Lifelong football enjoyer here, but I can no longer stomach the NFL anymore. I realize the league is, and has always been, an entertainment business but they don’t even bother hiding the massaging anymore. They’re clearly feeling threatened by the fact that college football is more interesting now with the CFP and transfer portal, so they’re desperate for dramatic narratives. wilL iT BE A ThREEPeAT? wILL keLCe PrOposE to tayLOR SWIfT? dID wE MEnTIon TAyLOR swIFT iS HEre?
Anyways, good thing I got into rugby recently cuz it’s Six Nations time
Nope.
Kinda done with football now given the overal fanbase around me are MAGA heavy.
Yes
Not going to watch but I will be looking up highlight clips of the crowd booing Trump.
I’ll have it on in the background
Tempted to go to a sports bar to laugh at all the chuds that get mad each time Taylor Swift shows up on screen for 5 seconds.
They removed “end racism” from the end zones so no, I will not be supporting an organization that is pro-racism.
Honestly I stopped years ago due to how they handle concussions/injuries and just generally how vile the org is. But one more reason lol
Yeah, that was another “they’re not even trying to hide it anymore” moment, considering they made that announcement right after Trump announced he would be at the game.
The wildest part of that press release was when the NFL spokesperson said that “Choose Love” was more fitting than “End Racism” because the country has been dealing with tragedies such as the LA fire and the DC plane crash. Like… how will choosing love prevent natural disasters and vehicle accidents?
God forbid people enjoy entertainment in their free time
sorry, i sometimes forget how sensitive sportsball fans are
Why don’t you cough up something you like so we can mock it for no reason
Nope. First time in at least 20 years that I’m skipping it. Sick of apparent officiating favoritism towards Kansas City, not happy with the decision to remove “End Racism” from the end zones, pissed that the orange turd’s going to be there, and I’m sickened by Kelce and Mahomes saying they’re honored to play in front of him.
Non-Americans watch football too, especially the Super Bowl
Nope. Honestly fuck the NFL.
Def. gonna watch [email protected]
Fam we should totally post to [email protected] during the game! I’m sure I can look up some owl art or something…
Looks like there’s an [email protected]. I don’t know if there’s college football stuff, though. Don’t follow it myself.
looks at lemmyverse.net
There’s a [email protected], but it’s not very active.
Ah. Apparently someone set up an sports-devoted instance, fanaticus.social, and it appears to have a [email protected], plus communities following various teams and such.
No superb owls to be seen on those at all, really
Maybe someone will make nocturnal_avians, a la /r/trees and /r/marijuana_enthusiasts or /r/worldnews and /r/anime_titties.
No, the referees made bad calls in the semifinals, and so it feels like I’m watching a game that’s not about winners but about the organization’s picks.
I’m just here so I don’t get fined.
If there were some chance of something interesting happening… in the exta curriculars… maybe.
I’ll at least be scanning the streams.
Yes, but more because of the gathering of friends and less because the game is on. I’d prefer neither team win (I’ll be watching with a lot of Eagles fans, and as a Titans fan, I don’t want anyone being happy). Idk if I’d say the CFP stole the spotlight either, I’m almost certain the Superbowl always gets way more viewers than any other sporting event. NFL is just really leaning into narratives for casual viewers because they know NFL fans are gonna watch regardless.
College is stealing the spotlight for actual fans of the game, is what I should’ve said. The Super Bowl is always gonna have more casual viewers, especially internationally
As a major college football fan for the past 35 years, I didn’t watch the national championship for the first time in 20+ years. If my team had made it sure, but i vehemently hate what has happened to the sport I love recently and don’t really care about games they ain’t involved in anymore.
Yeah, can agree with that. I live in a P5 town and the NFL just isn’t even close.
Yeah because it’s a day for beer, cooking, and entertainment. I don’t care much for the teams playing though.
