Rah. Rah. Rah.

For American football fans today is a big day. The magic of advertising and marketing has convinced these fanatics that today’s game is somehow important.

These PR people are so good that those watching the game are convinced that they are personally involved in the game. When discussing the game or their favored team, they refer to “we” as in “Then we ran the ball down the field” or “The ref made an unfair call against us and that’s why we lost.”

We? When was the last time these armchair quarterbacks actually played professional football or worked in any capacity for either of the teams?

And what is the connection between football and alcoholic beverages? The local liquor stores are crammed with fans stocking up for the game. There is a rumor that if you gave an alcohol-free football watching party no one would come; at least the real fans wouldn’t come.

A study of sports fanatics was publicized this week pointing out that they are more likely to have medical problems when there is a big match.

Local police departments know that there will be an upswing of calls when the game ends – domestic disturbances, DWIs, etc.

So, let’s recap. We have a bunch of (mostly) guys who are out of shape, can’t watch a televised football game without drinking, and who follow-up the game with a visit with the local gendarmes and/or a trip to the local ER.

Go team….

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