The NFL is dying

Maddox

Kingfisher
Protestant
He makes a good point though and it is largely true.

My favorite point that he makes is that men feel powerless at work, on the roads, really everywhere these days. So it makes sense that they'd look for power in other places, even in a fantasy role. Hence, the rabid "fanatic" that many of these men become when watching their favorite sports team.

Most guys have demanding bosses and nagging wives, with the majority of these men falling short in life. But when their team wins, it allows them to "win in life" if even just for one day.

I admit myself to playing fantasy baseball, although I play for money. It gives me the sense of placing myself in the GM's position of a team, something I never will be able to actually experience myself. I can buy low and sell high on players (much like stocks) and have the same feeling as being a successful investor. This hobby is something that I can't give up. Even for me, sports has become too essential here in the US to completely ignore it.

I do think though that removing yourself from a fanbase is liberating. Even though I still watch football to appreciate the skills of certain players and keep tabs on my "stocks", I am no longer on the emotional rollercoaster during games. This at least allows me to appreciate skills, without actually idolizing anyone or any team.
 

bubs

Woodpecker
Protestant
My favorite point that he makes is that men feel powerless at work, on the roads, really everywhere these days. So it makes sense that they'd look for power in other places, even in a fantasy role. Hence, the rabid "fanatic" that many of these men become when watching their favorite sports team.

Most guys have demanding bosses and nagging wives, with the majority of these men falling short in life. But when their team wins, it allows them to "win in life" if even just for one day.

I admit myself to playing fantasy baseball, although I play for money. It gives me the sense of placing myself in the GM's position of a team, something I never will be able to actually experience myself. I can buy low and sell high on players (much like stocks) and have the same feeling as being a successful investor. This hobby is something that I can't give up. Even for me, sports has become too essential here in the US to completely ignore it.

I do think though that removing yourself from a fanbase is liberating. Even though I still watch football to appreciate the skills of certain players and keep tabs on my "stocks", I am no longer on the emotional rollercoaster during games. This at least allows me to appreciate skills, without actually idolizing anyone or any team.
Nothing wrong with playing fatasy sports, video games or watching tv. It’s all about moderation and self discipline. You can’t let’s entertainment and relaxation take the priority in your day.
 

MartyMcFly

Ostrich
Other Christian
I only accidentally discovered who won when watching footage of hordes of joggers sports fans looting and destroying their city in celebration.
I had to look this up and somehow I am not shocked. If LA fans act this way after their team wins, imagine the damage they would have caused if their team lost! The city is filled with thugs and this just makes me despise the NFL more. The vandalism may not be directly the NFL's fault, but seeing fans act like this is yet another issue to turn me off of pro (or college) sports.

Of course, the NFL stood up (or I should say 'kneeled down') for BLM so in a way they also encourage this kind of behavior.

 

bubs

Woodpecker
Protestant
I had to look this up and somehow I am not shocked. If LA fans act this way after their team wins, imagine the damage they would have caused if their team lost! The city is filled with thugs and this just makes me despise the NFL more. The vandalism may not be directly the NFL's fault, but seeing fans act like this is yet another issue to turn me off of pro (or college) sports.

Of course, the NFL stood up (or I should say 'kneeled down') for BLM so in a way they also encourage this kind of behavior.

This is just another excuse for lawlessness when the city lets the inmates run the asylum after drunken celebration. Not really sure NFL or sports entertainment in general really has much to do with it.
 

Towgunner

Pelican
I only accidentally discovered who won when watching footage of hordes of joggers sports fans looting and destroying their city in celebration.

I wonder was it due to being authentically happy that their team won or was it just a good excuse to riot and cause mayhem? There were a lot of sports-induced riots in the 2000s. I actually got caught up in a couple of them when Boston won a few championships. We really haven't seen a lot of this occurring since then, which is good. Of course, today, the riots that happen are driven by political reasons.
 

MartyMcFly

Ostrich
Other Christian
This is just another excuse for lawlessness when the city lets the inmates run the asylum after drunken celebration. Not really sure NFL or sports entertainment in general really has much to do with it.
It might be an excuse just as the police killing someone is an excuse to loot and riot.

What is scarier is that this also happens in many flagship university towns. These universities are harder to get accepted in vs. smaller regional ones and in theory the students are supposed to be above average in intelligence. If these students can't control themselves after a sports victory now, what will they be like as leaders/managers in the future? I think we know the answer to this question.

I wouldn't be surprised if the average IQ of people that watch pro sports has dropped in the last 10 years. After all, why would intelligent and moral Americans support organizations that openly support LGBT and racial division (BLM=Black lives are more important)? The NFL is pro-BLM and we know many BLM supporters are also violent. I have to assume most NFL fans that buy tickets are pro-BLM as well, so it is not a surprise these fans lack self-control.

I was never a football fan (I follow this thread because I am interested in what people on this forum think of the NFL changes), but I used to like the NBA and MLB. I just can't watch anymore knowing how these organizations are so openly immoral and hypocritical.
 

Argus101

Robin
Protestant
I wonder was it due to being authentically happy that their team won or was it just a good excuse to riot and cause mayhem? There were a lot of sports-induced riots in the 2000s. I actually got caught up in a couple of them when Boston won a few championships. We really haven't seen a lot of this occurring since then, which is good. Of course, today, the riots that happen are driven by political reasons.
Sports fans have always been violent, going all the way back to the Byzantine Empire, when the Nika riots erupted on January 13, 532 A.D. after chariot races at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, which burned or destroyed nearly half of the city. Even the magnificent Hagia Sophia church
was burned (it was later rebuilt). The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, after some dithering, sent in his army and the soldiers slaughtered tens of thousands of rioters. Nika riots #1.jpg
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homersheineken

Pelican
Protestant

Cops tell TMZ that ex-NFL player Brendan Langley was arrested and charged with simple assault. Video, which you can see below shows Langley beating the living daylights out of a United Airlines employee.



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This shouldn't happen, but to be fair, he's dealing with United.

The best part is the woman at the end thinking she'll solve the problem by waving her hand :laughter:
 

Thomas More

Crow
Protestant

Cops tell TMZ that ex-NFL player Brendan Langley was arrested and charged with simple assault. Video, which you can see below shows Langley beating the living daylights out of a United Airlines employee.



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This shouldn't happen, but to be fair, he's dealing with United.

The best part is the woman at the end thinking she'll solve the problem by waving her hand :laughter:

The airline employee wasn't backing down. He was ready to go!
 

Pete345

Kingfisher
Orthodox

Cops tell TMZ that ex-NFL player Brendan Langley was arrested and charged with simple assault. Video, which you can see below shows Langley beating the living daylights out of a United Airlines employee.



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This shouldn't happen, but to be fair, he's dealing with United.

The best part is the woman at the end thinking she'll solve the problem by waving her hand :laughter:

Stay classy, New Jersey.
 

Tardynox

Woodpecker
Orthodox Inquirer
(From the perspective of a European) I've seen people online say that the NFL is boring for any outsiders, now I've never watched NFL in my life but I can imagine a combination of instant gratification and other sports on the rise in the US the NFL is losing popularity.

Stuff like F1 and MLS seems to be on the rise, and even those sports are suffering from youngsters turning to Tik Tok. The latter is kind of relatable as I often tend to look on my phone whenever I watch a football match or an F1 race, unless it is a significant event to me personally.
 

Gimlet

Pelican

Cops tell TMZ that ex-NFL player Brendan Langley was arrested and charged with simple assault. Video, which you can see below shows Langley beating the living daylights out of a United Airlines employee.



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This shouldn't happen, but to be fair, he's dealing with United.

The best part is the woman at the end thinking she'll solve the problem by waving her hand :laughter:


Looks like the United employee threw the first slap? And kept going back for more? Those guys got a little too gleeful with enforcing the mask mandates. Perhaps tried to exercise that lost power with the wrong guy.
 
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