To say that I’m a hardcore sports fan is a bit of an understatement. I live and breathe sports, 24/7 to the point where some might think it’s kind of weird. As a sports fan this time of year has always been exciting for me. By this time I could usually tell if the Phillies were going to make a push for the playoffs and another division title and the last months of the baseball season are always fun due to the pennant races, but the thing that got me so pumped up was the start of football season. The National Football League has always been my crown jewel, my number one. I could tell you everything about any team, who their kicker was right down to who their third string quarterback was. This year, to quote the famous BB King, “The Thrill is Gone.”
I really don’t care about football right now. I have no interest in it, and quite frankly I’m disgusted with it. People that have known me for years or even a few minutes can pick up two things about me, I love the Dallas Cowboys with all my heart and I absolutely HATE the Philadelphia Eagles. Some people might think, “Ant, you don’t care about the NFL cause the Cowboys suck.” Or “You’re just jealous that the Eagles got all those free-agents.” Actually, I really don’t give a shit at all. If this was a normal year, I would be downright sick at the moves the Eagles have made, but instead I just don’t care. I used to read the Dallas Morning News everyday online and waste hours in forums reading about the Cowboys and potential free agent signings and draft picks, and this year, nothing.
The biggest factor that has lead to my overall disinterest is the NFL lockout. It made me realize just how much the NFL does not care about me, the fan. The fact that the players and owners could not agree on a new collective bargaining agreement for months is ridiculous. We all heard the cliché millionaires vs. billionaires and that’s exactly what it was, I’ll never make anywhere near what these guys make, and granted I don’t have the physical abilities that they do but still it got to the point where it was down right nauseating. How many times on Sportscenter did we have to see file footage of a bunch of players and owners getting in a out of cars, or Roger Goodell talking to Jerry Jones or some shit like that. Get over yourself. I lost a lot of respect for the NFL over this lockout debacle, and I can honestly say I don't know when and if I'll ever feel the same way about the league again.
Who knows, I write this on the first night of preseason games, I may be sucked right back in come week one, or at least when the fantasy football drafts get going. I just don’t see it happening, my frustration grows everyday and the fact that I live in the Philadelphia area doesn’t help. I can’t begin to explain how it kills me that the Phillies are in the midst of a historic run that they haven’t seen in their entire franchises history, yet they are only given 5 minutes of time on a 30 minute show. All the sports talk radio shows are dominated by this “all hype team”, and the Phillies are more like an afterthought. But I digress. It’s going to be an interesting season for almost every team, player and fan this year so I guess I’ll sit back and try to enjoy the ride.
-Zorzi
I really don’t care about football right now. I have no interest in it, and quite frankly I’m disgusted with it. People that have known me for years or even a few minutes can pick up two things about me, I love the Dallas Cowboys with all my heart and I absolutely HATE the Philadelphia Eagles. Some people might think, “Ant, you don’t care about the NFL cause the Cowboys suck.” Or “You’re just jealous that the Eagles got all those free-agents.” Actually, I really don’t give a shit at all. If this was a normal year, I would be downright sick at the moves the Eagles have made, but instead I just don’t care. I used to read the Dallas Morning News everyday online and waste hours in forums reading about the Cowboys and potential free agent signings and draft picks, and this year, nothing.
The biggest factor that has lead to my overall disinterest is the NFL lockout. It made me realize just how much the NFL does not care about me, the fan. The fact that the players and owners could not agree on a new collective bargaining agreement for months is ridiculous. We all heard the cliché millionaires vs. billionaires and that’s exactly what it was, I’ll never make anywhere near what these guys make, and granted I don’t have the physical abilities that they do but still it got to the point where it was down right nauseating. How many times on Sportscenter did we have to see file footage of a bunch of players and owners getting in a out of cars, or Roger Goodell talking to Jerry Jones or some shit like that. Get over yourself. I lost a lot of respect for the NFL over this lockout debacle, and I can honestly say I don't know when and if I'll ever feel the same way about the league again.
Who knows, I write this on the first night of preseason games, I may be sucked right back in come week one, or at least when the fantasy football drafts get going. I just don’t see it happening, my frustration grows everyday and the fact that I live in the Philadelphia area doesn’t help. I can’t begin to explain how it kills me that the Phillies are in the midst of a historic run that they haven’t seen in their entire franchises history, yet they are only given 5 minutes of time on a 30 minute show. All the sports talk radio shows are dominated by this “all hype team”, and the Phillies are more like an afterthought. But I digress. It’s going to be an interesting season for almost every team, player and fan this year so I guess I’ll sit back and try to enjoy the ride.
-Zorzi
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