NHL Fark threads > NFL broadcasts.

Yes, this is the perfect condition in which the Detroit Lions will win enough games to go onto the playoffs and dare I say win the Superbowl.

Alunan: I never understood the fascination with football. It is the most boring sport. At least Hockey people lose teeth and bleed.

Anyone got an over/under on the ratio of "Haters" (see above) to "Thank God We Have Football Again" posts?

Boo. I was hoping for a canceled season and NBC playing nothing but Rugby World Cup games.

rappy: I don't know much about football other than it bores me.

Is this whole thing just a bunch of pansy football players crying that they don't make enough millions, so they're refusing to play?

My guy friends try to justify their behavior, but I feel like they're full of it.

It's more the owner's being greedy bastards and squeezing hard because they hold all the cards. Most players don't make all that much over their lifetimes, the owners are all worth hundreds of millions. The owners are much stronger than the players.

Yay! Now I can root for my favorite billionaire's team.

Swoop1809: So this means I have to suffer through the Bengals "playing" football this year?

/it's tough to be a fan

Would you prefer to be a Lions fan?

Guess Green Bay won't be champions 2 years straight then.

Superbowl Champions - Jacksonville Jaguars.

Book it. Done.

Wow, a headline for the rare few that like both football and Star Wars. I see the thread is already filling up with Star Wars fans.


strongly resisted the urge to refer to it as a star trek reference. firefly.

Incontinent_dog_and_monkey_rodeo: It's more the owner's being greedy bastards and squeezing hard because they hold all the cards. Most players don't make all that much over their lifetimes, the owners are all worth hundreds of millions. The owners are much stronger than the players.

So, uh, why don't the players go and play somewhere else?

Alunan: I never understood the fascination with football. It is the most boring sport. At least Hockey people lose teeth and bleed.



It's like you're not even trying.

This will be bad for the economy. Think of all the low wage low IQ people you know that are football fans, now think about how much they spend on merchandise and tickets. Without the NFL they may actually have used that money to better their situation.

I guess it's going to be popular to hate the NFL for a few more weeks.

/I'm a Panthers fan, at least I have a good excuse for hating the sport

The football business from my geographic area is superior to the football business from your geographic area.

I understand the young fellows most recently hired were top notch scholar-athletes in the southeastern United States.

Swoop1809: So this means I have to suffer through the Bengals "playing" football getting arrested this year?

/it's tough to be a fan

FTFY

FriarReb98: grinding_journalist: Anyone got an over/under on the ratio of "Haters" (see above) to "Thank God We Have Football Again" posts?

I don't know, haters have the early lead. Though I think you should include "rich bastards" posts in your ratio, should pretty much fill out the pie chart that way.

I'll check back when we hit 100+ posts and post a useful graph or pie chart.

Girion47: This will be bad for the economy. Think of all the low wage low IQ people you know that are football fans, now think about how much they spend on merchandise and tickets. Without the NFL they may actually have used that money to better their situation.

There is always NASCAR.

Alunan: I never understood the fascination with football. It is the most boring sport. At least Hockey people lose teeth and bleed.

I know, in football all they do is break each other's legs, twist ankles, knock people unconcious and launch themselves head-first at a guy who's running at them full speed, all while trying to catch, throw or run with a little leather ball. What's to like?

If you don't care about football, why are you talking about how much you care about football?

NHL is basically guys in fat suits playing bumper cars - it takes no real talent. NFL on the other hand is a man's sport with strength, intelligence and skill required

This whole "lock out" thing will end up being a brilliant marketing maneuver by the league. How else would they have kept casual fans interesting in their brand during the off season?

Did anyone really think they would miss any regular season games?
I predicted it would end the night before the first Sunday game with a make-up of the Thursday season opener. It would have made a better story.

FriarReb98: grinding_journalist: Anyone got an over/under on the ratio of "Haters" (see above) to "Thank God We Have Football Again" posts?

I don't know, haters have the early lead. Though I think you should include "rich bastards" posts in your ratio, should pretty much fill out the pie chart that way.

Di Atribe will show up and swallow them whole, like a sperm whale gulpin' krill!

tuffsnake: NHL is basically guys in fat suits playing bumper cars - it takes no real talent. NFL on the other hand is a man's sport with strength, intelligence and skill required

"Strike that... reverse it."

Haters and Trolls aside, it's about friggin' time. At this point, I'm just tired of hearing about it, and just want to watch some football.

/likes both college and pro

Land Ark: Did anyone really think they would miss any regular season games?

They easily could have, but DeMaurice Smith pulled off one of the better modern-day labor negotiation coups when they revealed their lockout insurance. All of a sudden, the leverage of the owners being able to sit out a season disappeared.

I'm mostly glad because this'll mean another season of The League.