See, this is what I like about this forum over other forum's I'm a member of: there are actually people who are willing to read beyond a few paragraphs and are capable of making an intelligent response. Kudos to all who have commented thus far. And further thanks goes to the OP for introducing this topic! :toast:
Though he comes across as somewhat narcassistic, the author does make some valid points. I have often questioned my love for the sport. And football is my one true love. For as long as I can remember, regardless of what season it was, if the neighborhood kids wanted to get together to play a game, my vote was always football without question.
About the only argument I could come up with in retort to this article is rather or not the writer is a fan of chess. Because if he is, and he truly took the time to understand the sport of football, he would see how very closely related these two games are as opposed to other sports; the only differences being, of course, that the chess pieces in football have an added dimension of human fallibility: in chess the piece moves as the chess player wishes; in football, the coach tells a player to do something, but the execution is up to the player.
That added aspect to me is the beauty of this game. Watching a beautiful run, catch, hit, field goal, throw, etc. is like poetry in action. If you want to criticize the average sports fan, you are also attacking with that same demeaning animal-comparison approach those who spend their days buried in books escaping their own life to live in the shoes of their favorite character. Actually, I'm guilty of that too!
I suppose what I am saying is, we all in someway escape life through one medium or another, even the author of this article. But I suppose thanks should be offered for explaining to us why we as humans experience this incessant need. Evenso, I like the view just fine from atop of this egg!!!
