10 Things Not to Say To A Guy Watching Football
Posted by: Lemondrop
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10:00AM, Sunday November 8th 2009
A girl who appreciates the ramifications of a fourth-and-long Hail Mary on Super Bowl Sunday is an amazing find, like a head coach who doesn’t wear pleated khakis. So when a girl’s as excited for pigskin season as we are, we’re looking forward to sharing boneless wings and broken remotes.
But if you’re just along for the snacks, we can appreciate that too—just be sure you don’t rack up penalty yards by making one of the following calls, guaranteed to send you to the bench.
10. “I only watch them when they’re winning.”
Nothing grinds the gears of a diehard fan more than a fair-weather game watcher. Sure, it’s more fun when they’re dominating the division, but showing love for your team when they’re down in the dirt is the same thing as showing love for your man when he’s not at his best. That sort of unconditional support goes a long way. Read more…
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Dave The Rave
wrote on November 8 2009 @ 10:33 am: [report]
Good article! I agree with the 10 things not to say to a fan of football or any other sport.
I hear people “complain” about why I watch sports and how ‘stupid’ it is. I simply turn the tables and ask why they watch certain TV shows that are “made up”. As soon as they start to comment and complain, I ask -
“Do they have jerseys? Do they donate to charities? Do they do community service?...........”
So, to anyone who hates sports, think twice. To those who want to hog the remote and force us to watch “their” shows, compromise. For those of us who are single, we set our own rules.
Lexington
wrote on November 8 2009 @ 10:44 am: [report]
This is ridiculous. I know plenty of girls who love football and know what’s going on and I know several guys who don’t and could care less. I would treat anyone who said things like this like the idiot they were.
Also, I love Brett Favre, and have been watching him since I was a little girl. If he doesn’t want to stop doing something he loves and makes millions doing it, I say more power to him- we should all be so lucky. Also, most of the guys I know agree with me.
I like the pink jersey idea, but they don’t sell one for Marion Barber. Why shouldn’t I wear what I want?
I’ve painted my face for a football game.
If I don’t know what’s going on, I ask. Simple as that.
This article is stereotypical and offensive to women. Then again, I’m from Texas where you’re expected to know a thing or two about football, no matter your gender.
SCRMOM
wrote on November 8 2009 @ 10:51 am: [report]
I truly enjoy watching football with my husband, and I agree with all of these except the Brett Favre point. I saw the game last week, and I thought it was sweet how he interacted with the GB players and how many GB fans were holding up positive signs for him (although the overall crowd did boo him).
Jitterbugs232
wrote on November 8 2009 @ 10:58 am: [report]
This list is so true, specially the first one. I don’t get how my boyfriend can get so upset and it will ruin his day if the team doesn’t win..“its just a game” hahaha get over it! haha
alleigh25
wrote on November 8 2009 @ 11:21 am: [report]
I’m not a huge football fan—I understand it, I like it, but I don’t care if I miss a game or twenty. But I wholeheartedly agree with the pink jerseys statement. If you’re going to wear a team jersey, wear it in the team colors. Pink has nothing to do with ANYTHING. (This has bothered me since I first saw them.)
smh
wrote on November 8 2009 @ 12:48 pm: [report]
As a sports fan myself especially football I could not agree more. Whose idiotic idea was pink football gear in the first place?
Yellow
wrote on November 8 2009 @ 02:02 pm: [report]
Aren’t all of these points pretty obvious, or at least easy to learn after making the “mistake” the first time? Highlighting all of these points as things women “should know” makes the whole article ridiculously sexist and obnoxious. Give us some credit! Most of us aren’t still living in the ‘50s.
Knitter79
wrote on November 8 2009 @ 08:24 pm: [report]
Okay, I am a huge football fan, have been forever. I have definitely been known to get worked up if my team is playing or if it’s a really good game. But even I have had to tell my ex that ‘it’s just a game’ on several occasions because he would be a total jerk if a team was losing. Not even ‘his’ team (we were rivals so we never watched those games together or discussed them) but any team he watched. He sucked the fun out of watching a game.
Dave The Rave
wrote on November 8 2009 @ 08:35 pm: [report]
Knitter79,
I know aboutpeople like this all too well! That is why I watch my NFL games at my own place. When I was at a friends’ house, he would switch between games and then complain. My father was and still is good at this, which is why I leave BEFORE the games start, so that I can watch them at my place.
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on November 8 2009 @ 09:28 pm: [report]
Can we now make parallels between women and shoes?
Jenbug
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 01:33 pm: [report]
GO DUCKS!!
ootie grl
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 01:50 pm: [report]
I watch football too. I agree with this article. Pink football jerseys are rediculous. Only barbie should have one
spatula
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 01:51 pm: [report]
I am a HUGE football fan (although I’m currently pretending the season over, for stress reasons) and I agree on all points. Especially Brett Favre, and the pink jerseys. You look real cute, honey, but those aren’t even the right colors.
MuchoMacho
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 02:06 pm: [report]
#1 rule for things not to say while your guy is watching football… anything. im watching football. talk to me during commercial breaks.
SCRMOM
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 02:11 pm: [report]
@MuchoMacho: Those Miller Lite commercials during football games are so d*mn funny that I won’t want him to talk to me during them.
NomChompsky
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 03:41 pm: [report]
@Lexington
The problem isn’t that he didn’t retire. The problem is that he decided to retire and unretire a half-dozen times, leaving his teams in the lurch while they waited for him to decide. Even after the first time he changed his mind people supported him; now, he’s just putting his personal indecisiveness above the well-being of his team.
MuchoMacho
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 03:54 pm: [report]
@SCR - lol!!!!! “And you think you’ve found the one you love?” “BOOSH!!! Awesome!” holds up the ML. man. awesome.
pragmatryst
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 04:54 pm: [report]
Not even close. It’s an exclusive consortium of privately held corporations that operates as a government sanctioned monopoly and allows the owners to collectively engage in business practices that would be considered anti-trust violations in any other industry. Every time I sit in my company’s skybox sipping a nice cold import and nibbling on a sandwich of saffron infused veal meatballs on an artisan Italian roll with Tuscan pomodoro sauce, I marvel at the amazing display of sentimental brand devotion that motivates thousands of individuals to willingly fork over hundreds of dollars supporting “their” team. Don Draper never dreamed of a marketing idea that was this good.
MuchoMacho
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 05:05 pm: [report]
were you home schooled or something?
pragmatryst
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 05:34 pm: [report]
The “home” part doesn’t apply, but growing up in a household of Bears/Cubs fans, I’m certainly familiar with the concept of “schooled”.
draymond
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 07:11 pm: [report]
If you want to calm down the guy too involved in a losing game. Instead of saying ‘it’s just a game’ remind him that they are the ones that are losing, not him.
Knitter79
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 07:18 pm: [report]
@Dave the Rave - Unfortunately I lived with the guy. He did have season tickets to his college games, though, so half the time he was gone. The rest of the time I was downstairs with the big tv and he was upstairs watching the little tv.
Dave The Rave
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 07:57 pm: [report]
Knitter79,
Your inbox is full.
Sounds like YOU told your BF where he stood with you with the TV issue. LOL
mrcash
wrote on November 9 2009 @ 10:21 pm: [report]
That was awesome. I love football, and my fantasy team’s name is Ihatepinkjerseys. I’m definitely the sports addict in my household, and I spend the commercials explaining things to my boyfriend and have chewed him out multiple times for talking during the play.
cooldad
wrote on November 10 2009 @ 12:53 pm: [report]
I’m a big sports fan and think the pink jerseys are great. How can anyone complain about a whole league of huge, macho dudes whaling on each other every week supporting breast cancer research. Also, along the lines of those public service commercials that real men wear pink (although I don’t & never have, I support the idea)
Frederica Bimble
wrote on November 16 2009 @ 09:11 am: [report]
Why is this article relevant? Shouldn’t it be “X things men shouldn’t say to a woman watching X?”
So, once again, a site that is meant to cater for women ends up gearing their articles to “how to please your man.”
Newsflash: Some of us don’t give a toss. Some of us like our lives and don’t want to base their every movement around whether or not a man thinks it’s acceptable or not.
I didn’t realise this was the web site version of “Cosmopolitan” magazine….Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha…
Yodar Critch
wrote on November 22 2009 @ 07:39 am: [report]
I would like to suggest a change to the title.
10 things not to say to a fan while watching football.
Many ladies, including my lady, are huge football fans and just like men fans women fans can be equally “passionate” about their team.