Zguy28 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 http://www.familylife.com/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=dnJHKLNnFoG&b=3842485&ct=7947159 Of Husbands and Football Barbara Rainey While watching some of the recent National Football League wild card and championship games with my husband, I asked him about some of the finer points of the game. I understand the basics of scoring and the role of key players like the quarterback, but how do they determine where field goals are kicked, how does the wild card system work, and what is the backfield, anyway? Last weekend during the AFC/NFC championship games I finally learned what the secondary is. He likes it that I’m asking questions. By the way, go Indy! Then I began pondering another question. What is the draw of football for men? Full Article at link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veretax Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Good read, and probably more true than the author realizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MintHillSkinsFan Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Leave it to a woman to overanalyze what a man is thinking. I guarantee you that no(straight) man has ever sat there watching football contemplating a reason as to why they like waching said football. The deepest thing going through our mind is figuring out the timing of going to the bathroom and to the fridge to grab that next beer. It's a sport. It's competition and we love it. That's just the way we're wired. End of story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I thought the part about political correctness was a reach. Political correctness holding men back from fulfilling their role? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endzone_dave Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 How can a woman go to a mall and spend three hours looking for a pair of shoes. Hmmm, what's more exciting, football or shoe shopping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 I thought the part about political correctness was a reach.Political correctness holding men back from fulfilling their role? Well, don't you remember the backlash after the Super Bowl commercial where the two guys accidentally kiss while eating a Snickers bar? And then they start acting all manly to prove they are not feminine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Our men who love the sport love that sure outcome because most of life is not so clearly defined. Men today are confused about their roles as men. They are built to be competitive, to aggressively protect (not the quarterback, but their families and communities and country), but they live in a world so conscious of being offensive, so fearful of being sued that they are constantly worried that they will be held back. A holding penalty is when a player literally grabs an opponent and holds him so he can't do his job. And a lot of men today feel that way—they're being held back. Could the author provide an example? "I wanted to protect my family, honestly, but I was afraid of a lawsuit" Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Men like the rules? She must not talk to very many men. I think the husband's initial answer is closer to the truth, although she's not far off in assuming that football is a microcosm for how men want the world to work. In football, if you want to win, you hit the other guy harder and more often than he hits you. It's as base as it gets. When the going gets tough, you knuckle down and get physical. it's very simple and uncomplicated. I would say that it gives people a feeling of some power in their lives when their team wins, They accomplish things the way we all wish we could. But as far as the rules are concerned, I don't know anyone who doesn't complain about the rules. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 It would be an interesting thread- "what makes football so appealing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 To tell the truth, regardless of if she's on point or not, it's nice to see a woman accepting the fact that we like football. Face it, guys, she's a woman. She's going to overanalyze. It's a woman's way of life. The fact that she's accepting it and trying to learn about it is more important. And the fact she's trying to get other women to do the same is awesome as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 It would be an interesting thread- "what makes football so appealing" I would write a novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldysknzfn1 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Good read. I think men like it b/c it's a simple game really. I agree w/Bang...his answer was his reason. I like it b/c it was a part of my growing up and most of the fun times in my life have centered around football in some form or another. I like the game and like watching it and understanding it. My biggest thrill was when my husband started to watch it w/me and started liking it. He never watched football before I came into his life. He was a drag race fan...he watched football w/me...I watched drag racing w/him..give & take that's what it's all about. Football is better btw..lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 It would be an interesting thread- "what makes football so appealing"Go for it. I don't mind if this thread goes that direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 If she asked him during the game, he was probably just saying whatever he could to get her to run off and write that blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Wow!!! That lady gets it! I'd marry her!! I'm not as interested in the "what makes football appealing" as I would be about how men have to temper themselves at every turn in today's society. What's fair about denying men their natural behavior? I understand we treated women unfairly for most of history, but damn if we aren't being forced to change our natural instincts. Some say that's natural regarding a civilized society. But we are being forced to change our most basic instincts for a theory that man and woman must be monogamous towards each other and behave equally during the course of their adult life. We are animals after all. I think it's slowly killing the man inside each of us. But all kidding aside, we are in a time of history that is relatively short in the scheme of things and the changes we men are being required to make will take more time. Luckily for us, there's always football. A game of laws and brutality that make us feel manly, at least for 3 hours a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Sure she overanalyzes things a little (like we never do that here ) but I think her conclusion is pretty much right. In this confusing, shifting world of ours the predictable sport of football gives our men a respite—a place to watch men exercise their God-given aggressive, physical, and competitive natures with self-control under the watchful eye of a higher authority—the coaches and refs. They love watching men be men. It’s a microcosm of what the world should be like. I think it’s why I like football, too. Sounds about right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BALLz Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 To tell the truth, regardless of if she's on point or not, it's nice to see a woman accepting the fact that we like football.Face it, guys, she's a woman. She's going to overanalyze. It's a woman's way of life. The fact that she's accepting it and trying to learn about it is more important. And the fact she's trying to get other women to do the same is awesome as well. Well, we have some good writers on this board. Which one of you is gonna write the article "Of Wives and Over-analyzing". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxBuddy21 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Well my actual problem with the NFL is that its become too wimpy and worrying about everyone's feelings (with no celebrations or rubbing it in anyones face) which I guess really is a microcosm of society. I really hate the fact that we dont just tell people to suck it up and deal with it and to stop being an over sensitive whiny *****! Instead of having everyone watch what they say and do (restricting freedom of speech), we should make others stop overreacting and start dealing with the harsh realities of life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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