuinely enjoys the sports, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Especially in today's day and age where so many kids are overweight and sports to them is John Madden on the Xbox. Kids NEED activity. They don't NEED video games. :)

Bart

[JoFotoz]

Bart...that was a HUGE amount of typing.

All ya needed to say was...


GO CHARGERS


See how easy..quick and RIGHT that was!

MERRRRRRIMMMMANNNN!!!....:smack:


jo

[Scott Harness]

What I see a lot of today is parents making their kids "play" aka practice,practice,practice either golf or tennis!
The parents think their kid is gonna be the next Tiger Woods or the Williams sisters or the parents "gravy train" for their retirement.
In the OLD days(as far as team sports go) you knew who was on the team year after year.They stayed a team nearly their whole career. You could then really cheer your "team" on
Now days the players move constantly,not really teams anymore.

[BigSwede]

Sports make more sense to watch than "reality TV" as it is far more "real"...but look at the ratings.

[nfpgasmask]

Sports make more sense to watch than "reality TV" as it is far more "real"...but look at the ratings.

Steve, don't get me started on "reality TV"... :laughing:

Bart

[nfpgasmask]

Anyway, sorry guys. Thinking about it, it was unnecessarily abrasive of me to reply the way I did.... :mbrasd:

Bart

[tom4bren]

"Anyway, sorry guys. Thinking about it, it was unnecessarily abrasive of me to reply the way I did...."

It's all good Bart. You can still come & watch the Stuper Bowl wit me.:)

[nfpgasmask]

It's all good Bart. You can still come & watch the Stuper Bowl wit me.:)

Thanks, but no thanks. That's ALL YOU, bra! Like I said, Superbowl Sunday is an awesome day to get out and go somewhere that is usually crowded. :)

Bart

[tom4bren]

Stuper Bowl was NOT a typo. I've never actually seen the game ... ever ... just bits & pieces as I walked through the room & someone else had it on.

[Scott Harness]

Steve, don't get me started on "reality TV"... :laughing:

Bart

x2

[vt_maverick]

Stuper Bowl was NOT a typo. I've never actually seen the game ... ever ... just bits & pieces as I walked through the room & someone else had it on.

You're not missing much. I end up watching it every year at somebody or other's party, and most of the time the game is a huge letdown (one team blows the other one out, or both teams play terrible) even for us sports fans. There are a few exceptions: watching John Elway win his first and only Super Bowl at the end of his career and the afore-mentioned Giants/Pats game are the only two examples that come to mind out of 15-20 something games I've seen.

But then again I'm not a fan of the pro game; to me there's just a lot more drama and passion in college football (and basketball for that matter) that you just don't get at the pay-to-play level.

[circmand]

Stuper Bowl was NOT a typo. I've never actually seen the game ... ever ... just bits & pieces as I walked through the room & someone else had it on.

I hear they have added a 2nd half to it