Current Events > Can someone teach me enough about football so I can pass as a real man

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I think I can name like 3 players now and its a problem when I interact with any adults that do not watch anime for 15 hrs a day.

I need to be able to say something like:

______ looks really good this season

______ is underrated

______ is a BEAST

I see ______ taking the ______ Conference this year

The problem with ______ is that they have no Offensive Line
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Just slap everyone on the ass and say good job.
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Here you go:

The Browns look really good this season

The Browns are underrated

Isaiah Crowell is a BEAST

I see The Browns taking the AFC this year

The problem with The Steelers is that they have no Offensive Line
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The first step is to stop being such a no self respect little bitch....

Who gives a fuck about football
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zado19 posted...

The first step is to stop being such a no self respect little bitch....

Who gives a fuck about football

Middle schooler confirmed

DirkDiggles posted...

Here you go:

The Browns look really good this season

The Browns are underrated

Isaiah Crowell is a BEAST

I see The Browns taking the AFC this year

The problem with The Steelers is that they have no Offensive Line

I cant tell if this is a serious post or not because I thought the Browns always sucked
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Real answer: Don't bother trying to fake it. It's a dangerous tactic that will be harder to maintain than just learning the basics and admitting you aren't a big fan.
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weapon_d00d816 posted...

Real answer: Don't bother trying to fake it. It's a dangerous tactic that will be harder to maintain than just learning the basics and admitting you aren't a big fan.

I need to learn to be socially acceptable
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That's the thing with arsenal. They always try and walk it in.
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Romulox28 posted...

weapon_d00d816 posted...

Real answer: Don't bother trying to fake it. It's a dangerous tactic that will be harder to maintain than just learning the basics and admitting you aren't a big fan.

I need to learn to be socially acceptable

Disgusting....

I pray these are joke posts
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Funkydog posted...

That's the thing with arsenal. They always try and walk it in.

lol

man utd hairdryer moments etc
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Just talk about UFC.
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Romulox28 posted...

I cant tell if this is a serious post or not because I thought the Browns always sucked

Shows what you know about football. The Browns are the best team in the NFL right now.
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zado19 posted...

Romulox28 posted...

weapon_d00d816 posted...

Real answer: Don't bother trying to fake it. It's a dangerous tactic that will be harder to maintain than just learning the basics and admitting you aren't a big fan.

I need to learn to be socially acceptable

Disgusting....

I pray these are joke posts

Wait till u get your first office job pal

Parappa09 posted...

Funkydog posted...

That's the thing with arsenal. They always try and walk it in.

lol

man utd hairdryer moments etc

What was Wegner thinking sending Walcott in that early?
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did you witness that ludicrous display

what was the ref thinking

what a game deciding play that was
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Youd learn most of that playing a season of fantasy football, assuming you took it seriously.
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The Admiral posted...

Youd learn most of that playing a season of fantasy football, assuming you took it seriously.

this is actually a good idea, i should have played
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Romulox28 posted...

Wait till u get your first office job pal

whats going to happen? im going to feel like im not a man bc i didnt watch the game the night before????

lol, like i said, i have self respect, and the ability to have a conversation outside of football/basketball when at work
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zado19 posted...

whats going to happen? im going to feel like im not a man bc i didnt watch the game the night before????

lol oh man you're gonna face a culture shock
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I always wondered why people take this approach.

If they like football so much than why not learn from them. Most people like teaching others about stuff they love. Think about something you love and how much of a joy it would be for you if someone came up and said "Can you teach me the basics of this".

Ive even created bonds by acting like I didn't know something just to strike up conversation. Anyone worth knowing won't judge you for not knowing something. It actually weeds out the assholes
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use advanced jargon like pigskin and touchdown
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"joe flacco is elite"

white runningbacks and wrs are "scrappy", "gym rats", "deceptively quick", "coaches sons", "hard hat and lunchpail guys"

whine about every flag and how the league is getting soft

call the fullback dive the "grittiest play in football"

randomly say "defense wins championships" in every scenario, such as when a field goal is being kicked

talk about how jimmy graham used to play basketball

call the wide receiver who just caught the ball "one of the best route runners in the league"
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Honestly you could probably learn enough to pass as a casual fan by learning the rules, picking a couple teams you like along with a favorite team and a few you don't like. Besides that just learn the names of all the teams and any and all really well known players. Learn about your favorite team, The members, some general stats, etc. After that learn the general info on the rest you picked. Learn all the current famous and infamous players, recent scandals. Then, just watch some past games, especially notable ones, and keep current with the games from your favorite and we'll liked teams, along with and big games. Sounds like a lot at first, but you can do it in like two weeks.

Then just keep up with it from there. If someone else or a few others are talking about a game and you still don't know much, just tell them something like you aren't a huge fan of who was playing or you missed it because of something important. Maybe ask them to tell you what happened and who won, or just listen to what they're saying about the game. You can learn a lot from this too.

Just keep up with games and news after that
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zado19 posted...

Romulox28 posted...

Wait till u get your first office job pal

whats going to happen? im going to feel like im not a man bc i didnt watch the game the night before????

lol, like i said, i have self respect, and the ability to have a conversation outside of football/basketball when at work

lmao wait till you enter into the real world & have to connect with people twice your age that spend 90% of their life doing work/family and the last 10% watching sports

Lost_All_Senses posted...

If they like football so much than why not learn from them. Most people like teaching others about stuff they love. Think about something you love and how much of a joy it would be for you if someone came up and said "Can you teach me the basics of this".

sports people treat it like heresy if you dont know every single aspect of the sports

itachi15243 posted...

Honestly you could probably learn enough to pass as a casual fan by learning the rules, picking a couple teams you like along with a favorite team and a few you don't like. Besides that just learn the names of all the teams and any and all really well known players. Learn about your favorite team, The members, some general stats, etc. After that learn the general info on the rest you picked. Learn all the current famous and infamous players, recent scandals. Then, just watch some past games, especially notable ones, and keep current with the games from your favorite and we'll liked teams, along with and big games. Sounds like a lot at first, but you can do it in like two weeks.

aka become an actual football fan
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I can't. My masculinity is toxic, and it might spread to you and ruin your life.

Save yourself, tc.
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