Why Do You Like Football?

FAX · 01-14-2008, 02:42 PM

As a fan, I mean. These are dark days and, not only are we now one of the worst teams in the league, the franchise ownership is tacitly endorsing claims that we are stupid, too. Anyway, this got me wondering about why people enjoy football so much, so I thought I'd start a new, fabulous thread entitled, "Why Do You Like Football?".

I suppose some people enjoy it because of the "controlled violence" aspect of the game or to admire the skills displayed by the players on the field. Others because of the strategies involved or, perhaps, the suspense associated with a close contest. Some people are gamblers and stay interested for that reason and still others like the tribal aspect of pitting "our guys" against "their guys" in a brutal fight to acquire enemy real estate one yard at a time.

To me, it's the perfect American Game. Before every snap, the offense discusses their "Plan" in the huddle. Then, they go out and execute their "Plan". Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Either way, you go back and work up a new "Plan". On the other side, the defense does everything they can to screw up the offense's "Plans". It's just like capitalism.

If you're so inclined, please feel free to share the reasons why you like the game. Say, maybe, 100 times.

FAX

Disclaimers: Sorry if re-post.

Braincase · 01-14-2008, 02:43 PM

It's the perfect combination of speed, strength, execution, intellect and violence.

seclark · 01-14-2008, 02:45 PM

it goes great w/drinking beer on Sundays
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HonestChieffan · 01-14-2008, 02:46 PM

Makes BBQ and other junk food taste better.

ottawa_chiefs_fan · 01-14-2008, 02:48 PM

Simple - each game typically means a lot unlike baseball, hockey or basketball where there are sooooooooo many games, each one is virtually meaningless.

beach tribe · 01-14-2008, 02:50 PM

Because I love torture.

beach tribe · 01-14-2008, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ottawa_chiefs_fan

Simple - each game typically means a lot unlike baseball, hockey or basketball where there are sooooooooo many games, each one is virtually meaningless.

So True.

**Bugeater** · 01-14-2008, 03:02 PM

George Carlin says it best:

"In football, during the game in the stands, you can be sure that at least twenty-seven times you're capable of taking the life of a fellow human being."

"In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his receivers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line."

FAX · 01-14-2008, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by beach tribe

Because I love torture.

That's sort of what fostered my thinking, Mr. beach tribe. As a Chiefs fan, it can't be because you care about victories, playoffs, or Super Bowls. There has to be some other reason why someone would endure this kind of relentless punishment.

FAX

Hammock Parties · 01-14-2008, 03:02 PM

I love men in tight pants.

**Nzoner** · 01-14-2008, 03:05 PM

What's not to like

**Bugeater** · 01-14-2008, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FAX

That's sort of what fostered my thinking, Mr. beach tribe. As a Chiefs fan, it can't be because you care about victories, playoffs, or Super Bowls. There has to be some other reason why someone would endure this kind of relentless punishment.

FAX

Because the Arrowhead logo is really cool?

StcChief · 01-14-2008, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by seclark

it goes great w/drinking beer on Sundays
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yes. and

Quote:

Originally Posted by Braincase

It's the prefect combination of speed, strength, execution, intellect and violence

but mostly the first

**Rain Man** · 01-14-2008, 03:10 PM

I believe that this quote about Lawrence Taylor sums it up.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...52C1A964958260

HE fought no fires, he defended no innocents, he performed no surgery, but he has been called by some a hero. His job was to jump on people and knock them down. And he did it better than anyone in recent memory.

His purest joy, he once said, was to hit someone so hard he could see the "snot bubble out of his nose." His was a brutal business, and he loved it. And many loved him for it. "I'm a wild man in a wild game," he once said with satisfaction. And the cheers in the stadium echoed and echoed in his ears.

DMAC · 01-14-2008, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GOATSE

I love men in tight pants.

Plus all the penetration, gaping holes, tight gaps, wide gaps, seams, and pushing of the piles.

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