| | Now I am not guessing that a high proportion of those who read my blog
watch football, so clutch your teddy bears and read at your own risk.
Kyle watches football, so I, from time to time, watch it also. But I
can't stand it. It makes me so angry. No, not because they are
throwing caution to the wind and disregard their own health and
wellbeing. Not because many of them are felons and get away with it.
Not because many of them abuse drugs and womanize. And I'm not even
going to get started on the players.
Yes, I am talking about the crowd: the raucous masses of (we hope)
otherwise pleasant and respectful human beings. Something happens when
the attendant rips their ticket and says "Enjoy the game." Deep down in
the primal regions of their souls, a beast is let free. They are rude,
disrespectful, and down right uncooth. That's right, I said it,
UNCOOTH! "But why," you ask innocently,"Why, would you say such
things?"
BECAUSE THEY ARE LOUD!!!!
Now, I am not saying that people shouldn't get excited at sporting
events. It's good to get excited. You should be encouraging your team.
What you should not be doing is trying to sabotage the other team by
being so loud that they rack up 11 false starts!!
Why is it that this is allowed? Why can't these people let these men do
their job? Would you want someone yelling and screaming while you are
sitting behind your computer so that you can't hear the assignment your
boss is giving you? Why are people so mean? And why is it that society
finds it acceptable to act in such a manner?
Part of the game, my left foot.
And I am even more disappointed in the Christians who behave this way.
Doesn't it say in the Bible that we are supposed to build people up and
not tear them down? Unbelievable.
People are always saying "We can't control the crowd. How can we dictate to them how they are supposed to act?"
What about golf?
And secondly, we shouldn't have to manage the crowd, they should be
able to do it themselves. This is ridiculous and reprehensible that we
cannot control ourselves long enough for someone to shout "Blue 32.
Hut. Hut."
And others may whine that "Well, the crowd just really wants to feel
that they are a part of the game." Oh, yeah? Well then get some skills
and join a team.
This is not your job. This is not your time to shine. Get over
yourself, shut your mouth for 30 seconds, and let the guys lose on
their own merit.
The article in the link below is written by a
genius, a man before and above his time. He is a man of great
sophistication and class...but this description of him has nothing to
do with the fact that he supports my highly controversial and just
about universally unaccepted sentiments.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/dr_z/11/30/crowd.noise/index.html
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