Posted on 11/01/2026 6:40:44 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
President Donald Trump has never been shy about sharing his opinions on the NFL. But at a campaign rally on Sunday, he took things a step further, questioning why anyone would want to watch football at all.
Speaking in Iowa ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections, Trump went on yet another rant about the NFL’s kickoff rule. He called the sport “boring as h***” and even claimed that he skips the start of games to avoid watching kickoffs.
The NFL introduced its “dynamic kickoff” ahead of the 2024 season in an effort to reduce injuries and encourage more returns. Under the format, players on the kicking team line up much closer to the receiving team, cutting down on high-speed collisions.
The rule worked well enough that the league made it permanent. But Trump has repeatedly complained about it, going back to September 2024, when he called it the “beginning of the end” for the league.
Trump was in Iowa on Sunday to campaign for Senate candidate Ashley Hinson, with the midterm elections just two days away. But as he often does, he went off on a number of tangents, including the state of football.
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He’s not wrong...
A “60 minute” game that takes three hours to play.
Actual “play time”, between 11 and 18 minutes.
Typically, there are no timeouts or water breaks in professional soccer (English Premiere League for example).
The World Cup water breaks are only because of the temperature/climate.
You run over and grab some water when you can. I've also seen players run over to a corner, kind of squat, and take a leak.
I know people pile on the long list of rules and penalties in the NFL, but when you watch two good teams go at it, it's thrilling. These guys are the best athletes in the world and they can make tremendous plays.
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I’ve never seen a football game in my life. I know nothing about it — or any sports for that matter. But in the ‘70s, I often won betting on it. I just picked the team whose name sounded coolest of the two teams. “Crimson Tide” I liked, but I don’t even know who they are.
Totally agreed, Mr. President.
And vice versa.
Lots of times I watch the recap of the game on YouTube. The entire game in 14-22 minutes. Twenty minutes if it goes into overtime.
Also, on Paramount+ they have the Recap feature when you turn the game on. So, lots of time I will turn the game on in the third quarter or fourth quarter. Watch the recap and the end of the game.
Personally, I have NO interest sitting inside watching a 1pm game on a Sunday IF it is a nice day out.
Now, with the stupid time change, here in NH it will be getting DARK at 5pm. So, the 4:25 PM game is the best to watch. Plus, my wife and I like going to the 11:30 mass at our church. So, by the time we get home it is at least 1:30.
The end of the KC/Denver game yesterday was great. Mostly, because Denver beat them. Came from behind and won at the end.
My prediction is Bills/Broncos AFC Championship. Denver goes to SB and wins.
“Women’s beach volleyball isn’t boring...”
Just going by your photo, it looks non-lesbian dominated.
The change in ratio of kickoffs to “returns for a TD” have plummeted.
Kickoffs are boring.
When I first heard that I wondered what football, played by males, had to do with a monthly female thing.
It’s a Dangerous World out There.
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I did pick One Sport of Three that Qualify
As A ‘True Sport’.
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Moutain Climbing,Bull Fighting and Auto Racing. These are described as Real Sports as opposed to Ball Games and for me
The Indy 500 Is The Only Race.
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Run The Race to Win It !
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Cheers
Unnecessary. Do your job, Donnie.
Anybody that thinks all touchbacks was better than the “dynamic” kickoff is crazy.
Last football game I watched was in late 1969 when the Razorbacks lost to the Longhorns in Fayetteville AR. Nixon and Col Sanders were in the crowd there. I met the Col the day before in Jacksonville AR at the KFC store there.
I always connected it to a hymn I grew up singing: “Grace Greater Than Our Sin”.
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“Look! There is flowing a crimson tide,
brighter than snow you may be today.”
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So I fish and hunt...and get something for my effort.
Republicans need to ditch pro-sports that have been captured by the left and get off their couches before it’s too late.
I quit watching the pros when some of these overpaid jerks took a knee during the National Anthem.
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