I hate the NFL. Who's with me?

Comparing coverage of the NFL to baseball is like comparing apples to kiwis. Baseball is played every day, and thus, in the 24-hour news cycle, there's no need for all the filler and fluff you get regarding the NFL. And while the stuff with Favre, Vick, etc. is totally overblown and ridiculous, the widespread popularity of the NFL dictates obsessive coverage. Like it or not, the NFL is America's pasttime. Sorry, grown men who keep score at baseball games.

 

If only they would have put the steroid-laden home run chase on instead of football!

 

I love football. I would marry it if I could. College, pro, whatever. I love football. I am fine with training camp stories. Keep 'em coming.

 

I hate 99 percent of the crap spewed by NFL headquarters. I think the league actually believes the fate of western civilization rests with professional football.

 

You're on your own on this one, triple B.

I'm not much for all the pre-season stuff, but there is nothing better than a fall or winter Sunday afternoon/evening.

 

Then I guess you don't like any football above the high school level, because ALL big time football is first and foremost about entertainment. Doesn't mean it's not also sport.

And I guess you don't take ANY American sports seriously if you need promotion/relegation system, but I'm having a hard time seeing how that makes a sport more legitimate. Are you under the impression that Euro soccer leagues aren't about entertainment?

 

Why go so far as to hate the NFL, 3B? I don't care for it, either, but why expend any more emotional capital on it than you need to?

It's much easier to, as I do with Nascar, MMA and all things New York, offer it blithe indifference while going about your business.

 

Aug. 9
NFL - Tennessee vs. Buffalo on NBC (preseason) - 4.5 million viewers
MLB - New York vs. Boston on ESPN (pennant race between bitter rivals) - 2.8 million viewers

Some people might hate the NFL, but it's the 800-pound gorilla in the world of sports right now. Nothing comes close to it.

 

BB B, I have to agree with you in that some training camp story on a Wednesday taking up waaaaaay too much of SportsCenter vs. a key division baseball game drives me nuts.

But, we do have to admit that the news sources are giving the people what they want. It's the people who are idiots. Having covered the NFL, I know this first hand.

 

Who doesn't?

 

Ding, ding