Recent content by hangdog

It's about extracting money from the fans who can afford it.

"I'm tickled by fans who literally think sports are about the fans."

And what's important is what we, the loyal fans, expect. After all, that's what the sport is really about.

Let's not.

And who determines the "value" of the [click bait] rankings?

Can you please explain what you mean by "value" in this context?

Just curious, what difference would that make?

Fictional AND deceased: Colonel Blake

Now who is being naive? Professional/NCAA sports are sold/marketed/hyped to us fans as entertainment and exist as is purely for $$$.

I don't disagree with anything you've said in this post. But that doesn't also mean that player competition is the actual point of the sport, not fan appreciation. They are 2 sides of the same coin. But by your own admission, many of the factors you've pointed out have a way of diminishing the...

The purpose of the powers that be in professional sports is to maximize profit to benefit the stakeholders. The core exercise of the sport has long been abandoned to achieve that end. The core purpose of the fans is to transfer their earnings to the stakeholders. "No more, no less."

I'm tickled by fans who literally think sports are about the fans.

It tickles me when fans think the purpose of of a sport is for their entertainment value.

It seems there is an inverse correlation between the quality of the team and the number of games played by the 9th man. Here's hoping the 9th man plays in no games this season. 🙏

If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin!