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DJHere are things that I think suck and I KNOW I WILL BE IN THE MINORITY: Beer, Red Meat, Seafood and Elvis Presley. I think football is great!
Football is the most popular sport in the U.S. One thing not mentioned here is the fact that gambling plays an important role in the lust of the football fan.
How many of these "modern philosophers at the tavern" have a parlay going or a Fantasy team he wants to tell the bar patrons about? Football is a celebration of sorts where people get together and yell at the TV. They may not be able to tell you the history of the team, who the Wright Brothers were but they can tell you that Larry Johnson rushes for 1.2 more yards per carry in night games against NFC east teams.
The guy at the end of the bar that rotates his vintage home Walter Payton jersey and his away Brian Urlacher, his most prized possesion is a mini helmet signed by Nathan Vashar when he met him at a car dealer ship (he test drove a Saturn to get it) and owns a fake Walter Payton signed photo, doesn't give a rat's ass about Red Grange or George Halas. He does hope that Rex Grossman and Mushin Muhammad have a huge week as he has them both in his nine Fantasy leagues and that they cover with the teased points on his three teamer too.
DJ