Favorite sport to watch?
 

I'm really only interested in the major sports. Basketball, Football, Baseball, Hockey, and Soccer. But I'll include most of the sports I can think of just for the sake of completeness. So don't bitch at me for including stuff like golf.

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any sport where one guy is beating the crap out of the other guy. i voted for ufc

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You really ought to split this into watching in person vs. watching on TV, that makes a huge difference IMO.

Also, this should probably be in the sports forum.

Swede

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UFC by a mile

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midget female jell-o wrestling

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i think i might have to agree here

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Go Leafs!

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Tough call between MMA and the NFL. Nothing else is even close.

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Tough call between MMA and the NFL. Nothing else is even close.

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Golf believe it or not!!!

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Voted hockey but has to be playoffs otherwise American football or golf

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breaking football and basketball into college and pro could have been useful too because they're so different.

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NL donkaments OMG!

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the NFL. Nothing else is even close.

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I like watching Pride FC but since I really don't like watching UFC I voted soccer, it seems like one of the most watchable sports out there. I always settle and watch it when I see it, despite not being a huge fan.

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Women's volleyball.

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If baseball had a means of getting the coverage that the NFL does, it would be MLB. As of now nothing really comes close to the NFL. Tennis is pretty good though, I think.

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Anyone who doesn't pick American football is either mentally challenged or has very little experience watching it.

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Anyone who doesn't pick American football is either mentally challenged or has very little experience watching it.

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Fun to watch highlights, but actual game play is typically 10 seconds of action followed by 30 seconds of nothing happening.

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Anyone who doesn't pick American football is either mentally challenged or has very little experience watching it.

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Fun to watch highlights, but actual game play is typically 10 seconds of action followed by 30 seconds of nothing happening.

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Football involves two of the worst facets of American culture: orchestrated violence punctuated by committee meetings.

--George Will (paraphrased)

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It's not about the sport- it's about the dramatic situation and the stars involved. Crappy sports is crappy sports, while any sport being highly contested between extremely talented competitors is very entertaining.

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College football specifically. I cannot stand the NFL.

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Women's beach volleyball.


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Anyone who doesn't pick American football is either mentally challenged or has very little experience watching it.

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I am neither. I just find watching it about as boring as watching any other sport. I do watch football, though, of course. And, I enjoy watching most of the time. I just can't watch too much of it. This is basically how I feel about most sports.

Note: Football is best observed in the company of a group f friends, with beer and a BBQ. Sundays do lend themselves nicely to this combination. And, I am likely not to get bored in such an event. However, what I said above about finding it boring definitely holds true if I try to take the game too seriously.

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if this is just pros and not ncaa then i think nfl prolly takes it with soccer, golf and basketball close behind. i guess ufc is somewhere in there, it's pretty fun to watch.
if ncaa was included i think college basketball would take it

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College football specifically. I cannot stand the NFL.

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When I was younger (middle school) I thought college > NFL. But oh man. The games are just so damn long. Quit stopping the clock every 1st down already.

I voted basketball. If I subscribed to a soccer package, it'd probably be that.

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I'm a big football/baseball fan, with hockey a very distant third, but when thinking of my answer I went with which I'd prefer to see live.

Hockey won, hands down.

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I'm a big football/baseball fan, with hockey a very distant third, but when thinking of my answer I went with which I'd prefer to see live.

Hockey won, hands down.

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To me it's simple:

In person: college football. Nothing beats the atmosphere.
On TV: college hoops, especially in March.

Swede

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Soccer or baseball #1 depending on what I feel like except for during March. College basketball is great.

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College football specifically. I cannot stand the NFL.

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When I was younger (middle school) I thought college > NFL. But oh man. The games are just so damn long. Quit stopping the clock every 1st down already.



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They instituted a couple new rules this year to cut down on game length.

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College football specifically. I cannot stand the NFL.

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I really don't understand this. I can understand if you don't like football at all, or prefer one or the other (I prefer the NFL), but I don't understand loving one and hating the other.

FWIW, the NFL is a lot more complex, and I find it a lot more interesting. But I definitely enjoy college football.

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how the [censored] can anyone say that ncaa football/basketball is better than NFL/NBA?

(the only acceptable answer i have is that you go to the school and aren't a real sports fan but like the excitement of games or something.)

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1.baseball
2.nfl
3.cfb

there's no sport that i fine excruciatingly boring. is there something wrong with me?

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I actually much prefer college basketball to the NBA. The atmosphere, especially during March Madness is just amazing.

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how the [censored] can anyone say that ncaa football/basketball is better than NFL/NBA?

(the only acceptable answer i have is that you go to the school and aren't a real sports fan but like the excitement of games or something.)

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College players look like they're playing harder and they care more. I don't understand how anyone can prefer NBA to NCAA basketball. Football is debatable, I prefer college but I can understand why people like the NFL more.

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Live? soccer easy, watching barcelona-real madrid on nou camp beats everything. and when barca has defeated real you go out and party with the rest of barca for 24 hours=)

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how the [censored] can anyone say that ncaa football/basketball is better than NFL/NBA?

(the only acceptable answer i have is that you go to the school and aren't a real sports fan but like the excitement of games or something.)

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College players look like they're playing harder and they care more. I don't understand how anyone can prefer NBA to NCAA basketball. Football is debatable, I prefer college but I can understand why people like the NFL more.

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college = white guys jacking up 21 foot 3 pointers all game. watch the gansey/pittnogle WVU team. just awful basketball.

the reason that college players look like they are playing harder is that you have a lot of teams focusing on one or two players, which means there's tons of players just keying on that one JJ redick, adam morrison etc.

in the NBA, the big men are so talented, you can't leave brad miller, chris bosh, KG etc. open because they will punish you by knocking down shots, which is why a lot of people think that the NBA is just one-one-one. they are right, but it's not a matter of effort.

also...lebron james never went to college and unscientifically i'd say he's the most exciting player to watch in the country (excluding "world" because of Yao and trillions of Chinese).

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how the [censored] can anyone say that ncaa football/basketball is better than NFL/NBA?

(the only acceptable answer i have is that you go to the school and aren't a real sports fan but like the excitement of games or something.)

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College players look like they're playing harder and they care more. I don't understand how anyone can prefer NBA to NCAA basketball. Football is debatable, I prefer college but I can understand why people like the NFL more.

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college = white guys jacking up 21 foot 3 pointers all game. watch the gansey/pittnogle WVU team. just awful basketball.

the reason that college players look like they are playing harder is that you have a lot of teams focusing on one or two players, which means there's tons of players just keying on that one JJ redick, adam morrison etc.

in the NBA, the big men are so talented, you can't leave brad miller, chris bosh, KG etc. open because they will punish you by knocking down shots, which is why a lot of people think that the NBA is just one-one-one. they are right, but it's not a matter of effort.

also...lebron james never went to college and unscientifically i'd say he's the most exciting player to watch in the country (excluding Yao because of trillions of Chinese).

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Maybe you misunderstood my post, I didn't ever say that the NBA players were less talented or didn't try hard. I explained that college is more fun to watch because...it's more fun to watch. That's great that they're better athletes and that they're punish you if you leave them alone, but I can't stand watching the games so I don't care. And I do think, regardless of what anyone says since everyone is just guessing, that college players do care more/try harder on average.

College players just look like it's more important to them when they're diving for loose balls or boxing out for a rebound. To a lesser extent, the same is true in football.

I don't care if it's "awful basketball," which I do not think it is, because I'm not looking for a basketball teaching guide.

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evan,

the offer still stands to watch me play basketball with my friends. i promise we will play harder than anyone ever, even though we are not very good.

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In person: college football. Nothing beats the atmosphere.

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I think NFL games have better atmosphere outside of student sections. Some schools have absolutely ridiculous student sections that are unrivaled by any crowd at any sport.

Also, the atmosphere at a big time soccer game might be better than both, but unlike NFL/CollFB, I don't know first hand.