tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post902459124324393212..comments2023-09-30T04:12:28.281-07:00Comments on Finding Fair Hope: No to the Super BowlMary Loishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-73779922047686331082016-01-13T07:38:43.795-08:002016-01-13T07:38:43.795-08:00And I recommend you see the movie CONCUSSION. Than...And I recommend you see the movie CONCUSSION. Thanks for the link, Steve. I think the game itself is as silly as the hoopla. And dangerous in many ways.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-56488990413513966442016-01-13T07:00:50.607-08:002016-01-13T07:00:50.607-08:00I recommend the following piece entitled "Sup...I recommend the following piece entitled "Super Bowl Pageantry – – Life Imitates Art."<br /><br />http://sportscurmudgeon.com/blog/2009/01/20/super-bowl-pageantry-life-imitates-art/Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807012460779756615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-11848229642862986282012-05-26T22:16:39.868-07:002012-05-26T22:16:39.868-07:00Man is a herd animal. Gathering in large groups by...Man is a herd animal. Gathering in large groups by nature fosters a protective spirit. Led by a dominate personality to seek direction the group follows in an effort to avoid rejection. As someone who stood your ground on principal, the others I suppose, all fun loving good nature, knew there were stuck there for the duration of the game thus sought to elevate the amusement factor. If the foley stands were jam packed I doubt they would have ventured over to the opposing team side -- also the game of football has become so dangerous with the risk of life long brain injury, is it worth the risk. team spirit, as a herd animal seeking to identify with something to "like" wearing your heart on your sl er chest or back to the tune of advertising dollars is not my cup of tea either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-55372618796730558932012-02-06T09:23:52.742-08:002012-02-06T09:23:52.742-08:00I was right there with you on this Mary. I could f...I was right there with you on this Mary. I could feel how upset you were, how disappointed. One of those moments in life that stays with you. I don't like football. When my grandfather would watch football he was pretty calm about it for the most part but I was young and didn't quite understand so I hated seeing him so upset when his team made a mistake or lost. He'd make his disappointed face and I'd worry. On another side of the family the males lined up on the sofa to scream and belch and stuff their faces and scream obscenities at the TV and also at we the females who were bringing them more stuff to belch out. That memory has stayed with me too - a meanness, a violence almost that the game brings out in people. I never liked it then and I don't like it now.Cheryl A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02829752432996436803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-5231152704546935472012-02-06T07:32:11.695-08:002012-02-06T07:32:11.695-08:00ML, I read this superb article a while back that p...ML, I read this superb article a while back that presents what I consider to be one of the most literately philosophical, balanced and substantive considerations of the pros and cons of sports that I've ever encountered. Perhaps you'll feel the same way if you read it: http://chronicle.com/article/Do-Sports-Build-Character-or/130286/<br /><br />In any case, I hope you CAN let go of this ugly incident from the distant past. I watched the Super Bowl yesterday, despite my own misgivings about the psychic debasements of big time sports in general and the physical destructiveness of football in particular, more as a cultural experience to share with my foreign-born wife than anything else. If not for her, I would probably have done something else. For there are plenty of positive reasons not to watch a Super Bowl game instead of being controlled by the negative reason of an emotional aversion stemming from a distant albeit still vivid memory.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-52903153119701071732012-02-05T11:13:17.790-08:002012-02-05T11:13:17.790-08:00You were right of course - to stand your ground an...You were right of course - to stand your ground and in your comment that sports are all about anything but good sportsmanship, at least with the emphasis on them today. I use that excuse sometimes when friends ask why I'm not a big fan of (most) any sport. A good soccer game can be exciting - the action never stops; and I do enjoy semi-pro baseball for the people watching; But the main reason I don't like football is because it is sooooo boring!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688402503460355245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-58444559640699092532012-02-05T11:12:52.763-08:002012-02-05T11:12:52.763-08:00I think football reflects something primal, and no...I think football reflects something primal, and not very attractive, in the American character. The "Us vs. Them" aspect of this infests so many aspects of American life... business - politics - religion. I think in a certain way that football actually subverts a sense of common purpose that keeps us from becoming the society that we could potentially become. I'll root for the New Orleans Saints because I know how much it means to a damaged city, but that's pretty much it.John in New Orleansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-79499925591629832962012-02-05T10:45:05.316-08:002012-02-05T10:45:05.316-08:00You did the right thing, you stood your ground. Th...You did the right thing, you stood your ground. The others, well, they made their own decision. I have never been a huge fan of professional<br />sports, other than with the Celtics during the 80's and only when I was there in person. I will watch this years game, but mostly for Myra Kraft and all she has done for the community. i will enjoy the commercials and a lot of food. Is good to let go of this and make space for something else.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13344019865877813386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-72701708265052980122012-02-05T10:34:43.529-08:002012-02-05T10:34:43.529-08:008^(8^(greg0629https://www.blogger.com/profile/13755637537347314673noreply@blogger.com