the concussion stuff is what put me off it initially, everything else just added to my general distaste and boredom. also the politics and the military shit.
― nomar, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:34 (eight years ago) link
nfl is still a great combination of strategy and physical ability but the quality of play is horrible these days due to injuries/player readiness/cba mechanics. on top of the concussion stuff it makes for a less and less enjoyable product. there are still some sundays in fall where i want to watch some football and chill or hang w/friends but my level of interest is way down.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:37 (eight years ago) link
cavs won a championship and indians are in ALCS, browns are 0-5 but they still dominate sports radio here, i really don't get it
nba infinitely more fun than nfl imo
― marcos, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:40 (eight years ago) link
football culture is just not my thing either
― marcos, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:41 (eight years ago) link
football is def immoral and repulsive
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:41 (eight years ago) link
otm re culture ever watch a football game then switch over to the nba the contrast is stark
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:42 (eight years ago) link
i must say i do find it very emotionally compelling when i allow myself to get into it tho, something abt that game
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:43 (eight years ago) link
all the broncos fans i watch with are extremely emotionally invested but like dont really follow the nfl otherwise its kinda funny, was surprised with the intensity of bronocs fandom around here didnt think mild ol colorado had it in em
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:45 (eight years ago) link
browns fandom is a spectacle in itself, the abject misery is something to marvel at
― marcos, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:45 (eight years ago) link
i know some broncos fans in L.A. and they're always on about that boring team, also john elway wasn't that good.
― nomar, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:50 (eight years ago) link
hah i love to tell them about how elway wasnt that good it drives them wild
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:52 (eight years ago) link
also it makes them insane that their hatred isnt reciprocated by pats fans
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:53 (eight years ago) link
one of my last NFL conversations was with a Broncos fan talking about Elway, i think i said something about how his best season was really impressive, like don majkowski in 1989 good.
― nomar, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:55 (eight years ago) link
― lag∞n, Tuesday, October 11, 2016 1:52 PM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― lag∞n, Tuesday, October 11, 2016 1:53 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
otm both they are so easy to troll!
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 18:01 (eight years ago) link
hate football culture and concussions and all that but honestly if the game itself was super exciting, I'd watch it. but it's boring af. I like seeing Odell grab passes, I guess.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:31 (eight years ago) link
i do love football highlights. i watch every one on nba.com every sunday night
― Spottie, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:33 (eight years ago) link
I'll click on a recap of a game every now and then and will see scoring summary before deciding to view the game highlights video and it's like "3rd quarter...BEARS...2 yd TD run...LIONS 34 yd FG...4th qtr BEARS 44 yd FG...End of Game" and I'm like yeah I think I'm good w/o watching the video.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:37 (eight years ago) link
honestly if the game itself was super exciting, I'd watch it. but it's boring af.
agree it is very boring imo, just a few moments of excitement amidst a few hours of stop/start nonsense
― marcos, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:37 (eight years ago) link
the grand championship game is watched by a billion people who want to see new commercials and maybe a good halftime show
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:40 (eight years ago) link
I kind of like football but I'm really just looking forward to the day they put weight limits on linemen and invent some super helmets so no one has to die forty years early just because they played 8 years in the NFL
I think virtually every bit of strategy and skill involved would still be there if it was basically flag football
Taunting broncos fans is the easiest and most fun thing in football, they win just enough that you don't have to feel bad about it
Hoops is 1000x better though
― gis for westbrook shark jump (agent hibachi), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:49 (eight years ago) link
Also goodell and the league machine can burn in hell, the old family cartel dynamic is so bad that football might be the one industry that could be improved by tech bros invading and DISRUPTING
― gis for westbrook shark jump (agent hibachi), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:51 (eight years ago) link
Hoops, good people! Have patience. Hoops are in the offing.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:53 (eight years ago) link
as morbs says "boring fascist sport" -- morbs otm
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:53 (eight years ago) link
football is exciting imo, between the repeating high leverage situations of constantly needing first downs the insane athleticism and the frequent come from behind wins its p tite
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:53 (eight years ago) link
it is fascist and wrong tho def
guys skilled at breaking tackles is one of few chances for excitement tho. but from what I've seen last 20 yrs there's much less of that going on than during Campbell/Payton/Sanders days.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:54 (eight years ago) link
For the casual football fan, RedZone is the best.
― schwantz, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:54 (eight years ago) link
football is objectionable from lots of angles but being surrounded by cowboys teams, fans, and ownership for 17 yrs was basically enough to make me want to quit the earth much less the sport
― geometry-stabilized craft (art), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 22:26 (eight years ago) link
I actually swore off football when Kaeperneck got into an offseason sex assault scandal.
― Godspeed You! Black Widow (Leee), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 22:42 (eight years ago) link
harry b 8/35 in the preseason
― Spottie, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 03:12 (eight years ago) link
i just watched dwight put up 26 and 8 against the cleveland bench and i'm having a hard time not getting excited
― Heez, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 04:05 (eight years ago) link
but i am glad reborn4hd has that fwd one minute button so i never have to watch him shoot free throws
― Heez, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 04:06 (eight years ago) link
if dwight is willing to work within the hawks system and not demand bad post ups he shd get a ton of easy shots
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 04:45 (eight years ago) link
completely forgot dwight was on the hawks
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 12 October 2016 05:32 (eight years ago) link
i'm gonna need some kind of roundup before the seasons starts of all the dudes who switched teams
I kinda like the pacers roster
― Spottie, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 05:34 (eight years ago) link
Added Thad Young, Teague and Big Al plus Myles a year older. Swim Cap still in his prime
― Spottie, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 05:38 (eight years ago) link
― k3vin k., Tuesday, October 11, 2016 10:32 PM (sixteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i was playing some "who he play for" with a buddy the other day and we kept stumping each other with some fairly big name players it's bizarre
― Clay, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 05:50 (eight years ago) link
― Spottie
they just need someone starting at the 2 who isnt named monta ellis. i would like to see gr3 given a chance at it actually - despite being bad in a lot of ways he can shoot threes and defend
― micah, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 07:04 (eight years ago) link
here are some dudes who switched teams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rVssrC2B3g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSy9iuo5J90
― micah, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 11:14 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huRz98_eh_I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBCfNwp3rdA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idKQeBAPTDQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LczXb52Z5w0
― micah, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 11:16 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8noi2eGpsY
bonus roy hibbert sighting
― micah, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 11:29 (eight years ago) link
i just have this premonition now that lin is going to drop 30 on the celtics in the season opener
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 13:41 (eight years ago) link
uhh horford is gonna be so good for the celtics this is the most perfect fit ever
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 14:07 (eight years ago) link
yeah its unreal
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 15:35 (eight years ago) link
fao matt armstr0nghttps://twitter.com/johnschuhmann/status/786218170080120833
― Spottie, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 16:44 (eight years ago) link
(on the heels of) https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/786211528332681216
don't wanna jump to any conclusions, but
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lapd-employee-dead-whittier-20161012-snap-story.html
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 12 October 2016 16:55 (eight years ago) link
also i'm kind of confused about the case, i thought it was a civil case?
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 12 October 2016 16:56 (eight years ago) link