Posted By:
James FeaginI will take a college football Saturday over any MLB game of the week. I will take most college bowl games over baseball playoffs. However, football suffers from these three factors.....
1.) The lack of action. There are too many timeouts and TV breaks. If the NFL and college adopted much of the "continuous" action of the World Cup with advertising on the banners/scores, then it would be much more palatible than investing an eternity to watch.
2.) Style over substance. Whereas baseball has been lost in the homerun, football has been even more so in end-zone antics, a lack of sportsmanship, and class. Every good play doesn't need to have a dance attached to it.
3.) Die-hards from both sports are very intelligent and know their stuff. This especially holds true in the college game. However, the "common joe" NFL fan appeals to the LCD. "The Dog Pound", "The Hogettes", and "Raiders Nation/Black Hole" whatever attest to that. Then again, these folks also tend to be more loyal than baseball fans.
4.) Get rid of the damned cheerleaders, especially in the NFL. They're worthless.