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Post by kylem56 on May 12, 2023 5:46:00 GMT -6
In spring-summer: Tigers baseball
Once we get into the fall, I will still watch it sometimes otherwise just random college or Lions games
Also watch pro wrestling for entertainment
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Post by mariner42 on May 12, 2023 6:01:13 GMT -6
I still watch a fair amount of both NFL and CFB, but I mostly am watching for entertainment, I don't have it in me to be a rabid fan.
I've watched more CBB and NBA the last 6 years because my gf is an avid basketball fan and after football season is over, whatever she says goes.
Just about everything else fails to capture my attention, I just don't have the bandwidth.
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Post by coachcb on May 14, 2023 7:53:58 GMT -6
I watch a whole lot of college ball and a little NFL. I almost hate to admit it but I'll watch rugby over either of them.
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Post by jg78 on May 16, 2023 6:14:45 GMT -6
In my experience, few high school coaches are hardcore fans yelling and screaming at college stadiums on Saturday and living or dying on every win or loss. I think this is largely due to the fact that what happens on Friday is infinitely more important to us than what happens on Saturday, so we place our energy with our own teams.
I grew up an Alabama fan, but Alabama could lose every game until the end of time before I would accept a loss by one of my own teams.
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Post by bulldogsdc on May 16, 2023 8:05:27 GMT -6
Women's Beach Volleyball. I was gonna say that! Beat me to it. |
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Post by blb on May 17, 2023 14:36:57 GMT -6
There is a depressing "sameness" in CFB these days. Everybody is running similar stuff. The games all look alike.
Could say that about NFL too but they're doing it with the best athletes-players and there aren't the talent disparities that exist in CFB conferences.
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Post by larrymoe on May 17, 2023 15:14:50 GMT -6
There is a depressing "sameness" in CFB these days. Everybody is running similar stuff. The games all look alike. Could say that about NFL too but they're doing it with the best athletes-players and there aren't the talent disparities that exist in CFB conferences. That's why I watch less and less college football every year too. Throw in fundamentals are terrible too. |
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Post by rsmith627 on May 19, 2023 6:21:01 GMT -6
There is a depressing "sameness" in CFB these days. Everybody is running similar stuff. The games all look alike. Could say that about NFL too but they're doing it with the best athletes-players and there aren't the talent disparities that exist in CFB conferences. That's why I watch less and less college football every year too. Throw in fundamentals are terrible too. College football got really bad and has been really bad since 2020 and the COVID year where they shut everything down, then decided to play giving teams only a week or two of practice before kickoff. Even the good teams looked sloppy. I am sure you can point to earlier where it was becoming a bad product, but that COVID year was the first time I REALLY noticed it and it just hasn't recovered. For the past few years I've been way more into the NFL for the first time ever. |
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Post by larrymoe on May 19, 2023 6:26:02 GMT -6
That's why I watch less and less college football every year too. Throw in fundamentals are terrible too. College football got really bad and has been really bad since 2020 and the COVID year where they shut everything down, then decided to play giving teams only a week or two of practice before kickoff. Even the good teams looked sloppy. I am sure you can point to earlier where it was becoming a bad product, but that COVID year was the first time I REALLY noticed it and it just hasn't recovered. For the past few years I've been way more into the NFL for the first time ever. The portal isn't helping either. |
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Post by blb on May 19, 2023 6:40:23 GMT -6
College football got really bad and has been really bad since 2020 and the COVID year where they shut everything down, then decided to play giving teams only a week or two of practice before kickoff. Even the good teams looked sloppy. I am sure you can point to earlier where it was becoming a bad product, but that COVID year was the first time I REALLY noticed it and it just hasn't recovered. For the past few years I've been way more into the NFL for the first time ever. The portal isn't helping either. A few years ago Saban was quoted as saying "The more our game is like the NFL, the better." He's gotten his wish, complete with Free Agency and endorsement money. |
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Post by mrjvi on May 20, 2023 4:56:24 GMT -6
I will watch "select" college games. I'm sick of the similiar to everyone spread stuff. I'm a contrarian and I like contrarian teams. Loved Johnson at Georgia tech. Like the service academies but they are changing some. I will admit when I see a team that runs a lot, I tend to root for them. I really don't watch other sports much. I tend to watch action and sci fi movies more.
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Post by coachd5085 on May 20, 2023 6:07:33 GMT -6
Ironic how many "I don't watch because I don't like the offenses" posts from coaches are made, but when fans don't want to watch certain offenses, they are idiots.
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Post by blb on May 20, 2023 7:50:31 GMT -6
Ironic how many "I don't watch because I don't like the offenses" posts from coaches are made, but when fans don't want to watch certain offenses, they are idiots. Fans would rather watch Junior lose in a Spread offense than win in a Double Wing, for example. Put another way, they'd prefer to see a long incomplete pass than a well-blocked and executed Power that gains six yards. |
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Post by larrymoe on May 20, 2023 7:53:54 GMT -6
Ironic how many "I don't watch because I don't like the offenses" posts from coaches are made, but when fans don't want to watch certain offenses, they are idiots. Fans would rather watch Junior lose in a Spread offense than win in a Double Wing, for example. Put another way, they'd prefer to see a long incomplete pass than a well-blocked and executed Power that gains six yards. I don't like watching everyone run the same offenses because I like creativity and being different. Kinda like art fans would probably get sick of seeing a thousand of the same Mona Lisa every day. |
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Post by coachd5085 on May 20, 2023 8:33:33 GMT -6
Ironic how many "I don't watch because I don't like the offenses" posts from coaches are made, but when fans don't want to watch certain offenses, they are idiots. Fans would rather watch Junior lose in a Spread offense than win in a Double Wing, for example. Put another way, they'd prefer to see a long incomplete pass than a well-blocked and executed Power that gains six yards. I honestly don't believe that is the case. Now what I DO believe is that most HS parents can't process the fact that Junior and his friend's best chance of winning might not be copying what Pat Mahomes does on Sundays. That is where the ridiculous complaints about an offense that is averaging a lot of points and winning games come from. They can't appreciate that players of a team may have more success in what they view as a boring, plodding offensive system as opposed to something else. But My comments weren't really about moms and dads, since the thread topic isn't about moms and dads but rather what does one watch for entertainment. And I find it ironic that many coaches don't watch certain levels of football because they don't find the offensive plays entertaining, but also are quick to chide other fans who want to see certain offensive play styles. |
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Post by blb on May 20, 2023 10:09:53 GMT -6
"A distressing sameness has taken over college football. As I watch the game as it's evolved, it makes me think the NFL has finally taken over. I always felt that college football's greatness was in its flexibility, its diversity of schemes and styles. Some teams ran four-man or five-man fronts on defense. The offenses would be wishbone, veer, the I, three-wides, two-tights. Every week was a potpourri of offenses and mindsets, things you had to adjust to as a coach. "Now, discouragingly, every football coach in America is running the exact same thing. There's not more than 10 percent variance between the offenses you see from week to week. With exception of Air Force, Navy, and Nebraska, the other 109 Division I schools are doing the one-back, three-wides offense. Tendencies may be different, but the alignments and plays are mostly the same. "Once upon a time, in the course of an 11-week season, you'd see two wishbones, two veers, an I triple-option...there might be six dramatically different packages you had to prepare for during a season. Now, it's all pass-and-catch, and Cover 2 or man coverage. It's so simple that even the fans fully understand what's going on. For the first time, fans can now shout stuff from the stands that they actually know." -- From Jim Walden's Tales from the Washington State Cougars Sideline (2004) |
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Post by fantom on May 20, 2023 10:25:36 GMT -6
"A distressing sameness has taken over college football. As I watch the game as it's evolved, it makes me think the NFL has finally taken over. I always felt that college football's greatness was in its flexibility, its diversity of schemes and styles. Some teams ran four-man or five-man fronts on defense. The offenses would be wishbone, veer, the I, three-wides, two-tights. Every week was a potpourri of offenses and mindsets, things you had to adjust to as a coach. "Now, discouragingly, every football coach in America is running the exact same thing. There's not more than 10 percent variance between the offenses you see from week to week. With exception of Air Force, Navy, and Nebraska, the other 109 Division I schools are doing the one-back, three-wides offense. Tendencies may be different, but the alignments and plays are mostly the same. "Once upon a time, in the course of an 11-week season, you'd see two wishbones, two veers, an I triple-option...there might be six dramatically different packages you had to prepare for during a season. Now, it's all pass-and-catch, and Cover 2 or man coverage. It's so simple that even the fans fully understand what's going on. For the first time, fans can now shout stuff from the stands that they actually know." -- From Jim Walden's Tales from the Washington State Cougars Sideline (2004) Don't expect it to get better soon. I once heard an NFL OL coach say that the reason why pro offenses are so similar is because of player movement between teams. Free agency and the salary cap mean that guys are bouncing from team to team. It's easier for new guys to fit in if you have similar offenses. The transfer portal means the same thing for college football. |
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Post by 44special on May 20, 2023 18:16:47 GMT -6
nfl - the cowboys. i'm from texas, and started watching around 1964? a year or 2 before they played the packers in the nfl championship. been watching ever since. got spoiled by landry, i guess.
a little college fb if they still sometimes have the qb under center and run the ball some. grew up in the wishbone era, guess i can't help it.
no interest in watching today's college bb on a fb field, with bb scores.
used to watch bb, both college and pro. celtics, with dave cowen, paul silas, jojo white, havilicek; and UH were always on tv (my brother went there), some 76'ers with dr. j. (he was fun to watch), some knicks, with....oh, crap, can't remember his name now, but he was good.
then i had to coach it for 10 years. now i can't stand it. the only use for a bb now is for target practice.
if i need a nap, i'll turn on baseball or golf.
yes, i know. i'm old.
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Post by CanyonCoach on May 22, 2023 6:48:44 GMT -6
If it isn't our HS sports it is college sports that our former athletes are competing at.
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Post by fantom on May 22, 2023 15:27:17 GMT -6
Looking at the poll the thing that I find interesting is that two guys said that they don't watch any sports.
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Post by bluedevil4 on May 22, 2023 15:49:58 GMT -6
I find myself watching football less and less each year. I personally am becoming less and less of a fan of being around football communities or environments in general unless it's one I'm coaching in. Definitely don't like going to games like I used to, and I really don't like going to bars or other folks' places to watch football. I prefer to just be at home if I'm watching.
I love all the "footballs" though: Soccer, Rugby Union, Aussie football...I'll often have those on before football unless it's Green Bay, which is my born and raised NFL team.
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Post by larrymoe on May 22, 2023 16:13:25 GMT -6
Looking at the poll the thing that I find interesting is that two guys said that they don't watch any sports. I can understand it. I probably watch maybe a total of 2 hours a week of sports. And a lot of that is as background noise. As I get older, I just don't really care anymore. |
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Post by coachwoodall on May 22, 2023 19:56:24 GMT -6
Looking at the poll the thing that I find interesting is that two guys said that they don't watch any sports. there's so many alternatives today we haven't had a cable/satellite connection for 10 years now we don't even have an antenna my wife has her inter webs applications for cooking shows or home renovations, and about all I watch is youtubs videos of wood working or car renovations I love Braves baseball, but mostly follow the stream instead of the actual game.... right now I've got the site gameday going as I bounce around the interwebs |
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Post by fantom on May 22, 2023 20:33:57 GMT -6
Looking at the poll the thing that I find interesting is that two guys said that they don't watch any sports. there's so many alternatives today we haven't had a cable/satellite connection for 10 years now we don't even have an antenna my wife has her inter webs applications for cooking shows or home renovations, and about all I watch is youtubs videos of wood working or car renovations I love Braves baseball, but mostly follow the stream instead of the actual game.... right now I've got the site gameday going as I bounce around the interwebs Yeah but you still watch. |
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