Posted on 02/06/2026 5:08:57 PM PST by Rummyfan
It's probably best to begin by letting everyone know that this column isn't about politics. Whenever I write anything about the National Football League, my comments section is stormed by an army of conservative keyboard warriors who, in their Colin Kaepernick-filled rage, are all too eager to unload on Roger Goodell and the organization over which he presides.
Trust me, dear readers, I have plenty of bad things to say about Roger Goodell, but they're mostly about the game of football. My lament comes from a place of deep, lifelong fandom and is triggered by the fact that I don't believe that the NFL is very much about the game of football anymore.
That's kind of a dig at Goodell. We're off to a good start.
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I’ve always hated football.
So how did I get dragged into going to my daughter’s house to watch with one of my friends who likes it. I’d rather stay home and do laundry.
Only consolation is that golf season starts soon. A civilized high-skill game, more intreresting than a bunch of bruisers crashing into one another.
Take a knee on the NFL... woke traitors. I don’t even know who is in the Super Blow. Don’t care! GTFO and go to China!
Ok, wait, what kind of bet do you have?
Maybe we need the refs in the NFL to learn this bet so they will stop rigging the games.
OK.
Maybe someone brighter than I can explain how a spectacle that includes a totally debauched halftime show fits with the genre of fare typical of Hallmark.
Bad Bunny ain’t even on the same planet as the Hallmark I’ve been familiar with.
I’m going to try to find the Kitten Bowl wherever it’s being shown this year.
College football has now adopted the two-minute warning so as to insert another raft of ads and prolong the game.
“The NFL is rigged so that it plays out just like a soap opera.”
My brother has been saying that for several years. He tells his kids which teams will win which contests, and the two teams who’ll be in Super Bowl. He’s always right. It’s some quasi-code in his head. I certainly don’t understand it.
Nobody watches the game part except gamblers.
Nobody watches halftime except homos and other professional minorities.
It's already started! The West Coast Swing is underway. Next week is Pebble Beach.
Money corrupts—Always has, always will.
I need to check with him for my knock-out league picks!
It will eventually even come to soccer, they already do “Hydration Breaks” when it’s hot. I suspect soon they will implement a five-minute break during each half, so they can run commercials.
I’ve beeen to Pebble Beach, gorgeous course with a lot of rain.
Looking forward.
And NOW you understand why people who ENJOY watching soccer like to watch soccer. There are no breaks in the action, no timeouts. At least, not yet.
Who’s that Harpo Marx looking donkey in that picture?
Why Super Bowl TV Ratings Will Be Down This Year
The Chiefs’ absence, the lack of superstars and access to the game will prohibit Patriots-Seahawks from setting a record.
Bkmk
I noticed that during the last World Cup in 2022. I actually enjoyed it.
I stopped watching that network years ago when they decided to include queer programming.
Gay.
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