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HuckleB

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2. I don't watch it, any more.

Mon Feb 8, 2016, 03:47 PM

Feb 2016

I had mostly stopped because it had become completely intolerable as an entertainment, when the ads completely took over from the game itself, and I'm not just talking about the Super Bowl. Every game is really a big, long infomercial for various corporations, with a break now and then for a play or two.

On top of that, the NFL is the worst of the ugly corporate world of professional sports, where every league does everything it can to con communities into paying for new stadiums for their teams.

Still, the NFL's lackluster response to the concussion issue has made me choose to completely ignore the sport.

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If football is deadly, why do we still watch? [View all] LuckyTheDog Feb 2016 OP

we? saturnsring Feb 2016 #1

I don't watch it, any more. HuckleB Feb 2016 #2

Two words ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #3

Yes, indeed. narnian60 Feb 2016 #28

the only time I watch football is when the Dallas Clownboys are losing. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #4

So basically, all the time. nt Captain Stern Feb 2016 #12

I don't get how they still have such a large fanbase. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #22

I have two favorite teams, GGJohn Feb 2016 #38

Trainwrecks. NT. Warren Stupidity Feb 2016 #5

Sad commentary on the state of the American public. Big Blue Marble Feb 2016 #6

sad commentary on the rest of the world? onenote Feb 2016 #23

I don't, I never understood the rules and how a home run turned into a goal for a goalie. LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #7

because it is fun to watch Botany Feb 2016 #8

Yeah. The thing is... it IS fun to watch. LuckyTheDog Feb 2016 #9

Right now I am about 2 miles from Ohio Stadium (OSU) and I have known for years .... Botany Feb 2016 #17

Why do people drive around in cars for fun? The2ndWheel Feb 2016 #10

Do the players want to play (and be paid)? el_bryanto Feb 2016 #11

The players do indeed make a fair amount of money. Captain Stern Feb 2016 #13

That complicates things - there's an element of "We need to save the players from themselves" el_bryanto Feb 2016 #15

We don't care about other empoyees' working conditions. Why would football by any different? Brickbat Feb 2016 #14

Any form of physical activity can potentially be deadly. liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #16

Because it's a hell of a lot of fun to watch and play. ileus Feb 2016 #18

Used to love to watch football. Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2016 #19

I've found myself watching less and less football because of it. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #20

Rugby has a serious concussion issue that it is dealing with too. onenote Feb 2016 #25

Well, fuck! Odin2005 Feb 2016 #26

Not to mention hockey. sir pball Feb 2016 #36

I like how your headline answers your question Bucky Feb 2016 #21

If horse racing is deadly, why do we still watch. onenote Feb 2016 #24

I stopped watching when the dancing started, nt clarice Feb 2016 #27

Because "we" really don't care 'bout that. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2016 #29

I don't. The science shows this is harmful to the players. Sienna86 Feb 2016 #30

I hate it when people speak for me Skittles Feb 2016 #31

I don't understand the appeal A Little Weird Feb 2016 #32

Paying grown men gobs o money to dress up in costumes and play kids game, killing each other slowly? X_Digger Feb 2016 #33

actually I don't, I cover my eyes for dang near half or more of the games...... a kennedy Feb 2016 #34

Any number of human activities are potentially deadly. Codeine Feb 2016 #35

Really? Boxing, MMA, racing, downhill skiing, etc. nt Logical Feb 2016 #37

Downhill skiing always frightened me... Phentex Feb 2016 #44

A friend was telling me that she can't watch it anymore. Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #39

I don't. CBGLuthier Feb 2016 #40

ANOTHER reason to watch (in addition to two words above), in one more word: JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #41

Because the game is loved and deeply entrenched in our culture Algernon Moncrieff Feb 2016 #42

To watch other people get bashed around GOLGO 13 Feb 2016 #43

we're a violent species? spanone Feb 2016 #45