The National Football League

Indifference71

Cliffy6745 said:

I am looking forward to the day when I have absolutely zero interest in the NFL. Don't think it is that far off.

As fucked up as the NFL is, I can never imagine that day coming. Nothing gets me more excited than football season.

Cliffy6745

Indifference71 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

I am looking forward to the day when I have absolutely zero interest in the NFL. Don't think it is that far off.

As fucked up as the NFL is, I can never imagine that day coming. Nothing gets me more excited than football season.

At this point I am a giants fan. Will watch every giants game but could not care less about 90% of the games outside of that.

Much prefer college

Cliffy6745

Stephen A needs to just stop talking

norm

Cliffy6745 said:

Stephen A needs to just stop talking

it's amazing, really...his "apology" is just a restatement of his ludicrous first take remarks...what an ignorant asshole

MayDay10

Cliffy6745 said:

Indifference71 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

I am looking forward to the day when I have absolutely zero interest in the NFL. Don't think it is that far off.

As fucked up as the NFL is, I can never imagine that day coming. Nothing gets me more excited than football season.

At this point I am a giants fan. Will watch every giants game but could not care less about 90% of the games outside of that.

Much prefer college

There is a lot of this out there with "real" football fans who are older than 30 (not saying people not turned off arent real fans). It is a grind to watch games anymore. The commercials, all the pop culture BS. The pricing out of fans, the players themselves, the lawsuits, concussions, etc... Its just tiring and I find myself not really watching games unless I gamble on them and/or have a large fantasy football interest.... even fantasy football is getting old. All the teams are the same. Athletes, coaches, and trainers are so good they cancel each other out for the most part. If you dont have Sunday Ticket, you get to "choose" between one game or 2. And many times the game isnt the one you really want to see


NCAA Football is much more entertaining. Teams are all different, you get mismatches between players which creates a lot more excitement and unusual occurrences. Crowds are much better. There are many games on all day and night Saturday. If one game is a disappointment, there are others that may be heating up. You dont have nearly as much peripheral CRAP being shoved in your face for 3 hours+

Newch91

Roger Goodell To NFL Players: 'Murdering Your Wife Will Result In Automatic 4-Game Suspension'

http://www.theonion.com/articles/roger-goodell-to-nfl-players-murdering-your-wife-w,36542/

Indifference71

MayDay10 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Indifference71 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

I am looking forward to the day when I have absolutely zero interest in the NFL. Don't think it is that far off.

As fucked up as the NFL is, I can never imagine that day coming. Nothing gets me more excited than football season.

At this point I am a giants fan. Will watch every giants game but could not care less about 90% of the games outside of that.

Much prefer college

There is a lot of this out there with "real" football fans who are older than 30 (not saying people not turned off arent real fans). It is a grind to watch games anymore. The commercials, all the pop culture BS. The pricing out of fans, the players themselves, the lawsuits, concussions, etc... Its just tiring and I find myself not really watching games unless I gamble on them and/or have a large fantasy football interest.... even fantasy football is getting old. All the teams are the same. Athletes, coaches, and trainers are so good they cancel each other out for the most part. If you dont have Sunday Ticket, you get to "choose" between one game or 2. And many times the game isnt the one you really want to see


NCAA Football is much more entertaining. Teams are all different, you get mismatches between players which creates a lot more excitement and unusual occurrences. Crowds are much better. There are many games on all day and night Saturday. If one game is a disappointment, there are others that may be heating up. You dont have nearly as much peripheral CRAP being shoved in your face for 3 hours+

The commercials used to drive me nuts, but the red zone channel took care of that for me.....one of the best things ever created.

In no way defending the NFL since they have a shitload of problems, but last time I checked the NCAA had a shitload of problems themselves....and plenty of commercials. As many problems as both have, I love watching football all day Saturday and all day Sunday in the fall. I have no college football allegiance so that's why I probably lean a little more to the NFL.

F Me In The Brain

I am NCAA over NFL but am a freak about both, play fantasy football, gamble on football, think about football all year long.

Ray Rice joins a long line of other douchebags that we glorify and make rich because of their athletic achievements. Entertain me Ray, dont beat on your wife.

Cliffy6745

MayDay10 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Indifference71 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

I am looking forward to the day when I have absolutely zero interest in the NFL. Don't think it is that far off.

As fucked up as the NFL is, I can never imagine that day coming. Nothing gets me more excited than football season.

At this point I am a giants fan. Will watch every giants game but could not care less about 90% of the games outside of that.

Much prefer college

There is a lot of this out there with "real" football fans who are older than 30 (not saying people not turned off arent real fans). It is a grind to watch games anymore. The commercials, all the pop culture BS. The pricing out of fans, the players themselves, the lawsuits, concussions, etc... Its just tiring and I find myself not really watching games unless I gamble on them and/or have a large fantasy football interest.... even fantasy football is getting old. All the teams are the same. Athletes, coaches, and trainers are so good they cancel each other out for the most part. If you dont have Sunday Ticket, you get to "choose" between one game or 2. And many times the game isnt the one you really want to see


NCAA Football is much more entertaining. Teams are all different, you get mismatches between players which creates a lot more excitement and unusual occurrences. Crowds are much better. There are many games on all day and night Saturday. If one game is a disappointment, there are others that may be heating up. You dont have nearly as much peripheral CRAP being shoved in your face for 3 hours+

I agree with a lot of this and listen, I get it that the NFL is the most popular sport in America so I don't knock anyone for loving it. I just feel very similar to much of what you said. The commercials in the NFL are brutal. Those games feel sooooo long.

And to Indifference's point. NCAA has a ton of issues, but none of them are quite as big as the issues I have with the NFL, at least to me.

Cliffy6745

norm said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Stephen A needs to just stop talking

it's amazing, really...his "apology" is just a restatement of his ludicrous first take remarks...what an ignorant asshole

It is truly mind blowing. I apologize about my awful views by repeating my awful views.

"I am sorry and apologize that my view that women provoke beatings was misunderstood, what I was trying to say was the women provoke beatings"

Jason P

You can never hit a woman. Unless you are Nic Cage and making a horrible remake of The Wicker Man. Then it's ok, as long as you accept The Bees.

Cliffy6745

http://deadspin.com/i-do-not-believe-women-provoke-violence-says-stephen-a-1611060016

The Juggler

Indifference71 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

I am looking forward to the day when I have absolutely zero interest in the NFL. Don't think it is that far off.

As fucked up as the NFL is, I can never imagine that day coming. Nothing gets me more excited than football season.

agreed.

why are people acting like domestic violence amongst athletes only happens with nfl players? there is a looooong list of mlb players who have done the exact same thing and haven't faced much of a penalty either.

around 2006 or so brett myers (phils pitcher) beat his wife on the curb of downtown boston street in front of multiple people. he did not get suspended and the phillies didn't even sit him for one game and baseball did not suspend him at all. his wife later did not press charges. same fucking thing. a year later he was on the mound when the phils clinched their first division in 15 years. everyone loved him again.

all of these guys are scumbags but it happens in all walks of life and spans across all sports.



also--stephen a smith needs to go away.

Indifference71

Wow. Stay classy, Baltimore.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24640598/ravens-rb-ray-rice-loudly-cheered-at-monday-practice

Newch91

Are all these NFL head guys for real? VP says the punishment was appropriate.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24640031/nfl-vp-adolpho-birch-calls-ray-rice-discipline-appropriate

Also, good chart included in the article. I guess if you accidentally shoot yourself, you're more likely to get a bigger suspension than beating a woman and having it caught on tape.

JimmyV

When Aaron Hernandez was arrested there were small groups of Pats fans at his house and the courthouse cheering him on. I couldn't believe how foolish these people were. It was embarrassing and disappointing.

I'm getting there are fans in Baltimore feeling the same way tonight.

Jason P

Newch91 said:

Are all these NFL head guys for real? VP says the punishment was appropriate.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24640031/nfl-vp-adolpho-birch-calls-ray-rice-discipline-appropriate

Also, good chart included in the article. I guess if you accidentally shoot yourself, you're more likely to get a bigger suspension than beating a woman and having it caught on tape.

You go to jail for 2 years for shooting yourself. As if you need 2 years to dwell on the fact that you shot yourself. I think the message of not shooting yourself in ingrained in your memory several seconds after you shoot yourself.

Knocking your wife out and draging her thru a casino gets you some time on a road crew. It will be interesting when the video from inside the elevator leaks. Supporters of Rice claim she just passed out ... I'm thinking if she just passed out that the video would have been leaked by now. Instead it now probably resides with the fishes, near the burnt remains of Bill Belichick's old VHS tapes.

JimmyV

Jason P said:

Instead it now probably resides with the fishes, near the burnt remains of Bill Belichick's old VHS tapes.

Don't forget about Bill Polian's CD collection of The Greatest Crowd Noise Ever Recorded And Piped Into A Domed Stadium.

Jason P

JimmyV said:

Jason P said:

Instead it now probably resides with the fishes, near the burnt remains of Bill Belichick's old VHS tapes.

Don't forget about Bill Polian's CD collection of The Greatest Crowd Noise Ever Recorded And Piped Into A Domed Stadium.

Propaganda and lies perpetrated by Foxborough!

Jason P

Althought I will admit that both Polian and Belichick are Sith Lords. Anything may be possible.