The Top Five Reasons Football Is Stupid

Sports - Football

By: MiddleSister     26-Jan-2011

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Introduction:

I realize that listing reasons that American football is stupid will not make me popular. However, I do think football is stupid, and here's why.

Vicarious Couch Potatoes

A bunch of sedentary, beer guzzling, pizza chomping fans* watch an NFL football game from their living rooms. This in itself is unhealthy for the fans.

When their favorite team wins, the fans think it is their win. Some people get all wrapped up in a vicarious game that they aren't even playing. Their identity comes from being a fan of a certain team. It is not you who win, football fan, it is the actual players who play on the field.

Rattled, Pumped Up Players

Football players may take drugs and may get repeated head injuries. That's stupid. Is it really worth it?

Football players feel pressure to take steroids to get and stay huge. Looking at NFL teams and how mightily muscled they are, it is hard to believe that performance enhancing drugs are not in use. Anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing drugs come with severe health risks.

Football players get concussions a lot. The brain injury that is common in football players has long lasting negative effects for the football player.

Time Waster

Think of all the time people waste watching football, reading about football, talking about football, and so on. That's a whole heck of a lot of wasted time that could be spent on more constructive pursuits, like paying attention to your family, doing work, and being creative.

Money Drainer

Do you have your favorite player's jersey? It'll set you back about $75. What about his NFL football bobble-head? That'll cost you $20 to $30. NFL tickets cost hundreds. Then there are the terrible towels, cheeseheads, coffee mugs with NFL insignia, wall hangings, couch throws, and more! NFL football paraphernalia costs you lots of bucks! I'm telling you, football is stupid.

Vapid Use of Airtime

"So, Coach Bob, what do you think about tonight's game?"

"Well, Joe, we just didn't get our defense going the way we should have. Our plays were good, but not quite strong enough."

Do we really need to use up radio and TV time for this drivel? Football reporting is pretty stupid.




Final Thoughts

* Oh, I know. Not all football fans chomp pizza and guzzle beer. But you know it's true that junk food and football viewing go together.


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  • Harrybob99 3/28/2012

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    1) Ridiculous. We don't think it's OUR win, the players should be much more happy than we are, and they ARE.

    2) Do you seriously think they're all on steroids? If you do, get yourself CHECKED OUT. It's not like the NFL doesn't have any drug tests. The only reason you're so surprised to see those kind of muscles is because English Football players probably play grabass for warmup, or whatever.

    3)So you're just going to dis a business racking up billions among billions of dollars a year, helping our economy? Think of how huge a branch football is for our American economy. Nonsense. That's like putting the smartphone industry out of business because people spend a lot of their time talking about and using their smartphones.

    4)Once again, football is a HUGE moneymaker and boosts our economy lots. It's one of the reasons America is such a powerful country. /dis mode off

    5)Football is a sport. Players and coaches need to know what they need to improve on to bring their game to the next l

  • JB91 3/19/2012

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    How come they wear pads and helmets? It isn't half as rough as rugby, and they don't wear any helmets

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    GeorgeSommers 9/17/2011

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    A big H5 on this one - I never got what all the big fascination is with football and when I confess my ignorance of the sport, people look at me like I'm some kind of freak!

  • snowfence 3/20/2011

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    LOL I had to zoom back up to the top of the page to see if this article was published in the funny section. H5

  • Amberdawn 2/14/2011

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    I agree. Hate it. Thank goodness my fiance is European; I'll never have to cope with the football game being on in the background :D

  • PajamaMommy 2/5/2011

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    I enjoy football every now and then. But I agree wholeheartedly with your list. Fans really do get too invested!

  • nwgirl 2/3/2011

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    I love your list and it's so true, but I admit I watch football from time to time. At least we don't have any gigantic D-(fence) signs in our living room...

  • ListingToTheLeft 1/26/2011

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    You took the words right outta my mouth. HATE football. LOVE this list!

  • ListMaker 1/26/2011

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    Sweetie, if I could give you a 100 high 5's I would have! I have hated football for at least 40 years. I particularly hate the fans who believe it's THEIR win - you're right on with this list. Football fans, get over it!

  • PriscillaBenfield 1/26/2011

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    I am not ashamed to say that I wish I wrote this list. High 5!! I am a football widow. GREAT list!

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