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12thMan · 01-15-2008, 04:30 PM

Hands down, I said hands down it's football. Before I get into my little argument on this one, I think it's still catchy to say baseball is our national pastime. While it was once true, I don't think that's the case anymore, yet people just like to say it. Kinda like the Cowboys are America's Team. Do you really think all or most of America loves the Cowboys with all the prima donas they currently have? Sure Dallas fans love them, but you'd be hard pressed to make that arguement in this day and time.

Let's just talk endorsements for a second. Money tends to follow success and not the other way around. Professional football players are in just about every commercial from credit cards, to Campbell's soup, video games, car advertisements, to actual sports gear. In other words, the football athlete has permeated just about every aspect of our commercialized culture that you can think of. And let's not talk about hip-hop and other forms of entertainment. I don't find that true of neither baseball itself or it's players. It's also worth noting that baseball has most definitely been tainted by the steriods scandel. Like him or not, for the past few years, Barry Bonds has been THE face of Major League Baseball.

We talk more about who football players date than any other baseball players. We have an entire network devoted to football. Hell, the scouting combine is coming up in, what, three weeks? Even for those that salivate and yearn for football all year around can have their senses satisfied. College football has even gotten in on the act. Can you name a Bowl Game that doesn't have some corporate sponsor?

But here's the one reason I think football is the national pastime --- ready? We spend more damn time on Warpath than any f*ckin Red Sox fan would ever spend on a fan forum. I have the most die hard Red Sox and baseball fans in my office who constantly tease me about the amount of time and energy I devote to Warpath. That my friends, makes football THE national pastime.

01-15-2008, 04:30 PM	#8
12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: Is Football the National Pastime? Hands down, I said hands down it's football. Before I get into my little argument on this one, I think it's still catchy to say baseball is our national pastime. While it was once true, I don't think that's the case anymore, yet people just like to say it. Kinda like the Cowboys are America's Team. Do you really think all or most of America loves the Cowboys with all the prima donas they currently have? Sure Dallas fans love them, but you'd be hard pressed to make that arguement in this day and time. Let's just talk endorsements for a second. Money tends to follow success and not the other way around. Professional football players are in just about every commercial from credit cards, to Campbell's soup, video games, car advertisements, to actual sports gear. In other words, the football athlete has permeated just about every aspect of our commercialized culture that you can think of. And let's not talk about hip-hop and other forms of entertainment. I don't find that true of neither baseball itself or it's players. It's also worth noting that baseball has most definitely been tainted by the steriods scandel. Like him or not, for the past few years, Barry Bonds has been THE face of Major League Baseball. We talk more about who football players date than any other baseball players. We have an entire network devoted to football. Hell, the scouting combine is coming up in, what, three weeks? Even for those that salivate and yearn for football all year around can have their senses satisfied. College football has even gotten in on the act. Can you name a Bowl Game that doesn't have some corporate sponsor? But here's the one reason I think football is the national pastime --- ready? We spend more damn time on Warpath than any f*ckin Red Sox fan would ever spend on a fan forum. I have the most die hard Red Sox and baseball fans in my office who constantly tease me about the amount of time and energy I devote to Warpath. That my friends, makes football THE national pastime.