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1. chicago tribune's website is horrible. not sure what it is but it keeps freezing. 2. oh man, people didn't believe him about football dying, and even called

by swang 9y ago

1. chicago tribune's website is horrible. not sure what it is but it keeps freezing. 2. oh man, people didn't believe him about football dying, and even called him a liberal! 3. the article is titled to talk about how the middle class is abandoning the game and within the first couple paragraphs talks about how stars have been pampered for most of their lives... i guess you can make an argument that you're pretty pampered if you're middle class? edit: football's decline is 1. roger goodell essentially having the powers of judge dredd 2. ignoring the concussion issue for so long 3. badly handling any kind of domestic violence issue 4. essentially blackballing a competent quarterback for expressing his opinions.

DamnYuppie 9y ago
As a lifelong football fan I can state that non of those issues have any impact as to why I do not enjoy watching the sport. For me it boils down to how over hyped it has become. I don't want to spend my $$ on that product because of the behavior of the participants. They seem overly entitled.
- otp124 9y ago
  > They seem overly entitled. This is why I've always enjoyed college ball. Student atheletes often have more of an affinity/comraderie to their team, and coaches don't tolerate them bad-mouthing their own teammates on TV. In pro, the inverse is true. But in the end, I've grown tired of watching all broadcast sports except international championships (track & field, fútbol, etc)