Quote:In the NFL’s grand scheme of things, the Dallas Cowboys-Las Vegas Raiders game this past Thursday, won by the Raiders 36-33 in overtime, may not go down as a seminal matchup of the 2021-2022 season. However, it did mark an occasion worth noting. As sports reporter Michael Gelhken noted on Twitter, the game was watched by an estimated 38.5M viewers, making it the most-watched NFL regular-season game in thirty-one years.

Thirty. One. Years.

And here we were, thinking no one watched football these days.

Much has been made, ever since the NFL bowed the knee to the wokesters in general and BLM in particular, of how conservatives were tuning out in droves. Ratings were tanking. Red ink was hemorrhaging. We’ll show them who’s the boss! This is still the case, although the evidence dictates we’re not running things. Either there are a lot fewer conservatives out there than is perceived to be the case or a lot more conservatives are watching football than is being let on. In terms of effectiveness, conservatives boycotting the NFL is at the same success level as the Lincoln Project’s war on pedophilia.

Maybe we should rethink things. For starters, we can accept the truth. We who hang out together online are the minority within the majority. The majority of conservatives do not frequent this site’s comments area. Or spend much if any time on Twitter arguing politics. While they’re missing out, it’s apparent they’re not interested in 24/7 political talk. They have families and jobs and hobbies and such taking precedence, which is as it should be.

Remember the late great Andrew Breitbart’s truism: Politics is downstream from culture. Marinating in politics all day, every day, is a luxury few can afford. It warrants asking if doing so, rising in righteous anger whenever someone or something gores your sacred cow, accomplishes anything. Certainly, the Biden administration’s miserable failures arouse our ire every time any of us shop for food or fill our car’s gas tank. But until the next election, we’re stuck with these clowns. Getting mad won’t change that.

You can sit around until the cows, sacred or secular, come home, puffing out your chest as you boast about your great righteousness in not watching sports anymore. Hey, fine. Don’t watch. No one is forcing you to do so, or buy tickets or a jersey or hat or shirt or other team apparel. Huddle (no pun intended) together with others of like mind all you want. And then take a look at the TV ratings. Numbers don’t lie. You are not implementing change.

Again, maybe we should rethink things. Perhaps we should ask ourselves if we’re doing a decent job networking with conservatives outside our social media bubbles. Here’s some news: We’re not. Let’s start asking ourselves why this is the case.

Pogo was right. We have met the enemy and he is us. If your idea of an alternative to woke scolds is being a conservative scold, you’re doing it wrong. If your idea of proclaiming the conservative evangel is slapping litmus tests on everyone, you’re doing it wrong. So stop.

Try enjoying life. Watch football if you like. Talk to your neighbors. Play with your kids. Become an active member of society, not an echo chamber bell ringer. If you run across someone of like political mind who still watches sports, be like Elsa and let it go.

Again, refer back to the example Andrew Breitbart set. Be a happy warrior. Live life. Show the world that when it comes to savoring our all-too brief time on this planet, conservatives know how to make the most of it. Life is going on regardless of your approval, so you might as well get on with it.

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Thanksgiving day tradition. If anyone is about upholding long time traditions——-it’s conservatives. Also—-was there a single player kneeling during the Star Spangled Banner in that game? I watched a lot of it (though I was socializing and consuming my share of adult beverages throughout)—-but I don’t remember a single word uttered about politics or BLM during the broadcast. Conservative never wanted the NFL to disappear. They wanted the NFL to be served up as a sports product that brings people together over common interests rather than a preachy political left wing BLM conclave with a NFL branded wrapper. Seems to me that watching ratings tank year after year—-the NFL finally got the message and is now just playing football again. So if the heavy handed political activist preaching is gone from the NFL—I’d say the conservatives NFL boycott sent its message and accomplished its goal.

I still have watched less than 22 secs of the NFL this season. College sports consumption has decreased too. It is being ruined by the NIL and the Portal. These players are all free agents now.

Live and let live. If other people get off on watching the NFL, or professional sports in general, good for them.

But it means nothing to me.

(11-27-2021 11:00 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  Thanksgiving day tradition. If anyone is about upholding long time traditions——-it’s conservatives. Also—-was there a single player kneeling during the Star Spangled Banner in that game? I watched a lot of it (though I was socializing and consuming my share of adult beverages throughout)—-but I don’t remember a single word uttered about politics or BLM during the broadcast. Conservative never wanted the NFL to disappear. They wanted the NFL to be served up as a sports product that brings people together over common interests rather than a preachy political left wing BLM conclave with a NFL branded wrapper. Seems to me that watching ratings tank year after year—-the NFL finally got the message and is now just playing football again. So if the heavy handed political activist preaching is gone from the NFL—I’d say the conservatives NFL boycott sent its message and accomplished its goal.

This right here. Exactly.


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Hey, it's the Cowboys, America's team for what it's worth. Besides, people love their football and even though we don't subscribe to their wokeness we still love to watch football. I would bet that most viewers come from Texas. It's harrrrddd to not watch the Cowboys. At least they don't have wokeness slogans on the back of their helmets, it's just says Cowboys.

It used to be in the olden days that if the cowboys lost there would be a lot of domestic disputes in households across Texas. Texans don't like to lose and would take it more seriously than they should have. Not anymore thank goodness...maybe if they became super bowl worthy year in and out it will return to that nutness.

(11-27-2021 02:12 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  At least they don't have wokeness slogans on the back of their helmets, it's just says Cowboys.

So, that’s a thing now? LOL

At the end of the day, few follow through with their threats

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I boycotted NFL & NBA last season, MLB this past year.

Have watched a couple NFL games this year. I see nothing worth boycotting over.

I know many Trump-voting Republicans who feel the same way, where they're trying to get back into the NFL.

Maybe I get points for not watching the nba at all, huh? LOL

I'm like the soccer fanatics, it's in my blood and it's hard to let go. I just don't subscribe to their wokeness. It's like hearing your mother telling you to put on your jacket. You just ignore it.

(11-27-2021 02:12 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  Hey, it's the Cowboys, America's team for what it's worth. Besides, people love their football and even though we don't subscribe to their wokeness we still love to watch football. I would bet that most viewers come from Texas. It's harrrrddd to not watch the Cowboys. At least they don't have wokeness slogans on the back of their helmets, it's just says Cowboys.

It used to be in the olden days that if the cowboys lost there would be a lot of domestic disputes in households across Texas. Texans don't like to lose and would take it more seriously than they should have. Not anymore thank goodness...maybe if they became super bowl worthy year in and out it will return to that nutness.

I grew in deep East Texas where the Cowboys were a religion. Landry, Staubach, Danny White, Tony Dorsett and all the defensive greats. Later Aikman, Emmitt & Irvin along with the another round of defensive greats like Sanders. Slowly but surely Jerruh Jones soured me on the Cowboys. It took decades of aggravation but still I hung in there until the SWJs showed up. It was truly a combination of the two that drove me away. TBH I don’t miss it because Jones doesn’t want to win he wants to make money. He is great at that. He wants names and personalities to keep people interested like a soap opera. No real HC will ever coach there just lackeys who will report to him. Look no further than Jones drafting players who has the football talent acumen of a shoe salesman. I remember friends saying how happy they were he didn’t draft Manziel. I responded by saying why. Does it really matter. You have to be relevant in order to say we dodged a bullet. With are without Manziel the results are the same. There is no accountability. Almost thirty years since the Cowboys last went to a SB. America must be desperate if this is their team. Add to that a bunch of millionaires telling me how awful they have it and it’s ok to be disrespectful to the country that affords you so much. No thanks. Ingrates can carry their message elsewhere. Now, I only watch the Super Bowl and forego the rest of it and it’s amazing how much more I do and get accomplished now that I’m not watching pre game the game and post game shows. Sorry I just lost interest.

The game was on in the den at my sister's and bro-in-law's house. I walked in there and noticed that the Raiders were playing (my favorite team growing up).

I walked back out. My niece stayed in there but she was engrossed in her phone.

So yeah, the game was on, but nobody was watching it.

(11-28-2021 10:32 PM)BlueDragon Wrote:  

(11-27-2021 02:12 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  Hey, it's the Cowboys, America's team for what it's worth. Besides, people love their football and even though we don't subscribe to their wokeness we still love to watch football. I would bet that most viewers come from Texas. It's harrrrddd to not watch the Cowboys. At least they don't have wokeness slogans on the back of their helmets, it's just says Cowboys.

It used to be in the olden days that if the cowboys lost there would be a lot of domestic disputes in households across Texas. Texans don't like to lose and would take it more seriously than they should have. Not anymore thank goodness...maybe if they became super bowl worthy year in and out it will return to that nutness.

I grew in deep East Texas where the Cowboys were a religion. Landry, Staubach, Danny White, Tony Dorsett and all the defensive greats. Later Aikman, Emmitt & Irvin along with the another round of defensive greats like Sanders. Slowly but surely Jerruh Jones soured me on the Cowboys. It took decades of aggravation but still I hung in there until the SWJs showed up. It was truly a combination of the two that drove me away. TBH I don’t miss it because Jones doesn’t want to win he wants to make money. He is great at that. He wants names and personalities to keep people interested like a soap opera. No real HC will ever coach there just lackeys who will report to him. Look no further than Jones drafting players who has the football talent acumen of a shoe salesman. I remember friends saying how happy they were he didn’t draft Manziel. I responded by saying why. Does it really matter. You have to be relevant in order to say we dodged a bullet. With are without Manziel the results are the same. There is no accountability. Almost thirty years since the Cowboys last went to a SB. America must be desperate if this is their team. Add to that a bunch of millionaires telling me how awful they have it and it’s ok to be disrespectful to the country that affords you so much. No thanks. Ingrates can carry their message elsewhere. Now, I only watch the Super Bowl and forego the rest of it and it’s amazing how much more I do and get accomplished now that I’m not watching pre game the game and post game shows. Sorry I just lost interest.

I have watched 1 game since the pats beat the rams a few years back and that was this past year’s SB. I don’t miss it, and it frees up Sundays for other stuff.

(11-28-2021 10:59 PM)VCE Wrote:  

(11-28-2021 10:32 PM)BlueDragon Wrote:  

(11-27-2021 02:12 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  Hey, it's the Cowboys, America's team for what it's worth. Besides, people love their football and even though we don't subscribe to their wokeness we still love to watch football. I would bet that most viewers come from Texas. It's harrrrddd to not watch the Cowboys. At least they don't have wokeness slogans on the back of their helmets, it's just says Cowboys.

It used to be in the olden days that if the cowboys lost there would be a lot of domestic disputes in households across Texas. Texans don't like to lose and would take it more seriously than they should have. Not anymore thank goodness...maybe if they became super bowl worthy year in and out it will return to that nutness.

I grew in deep East Texas where the Cowboys were a religion. Landry, Staubach, Danny White, Tony Dorsett and all the defensive greats. Later Aikman, Emmitt & Irvin along with the another round of defensive greats like Sanders. Slowly but surely Jerruh Jones soured me on the Cowboys. It took decades of aggravation but still I hung in there until the SWJs showed up. It was truly a combination of the two that drove me away. TBH I don’t miss it because Jones doesn’t want to win he wants to make money. He is great at that. He wants names and personalities to keep people interested like a soap opera. No real HC will ever coach there just lackeys who will report to him. Look no further than Jones drafting players who has the football talent acumen of a shoe salesman. I remember friends saying how happy they were he didn’t draft Manziel. I responded by saying why. Does it really matter. You have to be relevant in order to say we dodged a bullet. With are without Manziel the results are the same. There is no accountability. Almost thirty years since the Cowboys last went to a SB. America must be desperate if this is their team. Add to that a bunch of millionaires telling me how awful they have it and it’s ok to be disrespectful to the country that affords you so much. No thanks. Ingrates can carry their message elsewhere. Now, I only watch the Super Bowl and forego the rest of it and it’s amazing how much more I do and get accomplished now that I’m not watching pre game the game and post game shows. Sorry I just lost interest.

I have watched 1 game since the pats beat the rams a few years back and that was this past year’s SB. I don’t miss it, and it frees up Sundays for other stuff.

This too...I never watched much pro sports since I became an adult. I spend enough time on college sports. All the pandering to certain narratives and afraid to call out certain protected athletes have really turned me off to pro sports. Plus, I stay engaged in family and other activities so having Sundays free is key. I've dropped my college consumption too. The college game is changing and I don't like the path it is going down. #Free Agents

(11-27-2021 11:12 PM)fsquid Wrote:  At the end of the day, few follow through with their threats

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This. The average American has the attention span of a housefly. Most forget that Drew Brees backed down on his statement and appeased the woke mob by wearing an attempted murderer's name on his helmet like it was a source of pride. They forget that the woke NFL claims that we have 2 national anthems in this country and gives millions of dollars to woke socialists.

I have no control over anyone else, but I'm through with the NFL and will never support a single thing about them again.

(11-27-2021 12:59 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Live and let live. If other people get off on watching the NFL, or professional sports in general, good for them.

But it means nothing to me.

Says the guy with a New Orleans Saints avatar....