And again, two bands of brawlers beat themselves up over a ball, and they call this uncivilized bar fight “football” despite carrying the ball in the hands most of the time.
The most fun take I heard about this: “Why are they playing a football game at the Bad Bunny concert?”
football was an excuse to drink beer. i quit
ITT: my people.
I love this community.
The only ‘Super Bowl’ I’ll be enjoying this Sunday
til the lore behind psycho sam
Still find it weird that they called the show “football” when it’s not about football. Imagine Haikyu!! being called Tennis!!.
It’s called football because it’s played on foot, as opposed to polo or other sports that were popular at the time when the rules for football were first being written down.
One sport is called association football, the other is called American or gridiron football. Both sports typically drop the first word.
Then there’s rugby from which american football originated
If we’re doing bread and circuses in a state-funded colosseum, at least make it interesting and turn some wild animals loose or something. Even the Romans did better than a bunch of sweaty guys tossing around a pig hide in between ads.
I came across something about it this morning, and thought, ‘Oh, is that today?’ Then I forgot about it again until this post.
I’ve never cared about sportsball, but I’ve learned enough about football to follow a game. I couldn’t avoid it. Same for other sports, like baseball, golf, tennis, and even bowling.
I’m old and mostly alone now, I feel no desire to pretend to be interested anymore. Y’all have fun.
I never cared for it, but it felt like such an event that I’ve been to a lot of superb parties over the years. But now I barely knew it was happening.
Same goes for the Olympics. I remember watching it for hours and hours back in the day, but I didn’t even know it was happening until I heard Vance got booed.
Culture is shattering.
remember back when michael jackson would drop a music video after the superbowl? those were the days
Yep, and the commercials were actually things you’d only see once, with huge production values.
Really ties an onion to your belt, doesn’t it?
Really ties an onion to your belt, doesn’t it?
i… uh… no???
i spent dickity two years on that terlet
I just wish they would get to the series finale sometime soon.
The foreshadowing of the effects of concussions on players seems like they’re setting up the finale, but it might take a while to get there.
This one looks like a long runner. It feels a bit repetitive though
Give it another 15,000 years, it’ll get more interesting
Another 3k after that and we can finally find out what happens with SDSU!
The plot is always the same. Except it does change ever so slightly every year, making it even more difficult to follow for people who don’t normally watch.
happy cake day!!
The cast shifts as often as a soap opera, it’s how they keep it fresh.
Best time to go grocery shopping, stores are empty
Also a great day to fly. Last year I flew home on a flight with 20 people (including staff) Super Bowl night. I felt like a billionaire lmfao
I have a bunch of friends that head to an amusement park for the Super Bowl every year because there are no lines at all.
Just got back from CVS. Traffic is light and the store was empty
Maybe after it starts. The grocery was a zoo this morning with people getting ready for it.
I can’t see the point of going to an empty store, parks are way better for a stroll
I can’t see the point of going to an empty store
… what do you do in stores, exactly?
No crowds whatsoever in the way of what you need, little to no lines to wait in.
OH! This is why it was busier than usual this morning. I wondered why. I usually shop Sunday morning because people are in church, and the grocery store is empty.
Is anyone watching the Super Bowl this year? The Olympics are going on!
I’m currently watching family guy. i like meg
My folks’ fav characters got killed off a few episodes ago but for some reason everyone is still hyped for the finale
They took that one guy out with an ankle injury. Shoddy writing IMO.
remember that time they couldnt think of an opponent for the NFC for 4 years in a row so they just had the bills there to lose them all? THAT was shoddy writing
Come on, that was hilarious. Big fan of those 4 seasons.
I had no idea it was today, until my dad mentioned it lol no idea whos even playing.
New England Hawks vs Sea Patriots.
I am from Seattle and I didn’t even know the Seahawks made it to ‘the big game’ until literally yesterday.
Sportsball!
I used to watch a lot of football. It would consume so much of my time. I’m not sure if it’s getting older, having kids, manufactured drama, folks tying their identity to something they have no control over, or the ‘kneeling’ bullshit but it was kind of eye opening when a buddy of mine called me today to ask who I was rooting for and I genuinely had no idea what he was talking about. I don’t think he believed me when I told him I didn’t know what he was talking about. I haven’t seen a single game all year and I don’t think I’ve missed anything. Happy that folks find enjoyment in it but I just don’t think it’s my bag anymore.
I was slightly interested in getting into it. Youtube had some 15 minute sample of Sunday Ticket. So I figured I’d catch the end of the Bears game. Why not.
13 of the 15 minutes were ads and the demo ran out. Iirc it was exorbitantly priced to continue, and you wouldn’t get everything.
So instead I watch pro League of Legends. Not as relatable, but a hell of a lot cheaper to watch, and I enjoy it.
There’s a site I use where you can download sports videos. Often you can find the “compressed” version of a gridiron football game. An NFL game on TV typically lasts 3 hours from the kickoff to the final whistle. The game clock runs for 4 15-minute quarters, but they stop that clock all the time. Any time there’s a point scored, the ball is turned over, or the clock hits a special value (end of quarter, 2 minute warning to the end of a half, etc.) they stop the clock and while things happen there’s a commercial break. They also have commercial breaks every time either team calls a timeout. But, what’s extra ridiculous is that there are “TV Timeouts” when the network itself calls a timeout so they can show some commercials. Anyhow, that’s how a 1 hour game expands to fill a 3 hour slot.
So, these compressed games, you’d think they could shorten it to just 1 hour, right? What’s amazing is that they actually manage to compress it to about 30 minutes. Not only do they cut out everything happening while the clock is stopped, they even cut out stuff when the clock is running but nothing much is happening – the players are getting up to the line, the quarterback is calling out before the snap, etc.
So, gridiron football is about 83% filler, and 17% actual action.
If, for whatever reason, you are called upon to bluff your way through a conversation about the Super Bowl, you can say that you’re rooting for the Seahawks because you cannot stomach the particular flavor of Americana that the Patriots embody at this time.
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
That’s the thing about Arsenal, they always try to walk it in. Put in a couple of crosses from the wide area to make space for your number 9 to operate at the top of the box!
What was Wenger doing putting Walcott on that early?
Wenger out
I have good news for you…
Wenger in
It’s also a very valid answer to a football fan. There’s two camps, Patriots fans and literally every other fanbase going for the Seahawks.
I only know because tv shows that normally air episodes on Sundays shift their schedules to earlier in the week. Also, NBA games which I actually follow are moved the day before and the ones are left start earlier in the day.
Where is /c/ihatesportsball when you need it, some pompous ass energy in this thread
Meh, I’d like sportsball better if they didn’t spend my taxpayer funds on stadium construction.
Or at least if we retained ownership of the stadium afterwards. I’d be a lot less annoyed if we were charging rent to the teams who use them.
Yes that is something that’s not right and you are entirely justified in being upset about it.
However it’s kind of unrelated as here you are being kind of a douchenozzle and shitting on people for liking different things than what you like. Which is kind of ironic give how much supposedly a lemming should be different from others and liking other things, like Linux over “Normie” windows.
Just because people don’t like the same game you do it doesn’t mean they are shitting on it.
That’s you being overly defensive for no reason.
I’m shitting on it.
It’s slow, has a ton of advertising ( probably more than actual play time), causes CTE, wastes money at colleges that would be better spent elsewhere, covers up sex crimes etc.
There are a ton of more interesting / exciting sports than American football.
I’ll still attend a gathering today but only because I like food and socializing whether the game is on isn’t really relevant to me .
Don’t tell the other Americans I said this, but American football is objectively just not a good sport. I follow it because it has cultural and social relevance here, but there’s at least a dozen sports I can think of off the top of my head that are objectively better for viewing. The NFL is only popular because it’s the best sport for advertisers.
That’s you being overly defensive for no reason.
Try again bucko, I am from Europe, there is only one Football and that’s where you actually kick the ball…
Doesn’t mean you can just shit on what someone else likes, or I mean you can and you can act like a dick about it, but all it does is reveals what an asshole you are.
Going by the downvotes there is a few of you around here having an issue facing this fact. 🤷♂️
Have you considered that you are the one being defensive about rightly being called out on your asshole behavior?
What exactly was my asshole behavior? I’m interested in what you think I’ve said.
ok bucko, lol
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Lol, no you wouldnt.
Youd still find a way to be in the out group because it makes you feel special
So angy.
Let’s have realistic about the demographic here in fediverse 🤣
Football? But it’s still cricket season.
Cricket!? No one understands that game.
I’ve learned about cricket mostly from Bluey.
