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BlueKota

(5,255 posts) Sun Feb 8, 2026, 06:37 PM Feb 8

Anyone else not a football fan? [View all]

Don't have anything against sports per say. I used to love watching baseball, basketball, and tennis, but lost interest when so many of my favorite players started retiring.

Football was always too complicated in my mind. A friend tried to explain it to me at our high-school games, and,I never really caught on. I think it's probably related to my math learning issues. That and it always seemed much more violent than most other sports with the exception of boxing and wrestling. I sometimes feel like I am in a very small outnumbered group of people. Even my sister who never used to be a fan got into it now.

I guess I will just play games on my phone or watch a sappy Hallmark movie. I will say though I think Josh Allen of Buffalo is very cute, but wouldn't watch even if the Bills had made it.

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Anyone else not a football fan? [View all] BlueKota Feb 8 OP

Football is stupid. I don't like it at all. Doesn't make sense. Srkdqltr Feb 8 #1

I only enjoyed the half time shows at high-school games. BlueKota Feb 8 #34

My daughter and son were in the halftime show so i sat in my car and read till they were on. Srkdqltr Feb 8 #40

My excuse is that I never really like to spend a nice Sunday indoors watching anything on television. waterwatcher123 Feb 8 #2

That's a good reason. BlueKota Feb 8 #35

I'm a huge nerd. Rizen Feb 8 #3

👍 BlueKota Feb 8 #36

I don't like football either. And I live in Steelerland.(Pittsburgh) debm55 Feb 8 #4

Gasp! SheltieLover Feb 8 #8

HAHAHAHAHAHH. Thank you , SheltieLover. You should see it around here.🤣 Everyone here, and I mean everyone has a debm55 Feb 8 #17

Same with Cubs fans on the Metro trains on game days SheltieLover Feb 8 #22

🤣 BlueKota Feb 8 #37

I'm watching anime with my gf. TrunKated Feb 8 #5

Sounds good! BlueKota Feb 8 #38

Not a football fan. Shambala Feb 8 #6

It takes far too long BlueKota Feb 8 #39

Especially considering the little amount of action that takes place. Shambala Feb 8 #53

Not a football fan at all. SheltieLover Feb 8 #7

My parents weren't fans either. BlueKota Feb 8 #41

Only like 25 days to the first Cubbies spring training game, though! buzzycrumbhunger Feb 8 #9

I can't wait! MIButterfly Feb 8 #10

I hate to jinx it... buzzycrumbhunger Feb 8 #12

Love Baseball BlueKota Feb 8 #42

Not a football 🏈 fan but Puppy Bowl steals my ♥️ Polly Hennessey Feb 8 #11

Me too. debm55 Feb 8 #18

The Puppy Bowl is great! BlueKota Feb 8 #43

It always seemed like 'organized warfare' to me - too violent. alittlelark Feb 8 #13

Agreed. BlueKota Feb 8 #44

I'm not a football fan, either. MIButterfly Feb 8 #14

You're better than me. BlueKota Feb 8 #45

What's a field goal? MIButterfly Feb 8 #66

I like football, but neither of those teams--watching for the commercials. Green Day, & Bad Bunny hlthe2b Feb 8 #15

I do have Peacock BlueKota Feb 8 #46

My husband is a big football fan and calls me when the commercials come on for me to watch kimbutgar Feb 8 #16

Oh dear. BlueKota Feb 8 #48

Well the Winter Olympics are on with many different events biophile Feb 8 #19

I do enjoy figure skating. BlueKota Feb 8 #49

I'd be watching the Olympics but my husband wants to watch the game biophile Feb 8 #62

George Carlin on football vs baseball thucythucy Feb 8 #20

I loved Carlin BlueKota Feb 8 #50

Not really but with all fuss about Bad Bunny I want to see the half time show. Prior to doc03 Feb 8 #21

I had never heard of him either. BlueKota Feb 8 #52

Teams Maninacan Feb 8 #23

I sometimesbase got interested in players in BlueKota Feb 8 #56

No way I'm helping to subsidize those rich, racist NFL fucks JoseBalow Feb 8 #24

I was, but then ... CTE Tasmanian Devil Feb 8 #25

I remember being that being mentioned in the O.J. Simpson trial. BlueKota Feb 8 #58

Thank you for bringing that up so I don't have to! I am not any kind niyad Feb 8 #59

Baseball (mainly) and hockey. The Madcap Feb 8 #26

I like football but I don't care about either team. RandySF Feb 8 #27

Not a sports fan at all. hamsterjill Feb 8 #28

I did the same. debm55 Feb 8 #65

There's nothing intrinsically wrong with playing games as an adult. electric_blue68 Feb 9 #68

It is to each his own. hamsterjill Feb 9 #70

Not a football fan. Besides, I'm still recovering from the Duke/Carolina game last night. jls4561 Feb 8 #29

me . myself and i. AllaN01Bear Feb 8 #30

Personally, markodochartaigh Feb 8 #31

Me. greatauntoftriplets Feb 8 #32

I used to be a big Wolfpack fan, but was never all that into pro sports. HappyH Feb 8 #33

When I was younger, I was more inclined to play sports than watch them. Intractable Feb 8 #47

It would only be interesting if UpInArms Feb 8 #51

I'm a fan, viva la Feb 8 #54

Not interested in football or any other kind of sport. Talitha Feb 8 #55

Not a football/Super Bowl fan at all. Laffy Kat Feb 8 #57

I really dislike watching ANY sports Skittles Feb 8 #60

I love, loved, loved playing flag football in public school. Watching it? applegrove Feb 8 #61

Over an hour of ads. So, no. Not really. flvegan Feb 8 #63

Never been a football fan. More a baseball fan. virgdem Feb 8 #64

Never been a favorite of mine, but I've played a modest amount of sports so.... electric_blue68 Feb 9 #67

If and when Kelce retires that will be it for me. Boomerproud Feb 9 #69

I thought football season was over. WestMichRad Feb 9 #71

Not modern American football. malthaussen Feb 9 #72