tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13576198.post1978092006057217410..comments2023-09-05T05:20:50.393-04:00Comments on second americano: I TriedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13576198.post-21230350121263102992009-01-19T22:52:00.000-05:002009-01-19T22:52:00.000-05:00BTW, the BAL/PIT game stunk, largely because Balti...BTW, the BAL/PIT game stunk, largely because Baltimore doesn't have an offense, and hasn't for over 8 years. I couldn't see the PHL/ARZ game because I was in a choir board meeting. Yes. I dunno. I'm still entertained by it, but I think more because it's something of a ritual, than the game itself.sagebluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11233079059680669300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13576198.post-48154718476229566792009-01-19T08:00:00.000-05:002009-01-19T08:00:00.000-05:00Here are my thoughts on what ruined football:(1) T...Here are my thoughts on what ruined football:<BR/>(1) The way they televise the games. Remember twenty years ago (more like 25 now), when a game on tv didn't feature graphical extras like exploding helmets, dancing robots, when there were only a few cameras and they stayed with shot? The problem is that there's too much, and it wears me out.<BR/>(2) They way they announce the games. This is mostly John Madden's fault. But the call used to be a call. Now it's a running commentary on how every single player is the best player . . . the end was really nigh when some broadcasts went to two color commentators. The optimal number of color commentators is actually .75, not 2.<BR/>(3) The rules. I would like to see a study of this, and there may be some, but I believe that there used to be fewer penalties. And some of the modern rules are pretty ticky tack. What's weird is that so many of these rules are pro-offense, and yet the game is dominated by defense.<BR/>(4) The players are, as fro says, too big. That effects the style of play. But it really affects me in the same way as steroids in baseball affects me. <BR/><BR/>There used to be a time when pro athletes were talented, and gifted, versions of actual human beings. Now it's like watching cyborgs do battle.Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700631271902397838noreply@blogger.com