<p>I’m the classic person who goes to Super Bowl parties and asks, “Now who are the two teams again?” I truly couldn’t care less. I’m happy to socialize but I have no interest in the screen nor can I get worked up over who wins and loses, other than mildly if it’s a city where I have a personal connection. Someone explain to me what I’m missing out on, because I don’t think I’m missing out on a darn thing. </p>
<p>I don’t think I’ve ever been to a pro football game or pro basketball game in my life. I have been to pro baseball games because my grandfather worked for a team, and I would enjoy a day at Wrigley, but for the atmosphere and venue, not the game. If I felt that it would help my professional career to follow sports, I’d do so, but that’s not the case and life is too short to pretend I’m interested in something I’m not.</p>
<p>I suspect people who are really into football and the college football scene would have picked a school where it was a big part of the school experience. One of the kids from DS HS was accepted to Wharton, but chose Penn State because the big football scene was a big part of what he wanted out of college.</p>
<p>Undergrad didnt have a football team. Wait, I take that back- they created a flag football team and played Sarah Lawrence in (sorry, but I kid you not) the Pansy Bowl. Grad school is a big SEC team and yes, went to a reasonable number of games over the years. Where I live now that school has a huge rivalry with this area’s school, so I am supposed to care. I watch games… sometimes. Ive also been to a (IMO overpriced) NFL games. I am familiar with a blitz, I formation, quarterback sneak, shotgun formation… etc… and I don’t care.</p>
<p>Donna-- were you at the game where the band got censored for a rather risque formation involving a girls skirt that went up and up… so the following game the band formed a circle, a square and a triangle on the field? It was very funny.</p>
<p>Pizzagirl, Just as some people like baseball(love it) and enjoy the “atmosphere and venue” better than other sports, others love the same things in college baseball, football,basketball ,volleyball,lacrosse,etc. It is all fun and brings a campus together (as does music,arts,etc). It’s all good.</p>
<p>I am female, I grew up in South Bend and yes I attended Notre Dame for both undergrad and grad school, the granddaddy of all football schools. My family has had season tickets to Notre Dame games since the new stadium was built in 1930. My grandfather was friends with Knute Rockne. My mother taught at Notre Dame. Sacred Heart is my home parish. My brother worked the sidelines for Ara in the 1960’s. My parents always hired Notre Dame football players as babysitters for us seven kids. I know what a first down is, I know that the Notre Dame shift is, I know what a nickel defense is, etc,etc. My father is buried in Cedar Grove where he can see the stadium from his grave site. I was in the stands when Joe Montana was a third string quarter back called in to save the game. I once sat in the stands next to a guy who had bet $10,000 that Notre Dame would beat USC by 33 and he won. I know that John Boehner is an idiot mostly because he thinks Gerry Faust was great coach. If the Notre Dame game is on while I eat lunch on a Saturday, I will watch it, otherwise, I’ve got better things to do.</p>
<p>Reading the comments about Northwestern’s football team in the 70’s-80’s makes me smile. Back in the day, I was considering whether or not to go to NU vs. a couple of other schools. Whenever I mentioned this to other people, the response was always about NU’s terrible football record at that time. Like that was going to influence my decision!</p>
<p>Exactly. That was my hs. People going to unremarkable, non selective state schools thinking that they were dissing NU because of its poor football team. Like that would matter one bit in my decision either. Thoroughly stupid non issue.</p>
<p>I love posting on a seemingly fun thread, coming back at the end of a long day and finding it has taken a ridiculously negative turn. Thanks, all, especially the OP, who insulted women. I do know what a first down is, thank you very much.</p>
<p>Oh yes, my #3 eats, sleeps, dreams and is a 4.0 gpa varsity football player. Football is very high on his college search criteria. A friend is married to a former Big 10 quarterback and another is married to a former NFL player and another raised sons to become Nebraska college football players. My sibling is obsessed with Big 10 football even heading for the local watering hole to watch UofM at 9 AM in her time zone. Me…I could care less, I went to one game in college and I can’t even remember why I went. I will watch the 4th quarter if I’ve finished my book Oldest son graduated from college this May and never went to one game. I’m not holding my breath for #2 and football, it would cut into his golf time too much. It’s definitely a personal choice but it’s definitely all-American.</p>
<p>I love football! My alma mater had football and I attended the majority of those games. We had season tickets to watch our Vols play for fourteen seasons, but our connection fell through when the son of the man from whom we used to purchase our tickets decided he wanted them. We’ve been season ticket holders for our Titans since they came to town in 1998. The only college games I care to watch are SEC games. I’ll watch any NFL game, though. I’m not ashamed to admit that football is near the very top of my list of things in which I’m interested.</p>
<p>This thread reminds me of the ones about guns/hunting. Football is a part of our world (a pretty big part in this country, actually). Everything that exists in our world is worth knowing about. You can choose to know about football, understand it and appreciate it, or you can choose to remain ignorant of it, and be negative, bored of it, etc. It is your choice and your life experience. The rules of football are too complicated for many people.</p>
<p>If this thread hadn’t been invaded by a bunch of Bard pottery majors, there wouldn’t have been a need to confront anybody. Their “contributions” were predictable and unnecessary. Roughly 100% of the guys here have the tact and sense to resist the temptation to drop the 16-year-lifespan?!? bombshell on every my-cat-died thread.</p>
<p>I do enjoy PG’s input though; she’s always insightful. And many other women here have good insights. But if all you’re going to say is you hate football, that doesn’t really help anybody. I should have clarified that at the beginning of the thread. My fault.</p>
<p>“I suspect people who are really into football and the college football scene would have picked a school where it was a big part of the school experience.”</p>
<p>That makes sense, but that isn’t always how it is. Some of the most prominent sports reporters went to sports without big sports programs. Jim Rome went to UCSB, for example. Chris Berman went to Brown. A few of the more prominent sports journalists in my area went to Brandeis, American U, and Southern Connecticut State.</p>
<p>Gee, Schmaltz, you asked a question (“do you feel left out”) and posters said “no”. Whats the issue? If you wanted only males to respond, why didnt you resurrect the man cave thread? Oh, it was invaded by women. Quelle d’ommage. :)</p>
<p>Seriouusly, since when has a thread title or start guaranteed the response or who would respond? You got 60 responses already. Enjoy.</p>
<p>Maybe if he wanted “us” he’d have entitled the thread “alumni and alumnae”, but I thought “alumni” was considered pretty generic these days.</p>
Oldest son graduated from college this May and never went to one game. I’m not holding my breath for