Who else is NOT watching the Super Bowl?

[Malcolm Schweizer]

No kidding, I just texted my wife, "Domino's isn't answering the phone." She texted back, "It's Super Bowl Sunday, I'm sure they're busy." I answered, "That was today?"

I realize that I am a minority in this issue, but I absolutely do not understand watching grown men play with a ball. I don't get painting your face in your favorite team colors. I will never understand yelling at the television or complaining about a "bad play." I just don't get it. I respect those that don't see this my way, and I am not trying to be cynical. This is just something that has always fascinated me- especially the whole face/body painting thing.

I will be in the shop making sawdust. There are a few bars down the hill so I will know when someone scores a touchdown because they will all be yelling, or when someone does something stupid because they will all say "awwwwwwwww" in unison. That always amuses me. I will look at Amy and say, "Somebody just did something."

So who else is in my minority group?

P.S. The commercials are cool. I usually Google those the next day.

[Jim Koepke]

Count me as another not watching modern day gladiators.

Baseball sometimes catches my eye on the tube and maybe if my old home team or the Chicago Cubs are involved my attention might be held for a game. Baseball is more fun to play than it is to watch. At my age, there is not going to be a whole lot more running the bases and touching them all.

Candy likes to watch football if they are playing in the mud.

jtk

[Chuck Pickering]

I am another pro sports non-watcher, except for NASCAR...

Chuck

[Kev Williams]

Never much been into football myself. Or sports in general. Used to watch the Jazz when Karl & John were playing, but when Karl bailed I started losing interest. And when Brian Williams caused Jerry Sloan to up and quit, that was the final dagger in the heart. I got better things to do than watch millionaire spoiled brats play games.

[Mark Blatter]

Never much been into football myself. Or sports in general. Used to watch the Jazz when Karl & John were playing, but when Karl bailed I started losing interest. And when Brian Williams caused Jerry Sloan to up and quit, that was the final dagger in the heart. I got better things to do than watch millionaire spoiled brats play games.

Man after my own heart. I loved watching or listening Stockton and Malone play too. I realized after they were gone that I enjoyed the game because of them and not so much the game itself.

I haven't watch football for 25 years or more. I find I just don't care about sports at all. It seems like not only a waste of time, but takes so much effort, too much effort, to follow a team or a sport. If I had the time to watch sports, I would rather learn to play an instrument or something else productive. Am I an anti-sport snob? Maybe so, so I will apologize to anyone I have offended.

[Bill Neely]

I stopped watching TV altogether about 25 years ago. I got a Roku just recently so my wife and I watch some Netflix for an hour or less a night.

I was a rabid sports fan, that all came to a halt when I quit drinking in 1982, woke up and realized how much time and emotional energy I was wasting.

[Rich Engelhardt]

I lived and breathed the Browns - until Art Modell took them away.
After that, I decided to take my Sundays back and discovered there's a whole other world out there.
I haven't paid more than a passing interest in football since.

[Michael Dye]

When I was in school, we didn't have football. SE Alaska, lots of gravel, no grass. Never took a liking to the game. Now Moto GP and Formula 1, those are another story.

[mike holden]

Chalk up another one for NASCAR, last football game I watched was half a game my freshman year in high school. Never like the idea that you could play a "perfect" game and lose. So team sports are just silly to me.
Yes, I know NASCAR is more of a team sport these days, but I began watching back when there was no communication with the driver except for a chalkboard held out as he passed the pits.
Yes, I am old. (grin)
Mike

[Rich Riddle]

GO FALCONS. I just want to watch New England lose. The commercials are funny. Elephant on treadmill.

[Mark Bolton]

Never been a fan of organized sports. Has always seemed like some of the worst components of the educational system. Never watch.

[Dave Lehnert]

I am not a sports fan at all. I do have it playing on TV but on the laptop going through SMC forum at the same time.
In a group conversation I can talk about most anything except sports and movies. I always felt if I had time to sit in a chair and watch them I should be doing something else.

[Todd Willhoit]

I am with you guys. It is even difficult having sports conversations because I don't know the players, stats, etc. - and I don't care to.

I may not always be productive, but my motto is: I do not have time to watch other people exercise.

[Greg R Bradley]

I couldn't even tell you who is playing. Never mind, who cares?

[Brian Henderson]

I'm not. I don't care. It's probably been 30+ years since I've watched a single sporting event and couldn't care less if I ever do again. What's the point of watching a bunch of overpaid primadonnas prancing around on a field?