(11-15-2017 02:17 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(11-13-2017 10:19 AM)C0|db|00ded Wrote:  Football is like those last 2 minutes in a college basketball game when the score is close and the trailing team immediately fouls the second the ball is thrown in causing the game to run in 3-second bursts for what seems like an eternity. Pure torture.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, college basketball has much more action per minute of ass in seat. I don't have time to watch humans walk around on grassy fields. Get the **** on with it!

I agree that it has its boring moments, but at least the parts where they are playing are actually entertaining.

If they could fix the last 2 minutes of basketball, I think that maybe people would stop ignoring it. Because basketball has no defense, teams just trade shot tries for an hour. Those last 2 minutes are the only part of the game that matters. While they could be exciting, they are slowed down to a halt by fouls and timeouts.

Get rid of timeouts in the last 2 minutes, and allow a little more contact, and we can fix basketball.

That's the NBA you are describing. They also force a particular type of defense by rule and allow the ball to advance without a player.

College allows different styles and some teams are built on defense. The last two minutes are really about making free throws, made free throws speed up the game, but it could use two less time outs per team.

(11-15-2017 03:20 PM)TU4ever Wrote:  

(11-15-2017 02:17 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(11-13-2017 10:19 AM)C0|db|00ded Wrote:  Football is like those last 2 minutes in a college basketball game when the score is close and the trailing team immediately fouls the second the ball is thrown in causing the game to run in 3-second bursts for what seems like an eternity. Pure torture.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, college basketball has much more action per minute of ass in seat. I don't have time to watch humans walk around on grassy fields. Get the **** on with it!

I agree that it has its boring moments, but at least the parts where they are playing are actually entertaining.

If they could fix the last 2 minutes of basketball, I think that maybe people would stop ignoring it. Because basketball has no defense, teams just trade shot tries for an hour. Those last 2 minutes are the only part of the game that matters. While they could be exciting, they are slowed down to a halt by fouls and timeouts.

Get rid of timeouts in the last 2 minutes, and allow a little more contact, and we can fix basketball.

That's the NBA you are describing. They also force a particular type of defense by rule and allow the ball to advance without a player.

College allows different styles and some teams are built on defense. The last two minutes are really about making free throws, made free throws speed up the game, but it could use two less time outs per team.

I've seen a whistle blow every time you try to step in between a guy and a shot on the goal, even in college. I'm not even talking pushing or shoving, just being in the way.

(11-13-2017 10:19 AM)C0|db|00ded Wrote:  I watched an NFL game last night and all I witnessed were players and coaches walking around for hours. Between the walking and standing around, there were brief interruptions for commercials and actual game play. Had the clock not been running, I would still be stuck in front of the television as I type this.

Football is like those last 2 minutes in a college basketball game when the score is close and the trailing team immediately fouls the second the ball is thrown in causing the game to run in 3-second bursts for what seems like an eternity. Pure torture.

To be fair, baseball is also extremely boring.

Do I even need to bring up fking soccer?

NBA basketball looks like college basketball players running warm-up drills.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, college basketball has much more action per minute of ass in seat. I don't have time to watch humans walk around on grassy fields. Get the **** on with it!

That is all.

Happy Monday everyone!


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That must explain why football has the best ratings of any sport in the United States by a wide margin......

A long time ago, horse racing was the most popular sport in America.

Later, baseball.

Not too long ago, boxing claimed that title.

Now it's football.

I don't think it's odd to assume football will not be the most popular sport in the future. In fact, it's kind of ignorant to assume it will be. We are already seeing some indications that it's beginning to change. I doubt it will ever completely go away, and I don't doubt it will continue to be one of the more popular sports. However, we may have already witnessed its peak popularity.