Anyone watch the last five minutes of the Panthers v. Bucs? Basically a review after every friggin play. Refs are now totally incompetent since they have this tool (er ... crutch) to rely upon. I ended up watching women’s college soccer instead of the very end of this game.

Anonymous wrote:I grew up watching football all day Saturday, Sunday, and on Monday night.
I watch my cousin who plays for Duke now but other than that it doesn’t enthuse me anymore either

Same. From the midwest and it was college football all Sat. (esp. OSU) and football all day Sunday. Then Monday night.

I rarely ever put it on anymore. There are a couple reasons for that. But mainly, it's hard to watch knowing the toll it takes on NFL players' bodies. And while it is their choice as grown men, it was very distasteful learning how the NFL tried to bury that knowledge and their responsibility, when they knew about it. I can understand, at first, but once it was known . . . sports leagues are businesses, I get it. And they all likely suffer from some "business before safety" or lack of ethics. But, that was to an extreme.

And I'll just say it, watching more hockey and it is way, way more exciting than football with their reviews, time outs, clock stops, time between plays.

My DH loved football until a few years ago, when it became so political. He loved the escape, and all the stuff with the flag and both side's responses took the fun out of it for him so he stopped watching.

I never thought he'd stop watching football, but to his surprise, he finds himself happier. He had alwasy had a favorite team and he would get really upset when they lost due to some bonehead coaching or whatever.

Anonymous wrote:One of the best decisions I have ever made.
I have nothing against the players.
Make as much money as you can while your body still holds up I say.
But I just do not care anymore.

Anyone else?

I am trying to reconcile this post with the claim and can’t decide if you are lying or virtue signaling or what.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One of the best decisions I have ever made.
I have nothing against the players.
Make as much money as you can while your body still holds up I say.
But I just do not care anymore.

Anyone else?

Same here.

It's a bruttish sport, like boxing.

It’s a horribly violent sport. I’ll never understand why it’s so popular.

Anonymous wrote:
Overweight Americans scarfing down disgusting food while yelling at people running to and fro?

Hilarious.

This post is hilarious.

C'mon....Run to.....now run fro.........


I am 48 and I don't think I have ever said the words to and fro together out loud. Then again, I watch probably 10+ hours of football on any given weekend and travel to games so like one of the PPs said above, there probably never was a chance for us anyway.

I still watch NFL highlights and maybe a quarter or two of a game.....but I much prefer college football to professional. It's a better game, because the young men who play are at the peak of their athletic/physical prowess, and 99% of them are playing for the love of the game. Very few will be drafted and play in the NFL.

All the years I've been alive.

And oh my goodness - this MNF game between NO and Houston is fantastic.

I grew up watching football all day Saturday, Sunday, and on Monday night.
I watch my cousin who plays for Duke now but other than that it doesn’t enthuse me anymore either

Sorry lifelong Giants fan! I didn't mean to rub it in - or maybe I did just a lil bit. My husband and daughter are Giants fans and I've been a Cowboys fan forever so that game is always a fun time to talk smack around our house. It also makes for fun conversations at work with my colleagues who still openly admit to being Redskins fans. I'm sorry for those folks who stopped following football for whatever reason. The games and the product on the field have been great for the fans I know.

Anonymous wrote:One of the best decisions I have ever made.
I have nothing against the players.
Make as much money as you can while your body still holds up I say.
But I just do not care anymore.

Anyone else?

Same here.

It's a bruttish sport, like boxing.

Anonymous wrote:Nope. Love NFL. It brings people together.

My college aged son keeps in touch with his friends with a fantasy league and they are all over the country.

I wish I had a group of women friends that did fantasy football.

I’m a woman and I’m in an all women’s fantasy league and it is so fun. One of my friends started it, but the ladies she invited are from her different friend circles so I’ve made some new friends through it. I love watching football—it’s so exciting. And fantasy gives me a reason to be engaged in the games my own team isn’t playing in.

My husband is also a big NFL fan though we like different teams—it’s a bonding experience together. We watch it together, we play each other in FanDuel, we go to a game or two in person every year.