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<blockquote data-quote="Old South Stands" data-source="post: 555627" data-attributes="member: 1036"><p>As a TV sport I like college football the most, especially ACC games and some of the more important SEC games. I used to watch the NFL when I was younger and was once a fan of the league as a whole, but the teams have become almost interchangeable over the years, lacking the distinct personalities they once had. I think the ‘80s / early ‘90s Forty-Niners were a forerunner of today’s “corporate” NFL franchise, but compared to most teams today, even they seemed to have personality. Though college football has changed in recent years, it is still a fun game to watch. And, at least here in the south, there’s a huge social component to the game as well. Everyone is at least somewhat familiar with the game, can talk about it on some level, and most people have a favorite team they root for. It’s part of the fabric of life down here. For me, football was also a great sport to play growing up, and all those years of Pop Warner and early H.S. football helped this once awkward, nerdy kid fit in a lot better than I might have otherwise.</p><p></p><p>On a personal level, however, hockey is my favorite. It doesn’t translate as well as football to TV, but as a live sport I like it best. For me, what makes the game is the ice itself. I still love going to a rink and breathing in the cold air and smelling the aroma all rinks seem to have. I went roller skating at a public rink for the first time around the age of 7, but a couple weeks later I had my first foray out on the ice. There was no comparing the two. I was hooked from that point on. I grew up watching the Flames on channel 17, as well as all the international hockey that was on television back then. The 1980 games in Lake Placid pretty much cemented it for me. </p><p></p><p>As a participatory sport, I even prefer it to football. The sensation of gliding around the ice with the puck is something that simply can’t be described. There’s nothing quite like it. And while not everyone gets to be a ball carrier in football, everyone on every line has the opportunity to handle the puck. And unlike soccer (especially at the youth level), you don’t spend an afternoon running around a large field and maybe touching the ball 2 or 3 times, never really being a factor in outcome of the game. I wished I had the opportunity to get into hockey earlier and play it as a youngster. The game trains you in everything: agility, reflexes, physical endurance, and speed, and there's great camaraderie as well!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old South Stands, post: 555627, member: 1036"] As a TV sport I like college football the most, especially ACC games and some of the more important SEC games. I used to watch the NFL when I was younger and was once a fan of the league as a whole, but the teams have become almost interchangeable over the years, lacking the distinct personalities they once had. I think the ‘80s / early ‘90s Forty-Niners were a forerunner of today’s “corporate” NFL franchise, but compared to most teams today, even they seemed to have personality. Though college football has changed in recent years, it is still a fun game to watch. And, at least here in the south, there’s a huge social component to the game as well. Everyone is at least somewhat familiar with the game, can talk about it on some level, and most people have a favorite team they root for. It’s part of the fabric of life down here. For me, football was also a great sport to play growing up, and all those years of Pop Warner and early H.S. football helped this once awkward, nerdy kid fit in a lot better than I might have otherwise. On a personal level, however, hockey is my favorite. It doesn’t translate as well as football to TV, but as a live sport I like it best. For me, what makes the game is the ice itself. I still love going to a rink and breathing in the cold air and smelling the aroma all rinks seem to have. I went roller skating at a public rink for the first time around the age of 7, but a couple weeks later I had my first foray out on the ice. There was no comparing the two. I was hooked from that point on. I grew up watching the Flames on channel 17, as well as all the international hockey that was on television back then. The 1980 games in Lake Placid pretty much cemented it for me. As a participatory sport, I even prefer it to football. The sensation of gliding around the ice with the puck is something that simply can’t be described. There’s nothing quite like it. And while not everyone gets to be a ball carrier in football, everyone on every line has the opportunity to handle the puck. And unlike soccer (especially at the youth level), you don’t spend an afternoon running around a large field and maybe touching the ball 2 or 3 times, never really being a factor in outcome of the game. I wished I had the opportunity to get into hockey earlier and play it as a youngster. The game trains you in everything: agility, reflexes, physical endurance, and speed, and there's great camaraderie as well! [/QUOTE]
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