09-20-2016, 07:16 AM
Anyone else besides me losing interest in the NFL? College football is slowly becoming my new favorite it's just more exciting. I'm just tired of the terrible officiating at the pro level and my Bengals always getting robbed.
(09-20-2016, 07:16 AM)Trademark Wrote: [ -> ]Anyone else besides me losing interest in the NFL? College football is slowly becoming my new favorite it's just more exciting. I'm just tired of the terrible officiating at the pro level and my Bengals always getting robbed.
(09-20-2016, 09:41 AM)michaelsean Wrote: [ -> ]I've been on a decline for years. If you look at it logically, being a sports fan is really weird. For most of us, we pick our team based on our city. It says our city name on their jerseys. Virtually nobody on the team is from that city, and likely had never been there until they joined the team. You don't know them, and they don't know you, and they really aren't even concerned with you because they have no idea who you are. We defend these people when they do wrong, we argue they are the best at their position just because they happen to be on our team at the time. We emotionally invest in people we will likely never meet.
(09-20-2016, 07:16 AM)Trademark Wrote: [ -> ]Anyone else besides me losing interest in the NFL? College football is slowly becoming my new favorite it's just more exciting. I'm just tired of the terrible officiating at the pro level and my Bengals always getting robbed.
(09-20-2016, 10:31 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: [ -> ]Wow, I figured you stopped watching when they let Michael Sam join the league.
(09-20-2016, 02:34 PM)snowy Wrote: [ -> ]I don't want to do anything rash two games into the season, but I'm getting there, because the Bengals are giving me all kinds of reasons to lose interest. I can't be arsed to watch if the Bengals aren't going to establish a decent running game that works (i.e., like in 2014). Moreover, if the Bengals aren't going to do right, then they don't deserve to win. I walked away from the NFL once, and I'll do it again.
(09-20-2016, 09:41 AM)michaelsean Wrote: [ -> ]I've been on a decline for years. If you look at it logically, being a sports fan is really weird. For most of us, we pick our team based on our city. It says our city name on their jerseys. Virtually nobody on the team is from that city, and likely had never been there until they joined the team. You don't know them, and they don't know you, and they really aren't even concerned with you because they have no idea who you are. We defend these people when they do wrong, we argue they are the best at their position just because they happen to be on our team at the time. We emotionally invest in people we will likely never meet.
(09-20-2016, 04:16 PM)JS-Steelerfan Wrote: [ -> ]One thing that lowered my enthusiasm was watching the movie 'Concussion'. I recognize that all movies are over-dramatized to make a point, but it is a bit scary to think that the sport I enjoy watching could lead to ruining many guys' lives. My brother has pretty much quit the NFL cold turkey over that issue, and that was before he even saw the movie. I'm not there yet, but it has definitely tempered my enthusiasm.
(09-20-2016, 05:51 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: [ -> ]Did you ever play high school football? If so, did you ever get a concussion while playing? I got one while playing my junior year. Don't remember the 2nd half at all. Just know we lost and the next thing I remember was waking up in my parents living room Saturday morning. Back then it was called, 'just getting your bell rung.' We were fine, just had to smell some stinkin' salt and shake it off. That's just one game. Who knows how many I actually had in practice.I played back in the late 60s. I don't recall anyone every talking about "concussions," though. I remember getting my "bell rung" a couple of times, but never bad enough to forget an entire half! I think our helmets were not as good as the one's nowdays either, kind of loose-fitting.
I refuse to watch that movie. I don't know why, but I have no desire to watch it. I think it might be because my interest in football is already waning a little and I'm afraid the movie will push me over the edge. Also, I might be a little apprehensive to learn just what happens to your brain after a couple hits and getting your bell rung.
(09-20-2016, 05:51 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: [ -> ]Did you ever play high school football? If so, did you ever get a concussion while playing? I got one while playing my junior year. Don't remember the 2nd half at all. Just know we lost and the next thing I remember was waking up in my parents living room Saturday morning. Back then it was called, 'just getting your bell rung.' We were fine, just had to smell some stinkin' salt and shake it off. That's just one game. Who knows how many I actually had in practice.
I refuse to watch that movie. I don't know why, but I have no desire to watch it. I think it might be because my interest in football is already waning a little and I'm afraid the movie will push me over the edge. Also, I might be a little apprehensive to learn just what happens to your brain after a couple hits and getting your bell rung.
(09-20-2016, 09:01 PM)Dill Wrote: [ -> ]I played back in the late 60s. I don't recall anyone every talking about "concussions," though. I remember getting my "bell rung" a couple of times, but never bad enough to forget an entire half! I think our helmets were not as good as the one's nowdays either, kind of loose-fitting.
(09-20-2016, 02:34 PM)snowy Wrote: [ -> ]I don't want to do anything rash two games into the season, but I'm getting there, because the Bengals are giving me all kinds of reasons to lose interest. I can't be arsed to watch if the Bengals aren't going to establish a decent running game that works (i.e., like in 2014). Moreover, if the Bengals aren't going to do right, then they don't deserve to win. I walked away from the NFL once, and I'll do it again.
(09-21-2016, 03:19 AM)Vlad Wrote: [ -> ]Three words describe all of that...fair weather fan. You are looked down upon by your bengal brethren and are considered less of a fan than these courageous bengal fans who stick with their team through good times and mostly bad.
Fair weather fans aren't as subhuman as bandwagon fans though. At least you don't jump on the bandwagon of a team that's doing good which describes 99.99% of Steeler fans.
(09-20-2016, 09:41 AM)michaelsean Wrote: [ -> ]I've been on a decline for years. If you look at it logically, being a sports fan is really weird. For most of us, we pick our team based on our city. It says our city name on their jerseys. Virtually nobody on the team is from that city, and likely had never been there until they joined the team. You don't know them, and they don't know you, and they really aren't even concerned with you because they have no idea who you are. We defend these people when they do wrong, we argue they are the best at their position just because they happen to be on our team at the time. We emotionally invest in people we will likely never meet.