People, please may someone tell me why football is so addicting to watch? Football, a sport that I normally despise, is much like cocaine without the side effects. Well, the only side effects are loss of time spent watching a three hour game and more time wasted. Come on Americans, the game is not even that interesting. Yet, we can't stop watching football. If Americans did't play so many diverse sports, we would be one the best soccer recruiting grounds. Heck, a world cup would be in the bag. But football, it's a womans compared to rugby. I guess Americans like people hitting each other constantly. That's the only resolution I can up with. NOTHING about football is pretty (I mean the way it is played, like soccer is dubbed the beautiful game.).
For some reason though, I can't keep away from the t.v. set. From watching the University of Tennessee get hammered by California to Tony Romo screwing that extra point, there is always something to enjoy (I'm indifferent to Tennessee.). Vince Young, wow is all I can say about him. But I don't know how anyone can stand the long commercials. It's as if I'm glued to my television. Eureka! It just came to me. The reason people like football so much is that the game is only played in a couple of minutes at a time. Thus people start to crave to see more of the game. And lo behold, we've just wasted three hours.
On the other hand, futball is 45 minutes of die hard action. One chance for a team can immediately turn into a chance for the other team in a matter of seconds. Watching women play futball isn't so bad really. Waking up in the morning and seeing the women's world cup.
On the other hand, futball is 45 minutes of die hard action. One chance for a team can immediately turn into a chance for the other team in a matter of seconds. Watching women play futball isn't so bad really. Waking up in the morning and seeing the women's world cup.
2 comments:
DUDE! Football IS beautiful. I was just having this conversation with my husband yesterday, in fact (even before I read your post).
What is so beautiful to me about the sport is the sheer abandon that the players exhibit. They throw their whole bodies at each other without regard, or possibly because of, the pain that they feel. There is something just so gut-level that is beautiful in the game.
Also, you can really see the intelligence of the game by watching the coaches. They are, literally, playing against each other, like a chess match. They respond directly to each other through the prescribed movements of the players, tinkering with their plan as the game unfolds. It's delightful!!!!!
But, yeah, the commercials suck.
I couldn't get myself away from Tennessee getting pounded by Florida. AHAHAHAHHAHAHAA Good Game Tennessee fans.
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