I'm a guy and I'm not that into football...

[Muse]

Reading most of this thread I'm struck by how intolerant people are. To be more accurate, how much they interpret their own experience as gospel. If you are bored when watching, for instance, pro football, that doesn't mean that someone else can't have a meaningful experience watching it, get really excited, "into the game." Same with observing most other sports. It's not just identification going on, it's empathy, sometimes compassion and something a little harder to identify, a kind of transcendence in which the observer virtually becomes the participant. This has been going on since before the Greeks and the first Olympics. Some people aren't into watching any sports, and that's fine with me. I will not say it's a shame. I'm saying here that I think it's generally a mistake to decide what sports are worth observing and which are not.

 

[rh71]

Play them a lot but really not into following them. I really only follow 1 team in 1 sport (hockey).

 

[BudAshes]

I was brainwashed into loving baseball and football as a kid. Now i have to watch both cause i have teams i have been invested in for years.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: polarmystery

Originally posted by: moshquerade
so what are you into?

I am fairly big into NCAA basketball the most. But beyond that, not many other sports. I'd rather play the games than watch them. Professional sports seems to be so lackluster like they are just there for money. I grew up in a European environment and my relatives hardly ever watched/talked about sports at all. They talked a little about futbol but that's about it.

That's exactly what they are for. $$$
I can't stand football, Soccer, baseball and especially basketball. Hockey is where it's at.

When they show hockey highlights during the sports report it's generally some guy repeatedly pounding the face of one of his opponents. Seems like 1/2 those guys are obviously missing some front teeth. It seems like you have to be 1/2 crazy to play it, is my sense of it.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Ehh, I don't really enjoy most spectator sports. In general they are boring. But I do like to sometimes watch football and hockey.

Stuff like baseball and golf though, are just too boring IMO. Also I don't really like Basketball, they just run back and forth. And I only watch football and/or hockey if I have beer in hand and access to food during all the breaks. It helps to have a laptop in front of me as well so I can surf the web while I watch.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: pontifex
i really don't like sports at all. If i were to play anything, it would be with friends, not in a league capacity or anything like that. i have 0% interest in watching sports.

everyone at work is into some sport and most people i know are into one or another.
people are always talking about it, but the worst is if they ask you about it. makes me feel odd, like i'm not normal or something.

This.

I have no use for sitting on my ass WATCHING somebody else play a sport. I'll go play the damn sport instead of watching somebody else play while I get a beer gut (not saying everybody that watches sports have em, but more often then not they get one). The exceptions to that are the World Cup (the REAL soccer or football if you're in Europe), the Superbowl, and some other "big" events. I don't give a shit about any of the teams, players, stats, fantasy leagues, etc. I will watch them if I am at friends or something, but other then that I have no use for watching sports 99% of the time. I will watch a movie if I want to watch something I can't do (since I can't become a pro-sports player).

 

[xSauronx]

im not big into sports at all. i watch euro soccer a little, and ive gotten into watching football a little more, and sometimes hockey. i really just dont care to pay attention to any of it that much. even when i watch soccer im doing something else at the same time.

 

[oddyager]

Originally posted by: Muse
Reading most of this thread I'm struck by how intolerant people are. To be more accurate, how much they interpret their own experience as gospel. If you are bored when watching, for instance, pro football, that doesn't mean that someone else can't have a meaningful experience watching it, get really excited, "into the game." Same with observing most other sports. It's not just identification going on, it's empathy, sometimes compassion and something a little harder to identify, a kind of transcendence in which the observer virtually becomes the participant. This has been going on since before the Greeks and the first Olympics. Some people aren't into watching any sports, and that's fine with me. I will not say it's a shame. I'm saying here that I think it's generally a mistake to decide what sports are worth observing and which are not.

Agreed. It's cool to hate things that are popular then feel all elitist about it. For me I don't care if someone doesn't watch NFL football or couldn't give a rat's patoot about it. Just don't go whining to me that you do.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Muse
Reading most of this thread I'm struck by how intolerant people are. To be more accurate, how much they interpret their own experience as gospel. If you are bored when watching, for instance, pro football, that doesn't mean that someone else can't have a meaningful experience watching it, get really excited, "into the game." Same with observing most other sports. It's not just identification going on, it's empathy, sometimes compassion and something a little harder to identify, a kind of transcendence in which the observer virtually becomes the participant. This has been going on since before the Greeks and the first Olympics. Some people aren't into watching any sports, and that's fine with me. I will not say it's a shame. I'm saying here that I think it's generally a mistake to decide what sports are worth observing and which are not.

Ninja Warrior and Unbeatable Banzuke I can really get into, oddly enough. It's good to see those rare occasions when someone beats such a sadistically difficult obstacle course.

 

[fire400]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: manowar821
Professional/spectator sports are for losers, and this is a fact.

and professional trolling is about 73 rungs below on the ladder of loserdom, therefore you just set sail on a boatload of FAIL.

I guess all the big shots of big companies who are into professional sports and watches them.. are losers.

darn.. how did they become executives.. lol

 

[schizoid77]

I like football to an extent, but people how dedicate their lives to remembering stats and tracking players...well, that's just lame - get a real hobby.

 

[tyler811]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: polarmystery
Anyone else like that? Most if not all of my friends here in Texas (yes...yes I know) love going to some hole in the wall bar to watch the Cowboys but I'm not a fan at all. Hell I even play flag football with my coworkers for fun for some YMCA thing but for the most part I find football boring. Most professional sports are just 'meh' to me at best. I like college sports a little more but still even then the same. Do any of you feel the same? It makes hanging out with my friends difficult during football season since that's all they want to do.

Being in TX, it's bound to be more of a problem than about anywhere else in the US, I suppose. Here in CA, much less a problem. I'm more into sports than a lot of people, but I haven't gone to a pro football game in decades and am not tempted. The NFL teams around here truly suck now, anyway (Raiders, 49ers). I won't even bother watching them on TV these days... too too depressing. My last girlfriend was adamant that watching sports on TV was a complete waste of time. She never had any problem with my playing sports, though. I was playing golf at the time (I remain convinced that watching the pros play golf has a major positive impact on my golf game, when I get around to playing). When asked for her opinion of NBA players she said one thing only: "their knuckles scrape the ground!"

Your ex was a racist eh good riddance

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: Muse
Reading most of this thread I'm struck by how intolerant people are. To be more accurate, how much they interpret their own experience as gospel. If you are bored when watching, for instance, pro football, that doesn't mean that someone else can't have a meaningful experience watching it, get really excited, "into the game." Same with observing most other sports. It's not just identification going on, it's empathy, sometimes compassion and something a little harder to identify, a kind of transcendence in which the observer virtually becomes the participant. This has been going on since before the Greeks and the first Olympics. Some people aren't into watching any sports, and that's fine with me. I will not say it's a shame. I'm saying here that I think it's generally a mistake to decide what sports are worth observing and which are not.

:thumbsup:

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: Muse
Reading most of this thread I'm struck by how intolerant people are. To be more accurate, how much they interpret their own experience as gospel. If you are bored when watching, for instance, pro football, that doesn't mean that someone else can't have a meaningful experience watching it, get really excited, "into the game." Same with observing most other sports. It's not just identification going on, it's empathy, sometimes compassion and something a little harder to identify, a kind of transcendence in which the observer virtually becomes the participant. This has been going on since before the Greeks and the first Olympics. Some people aren't into watching any sports, and that's fine with me. I will not say it's a shame. I'm saying here that I think it's generally a mistake to decide what sports are worth observing and which are not.

:thumbsup:

Topic: I'm a guy and I'm not that into football...

I guess a subtext of this thread that hasn't been much discussed if at all is the implied question "is it alright to be different" and, of course, it's perfectly alright, even essential to be a non-conformist. Don't feel bad just because you aren't doing things that all in all aren't essential to being a whole person. Following football is not essential, so it's your choice and other people should respect that choice. If people won't accept that in you, screw 'em.

 

[manowar821]

Originally posted by: fire400

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: manowar821
Professional/spectator sports are for losers, and this is a fact.

and professional trolling is about 73 rungs below on the ladder of loserdom, therefore you just set sail on a boatload of FAIL.

I guess all the big shots of big companies who are into professional sports and watches them.. are losers.

darn.. how did they become executives.. lol

Yep!

YEAAA UUHHHHH SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS!!!

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: tyler811

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: polarmystery
Anyone else like that? Most if not all of my friends here in Texas (yes...yes I know) love going to some hole in the wall bar to watch the Cowboys but I'm not a fan at all. Hell I even play flag football with my coworkers for fun for some YMCA thing but for the most part I find football boring. Most professional sports are just 'meh' to me at best. I like college sports a little more but still even then the same. Do any of you feel the same? It makes hanging out with my friends difficult during football season since that's all they want to do.

Being in TX, it's bound to be more of a problem than about anywhere else in the US, I suppose. Here in CA, much less a problem. I'm more into sports than a lot of people, but I haven't gone to a pro football game in decades and am not tempted. The NFL teams around here truly suck now, anyway (Raiders, 49ers). I won't even bother watching them on TV these days... too too depressing. My last girlfriend was adamant that watching sports on TV was a complete waste of time. She never had any problem with my playing sports, though. I was playing golf at the time (I remain convinced that watching the pros play golf has a major positive impact on my golf game, when I get around to playing). When asked for her opinion of NBA players she said one thing only: "their knuckles scrape the ground!"

Your ex was a racist eh good riddance

Pretty sure thats a reference to cavemen (ie being stupid) not being monkeys.

 

[Xylitol]

i wasn't into football until I started playing it in highschool
now, it's incredibly fun to watch it played

 

[FirewolfX]

I think there's a Dancing with the Stars thread you floating around you should be checking out.

 

[ColdFusion718]

Originally posted by: Oil
Go to a real football game. You will appreciate it a lot more

This man speaks the truth. I went to a Raiders game last November and it was damn awesome. I'd like watching football on TV if the announcers would just STFU and not talk so damn much.

I don't know all the ins and outs and whatnot, but I am not so stupid about the sport to not know that when a player misses the ball, it's an incomplete pass LOL.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Jesus... I'm from KC and I still enjoy watching the cowboys. Actually, I just like watching good football in general.

 

[PrinceofWands]

I pretty much despise all sports, so you're not alone.

 

[OCGuy]

OP's initials wouldnt happen to be C.A. would they?

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: ric1287

Originally posted by: tyler811

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: polarmystery
Anyone else like that? Most if not all of my friends here in Texas (yes...yes I know) love going to some hole in the wall bar to watch the Cowboys but I'm not a fan at all. Hell I even play flag football with my coworkers for fun for some YMCA thing but for the most part I find football boring. Most professional sports are just 'meh' to me at best. I like college sports a little more but still even then the same. Do any of you feel the same? It makes hanging out with my friends difficult during football season since that's all they want to do.

Being in TX, it's bound to be more of a problem than about anywhere else in the US, I suppose. Here in CA, much less a problem. I'm more into sports than a lot of people, but I haven't gone to a pro football game in decades and am not tempted. The NFL teams around here truly suck now, anyway (Raiders, 49ers). I won't even bother watching them on TV these days... too too depressing. My last girlfriend was adamant that watching sports on TV was a complete waste of time. She never had any problem with my playing sports, though. I was playing golf at the time (I remain convinced that watching the pros play golf has a major positive impact on my golf game, when I get around to playing). When asked for her opinion of NBA players she said one thing only: "their knuckles scrape the ground!"

Your ex was a racist eh good riddance

Pretty sure thats a reference to cavemen (ie being stupid) not being monkeys.

Yeah, I never asked her, didn't respond, but have been chewing on the remark for a long time. She was pretty forceful sometimes. I don't think she was a racist. She several times derided me for watching sports on TV. I still do, but not nearly as much as I used to. Like I said above (below for me, I have my AT options set to posts in descending order by date... try it folks, you'll like it if you subscribe to threads!) I haven't watched a single baseball game this year. Come to think of it, I did watch one, but it was a mistake! I don't get cable, so my sports watching is by necessity limited to almost exclusively weekends. Even so, many weekends I watch no sports! You would have to pay me handsomely to watch a car race.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: ColdFusion718

Originally posted by: Oil
Go to a real football game. You will appreciate it a lot more

This man speaks the truth. I went to a Raiders game last November and it was damn awesome. I'd like watching football on TV if the announcers would just STFU and not talk so damn much.

I don't know all the ins and outs and whatnot, but I am not so stupid about the sport to not know that when a player misses the ball, it's an incomplete pass LOL.

Announcers can be notoriously horrible and the average sports announcer sucks. There are rare exceptions. ESPN, in my experience, has uniformly horrible announcing. Not being a TV service subscriber I am only exposed to them when they are presented on a network such as ABC. I think that Madden and Michaels are pretty good, often pretty great announcers. Madden's amazing, an institution. Well, sometimes I can't even stand him.

I like a lot of the golf announcers. They are golfers themselves, many if not most, former pros.