Thursday night football open thread

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upset special? 7:30 ESPN

 

 

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evenyoubrutus

September 22nd, 2016 at 7:10 PM ^

The NFL seems to be sliding towards being on equal footing with college basketball, in that more and more of their viewers are watching solely for their own fantasy league (while most people watch college basketball for March Madness pools). Largely because Roger Goodell is an arrogant prude, and also because of owners like Jeffrey York and the Fords.

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gmoney41

September 23rd, 2016 at 8:39 AM ^

The games are boring, the atmosphere is sterile, I have no idea who half of these players are.  The only must watch sports for me are college football and Euro soccer.  I could watch Man City any day of the week.  Like MLB, I haven't made it through a full NFL game in years.  I am a Colts fan being from Indy, but I honestly couldn't care less if they win or lose.  I agree with those that the league needs the gimmicky gambling bs like fantasy football to maintain it's popularity.  If there was no fantasy, the league would be way way less popular.  The only thing I do like is the red zone channel, but that channel is the only thing that keeps the league even remotely exciting.

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UM Fan from Sydney

September 22nd, 2016 at 7:59 PM ^

Exactly my point. For college games, the crowds are louder, there are awesome marching bands, it's far more exciting, and there are better rivalries. There are other things that make NCAA better, too.

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gmoney41

September 23rd, 2016 at 8:52 AM ^

That stuper bowl was like every stupor bowl, too many commercials, 40 minutes wasted on some shitty popstar, by the third q i am bored.  Most people watch the stupor bowl for the sideshow circus crap.  The game is almost secondary.   I will agree that the play is overall better than college, but I will accept a slight decrease in overall play for the sheer entertainment value of college.  Besides Lambeau, there is not one venue in the NFL that I would ever make a special trip to go see.  There are dozens in college that I would love to visit.  Last years stupor bowl was a joke,  seemed so rigged.

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mgobleu

September 22nd, 2016 at 9:11 PM ^

Man, it's weird how people see things differently. I can't remember a super bowl that wasn't "meh" for me, including NE v SEA. I think maybe it's the parity of the college players that makes the standouts...standout; the talent in the nfl is so homogenized, it makes the game less explosive on offense, and harder to recognize good defenses- I get it that people have a thing for the nfl, but I just don't. College football is my jam and I'll watch a crap backwoods college game sooner than I will pretty much any nfl game.

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UM Fan from Sydney

September 22nd, 2016 at 10:05 PM ^

Exactly. I watch fifteen+ hours of college football coverage every season. I don't and cannot get into NFL. If the NFL had the amount of teams and awesome schedule (all day, I mean) that NCAA has, I would not watch. Most NFL supporters' arguments are always "the quality of play is better." Yeah, of course (they are pros, after all), but that alone does not make the NFL more fun to watch.



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Danwillhor

September 23rd, 2016 at 4:32 AM ^

MAXtion is more exciting, engrossing and entertaining than the best franchise in the NFL vs an average NFL franchise. Let me choose between watching the last two SB champs play or any major CFB rivalry and I choose CFB. If I could have tickets to he Super Bowl or a really good Bowl Game, I'd choose the Bowl Game. It's not even close. Players go pro and they no longer give a shit. They're all sell swords. Stay with the team that drafted me or take $1 more in a city I've never been to? Hmm.....I could use that dollar! Screw this team that gave me my shot.

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