[quote=briansd1][quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
It’s interesting you didn’t play football. I hear a lot of people mouthing off about their “understanding” of that sport and they generally don’t have a clue what they’re talking about.
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That’s true. I admit that I don’t have much of a clue about football.

I’m just saying that sports and pop culture usually win the hearts and minds of young Americans. That’s not necessarily in keeping with the family values that are dear to conservatives.

I also wonder if Rush listeners will be less fervent football fans after he rants about the PC NFL on his show. I’m thinking that in the end, if people have to choose between Rush and football, football will win.

I’m just looking at this as a sociological interest.

I don’t pretend to understand the sport of football. That would be almost a full-time job.[/quote]

Brian: I would be interested in your take on the NFL being a plantation style organization.

The TE at my HS went on to play three years of pro ball (two with the Falcons and one with the 49ers) and his three year career equals the average NFL career (the joke being that NFL stands for “Not For Long”). From HS through pros, he’s had no less than 17 separate surgeries and on everything from his ankles to his neck. Its been said that, in the NFL, there’s “stars” and “parts” (he was the “parts”).

So, keeping that in mind, Brian, and juxtaposing the ownership (largely white) with the players (mostly black), what’s your take on that? You said you were interested in the sociological aspects of football, well, this is about as “sociological” as it gets, right?